Patrice Lewis explains why GOP Presidential candidates like Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina are doing so well. They are not politicians. And even "mavericks" like Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) - proclaiming to be Socialist, but running as a Democrat - are trending high in their respective parties as viable candidates. Why? As Patrice points out, the voter anger is directed at the politics of the ordained candidates of the Establishment.
"The problem," I complained to my patient husband, "is I am sick and tired of politics. Absolutely sick of it."
"So write about that," he urged. "You can't possibly be the only one."
Well, that patient husband of Patrice was absolutely correct. Patrice isn't the only one that's sick of it. In fact, I am so sick of it, here I am writing about it on a holiday weekend... for whatever reason! Just sayin'...
Why I Hate Politics
It was 8 p.m. on Thursday night. This column is due Friday at noon, and I didn't have the faintest clue what to write about. Oh sure, there was plenty of stuff in the news. I could have addressed any number of serious, important and immediate issues. But nothing was "gelling" in my mind. "The problem,"…