Countdown to the WORST Choice for President

Before we get to the list counting down to the worst candidate in this year's Presidential Election from the current crop of candidates, let's look at where the candidates can be found on a continuum of liberal to conservative.

Continuum of Current Presidential Candidates

from Liberal to Conservative

As you can see Senator Bernie Sanders occupies a position to the far left of all the other candidates. Not only is he a liberal but he is an admitted socialist, which is antithetical to capitalism and free enterprise which characterized America for most of her history.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are on the liberal or progressive side of the spectrum as well. Trump has a limited record and he has had some very liberal positions up until recently. I understand he "became a Republican" in 2008. He avoids being substantive on most issues in the debates. He plays the populist very well. His bullying tactics hide his insecurity as to any depth or concrete specific policies on the issues. He claims he can be anything he wants to be.

John Kasich is definitely a moderate with his positions on Common Core and Medicaid expansion in Ohio. He is neither conservative nor liberal. He's lost in the middle. Marco Rubio is to the right of Kasich. His position on Amnesty has alienated him from many true conservatives. Now that Governor Bush has dropped out of the race, Rubio has inherited the mantle of the moderate middle following in the unsure footsteps of GOP candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney. Rubio is now the darling and the hope of the GOP leadership and the entire Washington cabal.

Dr. Ben Carson and Ted Cruz are the most authentic conservatives in the race. They are the anti-Establishment candidates. They along with Trump are considered the "outsiders" in the race. They both have solid conservative positions on the issues. They are both forthright and sincere. America desperately needs new leadership and these two men embody the values and ethics needed most.

I used the following references in confirming the various candidates positions on the Continuum of Current Candidates above:

(1)  http://www.heritageactionscorecard.com/

(2) https://ballotpedia.org/2016_presidential_candidate_ratings_and_scorecards

(3) https://www.crowdpac.com/elections/2016-presidential-election

(4) http://www.rand.org/blog/2016/01/rand-kicks-off-2016-presidential-election-panel-survey.html  (1/27/2016)

(5) http://wtkr.com/2015/11/20/where-the-presidential-candidates-stand-on-the-issues-you-care-about/

Countdown to the Worst Choice For President in 2016

Here is my assessment as of February 21, 2016 of the current candidates running for President of the United States this year.

7. (Best Choice) Senator Ted Cruz

     Senator Ted Cruz is a credentialed, consistent, courageous, constitutional conservative. You can tell a lot about a person by the enemies he has. Senator Cruz has his share up and down the line. The media, the Democrats, the GOP establishment, the Washington Cartel made up of chrony capitalists, Chamber of Commerce and their lobbyists all prefer ANYONE but Senator Cruz. Why? Because they are dreadfully afraid of him. He will stick to his guns. He will do what he says on the campaign trail, unlike many of the other candidates, who will say anything to occupy the privileged position of power.

He means what he says, unlike too many conservatives-at-election-time Republican politicians who say one thing in their home districts or home states and do the opposite when they come to Washington. In contrast, the Democrats are more honest than many Republicans. You at least know where the Democrats stand, be it ever so wrong. The Republicans appear to have no principles, on which they will stand no matter what. They are too easily broken. There are few exception. Ted Cruz is one of those exceptions. That is why he generates so much antipathy.

6. Dr. Ben Carson

     Dr. Carson is living and walking proof of the American Dream. Anyone in America can succeed. He is the opposite of the nightmare put forth by the progressives who wish to keep the downtrodden in their place, or to abort them if they could. I'm glad that Dr. Carson is remaining in the race, despite his low numbers in the states in which he has campaigned so far. He is a constant reminder that the Republican Party is the diverse party. The Democrat Party offers a geriatric socialist and an "Abortion Granny" as their top candidates. How telling!

5. Senator Marco Rubio

PLEADING FOR AMNESTY

Now that Governor Bush has dropped out of the race, the GOP Establishment will pull out all stops to back the lone "electable moderate" left on the scene. The Main Stream Media including Fox News, the Washington Cartel, the Republican Party leaders the Political Action Committees who formerly backed Gov. Bush will put their full weight and scads of money behind their boy Marco. His pretty face, pleasing winsome personality will obscure his lack of conviction and courage to stand for what is right. He will be the newest John McCain, the newest Mitt Romney and like these two losers, he will give the Democrats their best chance at another win. The Democrats and their comrades in the main stream media, with the possible exception of Fox News will now pick Marco apart in the General Election season, which will make Gov. Chris Christie's debate taunts of Rubio look like child's play at recess. They will administer the full Alinsky tactics on poor Marco. They will expose his lack of experience, unproductivity in the Senate, and will unceasingly mock his rehearsed talking points over and over again.

4. John Kasich

  

     The ultimate Republican in Name Only (RINO) has no chance to win the Presidency despite his ceaseless claim that he brought Ohio from the brink of bankruptcy and single-handedly created 100s of millions of jobs in Ohio as he did in 1990s for America. He's in the race to secure a Vice Presidential spot if the GOP establishment candidate, Marco Rubio, makes it to the top of the ticket. 

3. Donald Trump

     Mr. Trump is a Phenom. He is the Teflon Don. He gets away with murder. What others in the past have been vilified and crucified for, he advances, and even flourishes. His ruthlessness, vulgarity, Trumper-Tantrums, personal attacks, bullying tactics which served him so well in the business world are working in the political area. Apparently his abrasiveness gives him the admiration of a flock of low-information voters who believe this showman and ultimate con-man when he says he'll make America great again.

Trump is a populist candidate who lacks any substance. Do you trust him that he will do something about the immigration problem? He used illegal alien construction workers on at one of his building projects. He's convinced many people that he will keep his promises. He is a deal maker and will do and say anything to seal the deal. He doesn't care who he hurts in the process. He doesn't care what law he skirts or who he takes advantage of. He doesn't care what kind of person he associates with, as long as he gets his way.

Mr. Trump is a liberal, a progressive. But, like Barack Obama before him, this narsacist does well at hiding who he really is and what he really believes. He is thoroughly untrustworthy. American voters will find out who he is and what he REALLY believes once he occupies the White House.

I place Mr. Trump on the liberal or progressive side of the continuum or spectrum because for one thing he uses the tactics of Saul Alinsky, the radical revolutionary who was a great influence on both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Trump uses Alinsky tactics on his "fellow Republicans" to destroy them. He succeeded to a large extent with Governor Jeb Bush, who dropped out of the race Saturday night. He hammered Bush over and over again, labelling him "Low Energy" and "Mama's Boy." Unfortunately these labels stuck in the minds of voters, maybe shaping the opinions and the eventual votes of some.

Trump is attempting to use these same tactics on Ted Cruz. He is repeatedly calling him such terms and descriptions as "Nasty," "Liar" and "Nobody Likes Him." He does this to deflect from whatever issue that is currently being dealt with. These are bullying tactics. The Left has perfected the use of this approach, tearing down the opposition to try to build itself up and to marginalize the opposition. Trump and the Left are not above using repetitious lies.

So how does one combat such tactics? Do you turn the tables on Trump and use the same tactics on him? Or do you try to relentlessly expose what he is doing? Whatever the answer, it is key to stoping the Trumpster.

2. Hillary Clinton (substitute if & when Hillary is indicted V.P. Joe Biden)

    Hillary Clinton should be preparing to defend herself in court for the her many felonies, but instead she is the leading contender for the Democrat nomination for President. That says a lot about the Democratic-Socialist Party doesn't it? She being the chameleon that she is has parroted Senator Sanders socialist pandering promises to the populace.

Any Trump, Clinton or a Sanders Presidency would be a continuation of the Barack Obama deconstruction of America. In fact, it will finish this once great nation once and for all.

1. (Worst Choice) Senator Bernie Sanders

     How far this leftist ideologue has come up to now in this election cycle shows clearly how far America has fallen. People believe that Sanders will continue and even provide more "free stuff "to the increasingly dependent welfare-force.

     The low information voters, the Black Lives Matter crowd, and the Millennials trained by our godless and corrupt government schools all have been brainwashed to reject the American values, exceptionalism and Constitution. No wonder they "feel the Bern." Hopefully, they'll wake up before they bring America to the edge of destruction, before they feel the burn.

Potential GOP Tickets

Having assessed the current crop of candidates, what follows is a conjecture as to what possible GOP tickets may come out of the GOP convention in Cleveland this summer.

CRUZ-CARSON (the Conservative/Constitutional choice)

RUBIO-KASICH (the GOP Elite/Establishment choice)

TRUMP-HUCKABEE (the Low-Information voter choice)

My personal choice, one which I would wholeheartedly endorse, is the Cruz-Carson ticket. As stated earlier, these men are authentic conservatives with outstanding backgrounds. They would compliment each other and make an effective team to help lead and guide to America in national renewal economically, militarily, morally and spiritually.

Kasich's Unlawful Medicaid Expansion Power Grab

http://www.ohiolibertycoalition.org/local-ohio-republican-leader-abandons-kasich-over-his-executive-power-grab-for-medicaid-expansion/

John Kasich: God wants Ohio to expand Obamacare

In response to the above statement, Ted Stevenot of the Ohio Liberty Coalition really point an exclamation on this point when he said:

I am fully prepared to meet St. Peter and tell him I sought to help the poor (and all other Ohioans) by advocating for policies that would increase prosperity and help create more jobs in our state.  What’s more, as a liberty-minded American believing in fiscal responsibility, free market capitalism, and Constitutionally limited government, I wouldn’t need to steal one penny from future generations to do so. My guess is St. Peter, tired of so often being robbed to pay Paul, will be very glad to hear it.

Stop Kasich's Murderous Medicaid Expansion

From Citizens for Community Values:

Ohio ProLife Action - No Medicaid Expansion
Federal Monies Attached to Anti-Life Policies

March 8, 2013--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ohio ProLife Action Statement on Ohio Participation in Federal Medicaid Expansion

Ohio Pro-Life Action is concerned that Ohio not accept federal monies which are attached to anti-life policies and regulations, nor encourage the federal government to incur greater debt to fund this expansion of federal control over Ohio citizens and their health care decisions.

Whereas, those states that participate in federal Medicaid expansion will be governed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) individual mandate requiring individuals to obtain insurance, thus legislating increased Medicaid recipients subject to the so-called HHS Mandate and entrenching Medicaid in these states as an arm of the federal government...1,2

Whereas, Medicaid has covered for years, under states' limited discretion, the same measures that citizens are protesting in the HHS Mandate as a violation of conscience--surgical abortions (in Ohio in restricted cases),3 contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs, and sterilizations... 4,5,6

Whereas, Medicaid expansion will expand these tax-funded practices to the underprivileged, which not only violate the conscience rights of many taxpayers, but are elective and medically unnecessary procedures and drugs...

Whereas, leading abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, is a recipient of Medicaid funding for so-called "family planning" measures,7 and funds for non-abortion procedures frees an abortion provider for its other programs....

Ohio ProLife action calls upon Governor John Kasich, the Ohio House of Representatives, and the Ohio State Senate to decline Ohio participation in federal Medicaid expansion and work instead for Medicaid reform for best use of taxpayer funds and essential medical care for the underprivileged.
 
1 HHS clarifies exemptions from individual mandate in states that buck Medicaid expansion

2 "The Individual Mandate requires people to pay for what the HHS mandate covers (because the HHS Mandate applies to all plans)..."
Alliance Defending Freedom, ObamaCare and Its Mandates Fact Sheet, p.1

3 Guttmacher Institute: State Policies in Brief - State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid

4 The Kaiser Family Foundation: State Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services

5 "...it is worth noting that state Medicaid programs are already required to cover family planning services without cost-sharing..."
The Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief: State Coverage of Preventive Services for Women Under Medicaid

6 ohiofamilyplanning.org/services.html

7 For example, in Ohio, plannedparenthood.org/swoh

Contact: Linda Theis, President, Ohio ProLife Action, 419/957-6632

Tell Kasich to Stop Expansion of Government Healthcare

Dear Governor Kasich, 

We the undersigned residents of Ohio stand firmly and strongly against the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

In the current structure, Medicaid spending in Ohio is already an unsustainable fiscal liability to our state.  The fiscal liability of expanding Medicaid in Ohio will compound this burden and will quickly outgrow any promised funds from the Federal Government.  

Any expansion of Medicaid in Ohio will further increase the financial burden for future generations of Ohio residents. 

We strongly believe that continuing the proposed expansion of Medicaid is not only fiscally irresponsible, but does not solve the issue of quality, affordable care through a balanced free market approach. 

Please be advised that the undersigned Ohio residents will remain engaged and active in the legislative process to do our part to stop any expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under, or in conjunction with, the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

We request that you please reconsider your proposed expansion of Medicaid so we can all concentrate our efforts in moving our state forward rather than saddling us with further financially unsustainable entitlements.

Sign this petition at:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-medicaid-expansion-in-ohio

Tell Kasich to Say "No" to Obamacare in Ohio

I got this from the Campaign for Liberty:

In 2010, Ohioans resoundingly rejected ObamaCare with the passage of a Constitutional Amendment nullifying the individual mandate.

And the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision prevents the federal government from forcing states to implement ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion. SCOTUS found that the federal government cannot withhold existing Medicaid funding from any State that refused to expand the program.

Further, if a State simply refuses to accept federal mandates (and the associated “bribe” money) to implement ObamaCare health exchanges, then the entire law falls flat on its face.
That's good news, right?

You'd think this would be a no-brainer for an Ohio “conservative” like Governor John Kasich.

Our Republican elected officials have been very vocal in their opposition to ObamaCare.
And they have routinely claimed to be fiscally conservative, too. So it should be a done deal that ObamaCare will not be implemented in our state.
Then what is the problem?
This Friday, November 16, states are expected to submit their plans for an ObamaCare Exchange, and it now appears that Governor John Kasich is planning to unleash an exchange on Ohioans, and is considering expanding Medicaid as well.
Some estimates suggest the Medicaid expansion could cost Ohio $700 million in 2014-2015 alone, with 320,000 “newly eligible” people qualifying under ObamaCare.

While constitutional conservatives were focused on Tuesday’s election results, Governor Kasich was launching a plan to implement ObamaCare in Ohio.

Kasich believes that shoving ObamaCare down our throats is the only option in light of Obama's reelection.

The governor’s office recently indicated that Kasich is “leaning toward a federal exchange with the state retaining some authority….”

This is stunning news considering that it would pave the way for ObamaCare.
And the truth is, once Ohio expands Medicaid and implements an ObamaCare exchange, there will be no state authority.
Federal law stipulates that ObamaCare exchanges must be operated by the rules and regulations promulgated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Succumbing to Obama’s dictates requires that our state relinquish state authority while being responsible for the added costs.

And you will foot that bill!

Call Governor Kasich at 614-466-3555 right away and remind him he works for you and not the health care lobby or the federal government!

Make it clear that you will be watching his actions and that you will hold him accountable should he implement his ObamaCare health exchange scheme or expand Medicaid.

We have come too far to give up now.
 
We must insist that Kasich refuse the implementation of ObamaCare in Ohio immediately!

It is his responsibility as Governor under the 10th Amendment to stand up to the over-reaching power of the federal government and protect the citizens of Ohio.

Tell Governor John Kasich we expect nothing less!

In Liberty,

Deb Wells
Interim State Coordinator
Ohio Campaign for Liberty

P.S. Contact Governor John Kasich at 614-466-3555 and demand that he refuse all federal “bribe” money and mandates to implement ObamaCare in Ohio.

John Kasich Has Gone Too Far with Privatization

I don't often agree with ProgressOhio, but their lawsuit against Kasich for privatizing  the state's prisons may be a good repudiation of this idiotic policy.If you are a student of history, the Bible, and American republicanism (not the party, but science of a government with three branches) then you know that this counter-traditional.  God sets up civil governments, the Church, families, and institutions to fulfill their respective purposes.  The civil government is supposed to punish criminals and keep the peace. The Church is supposed to evangelize the world, feed the poor, and help those who are hurting.  Parents are supposed to govern their children.  The purpose of business is to increase the wealth of the people by beneficial exchanges of goods and services.  To the extent that God's system is corrupted by man, serious problems arise.  To give a private corporation the responsibility of punishing criminals is a dangerous step towards the destruction of the balance of the institutions God has given us.  Corporations can have motives that would lead them to treat prisoners differently according whatever benefits them.  I'm all for privatization in most areas, but when it comes to the one thing that government should be doing, it is a crazy idea.  I am also very disturbed about John Kasich's recent mention of Diebold in his commercials.  Again this is a corporation which is given power over the affairs of our government, which should be done by the people.  They will have a motive in determining the outcome of an election and it may be too tempting for them to resist committing election fraud to advance their own interests (especially when they are giving campaign contributions to politicians who are promoting electronic voting machines!)  This type of corporatism will surely lead to the destruction of our freedom and help to build the fascist (government/corporation hybrid) state that all Americans should be on guard against.  Whenever one institution is allowed to usurp the power of another, it gains too much power and becomes corrupt.  Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  This idea that privatizing prisons and the tabulation of votes will save money is ludicrous.  In the end, we will lose much more than this policy will save.  But if institutions God has given us are kept in their proper roles, the natural checks and balances will greatly reduce corruption.

James O’Keefe Visits Ohio in Medicaid Russian Drug Smuggling Investigation

In June James O’Keefe, the undercover investigator who exposed Planned Parenthood misbehavior, visited the offices of the Ohio Job and Family Services Department, which manage the Medicaid welfare program, in Franklin (Columbus), Marion and Madison Counties here in Ohio.

The embedded YouTube video below is Part One of O’Keefe’s Project Veritas' latest investigation which was just released nationwide on Monday morning.


In the video O’Keefe and company expose some flagrant examples of Medicaid fraud and abuse. Maybe Governor John Kasich needs to trim some more from Ohio’s Medicaid Budget as a result of these revelations. And maybe some workers need to go.


Here is an excerpt from an email I received about the video:

On the tape you'll see how our undercover investigators were literally coached through the application process for Medicaid benefits by state workers in Ohio, even AFTER explaining that their income from dealing illegal drugs was much too high to qualify for public assistance.


When asked about whether they should report a vehicle valued at nearly $1 million, Franklin County Medicaid officer Traci Daniels told our reporters, "If it's not something registered here, maybe I just wouldn't mention it. Not that I can say that. You didn't hear that from me."


At another office in Madison County, Medicaid worker Robin Johnson assured our investigators that their immigration status would not prohibit them from collecting benefits. "Even if we run into people that are illegal aliens, it's not like we report them to INS or anything," she said.


While the whole world watches Congress and the president bicker over our nation's debt ceiling, nobody in Washington has asked the obvious question: Where did all that money go in the first place?


Now we know the answer. The only question left is: What are we going to do about it?

Late Night Takes – Politicians are a joke

Late Night Jokes

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Whitey Bulger’s brother was a politician. So one brother was operating in a world with no morals, dealing with the lowest of the low, and the other one was a mobster.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner played golf this weekend. Obama’s handicap is Joe Biden.

The team of Obama and Boehner beat the team of Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. When they tallied up the score, they were 14 trillion over par.

These jokes are courtesy of NewsMax.com which periodically sends out an email compilation of late night jokes, few of which are worth repeating . . . these are the exceptions.

Ohio Governor Kasich Emcees Budget Town Hall Meeting

Today was the day that Gov. John Kasich released his 2012/2013 budget. He held a Town Hall Meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. It lasted three hours. I watched it online at www.KasichForOhio.org. He had several of his administration key team members make presentations of their particular areas of responsibility. He then asked them questions in a very informal manner, sitting on a row of chairs on stage. You could tell he had experience in the TV industry, having had a regular weekend show on the Fox News channel.

Unlike America’s President, Gov. Kasich seemed to be well prepared to lead Ohio. He faced head on the challenge of an $8 billion dollar budget deficit. Our President continues to spend and continues to ignore the massive deficit and debt he helped to significantly increase. 

Much of the shortfall facing Ohio and other states was the fact that Washington, D.C. sent boatloads of stimulus bucks to prop up schools and government. This stimulus money was supposed to have been for infrastructure projects, but ended up being sent to support teacher unions and government workers.

Kasich presented a balanced budget. He and his team made difficult decisions. From what I could gather they trimmed quite a bit from revenue that was previously shared with local governments. The local government will now need to fix their own budget deficits caused by the absence of stimulus monies.

The Kasich team trimmed Medicaid dollars provided to hospitals and nursing homes. Instead they emphasized funding of home care and providing for choice of placement and servies. They are selling five state owned prisons to private firms. They slightly increased funding of education both K-12 and higher education.

In regard to education it was pointed out that Ohio ranks 47^th in spending for students in the classroom, but ranks 7^th in spending for administration among the states. This is something they want to change. They favor giving parents increased choice in where they send their children.

Overall, my impression is that this new governor means business. He has the knowledge, experience, and team to do the job. He will be fought all the way by various special interest groups who will want their piece of the pie restored. The teachers unions will fight him. The big city mayors will go after him. The ACLU and progressive lawyers will battle his privatizing of some of Ohio prisons. The health care provider associations will fight him on his reduction and redistribution of Medicaid funding.

Ohio is better off because Kasich is governor, then another six years of the liberal stimulus driven spendthrift Democrat Governor Ted Strickland. Now if we could just survive the current regime in Washington until the 2012 Fall Election ...