Would you Anti-Trumpers be fine with Mike Pence as President?

[sd-bound]

Originally Posted by Matadora

That's scary. His ideas are not rooted in reality. Him stating that Evolution is false is not reality.

Take a good look at the countries ruled by religious extremism. How good are they doing? What's the quality of life for their citizens? How much freedom do they have?

Our political system has been broken for a long time thanks to the two party system that are influenced by Special Interest Groups, Lobbyists and Wall Street.

Pence has issues like any ideolog, but his feet are at least more firmly planted on the ground. It's never a good idea to give control of our nuclear arsenal to a thin skinned petulant child who takes all opposition from any quarter PERSONALLY. He has mental issues that Pence does not have.

Originally Posted by Matadora

Neither Trump or Pence is the answer. Neither was Hilary.

I agree with the first part, but disagree about Hillary, she's the sanest of the three...

[Matadora]

Originally Posted by sd-bound

Pence has issues like any ideolog, but his feet are at least more firmly planted on the ground. It's never a good idea to give control of our nuclear arsenal to a thin skinned petulant child who takes all opposition from any quarter PERSONALLY. He has mental issues that Pence does not have.

Pence has confirmation bias and willful ignorance issues. It's not good to give power to government officials with these issues.

Extreme Religious Fundamentalists destroy countries on many levels. If you need to brush up on some history about that I suggest you read about the decline of the Arab Golden Ages.

Originally Posted by sd-bound

I agree with the first part, but disagree about Hillary, she's the sanest of the three...

I am not talking about sanity. I am talking about their competence and ability to make our country great again. None of them possess those skills.

The day we think that our only choice is to accept the lesser of two evils is the day we stop being a true Democracy.

[sd-bound]

Originally Posted by Matadora

Pence has confirmation bias and willful ignorance issues. It's not good to give power to government officials with these issues.

Extreme Religious Fundamentalists destroy countries on many levels. If you need to brush up on some history about that I suggest you read about the decline of the Arab Golden Ages.

At least Pence doesn't have a soft spot for Putin or other dictators like Trump and like I mentioned, we're in agreement about this. As a history buff, I'm well aware of the threat that fundamentalist's of any religion pose. Of course it's not good to give power to government officials with confirmation bias and willful ignorance issues.

But I believe we have a better chance at cleaning up the damage caused by an ignorant religious extremist than cleaning up the fallout from a nuclear exchange caused by a child in a fit of anger. This goes way beyond politics or policies of any type, this is about someone with character traits that are fundamentally ill-suited for the job. Period.

Originally Posted by Matadora

I am not talking about sanity. I am talking about their competence and ability to make our country great again. None of them possess those skills.

The day we think that our only choice is to accept the lesser to two evils is the day we stop being a true Democracy.

I am talking about sanity, skills become irrelevant when someone's ability to distinguish reality from fantasy is in question.

And btw, we've been choosing the lesser of two evils since 1788, just like in any other country...

[Matadora]

Originally Posted by sd-bound

But I believe we have a better chance at cleaning up the damage caused by an ignorant religious extremist

The Arab world never recovered from the decline of the Arab Golden Ages. The US has still not recovered from the dangers of religious fundamentalism. We are still fighting that battle and Pence as well as Trump will exacerbate this issue. We are heading straight down the same path as what happened with the decline of the Arab Golden Ages.

Originally Posted by sd-bound

than cleaning up the fallout from a nuclear exchange caused by a child in a fit of anger. This goes way beyond politics or policies of any type, this is about someone with character traits that are fundamentally ill-suited for the job.

Perhaps our military will not be lead by this insane dictator. Perhaps he will be captured and detained by our military.

Originally Posted by sd-bound

I am talking about sanity, skills become irrelevant when someone's ability to distinguish reality from fantasy is in question.

Which is irrelevant to the point I made.

Religious fundamentalism is also insanity...they don't possess the mental capabilities to discern between reality and fantasy.

Originally Posted by sd-bound

And btw, we've been choosing the lesser of two evils since 1788, just like in any other country...

No not just like any other country. BTW how's our system working out for us? We did not get to where we are as a country overnight.

[l1995]

I would certainly rather have him as president. He acts like a grown up at least, and doesn't seem to fire up right wing hate groups the way Trump does.

[TheWiseWino]

"Would you Anti-Trumpers be fine with Mike Pence as President?"

Hell no.

[pennyone]

Originally Posted by sd-bound

Pence has issues like any ideolog, but his feet are at least more firmly planted on the ground. It's never a good idea to give control of our nuclear arsenal to a thin skinned petulant child who takes all opposition from any quarter PERSONALLY. He has mental issues that Pence does not have.


I agree with the first part, but disagree about Hillary, she's the sanest of the three...

Paul Ryan for me....

[SandyCo]

I'd sleep better if Pence were president, because he's less likely to go off about terrorist attacks that never happened. I don't like his ideologies at all, but measured against Trump? I'd feel sick inside, but I'd deal with it.