Election 2016

Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” Many people, including me, were surprised by Donald Trump’s winning the election for President over Hillary Clinton.

Ding-dong, the witch is dead! Politically, that is. What a Trump presidency will bring is a huge unknown. I hope it will be better than if Hillary had won. Hillary’s way is near always anti-freedom, more government controls, more government spending, and more foreign meddling and giveaways. While avoiding saying so, she advocates a walk toward socialism or totalitarianism, rather than a sprint as desired by Bernie Sanders. This is on top of her personal character -- corrupt, power-lusting, two-faced, chronic liar -- and conflicts of interest via the Clinton Foundation.

Proposition 61 on the California ballot failed, deservedly so in my opinion. It would have put price controls on prescription medicines, and only for the privileged benefit of state agencies and employees, about 12% of residents. The stock prices of pharma companies jumped about 10% yesterday in response, which still did not offset the price drop over several weeks prior to the vote. Of course, Bernie Sanders was all for it.