In the Debate, Attacking Trump Will Help But...

Ahead of tonight's second GOP presidential debate, I thought I'd share some thoughts on strategy for those wishing to unseat Trump as the frontrunner. Many, especially those in the Republican establishment, hope the other candidates will attack Trump. This tactic will help the attackers but unfortunately, it will also help Trump. The problem is that in these televised debates, barring any big gaffs, face time is everything. Therefore, for every minute a challenging candidate like Carly Fiorina or Jeb Bush attacks Trump, they are giving twice as much face time to Trump as they are getting - the time they are attacking him plus the time he is allowed to give a response. The end result is one step ahead for the challenger; two steps ahead for Trump.

A better tactic would be to provide better answers to the questions without attacking another Republican candidate. Once again Reagan's Eleventh Commandment, "Thou shall not speak ill of another Republican." is wise advice. The goal needs to be to prove oneself the better future opponent of the Democrat candidate not that you are better than Trump! However, the challengers can take a hint from "The Donald":  skip the politically correct BS and give better solutions to the county's problems than Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, or any other potential socialist "Democrat" offering. In the real world where the majority of us dwell, giving better solutions than the magical world of make believe answers of the Democrat party is not that tall of an order.

Women May Decide the 2016 Election ... For All the Wrong Reasons

The women vote has been a key factor in the last several presidential elections and is shaping to play an important role in the 2016. The recent "dust up" between Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly however demonstrates that their influence may be a deciding factor for all the wrong reasons. While it is understandable that women would be upset with Trump''s treatment of Kelly and his previous insensitive comments, the country isn't threatened by disrespectful treatment of women. If that were that case, Bill Clinton should have been completely unacceptable to women voters yet they supported him overwhelmingly. Similarly, Kelly's pressing of Republican candidates over their stance on abortion is emotionally charged but irrelevant. The next president will have little influence over the future of abortion rights in America. Since Roe v. Wade, any rollback of abortion rights in the U.S. would require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which is very unlikely. Lastly, many women appear to be ready to support Hillary Clinton largely because many feel it is time for a women president of the United States. It may be true that it is time for a women president but Hillary would be a terrible choice. A huge percentage of those polled find her untrustworthy and dishonest - for good reason - she is untrustworthy and dishonest and despite her list of non-accomplishment "accomplishments" she is not qualified. We can't afford another unqualified "it's time for" president. If women feel compelled to vote for a women, they should take a serious look at Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard - a candidate who has real accomplishments to her name.

At a time when 90 million Americans have given up looking for work; 45 million Americans are on food stamps; 1 in 5 children in the U.S. are living below the poverty line; we are 17 trillion dollars in debt with 160 trillion in unfunded liabilities; ISIS is expanding unchecked in the Middle East and murdering Christians by the thousands; Iran is on the verge of getting nuclear weapons, and Russia and China are aggressively increasing their influence around the world, there are far more important issues than disrespectful language. American women need to vote with their heads in 2016 so that their hearts will be rewarded with a safer, more prosperous, and more just America for themselves and their families in the future.