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On a slow day for news, several columns present differing opinions about expectations regarding the presidential campaign.

Pundits, pollsters and loudly opinionated “experts,” have dwelt for some time now on political outsiders. Particularly Trump, Cruz and Rubio as favorites for next November. 

However, another candidate, one having significant personal knowledge of how the campaigning process actually works, evidently doesn’t buy the widely-held theory that Jeb Bush is out of the running.

Zeke J Miller @time.com, writes this morning:“Despite initially focusing his campaign's efforts on New Hampshire, in recent weeks, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has shifted strategy as he eyes an opening in Iowa, not to win, but to place ahead of Bush.”

Thus, it would seem that a hardened professional like Christie still believes that despite all the chest-thumping, self-praising noise coming from the newcomers, the voting public will eventually come to their senses and realize what the nation needs. Above all else, someone in the White house that actually knows what he’s doing. And in that regard, Jeb certainly exceeds the criteria, as evidenced by his success governing Florida.

As far as Trump is concerned, an article at wsj.com delves into his past in detail. Primarily illustrating that his objectives have been self-preservation as the overriding objective in most, if not all, cases. One example, regarding  Wilbur Ross Jr., an expert on distressed assets who advises bondholders, confirms opinions posted here in the past, as follows:

“He began by bringing creditors around to the realization Mr. Ross had: The developer was worth more to them financially alive than dead. A global group holding $2.1 billion of debt, mostly on New York properties, agreed in 1990 to a complex plan that gave Mr. Trump years to work his way through. 

“He also squeezed money out of his casino empire and shifted it to struggling properties. He ran all three of his casinos through bankruptcy court.” 

As far as self-preservation’s concerned: “He continued drawing cash even then. In 1992, when Trump Castle casino was in chapter 11, it paid Mr. Trump $1.5 million for guiding it through the process. In all, he took more than $160 million out of Atlantic City between 1990 and 1996 through fees and other payouts, according to a Wall Street Journal review of a wide array of documents from New Jersey gambling regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“For many years I took money out of Atlantic City,” Mr. Trump said in an interview. “The money I made in Atlantic City fueled a lot of projects.” 

Indicating that, if he were to gain the presidency, the nation would likely do quite well. Until such time as something occurred that might require caring for others, a talent or characteristic he simply doesn’t seem to possess.  

On another subject, following-up on yesterday’s item regarding AlGore, there are now 23 days left for the “10 years to save the planet” and “point of no return” planetary emergency he predicted on January 25th, 2006 to come true.

And then, a friend posted this on FB this morning.

Which brings us to todays’ update on Bill Clinton’s wife

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While the FBI quietly pursues Bill’s wife for her apparent misuse of a private email server when Secretary of State, another group is actively working hard to discredit both Clinton’s; women claiming they were sexually abused by Bill. 

According to Breitbart News @breitbart.com, Paula Jones spoke to weekend talk radio host Aaron Klein, slamming “Hillary as a “two-faced” “liar” who waged a war on women by trying to discredit “predator” Bill’s sexual accusers. 

Ms Jones said, “And how dare her. You know what? She don’t care nothing about women. Because if she did she would believe what I had to say. She would believe what the other women had to say. ” 

Further accusing the media of practicing a double standard by  “protecting” the Clintons while deservedly scrutinizing Bill Cosby’s alleged sexual assaults, Jones stated, “It’s really a sad, sad day if Hillary becomes president, because she has allowed her husband to get by with this type of stuff.  Why does he have a right to be back in the White House, the people’s house? 

Jones slammed Hillary as “such a liar. And she’s so two faced. I never once was contacted by her. Not one time and apologized about what her husband did to me.” 

What’s most interesting is that aside from the potential damage the festering story’s present for the presidential campaign, reader comments indicate a huge number of individuals holding negative views of the Clinton couple. At present, 5149 comments had been posted, the overwhelming majority of them disparaging. Suggesting similar attitudes among the “silent” general public. 

Which brings up the ongoing question: Joe Biden, Mayor Bloomberg, Jerry Brown, and Starbuck’s chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz, are you guys reading this? 

That’s it for today folks. 

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