Gongol.com Archives: October 2016
October 16, 2016
Extremely difficult reading, but extremely important
Columnist: Sorry, Mitt Romney. We were too hard on you.
And given how things have gone in 2016, why would anyone with as clean a reputation as Romney ever want to run for President in the future?
David Axelrod interviews Gary Johnson
America's center-left hasn't been forced to debate a serious center-right in this election. Axelrod sounds far too incredulous at highly sensible things that Johnson says -- and that's really bad for the country.
America wants a cease-fire in Yemen
The war there is making the future of the Middle East more dangerous and more unstable
Excluding Gary Johnson and Bill Weld from the debates was a disservice to the country
Two sane, experienced former governors won the nomination of a third party. They have campaigned as decent human beings with the best interests of the country in mind. The Republican nominee hijacked the party, has no experience, and mocks basic tenets of decency. He has egged on supporters who advocate treason. The resulting clown show has sheltered the Democratic candidate from answering tough questions about budgets, the role of government, and foreign interventionism. This is a massive failure of the system.
