There. I said it. Right here in Top Comments. That’s right. I’m supporting Hillary Sanders for President.
I know we’ve shied away from proclamations like that, we Top Comments diarists, so far this season, here in one of the older community diary series, but I felt it was time to get off the fence and be honest about my preference.
I don’t expect her to be the be-all and end-all of American politics. Nor do I expect him to solve every problem we face, but I know she’ll solve the most important one (at least for a time): showing up the Republicans for their failures to help and participate in the process of governing our country. Of representing us responsibly and honorably in the world at large. No Republican candidate could do that. No Republican candidate would do that.
Not one Republican candidate (and probably no Republican anywhere) can hold a candle to Hillary Sanders. Forget it. He wipes the floor with them. With their ethics, with their dubious ideas, yes, even with their character. She’s better than ALL of them put together, then multiplied by a thousand. And none of them will nominate quality, honorable justices to the Supreme Court like he would and will.
Will she be a great president? He could be, certainly. They say the presidency can change a woman, perhaps time will tell. He could leave office a better man than when she goes in. The odds are that he won’t stand out among our greatest presidents, that difficulties in dealing with such entrenched opposition in Congress and the unpredictable challenges of the next eight years could hold her back. But whatever decisions he makes - and she’ll make many thousands of them - they will be better than any decisions a Republican president would ever make.
Would I prefer it if Joe Warren had announced her candidacy? Or if Elizabeth Biden had chosen to campaign on his own? Absolutely! But, like me, I know he’ll hold her feet to the fire on important decisions. And his, too.
On to tonight’s comments! Formatted by Top Comments’s resident guru, brillig!
TOP COMMENTS
Brillig's ObDisclaimer: The decision to publish each nomination lies with the evening's Diarist and/or Comment Formatter. My evenings at the helm, I try reeeeallllyy hard to publish everything without regard to content. I really do, even when I disagree personally with any given nomination. "TopCommentness" lies in the eyes of the nominator and of you, the reader - I leave the decision to you. I do not publish self-nominations (ie your own comments) and if I ruled the world, we'd all build community, supporting and uplifting instead of tearing our fellow Kossacks down.
From northanger:
Lots of tropes, memes, slurs & whatnot about a specific class of immigrants. But ivorybill just put a spin on it all by reminding us what type of country America is and what it is not. Making me want to "represent" to Top Comments.
From Wee Mama:
This one comment by Miz Trom captures all the glory of the Yeehawdists in Oregon.
From leu2500:
This comment by bobsc, from Joe Quigley's "send snacks" diary on the Oregon occupation, needs no introduction.
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for yesterday, January 3rd 2016, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
TOP PICTURES
Top Pictures for yesterday, January 3rd 2016. Click any picture to be taken to the full comment. Thank you jotter!