Those of us who are Democrats but independent face a dilemma. Even without the open question of cognitive impairment, we are asked to vote for a president who many among us believe has failed. Here are the reasons.
Joe Biden put the American people at risk when his Secretary of Defense did not inform him for three days that he would be in the hospital and unavailable. The Defense Secretary did not even contact his deputy who was vacationing in Puerto Rico. No elaboration needed. Billions of dollars were siphoned off in fraud during the pandemic bailout for the sake of speed over the need for monitoring. This is well documented. Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal has been labeled a disaster, even in the liberal press. The fact that Trump signed off on the withdrawal date does not change this fact. For environmentalists, President Biden played the diversity card by appointing Secretary Haaland. The former Interior Secretary under Clinton (Babbit) criticized the Dept. of Interior in a column in the New York Times for failure to take an active part in negotiations for water rights among the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The secretary has also been unresponsive in the clamor to protect endangered gray wolves. Any wolves who stray outside Yellowstone can be shot, trapped, or run down by snowmobilers. Qualifications must transcend diversity in cabinet positions.
Democrats should consider a third-party vote