by Rich Panessa
Will it be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Several "protest candidates" have sprouted up which usually indicates they don’t have enough money, or they’re in it to try to upset the election results. As a former member of The Spectrum & Daily News
’ Writer’s Group for six years, I prognosticated about the country’s
future under an unqualified Barack Obama. His dynamic speeches inspired
the nation, but failed to ignite a fire under him. Predictably, his two
terms as president doubled our debt and welfare enrollment, sent race
relations back to pre-MLK, while his naive "lead-from-behind" foreign
policy became a joke to our enemies, and a death knell to our allies. Nice job.
As if his tenure wasn’t destructive enough,
Obama highly recommended Hillary Clinton as his successor. Hillary is an
unscrupulous politician who has made a fortune on the backs of the
taxpayers. As Bill Clinton’s "point
woman" during the scandals
that plagued them in Arkansas, she skillfully managed to keep him a few
steps ahead of the hangman. Her public life (and Bill’s) has been one
shameful scandal after another with recent breaches in national security,
"pay for play" implications between foreign governments and the State
Department, while lying to Congress. Her investment outcomes have been
"miraculous," while record books and sometimes "Arkansas bodies"
disappeared just like in an old B-movie mystery.
The difference is the Clinton who-doneit never
ends ... and they’re never solved. Whitewater, File Gate, Travel Gate, Bi! ll’s
impeachment and trial, a fistful of sexual assaults, Monica, Vince Foster,
or why they were gifted a million-dollar New York home by none other than
the current governor of Virginia. Then there’s the current FBI and IRS
investigations into the Clinton Foundation.
Move over Bonnie and Clyde.
Donald Trump is not a politician but a
businessman who turned his father’s $10 million dollar real estate company
into a $10 billion empire. In his ascent, he honed his business skills
alongside other powerful moguls like Helmsley, Blau, and Bloomberg, et
al., not to mention savvy foreign investors from China, Russia and Japan.
He has keen management skills and is a top-notch negotiator.
Like him or not, Trump will re-establish
America’s financial and production superiority to regain worldwide trade
advantages. He’s a staunch supporter of law ! enforcement and is committed
to modernize the military. He’ll allow companies with trillions offshore
to repatriate that money with minimal penalties as long as the money
remains in the U.S., to help pay for infrastructure investments and tax
cuts across the board. His leadership and motivational skills will inspire
Congress to reach impossible goals with precision, on time, and unlike
before, under budget.
For these reasons, regardless of his political
missteps so far, I believe he’ll lead our nation from political
correctness into an era of "Americanism." Most media outlets in their
liberal bias criticize Trump for his gaffes and inexperience at
campaigning, but admit he’s not a liar or a thief. He’s someone who will
get much done, won’t speak in platitudes, and vehemently protect and
defend the Constitution of United States, while never placing himself
above the welfare and safety of this nation.
Could you make
the same claim about Hillary Cl! inton?
Rich Panessa
is a resident of St. George.