By James Wilson
Tim
Donnelly is the California Assemblyman running for governor. He thinks of himself more as Christian and
conservative than Republican, but he runs – enthusiastically – under that
banner. He shared his vision with me
more than a year ago; it was no secret. His
vision is simple.
Donnelly
believes maximizing personal freedom will maximize both peace and
prosperity. I don’t know him well enough
to state his position on every issue, but here is how I read him. As governor he would seek to move state
government out of the way of small businesses by reducing the crush of
regulations. He would obey the laws on
the books, i. e. funds gathered through cap and trade would be spent for their
intended purpose of addressing environmental issues rather than diverted to the
wildly unpopular bullet train. He would
likely seek to overturn the ponzi scheme that is cap and trade in the first
place, and re-introduce personal choice into healthcare by resisting Obamacare
– another ponzi scheme. He would enforce
existing immigration laws while seeking a way to treat foreign nationals
seeking work with fairness and compassion.
He would seek repeal of laws that restrict Californians’ freedoms under
the First and Second Amendments – from free exercise of faith to the right to
bear personal arms. His campaign took
off like a shot last year and he knocked Republican rival Abel Maldonado out of
the race with nothing but the force of his ideas, leaving Governor Brown to
face him in a two-way race.
Speaking
of ponzi schemes, Donnelly has been challenged for the Republican nomination by
Neel Kashkari, a political newcomer with all the backing one could ask from
establishment Republican fat cats. A
ponzi scheme – by the way – is a financial fraud in which investors are
promised high return on investment and – initially – see that return. The return is actually funded by new and
unknowing investors because the funds are never actually put to work; later the
scheme tanks and the schemer runs with the money. Cap and trade is a ponzi
scheme because the credits purchased do not reduce pollution. Obamacare is the
same thing, inasmuch as people are promised universal healthcare and so far the
net result is six million Americans losing the healthcare they had. Why mention Neel Kashkari in the same
sentence with ponzi scheme?
Kashkari
is a forty-year-old aerospace engineer by background who was catapulted into a
vice presidency at Goldman-Sachs, and from there became the leader of the federal
TARP program in 2008-9. TARP was the
federal bailout for companies like Goldman-Sachs that were considered “too big
to fail” by people with vested interests like Kashkari. He left TARP to become head of global
investments for PIMCO. His sole qualification
to lead the state government is his history of funneling taxpayer money to his
corporate friends.
Compared
to Donnelly he is pro-choice and pro-gay marriage while the legislator with
actual legislative chops is pro-life and traditional marriage. (Science, by the way, is all on Donnelly’s
side with respect to the health and welfare-for-all consequences of their
respective stands.) Donnelly is a
Christian and the happily married father of healthy children. Kashkari is divorced and a Hindu; his
religion is neither here nor there except that Hinduism believes in a rigid caste system with Brahmans like
Kashkari at the top of the heap and the rest of us lucky to get a few crumbs
tossed our way. As a Christian, Donnelly
believes all men are created equal.
Kashkari
announced his candidacy in January “after spending nearly a year meeting with
influential policy makers and potential donors,” according to the AP
report. Translation, he lined up the
support he needed from the monied interests – the giants – before committing;
his announcement means he believes the fix is in.
Donnelly
committed at the end of 2012 after prayer and consultation with his family and
friends – the grassroots types who make up outfits like the Tea Party, veterans
groups, and small business associations.
There is no fix here, only a man with the courage of his convictions.
So
here is my question for readers – especially those of conservative leanings. Do the Brahmans really know best for us? How has that been working out? Did Arnold save us from ourselves? How about Meg Whitman? Jesus called blessed the man who lays down
his life as a sacrifice for others, and righteous the man whose yes means yes
and whose behavior reflects his rhetoric.
I would rather trust such a man than one who depends for success on lots
of karma – served up for those giants well heeled enough to afford it.
James A. Wilson is the author of Living
As Ambassadors of Relationships and The
Holy Spirit and the End Times – available at local bookstores or by
e-mailing him at
praynorthstate@charter.net
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