Extraneous-1: Comments on Presidency of US, etc.

     Here's some extraneous opinions I've got on the Presidency and the current race for the Presidency:

1.  Donald Trump has held no political office that I'm aware of.  To be President, the candidate must know the national political system from the inside.  He doesn't have a major qualification.\

2.  Sometimes, an individual becomes President and hands off major responsibilities of the office to one of his lieutenants.  This is what I believe happened under the Second Bush.  He handed off to Big Business, esp. Haliburton Corp., decision-making responsibilities in the housing sector and in Iraq and other areas in the Middle East, via Dick Cheney.  That led to the financial crisis of 2008, I believe. I understand that the oil giants didn't even have to bid for the contracts awarded them.

3.   It's true (I believe) that  Hilary Clinton didn't do much as Secretary of State.  But I believe that position is largely honorary in recognition for a statesman's job well done during his career.  I don't think the Iranian Agreement has come this far due to Secretary Kerry's hard-work, but rather because the Pentagon is permitting it. 

      And should Biden become President, I would wonder when he would make a statement that puts his foot in his mouth akin to when the Russian President said some years ago, "We will bury you!"

4.  I think that big-business is putting up several candidates for President in the 2016 election, even now during the Republican Party nominating process.  Its aim is to control the country for several years to come, assuming one of them becomes President (as political parties have done in the past).And, if--all too often--some one of the big-business backed candidates were to become President, I think the poor and disenfranchised in the US will take to the streets--as in other countries --forcing unpredictable change in US society.

     I still advocate regional government, splitting the US into 3 segments. The country is so divided now that a federation with 3 independent segments, similar to the UK Commonwealth, makes perfect sense.  Be it noted that Scotland almost became an independent member of the UK Commonwealth in its recent elections.        

Former Pres Carter might not be using a relevant principle

     Some years ago, a federal agency I've been associated with gave me what I think I know is good advice.  They said: now that you're an old man,  when in need of medical care, always be ready to go to where the outstanding doctor lives;  don't expect the doctor to come to you!

     Ever since receiving this advice, I've tried to live by it--when it's feasible to do so.  I've come to recognize that the very rich in the world live by it too--going around the world, if necessary, to receive the best medical care from an outstanding specialist for which their physical condition can benefit.  That includes the stinking rich of Qatar and Saudi Arabia!

      I wonder whether, in his bout with cancer of the brain, former President Carter is abiding by this principle, important especially to the aged.  He's receiving care, I understand, at Emory University, which is close to where he lives in Georgia.  It's as if he's unaware of this principle's application in his case or doesn't think it applies.