We’d really like to vote for a Democrat for president this year to help jumpstart the post-The Donald GOP. Our first preference is that the Democrats take out our current president, The Frontrunner, and replace him with the current vice-president, Triple A. In our fantasy, she makes a feint towards the center at the convention by taking some of the fringe Democrats to task. Of course Triple A wouldn’t really go far towards the center but it would attract lots of votes. Our 44th president was right when he said something like: “Don’t do stupid stuff.” The problem as he and his two successors have shown is that it is difficult model to apply.
If The Donald wins there won’t be much for conservatives so the Democrats have a real chance to attract conservatives, independents, and Nikki voters. Unfortunately, for us and the country, The Frontrunner Administration seems hellbent on driving us away.
Sidebar: We are going to emphasize The Frontrunner Administration for the rest of his term because it seems unlikely that The Frontrunner is really in charge. One of the problems we have in making a vote is we don’t know who is making decisions. End Sidebar
We have three examples: Sanctions on Alaska, mush, and anti-trust. The WSJ (paywall alert) has a great editorial on The Frontrunner and Alaska. First, his administration blocked oil and gas leases:
The Interior Department blocked new oil and gas leasing on 13.3 million acres in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. Congress expressly set aside the region in 1923 for oil and gas development, but the Administration ignores this and says drilling would disturb the Arctic’s “natural wonders.”
Then they found a way to stop mining of critical resources:
Interior on Friday also denied a permit for a 211-mile road necessary to develop the Ambler Mining District, which is one of the world’s richest deposits of copper, cobalt, gallium, germanium and other critical minerals. The Trump Administration granted the permit, but Biden officials used a lawsuit by green groups to reconsider and veto the project.
You would think that being less foolish than The Donald would not be that hard. But it is again as we see in Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt. Jim has a section with the wishy-washy title (that is satire folks!) More Mush From The Wimp where he reviews The Frontrunner’s interview about antisemitism on campus. You should read it all but you really shouldn’t be surprised at the lack of leadership from our current president. Here is a bit from Jim who seems as frustrated as us:
Heaven forbid that anyone listening conclude that the explosion of antisemitism on college campuses in this country is a uniquely insidious and dangerous problem that must be addressed immediately. No, no, the president of the United States must announce, at every opportunity, that the Palestinians have it just as bad, too.
The Frontrunner whiffed on a great opportunity. We see, as the last post described, that a few people in the GOP are showing a lack of tolerance for the intolerant. The Frontrunner (or Triple A) might not be Harry Truman but at least they could be Bill Clinton.
Then there is the personal. One of the stocks we own is Live Nation Entertainment (LYV). Here is a report on a report telling us:
The DOJ is targeting a lawsuit as soon as the fall, according to a Politico report, which cited people following the matter. The suit may claim that the Live Nation is abusing its power over the live music industry.
LYV fell 8.5 percent despite higher than expected earnings. The regulatory agencies that The Frontrunner is charged with overseeing is attacking LYV, Apple (The DOJ Case Against Apple Looks Pretty Rotten), and many other targets.
The Frontrunner seems incapable of reining in any of the worst elements of the Democrat Party. If he wants our vote (and we think we are part of a pretty large group) he needs to change but we doubt that he will. That is why we would like a chance to vote for Triple A. Time to resign or change Mr. President.