I have no problems with "Honest Conservatives". People like William Buckley more than had my respect. Their views were well thought out, and yet, were flexible enough to reflect the realities of the current day. But most important, people like Buckley had a certain form of integrity - unlike today's crop of wingnut politicians.
Early in this campaign, I felt like Carly Fiorina had a good chance of being in the top tier of GOP politicians running for president. She was not the kind of person I'd have wanted in charge of our country, because if she were to run this country like the business she once ran, we'd have thrown her out of office in the middle of her term.
Recently, I had the misfortune of hearing about Fiorina's latest gaffe. Children who were touring an Iowa Botanical Garden as part of a class tour made it into the background of Fiorina's anti-abortion event. Although the first amendment to the US Constitution protects speech, who protects the children from being used as political pawns? Their parents did not authorize the use of their children's images in Fiorina's political event. Who was looking out for the children?
If I felt that Fiorina had some qualifications to be president before, I have none now. She has no respect for anyone but herself. She does not make sure that she has the right to use others for her own purposes - and when she uses children without permission, she crosses over an ethical line as well of one of taste....
Thankfully, at the time I wrote this, Trump is in the GOP lead and not Fiorina....
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