There is little difference in the rhetoric and intent of Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley save some logistical details; so, there is no point in trashing Bernie Sanders, only exemplifying why O'Malley is a better choice. Besides as is evidenced by O'Malley's profession aplomb during the debates, he will not likely stoop to ad hominen campaigning that seems to have infected Clinton and Sanders. In summary, here is what makes Mallory the better choice:
- He has already taken both Baltimore and Maryland out of economic and crime turmoil that both he and Sanders want to do for the country (see specifics below).
- He has greater executive office experience like the presidency than Sanders
- At the age of 53 vs Sander's 74 he is far better to be able to survive the grueling job of being president.
- Like Sanders he has no campaign funding ties to Big Biz, Big Pharm or Wall St, but has stronger, already developed ties to education, technology, law. (Click here for list)
- Growing up in Washington DC, he has an innate understanding of the culture and political connections to be a competent executive
What He's Accomplished
Below is a rundown. Click here for his official record.
- Instituted an "all payer" healthcare coverage that keeps healthcare costs down while increasing coverage
- Improved Maryland's economy by increasing both business and job expansion while increasing minimum wage to one of the nation's highest. and reducing taxes
- Pushed and won legislation that legalized gay/transgender marriage, turned illegal aliens into economic assets
- Cleaned up a city with the highest crime rate (Baltimore) while decreasing incarcerations, policing the police, ending the death penalty and decriminalizing small possessions of marijuana, while intituting on of the nations best gun controls
- Brought business and government together to increased both job growth and business expansion, reduced taxes, increased property value and incited commercial investment and return
- Put a cap on college tuition, increased education spending thereby decreasing dropouts, increasing graduation and making Maryland's school systems #1 in the nation
- Leveraged the need to be green to expand jobs and business opportunities, cleaned up the Chesapeake Bay, and air quality
- Brought Maryland to the point of being ranked #1 state for women and honored by planned parenthood by diversifying the appellate court system, protecting women's rights by law and instituting "parental leave" laws.
His Goals:
For details click here, but here's the overview:
- Worker's Bill of Rights
- Empowering Municipalities to fight structural unemployment
- Keeping America Safe by developing domestic tools
- Increase healthcare coverage, while decreasing costs
- Generate 100% of US electricity using renewable energy by 2050
- Develop renewable energy as an industry that employs more and ends reliance on fossil fuels
- Separate commercial and speculative banking within 5 years
- Increase median family wealth by $25,000
- Cut unemployment of the young in half within 3 years
- Full employment of veterans by 2020
- Put 11 million people on path to citizenship so that they become assets to the US
- Ensure debt free higher education in 3 years
- Improve college and career readiness by 25% in 10 years
- End childhood hunger in US by 2020
- Reform criminal justice system to save and redeem lives
- Cut gun violence and deaths in half by 2025
- Reduce deaths by drug overdoses in half by 2020
- Reduce Infant mortality by 10 percent by 2020
- Restore anti-trust laws
- Implement public financing of Congressional campaigns within five years
What are his challenges?
A voting public that needs to be bedazzled by glitz, name calling and acerbic rhetoric. He's too sane.
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