Originally Posted by Greger
There isn't a serious contender among them.
I couldn't agree more. What amazes me, though, is what passes for a "serious contender". Ben Carson? Donald Trump? Carly Fiorino? Ted Cruz? Really!!?

Marco Rubio, while seriously lightweight, at least sounds like he wants to be taken seriously. Kasich is actually qualified, but doesn't stand a chance because he can't be heard. Bush was a has-been before he was. Ditto, Christie, who lost the East Coast A-hole slot to Trump. Thankfully Walker and Jindal are out, just because their ideas sucked so bad. Not a one has made a serious policy proposal in a year. I don't see that changing.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich