The Laughable Democratic Presidential Debate

Last night the Democrats held another debate for purposes of who will be the Democratic candidate for the Presidential election in 2020. Themes being pushed by the Democrats include taking the moral high-ground and being honest. Biden has claimed that the soul of America is on-the-line. This is simply bizarre since many of the Democratic candidates have already demonstrated their unethical lying behavior. Their behavior is an outrageous  subversion of the soul of America.

Elizabeth Warren refused to answer the simple question on whether her health care proposal would raise taxes. Previously I wrote: Elizabeth Warren's Laughable Ethical Proposal. 

Kamala D. Harris wants to take down Trump's Twitter account. This implies that Harris would be willing to take away free speech rights for anyone that does not agree with her. Harris also claims that Trump is despotic, yet Harris herself proposes despotic actions that would diss the US Constitution and would ignore the US Congress. Harris has repeatable publicly smeared those she does not agree with, such as Justice Kavanaugh. Harris is lawyer, who should be abiding by high ethical standards and the law. it is quite troubling that she is proposing underhanded and dishonest actions.

Turkey. An unrecognized "winner" in the debate was Turkey. The Democrats were quick to blame Trump for the Turkish attacks on Kurds in Syria. Trump made a mistake by withdrawing US troops, but it was Turkey that initiated aggressive military action against the Kurds. Turkey also has a history of genocide against ethnic minorities. Turkey invaded Cypress in 1974. The failure of the Democratic candidates to mention Turkey shows that they have little knowledge and understanding of the Middle East.

Impeachment. The lead-off question for the debate concerned impeachment. Virtually all the Democratic participants said that the impeachment process against Trump should continue. Essentially, the Democratic candidates for President want to overturn a legitimate US election. Though not a Presidential candidate, Rep. Al Green (a Texas Democrat) made the ridiculous assertion on MSNBC:  “I’m concerned that if we don’t impeach this president, he will get re-elected … the president does not have to commit a crime to be impeached …,”.   To think, the Democrats want to accuse Russia of meddling in the US electoral process and here they are doing exactly that. It is not the job of the US House of Representatives to overturn the election of the President. That is the job of the electorate, at election time.

Julian Castro.  He did not get to say much at the debate. But what was interesting is that Castro was asked a gun control question that should have gone to Beto O'Rourke. Castro, side stepped answering. O'Rourke needs to be asked how he will take away the guns of those inner city urban areas. O'Rourke claimed that people would be willing to give-up their guns. I doubt that those in the inner city urban areas would. To change gears, Julian Castro's brother, however, released the names of Trump donors. This raises the question of whether this release was meant to intimidate Trump donors. Recall Maxine Waters demands that Democrats get in the face of Trump supporters to intimidate them. Whether Julian was involved in this vile disclosure is obviously unknown, but worth investigating since politicians are known for playing dirty politics and how to disguise those reprehensible actions.

Beto O'Rourke.  Has called for the confiscation of assault rifles as a means of reducing gun violence. Beto O'Rourke: Someone who refuses to turn in gun can expect visit from law enforcement. On the surface that may seem to be reasonable, but it ignores the daily gun violence in cities such as Chicago and Baltimore. At the debate, O'Rourke was asked how he would confiscate the guns. He lamely responded that people are lawful and would be willing to give-up their (assault) guns. Unfortunately, the follow-up question of gun violence in the inner cities went to Castro, who punted. O'Rourke, like other Democrats, speaks "big", but when asked to explain, fumbles.