Whoa: Tim Kaine! Who Knew?

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It was only a few minutes ago that I took the time to watch Hillary Clinton introduce Senator Time Kaine as her running mate, in Miami.

Oh my word, what an awesome campaigner!  I finally have the confidence that the Democrats have a winning combination for this election, as well as someone who will give Hillary Clinton the strength to stand up to those special interests that get in the way of giving help to those who are most in need of help, especially among poor, elderly white Americans who have desperately turned to Donald Trump.  Nothing is more desperate than anyone who seeks solace with Donald Trump; if you get the chance to watch this video, you will hear for yourself why this is true.

I am baffled as to why people consider Barack Obama deceitful, untrustworthy or ineffective.  Given the circumstances of someone running for office in this US of ours, I can hardly imagine someone any more honest than Obama.  But this Tim Kaine comes across as possibly even more honest and forthright.  There is absolutely no doubt that they are a winning ticket; what is in doubt is whether they will be given an opportunity to do what they would like to do, to put forward some of the ideals of the Bernie Sanders campaign, and to build upon Obama’s work in immigration reform and health reform.  And finally, whether they will have the guts to push through an act that reverses People’s United; it must not be left to the Supreme Court.

We have to face the fact that Tim Kaine is more of a moderate than Hillary Clinton, though one wonders whether that’s possible.  He could only have made positive changes in Virginia as Governor if he had ways of bringing Republicans on board, which means compromise.  It does not bode well for the sorts of reforms that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have been fighting for.  But at least it seems more likely that it will be a Democratic White House for next year.

In sharp contrast to Trump (in some ways; Trump has not said that he is hostile to Mexicans here legally) Tim Kaine has worked in Honduras, and appears fluent in Spanish.  He even spoke Spanish a half dozen times in his speech.  This is great; it would be tempting to pander to the Hispanicophobia that Trump has set in motion, but Kaine has utterly rejected it.  Truly, the US is greatest when it swallows down its fear of immigrants and embraces them.  But any sort of immigration law is always a compromise between admitting aliens, and keeping them out.  But at least, keeping immigrant families together is something that will be among the least painful choices.  Keeping the border as impervious as possible whilst calling for a moratorium on forced repatriation of parents can be something all sides can agree on.  The question is whether it can be accomplished without appearing to reward Mexicans who manage to successfully sneak across.  (To be honest, we laymen are unlikely to be able to dream up a plan that doesn’t have logical holes in it.)

Well, things certainly look better in the afternoon!

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I sincerely hope that they can get Democrats elected into the House and the Senate.

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