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Sidelined.
Borrowing a line from the late President John F. Kennedy, Vivek Ramaswamy ended his professional run for Vice President. Fifty-five years ago, one of America’s quintessential presidents prepped the nation for the upcoming treks man would make to the Moon.
Fifty-five. We choose to go to the Moon this decade and do other things; Kennedy said, “We do these things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” Considering the results of the Iowa Caucuses, Ramaswamy said, “We speak the truth, not just when it’s easy, but when it’s hard.”
Why would it be hard for someone to speak the truth? If you are Vivek Ramaswamy, it’s hard to talk about the truth.
Handwriting’s On The Wall
Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa Caucus with a 51 percent margin. Trump continues to peel off his would-be challengers one by one. Last week, it was former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Monday night, with his fourth-place finish behind Nikki Haley, Ramaswamy calls it quits. The Iowa GOP 4th Place Finish Sidelined Ramaswamy Hopes. His presidential candidacy resembles a weakened snail’s trail on a hot summer’s street sidewalk. Iowans’ rejection of the brash Trump acolyte forced him to his senses. Finally, he said no mass.
Soon after dropping out of the Presidential race, Ramaswamy endorsed Trump. Ramaswamy’s endorsement brings to three the number of Republicans who supported the former President on Monday, the Iowa Caucus’s day. Florida Senator Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum supported Trump earlier on Monday.
Legacy media talking heads from both sides of the aisle continue their harmonious push for DeSantis to fold up the tent and make room for their selected candidate, Nikki Haley.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden continues to hide out. He shows his head once in a while, only to utter mostly incoherent statements. Vivek Ramaswamy is 37-years-old. He still has time to commit to another Iowa GOP Caucus.
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It is crucial to be forward-thinking but not a forward person. “Be kind to everyone you meet because each carries his heavy burden…” Plato.
Embrace the three Constants: Change, Justice, and Rightness.
The thought police are busy at work trying to suppress free speech — if allowed their march to madness — they will arrest your very thoughts.
