If You Are Setting Your Hopes on Trump, How About Pence?
Rowan Wolf, PhD
Voice of Conscience
There are many in the country who are so vehemently opposed to Hillary Clinton that they are hitching their wagons to Trump, who however awful is seen as a “change agent.” Generally overlooked in presidential politics is the issue of the “running mate.” Even with recent experience of the power of Cheney in the Bush administration, and the power of Palin in the failed McCain run. The assumption of the “errand boy” VP, may be a fatal one. Trump could end up a figurehead of state (not to imply in any way that he would lose the power of the Presidency) the hand behind the throne could be significant. Unfortunately, it is highly possible to the point of likely that the real power will be delegated to the second in command – Mike Pence.
This is a scenario that people would do well to consider. Would they feel better voting for Pence for vice PRESIDENT? For as Trump has no elected political vita, Pence certainly does, and it is hard to find anyone who is much deeper into the fake grassroots Tea Party camp than Michael Pence – nor many more closely linked to the Koch brothers.
This from AM Joy on 10/2/2016
Is Managing Editor of The Greanville Post and Director of The Russian Desk. She is a sociologist, writer and activist with life long engagement in social justice, peace, environmental, and animal rights movements. Her research and writing includes issues of imperialism, oppression, global capitalism, peak resources, global warming, and environmental degradation. Rowan taught sociology for twenty-two years, was a member of the City of Portland’s Peak Oil Task Force, and maintains her own site Uncommon Thought Journal. She may be reached by email at rowanwolf@greanvillepost.com
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