Saturday, August 08, 2015

The Candidates


In order to sift through the many candidates for President in 2016, I have been trying to reduce each of these aspirants to a few words. I realize that not all of you will agree, but then some might. Here goes:

Republicans
Donald Trump -- vainglorious
Jeb Bush -- establishmentarian
John Kasich -- Eagle Scout
Chris Christie -- straight shooter
Ted Cruz -- automaton
Rand Paul -- anger management issues
Rick Santorum -- goody two-shoes
Bobby Jindal -- right reason
Scott Walker -- proven by fire
Marco Rubio -- some questionable judgments
Carly Fiorina -- crisp communicator
Rick Perry -- Mr. Sincerity
Mike Huckabee -- bizarro Bill Clinton
George Pataki -- past his prime
Lindsey Graham -- chicken hawk
Ben Carson -- soft-spoken genius
Jim Gillmore -- forgettable

Democrats
Jim Webb -- caustic commentator
Hillary Clinton -- Queen Cruella
Bernie Sanders -- unrepentant hippie
Martin O'Malley -- typical pol
Lincoln Chafee -- soporific
(If announced) Joe Biden -- unfiltered thoughts

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