Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   The Hounds Speaks for Herself Date:   10/21/2017 6:16:44 PM

My statement is still true - I do not believe in extreme right wing views - the alt right is both crazy and dangerous to our country.  

I did vote for Obama twice - because I felt first that Bush had made a big mistake going into Iraq.  At the time, I was working in Washington and perhaps knew a little more about the neo-cons who were trying an "experiment" in "let's see if we can make a democracy in the Middle East" and then we'll take out Syria and Iran.  Of course, we all know how that turned out.  And I agreed with Gen Tommy Thompson when he said that Doug Fieth was one of the stupidest SOBs that he ever met.  I admired his guts on 9/11 and after, but I think the wrong people got his ear when it came to invading Iraq.  But I do think he has been a model past President.  I also admire Carter for the things he has accomplished post presidency.  

The second time I voted for Obama had to do with who was running against time. But by the mid point of his second term, i lost confidence in Obama, and felt he was creating certain problems and doing nothing about our economic situation.  I generally regard him as a failure as a President, I think it would have been better if his wife stayed in the background more, and no matter how much styling and posing they did, they were not good for the country. 

So then came the 2016 election, so I pretty much kniw I would vote Republican.  And I particularly liked Trump, because I agreed with his policy positions and what he is trying to do.  Like a lot of people, I wish he would stay off Twitter sometimes and not continue petty battles.  

And in 2020, I will see who runs and who I think can do the best for our country at that point in time, considering what we are faced with. My biggest feeling right now is we must get some of the codgers out of Congress and get some new blood in there.  When I heard Diane Finestein say she will run again - she is 84, and if she is re-elected she will be 90 at the end of her term.  The average age in Congress right now is 61.5 years, which means that large number of codgers in there is pulling that number up considerably.  

I believe in a strong economy, a strong defense, and in doing what needs to be done  and let the chips fall where they may.  I don't believe in increasing entitlements, trying to nation build in foreign countrie and I don't like those that would further divide us; having said that, I don't believe that anyone in this country is oppressed, and is entitled to reparations or more entitlements.  

I support Trump, and I believe that if Congress will support him, we will be much further ahead at the end of his term.  

So GF, never speculate on what I believe now or have believed in the past.  And Wix, just for the record, I served under Democrats and Republicans in Washington and frankly, over the years one has been just as bad as the others.  And I think our current economic woes have their roots in the Reagan years.