So long Joe... The Democratic stage is set

Fred Thompson during the Watergate hearings

First and foremost I would like to say good-bye to long time Senator Fred Thompson(R TN 1994-2003).  He passed away on Nov. 1, 2015 and will be missed.  Sen. Thompson made a Presidential bid in 2008 and helped to shape some of the conservative issues of that election.  I enjoyed his work on television and in movies over the years and supported his presidential bid.  God speed and thank you for sharing your talents and wisdom with the rest of us sir.



Now on to the election.

Joe Biden has officially announced that he will not be joining the Presidential race.  This leaves the two major front runners- Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders- can now expend resources winning over the hearts and minds of the American public.

Hillary has emerged from her questioning on Capital Hill over the email scandal mostly unscathed, just showing us that she has some of that same magic that her husband used back in the '90s.
It seems that scandals that would have made any normal mortal being run into seclusion for the rest of their lives have only made her more resolute.

I am not a Democrat, but I am really interested in watching this match play out.  The "debate" didn't sort any of the candidates out; it was just a big anti-corporation, anti-NRA, anti-capitalism event.  It wasn't anything new.

The great battle is shaping up

On the Republican side of the contest the good Dr. Ben Carson has made some headway in some state polls.  A recent NBC poll has both Trump and Carson tied around 26%.  I have been a fan of Dr. Carson for some time, but I have felt that he didn't have the presence to really project his message and clinch a Presidency.  My feelings were wrong; this has turned into a tortoise and hare race.

This is a battle that America needs and wants.