I go back and forth about Trump

October 1, 2016

Uugghhhh...I go back and forth about Trump the person, and presidential candidate

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After watching the presidential debate, I felt Hillary had made enough points where the general perception would agree that she won the debate.

However, I am still not a fan of her, nor her policies.  I don't think she would make the right decisions on the global stage relating to the use of our militiary.  Her supporters tend to praise her actions as our country's chief diplomat.  I didn't think her time as Secretary of State accomplished much. Hillary will not change Obama's interactions with foreign leaders, nor will she lower the military's foreign engagements.  I feel that she will make Syria worse (unless President Obama can work with Putin to agree to a meaningful cease-fire before he leaves office). It could explode a wider war in the Middle East, including a much anticipated civil war between Sunni and Shia Musims.

Her economic policies don't inspire much confidence in me, but I will give her the benefit of the doubt.  It will be a wait and see approach.  Economic policies tend to take a few years before they warrant a verdict by economists and business interests.

I feel that Hillary will ensure Wall Street will continue to have strong influence on her business policies, and that will cause major tension with liberal and moderate citizens who believe banks and large corporations have too much influence in Washington, D.C. Additionally, those corporate interests write laws that benefit and protect them at the expense of the American voter.

I desperately wanted Donald Trump to be a real change agent, but he has proven to be an amatuer (quite literally) in the general election campaign, making stupid statements, wasting time with beauty pageant controversies, etc.  He needed to show that he has the temperance to handle the world's most difficult job.  His actions do not inspire moderate voters to cast their lot with him.

This election has turned out to be a choice between two bad options, two flaming piles of elephant turd, if you will.  Neither is that appealing, and for some, one is downright scary.  The campaign of 2016 will do down in American history as the race with no good options (including the Green and Libertarian parties).

Pray for Us.