“How many politicians are principled?” Granted this is a somewhat rhetorical question, as most politicians have a tendency to go the way the wind blows on various issues. However, if one does come across a truly principled politician, he/she is a keeper.
The recent partisan Colorado Supreme Court decision to keep Donald Trump off of the primary ballot would have been a perfect chance for the Republican candidates to demonstrate their individual principles. Most of the responses of the Republican candidates were not a demonstration of principle, but were rather milquetoast-like. The exception was Vivek Ramaswamy. Admittedly, as I did not watch any of the pseudo-Republican debates, I did not know much about Ramaswamy.
Much of the following is from Wikipedia:
Vivek Ramaswamy was born in Cincinnati to Indian immigrant parents. He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor’s degree in biology and later earned a law degree (JD) from Yale Law School. Ramaswamy worked as an investment partner at a hedge fund before founding Roivant Sciences. He also co-founded an investment firm, Strive Asset Management. In August 2023, Forbes estimated Ramaswamy’s net worth at more than $950 million; his wealth comes from biotech and financialbusinesses.
So basically, he is very well educated and very rich. But is he principled?
Almost immediately Ramaswamy pledged to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot.
Wow! No hesitation! No waiting to see what the polls were showing!
This guy is a keeper! POTUS ? … probably not. However, my guess is that he will find a spot in the next Trump administration, as he is a keeper!
12;28/23