I should, as well.

https://twitter.com/EllieAsksWhy/status/725172552817995777

Yes, I suspected that he might use such considerations.

For the woman card, I did notice — and darned nice to look at — at his Indiana victory presentation that behind him were mostly women, in his case, all world-class, drop dead gorgeous, his wife, older daughter, maybe also his younger daugher, maybe some wives of some of his sons, etc.

But I suspect that those traditional criteria actually won’t help much, are just traditional political thinking that Trump just showed can be so wrong.

For Condi, I wrote her off after her remarks about the aluminum tubes, IIRC, claiming that they were really special and for centrifuges for separating uranium isotopes. IIRC, no, and the DoE told her so. Insead, the tubes were just common off the shelf items (COTS) and used by some Iraqis for making essentially DIY rockets.

Such errors were part of how the heck we threw away some very precious US blood and treasure in that Mideast oily toilet and, as bad as it was, left it much worse off, still, now, than when we invaded. Now, if only to defeat ISIS, we will have to go back there in some form. Total bummer.

IIRC, Condi couldn’t get her aluminum tubes straight, left her brain idling with her mouth in gear, or some such. If I am right about the tubes, then that was just too big of a mistake, conceptually simple and almost entirely just technical, with good information for the DoE, to make.

I understand that she is tightly wound, good at piano, usually very serious, quite proper, long single, etc. But her aluminum tubes mistake for something as important as the Gulf War II has me mark her off my list of anyone that should be within 100 miles of DC.

Gulf War I worked out great. Just last week again I watched H. Schwarzkopf’s “mother of all press conferences” on how we won that war — just to see something important done very well.

Gulf War II really set us back. So did Viet Nam. I don’t see how we can take many more such mistakes.

In some parts of our country, we need quite a lot of competence, a high bar on competence. US foreign policy having to do with nuclear energy and weapons is one of those.

I hope I’m wrong about Condi.

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I suspect that tactically, Trump will go with someone who brings a state, a gender counter blow, shores up Hispanic support, or a record of Congressional achievement which blunts criticism in the manner in which Biden dragged Obama along.

As to a state — Ohio (Kasich), Florida, Arizona (woman, Hispanic).

I personally like Condoleeza Rice. I would donate blood to make that happen.

It is tactics and vetting now.

It will NOT be Carly.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

Great! Good. Can you pass along his name for VP or would that long in DC corrupt him?

Trump has mentioned that for VP he wants someone who knows Congress.

And, Trump is highly interested in the military, and Gibson has been on the House Armed Services committee in addition to his Army career. Sounds like maybe Trump should consider Gibson.

I don’t have any good way to propose Gibson to Trump. Maybe you do?

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You mentioned him before and I looked him up. What a great guy.

I think term limits are essential to our continued survival as a country. Nobody can withstand the assault on their character for more than two terms.

I look at all the 24+ year Senators and I want to puke.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

Trump should pick him for his VP. Pass the word.

Okay, he’s got some rough edges, maybe deliberately, maybe otherwise, but who the heck was, net, better?

And likely he really can deliver on at least a significant fraction of what he promised. And he will quit making the many outrageous mistakes of Obama and that maybe Hillary would.

But I’d be careful about Cruz and Kasich: Cruz could still be campaigning and trying to get delegates for ballots 2, 3, … and, then, win. If Trump doesn’t keep campaigning, e.g., in CA, in particular actually to actually, for real, in the bank, locked up, on paper, in granite, in bronze, 1,237 on the first ballot, then he could still fail on the first ballot and lose it to Cruz or Kasich, etc.

There’s no law that says that Cruz must actually give up now, and, even if there were a law, he is likely good enough as a lawyer to get around it.

Very clearly, Trump understands contracts. Well, Trump has no contract with the GOP, Priebus, Cruz, Kasich, or even Jeb! yet. Likely 1,237 on the first ballot would stand up in court, but just 1,236 on the first ballot could be no more solid for the nomination than a spit to windward. No counting chickens before they hatch. Measure twice, saw once. Both belt and suspenders. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Check, double check, recheck, do it all over again, and have a comfortable margin for the unexpected.

Trump better keep campaigning. Sure, now he wants to attack Hillary. Terrific. But maybe he should do that heavily in the states to vote on June 7, just a mere coincidence, you understand. Then he can campaign in states the Democrats traditionally win, e.g., NY, PA, MI, starting on June 8.

Trump is lively and direct. Lays out his campaign strategy for the next two and a half months. A must read.

http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/5107-2/

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

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