Which Presidential candidate is devoting very substantial personal funds to the campaign budget – and simultaneously supporting legal defenses against multiple contrived courtroom attempts to derail it?Are this committed individual and his running mate more worthy standard bearers for the dispirited American people than a rival slate totally reliant on party donors that also anticipates spending other people’s money once installed in high office? Which candidate has a record of taking measures to combat unfair Chinese trade competition – in sharp contrast with an opposing side compromised by personal dealings with that totalitarian and repressive government? Which candidate successfully defused historical Baltic and Middle Eastern ethno-religious tensions that have since erupted into devastating military combat? Which candidate can point to an established record of leadership accomplishment based on competitive business experience rather than political ladder-climbing and insider favor-trading? Which candidate has been forthright and consistent in advancing reasoned, polling-supported policy positions rather than floating late-stage trial-balloon tests? Phil Osifer