The reader can decide what's tongue-in-cheek.
Observations:
Jeb Bush showed no inclination to seek the presidency until it appeared Hillary Clinton might be vulnerable. See Questions.
If Jeb Bush is the Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton the Democrat nominee, it will be thirty-six years since a Bush or a Clinton has not been in contention for the presidency. See Questions.
There is no easy way to walk back Socialism. Eventually the credit card has to be paid.
There is no way a country can tax itself into prosperity.
The only ways out of Socialism/Communism are revolution, default and/or bankruptcy.
The Left/Progressives/Liberals were uncomfortable with the United States being the world's only Superpower. See Predictions.
Questions:
Was the possibility that a vulnerable Hillary Clinton might lose to an outsider the reason Jeb Bush had the sudden desire to run for the Republican nomination?
If so, has the United States developed a ruling political class?
If Bashir Assad is a bad-Assad who gasses his own people, how come he hasn't gassed ISIS?
When did "Hispanic" become a race?
70% of Americans believe news media are biased. Who are the 30%?
Where is Sarah Palin?
Is there any indignity the national media won't tolerate at the hands of their fellow Democrats?
Is there anything a Democrat politician can do that "investigative journalists" will investigate?
How come the news media's outrage over thieves stealing artifacts from the Baghdad museums doesn't extend to ISIS blowing up antiquities? Note: Stolen objects can be recovered; destroyed objects are gone for good.
Where do the Homeless go when a Democrat occupies the White House?
If natural childbirth is natural, how come women have to attend natural childbirth classes?
People in the past had no problem figuring out how to commit suicide, so how come suicide now requires a doctor's assistance?
Predictions:
President Obama will return Guantanamo Bay to Cuba after the 2016 election no matter who wins the presidency. If the Democrat wins, s/he will be shielded from the decision; if the Republican wins there's nothing s/he can do about it short of invasion which won't happen.
Spanish will be the
lingua franca
of the U. S. by 2050. English will be spoken in the home by an English-speaking minority and remain the language of business, airports, etc.
The Left's wish will come true. By mid-century, Iran will be nuclear and hold hegemony over the Middle East; China over Asia; Russia over Europe and Western Asia; See Observations.
The USA will be the dominant power over North and South America. See Observations.
Suggestions:
Trade one for one a Muslim on the "watch list" for a Christian being persecuted in an Islamic country.
Pay 1 million dollars in reparations to any descendant of a slave so long as s/he agrees to repatriate to one of the African nations for the rest of his or her natural life.
Force all Federal Government employees, Registered Democrats, Democratic politicians, judges and Members of the Supreme Court to enrol in the state/federal exchange of the Affordable Care Act.
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