2016 Postmortem

we know how they will behave as both a candidate and office holder. It is one of the things that primaries are supposed to vet for -- do we want this person in charge? Can we trust the judgment they will offer during times of crisis? Can we count on them to tell us the truth, even if the truth is unpleasant?

I am grateful we are in primary mode while I am still allowed to point out that Hillary is a Liar isn't an OPINION - it's a FACT. Having done my homework on the "email thing" (aka "attempted destruction of government records, failure to comply with FOIA laws, and failure to protect classified material&quot I am clapping like crazy for the indictment fairy so we can get someone else - Bernie preferred, but I've read the Biden rumors - in there before she further blows up the brand with her Nixon like excuses of "it's not illegal when Hillary does it."

I keep trying to picture how this place would be responding if Colin Powell or Condaleeza Rice had hidden their government emails on private servers in their basements, signed documents saying they had turned in all work related material, gotten caught not having done that, deleted and/or changed emails before turning them in to a Congressional investigating committee, hidden records and failed to comply with FOIA, then publicly lied about "not being contacted by the FBI" while their lawyer was in near daily negotiations on their behalf. The righteous wrath about this abuse and over reach would have been epic, but hypocritically for some, apparently good team players are supposed to ignore this when "our side" does it.

True character is best displayed in the face of fear. Do you stand up for principles or pragmatically settle?

It will be a tough choice for many.