If I could pick any candidate-- not a president, a candidate-- for the 2016 Democratic nomination if would certainly be someone from this page. And, although I think all three would make excellent presidents who would probably be among the best in the history of the country, I suspect I would "settle" on Elizabeth Warren, mostly because she is so compelling and could be so electable.But as L.A.
"Shine Bright, Jamie Dimon" — written and performed by Lauren Windsor by Gaius PubliusI haven't seen this very widely reported, so I'll take it on here. This is a Warren story, a Clinton story, and a "What are we gonna do?" story.The Warren part of the story is clear and clean. According to Politico, a group of people who are clearly Not Ready For Hillary have commissioned a poll by the highly respected firm PPP to find out just how vulnerable Hillary Clinton is. What's the Warren part?
DOONESBURY by G. B. Trudeau (Jan. 18) [Click to enlarge]by Gaius PubliusI wanted to point out this nice Mike Lux piece, at Huffington Post and elsewhere, because it makes an important point.
"The Robbers of the Senate"by Gaius Publius I want to deal with President Obama's State of the Union address, but in pieces and in more than one pass, since there's a fair amount to deal with, from climate and taxes to oil and Iran. There are also the obvious yet invisible clunkers, like this:
Last year, once Elizabeth Warren announced she would be supporting Hillary for president, my hopes for her running herself-- unless Hillary changes her mind and decides not to-- were dashed. I got over it... although I wondered why Warren didn't hold out some hope she would endorse Bernie Sanders if he ran in the Democratic primary.The other day Warren endorsed Kamala Harris for the Senate seat being given up by Barbara Boxer.
Last year, to encourage the best American political leaders to consider running for president, Blue America set up an ActBlue page called Why Settle? Our pitch on the page was simple:
Yesterday there was a 5 minute internet buzz when Jonathan Martin reported in the NY Times that perennial Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was out bashing fellow right-wing extremists Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee.
Yesterday Elizabeth Warren was the keynote speaker at an AFL-CIO conference. Her speech is embedded above and I didn't quote too much from it below.
In the video above, Elizabeth Warren explains why she introduced the Truth in Settlements Act (S.1898) as soon as Congress got back to work last January. She also explains why it was never sent to President Obama's desk to be signed.
