I'm looking at this election, as I do all elections, as an employer at a Job Fair. This is my constitutional right as a US Citizen and I take it as a sacred duty. Applications for the opening positions in my Executive Branch are being accepted. As such, I'm sorting out which applicants best fit which roles in my Executive Branch and am narrowing down my top choices.
None of them are perfect savior-monarchs who will fix everything with the stroke of a pen. That un-American expectation doesn't meet reality. As a citizen employer, I have accepted that no matter who reaches the final interview, that person will NOT check all my boxes, nor will they give me 150% of the changes I want right this minute. All of them have flaws and faults and all have made mistakes. Of course, this impacts my decision.
When compared, though, to the outright Nazi regime we currently are being held hostage by, any of them would be a step back in the right direction.
PLEASE NOTE: Each candidate has been linked to
their Financial backers and I strongly suggest the reader examine each link, so
that you can have an effective idea of who these candidates are REALLY serving.
FOR THE PRESIDENCY:
Elizabeth
Warren is my hands-down favorite, who has the brains, the stamina and
the compassion necessary for the job. I agree with the vast majority of her platform and tactics and can think of no one better to right the ship of state.
Kamala
Harris is a firebrand who holds her opponents to account without mercy
or hesitation. If Warren doesn't get the nomination, Harris, for all her faults -- and there are many, particularly when it comes to Mass Incarceration -- would be a strong, effective employee who
would at least try to do right by the average person. Undoubtedly Harris would hide behind the letter of the law as an excuse to
do less for us than Warren would, which gives me ideological pause. That said, looking at this as a citizen employer, given her experience, acumen and, let's face it, personal optics, I am seriously considering her as my second choice. I could also live with her as VP or Secretary of State.
FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY:
Pete
Buttigieg would do well in calling out the hypocrisy of the
Dominionist theocrats on the Right. While his heart seems to be in the right
place and his story is fantastic, I don’t believe him to be experienced enough
to handle the top job. The top job would handle him, which benefits none of us. The Vice Presidency would give him experience
that, down the line, would enable him to make an effective executive in the
future.
Bernie
Sanders, the grand old man of the Left, paired with a younger partner,
would make an excellent VP, with a bully pulpit of his own and the President’s
ear when it comes to policy. Sadly, though, I agree with his younger
opponents that his time has passed to be the Commander in Chief, but his wisdom and experience would be a priceless asset to any incoming administration.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Julian
Castro is my first choice for this position, not the Presidency. He’s
fierce, strong-willed, has an incredible grasp of the law and will absolutely
prioritize humanity over profiteering. He would make a wonderful AG,
in the finest tradition of RFK. That said, I don't think he's showing the necessary ground support to make it to the final rounds of Presidential interviews. I also think he's a far better temperamental fit for the AG slot.
FOR CABINET POSTS:
As I’ve long maintained that Warren would be a perfect
choice to run the Treasury or the FED, I would strongly urge anybody who wins
the nomination from her to appoint her to that position. There’s
nobody more ethically or intellectually qualified to run it.
Amy
Klobuchar seems to have good head and good heart, but in our age of
shiny super-celebrity, she’s not someone who can realistically compete on the
field. I could absolutely see her running HUD or the HHS
Departments.
Cory
Booker would possibly make a half-way decent Chief of Staff or
Attorney General. Given that he never
fails to argue on behalf of Big Insurance and Big Pharma he's far too much of a Corporatist for me to have much faith in his actions if he were to be hired for the top job. His good rhetoric rings hollow enough to
knock him to the bottom of my preferred lists.
Andrew
Yang I laugh out loud at the idiotic way he presents Basic Universal
Income every time he does it and have little faith in someone whose platform
boils down to buying votes. That said, his
business acumen would be useful as a Deputy in the State or Treasury Departments. He has some good ideas, but clearly doesn't understand a thing about how our Federal Government actually operates.
Marianne
Williamson is back on the list solely for this position. Be honest, now. Wouldn’t we all love to see her as Press
Secretary, presenting a voice of humanity and compassion on behalf of the
administration?
2020 is our final rounds of interviews, folks. We are hiring. Do the research on your applicants and see which ones realistically could do the job.
