OPINION:
The list of Democratic candidates for president in 2020 is discouraging if not outright depressing. Joe Biden will always be “Mr. Touchy Feely.”
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren remind me of two ivory-tower college professors who are way overdue for retirement. Pete Buttigieg is actually running for governor of Indiana. Amy Klobuchar needs to stay in the Senate since the legislative branch was her choice for representing Minnesota. As for the rest of the candidates in the private sector, they need to run for city council first and then proceed from there.
On the other hand, California recently lost the best four-term governor, and the city of Oakland the best two-term mayor in the state’s entire history. I am referring of course to Jerry Brown, a man of the utmost integrity with an honest zeal for promoting an excellent quality of life for all Americans, just those aligned with the Democratic Party. And just as former President Obama did, if he ran for president, Mr. Brown could pick a vice presidential candidate who has specialized in foreign affairs.
Jerry, it’s time to throw your hat into the ring and declare your candidacy for president of the United States. The world and the country desperately need you to put an end to Trumpism and lead us back to a time of peace and prosperity.
JOE BIALEK
Cleveland
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