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What Were They Thinking?

7/1/2016

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Usually my posts cover one topic. Today I will discuss three separate stories. In each case, important people are acting very stupidly. They all should know better.
The European Union doesn’t know what to do about the Brexit vote. The head of the executive branch says that Britain should start negotiating immediately. Meanwhile, the trade commissioner says negotiations can’t begin until they leave. Britain imports much more from the EU than they export. Nobody wants a trade war but it would be more harmful to the EU.
Nobody likes foreign leaders to interfere with their internal affairs. Apparently the French feel we are too imbecilic to elect a president without their guidance. French President Francois Hollande said voters should choose Clinton. Their prime minister said Trump “is probably a bad man”. If these guys had any political sense, they ought to realize that their statements help Trump and hurt Clinton.
My winner of the “What are they thinking?” award goes to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Other cabinet posts can focus fully on implementing their president’s agenda. The attorney general, as our top law enforcement officer, must often be nonpartisan. That line has often been crossed in the Obama administration, especially by Eric Holder. No investigation is more politically sensitive than the one involving Hillary Clinton’s emails. It is vital that she remain absolutely independent. That illusion was destroyed when she agreed to meet with Bill Clinton. I can’t fathom how someone with her experience could make such a poor decision. Even if there is no impropriety, the appearance is there. If Hillary Clinton is not indicted, people will believe the fix is in.
I may do this type of post again sometime. I can depend on politicians to provide plenty of ammunition.

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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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