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| Dr. Ada M. Fisher |
It is clear that the rank
and file don't understand how the top party organizations run with many
believing it is at the will of PACS and vested interest rather than the
grassroots. A rebellion has begun again
with too many too willing to give up on democracy daring to consider turning
this republic even more to the European type socialism. Bernie Sanders
reflects this ideology more than others.
Trump has more diversity on his staff than any candidate running yet the
media feeds a surging black rebellion aimed at him rather than look beneath his
organizational veil to his foundations. Trump and Sanders both
reflect calls for a different direction. What isn't seen and better
understood is what is behind the scenes.
The 2016 presidential races
are a media fracas where a CBS executive has noted, Trump has made them a lot
of money. Neglected is the free media
passes given Hilary Clinton where her evidence of guilt with her email
carelessness as well as the lack of investigation into the Clinton Foundations
conflicts of interest in accepting foreign monies are likely a challenge to
national security. It is clear that the
nation’s security forces and its supervising Congress has neither the will nor
cojones to indict and prosecute her for violations akin to what was done to
General David Petraeus or charges of treason which should be considered for
Edward Snowden. The willingness to
consider Ted Cruz as President, who wasn’t even born in the nation, is willing
to deny the 14th Amendment protections to those children born in the
nation to parents who aren’t here legally and who until two years ago hadn’t
given up his Canadian citizenship, should give us all pause.
The barbershops and beauty
salons, as do businesses and families in the nation, mull over these issues and
worry that they will lose things that aren’t even constitutional mandates such
as college education funds, health care benefits, food stamps and other
perceived entitlements. The nation’s
debt now approaches $20 Trillion dollars with no true thought or discussions
held on how it will be reduced as the Treasury continues to raid the
Social Security Funds and impound retirement options to barely touch the
interest on our malignant unharnessed spending as we race faster towards
socialism.
Another unfortunate side bar of this election
and going forward is the inability of anyone who isn't stacked with money or
rich backers to become President. Vetting the candidates is something
that needs better management for as each state continues doing its own thing,
the nation suffers. A non-partisan panel
from random states with bipartisan congressional oversight, should
confidentially require information on citizenship, social security, tax
compliance, criminal background, health soundness and other questions essential
to a president’s well-being. This would
quiet the Birthers or possibly prevent another disastrous depression such as
that with Thomas F. Eagleton (Vice Presidential choice of George McGovern). By the same token it might also eliminate
possible greatness from a man like polio inflicted Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
On any given day Clinton is beatable by
Republicans whose enthusiasm is up though the perception of lack of engagement
with minorities persists. As predictable
the democrats fall back strategy depends on its reliable pandering to black
voters, particularly in the south and in urban areas where their crumbs are
often too little too late. Both may not be enough to catch the wave.
What we as a nation lack is confidence in our
ability to rise above our problems. In a
nation torn by religious strife, faith and hope are waning as reality rears its
head helping us act as less than we are.
What we love about this nation seems loss as we perceive our
weaknesses as other than they are when laws aren’t enforced, citizen
protections become trampled and homeland security fractured by a stealth
invasion of disruption by enemies both foreign and domestic. Too many citizens engage in the gambles of
life through lottery tickets, hitting the casinos, spending for degrees with no
future, failing to save for retirement, sexual flings hoping not to get
diseases or caught, debts which we can't pay and a host of other
chances from which the casino magnate has made billions thereby capitalizing on
our weaknesses. As W. C. Fields notes there is “a sucker born
every minute.”
I was just asked last night if I was a
Conservative and if so what type? My
answer was, is and always will be, I am a constitutionalist and if it isn’t in
the constitution we shouldn’t be doing it.
The part missed by conservatives on Judge Antonin Scalia (a Catholic)
was his ability to engage with his judicial opposition, e.g. hunting with Judge
Elena Kagen or indulging the classics with Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (both
Jews). If we are too move forward as a
nation, we must do it with some civility, agree to disagree and abide by the
majority rule concepts unless such infringes on our constitutional liberties.
Dr. Ada M. Fisher is a physician, licensed teacher in secondary
education—Mathematics and Science, former School Board Member, Medical Director in a Fortune 500 Company and as well as the NC Republican
National Committee Woman. Her book, Common
Sense Conservative Prescriptions Solutions for What Ails Us, Book I may be
ordered through any bookstore or purchased on line through Amazon.com or
thecreatespaceStore.com or on Kindle. Contact her at P. O. Box 777; Salisbury,
NC 28145; DrFisher@DrAdaMFIsher.org
