Howard Schultz: Worse Than I Thought

In my Monday post about Howard Schultz, I said "He's essentially a Democrat."  After watching him on the morning shows, I think I was wrong about that.  This morning, Schultz spoiled my breakfast by telling me that he doesn't believe in what the Democratic party stands for, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are socialists, that "government-run health care" will bankrupt us, that we must therefore protect the private health care industry at all costs, and that the simple solution to every single problem is . . . tax cuts.  Silly me.  I always thought The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is 42.*  But Howard says it's tax cuts.  Hmm.

The absolute last thing we need is another selfish, greedy, clueless plutocrat in the White House.  Surely, Trump has taught us that much.  Schultz is a much higher grade of human being, yet still similar to Trump in that he's an egotistical rich guy who thinks his wealth makes him smarter than everyone else, a business tycoon who assumes running his company is just like running the national government.

Uh, wrong and wrong.
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I received this email this morning from The Old Philosopher.  Thanks, DW.  We see it the same way.

Bloomberg and Schultz v. Harris and Warren
Bloomberg and Schultz are now on my probationary shit list for their criticism of Harris' Medicare-For-All, and Warren's "people with $50 million" tax.

Bloomberg and Schultz have shown that they do not understand the excesses of government-backed capitalism and the failure of the private health care system.

Bloomberg thinks Medicare-For-All will bankrupt the country while healthcare costs are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the most expensive healthcare system in the world.
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And then I noticed this very perceptive article in The Onion.com:

Howard Schultz Considering Independent Presidential Run After Finding No Initial Support Among Any Voter Groups
SEATTLE -- Expressing concerns that the Democratic and Republican parties no longer represented people like him, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz revealed Monday that he was considering an independent presidential run after finding no initial support among any American voter groups.  "The complete lack of support for my candidacy among narrow interest groups like liberals, conservatives, and moderates tells me that America is hungry for an independent voice," said Schultz, after preliminary polling found little to no support for his presidential bid among Democrats, African-Americans, evangelicals, working-class whites, suburbanites, Republicans, millennials, Hispanics, men, or women.  "Our political system has been overrun by people with opinions and ideas.  This countryshould not be beholden to someone who constantly fights for American values.  Our nation clearly wants an independent voice who does not speak for any of them.  I know that I can win by rising above partisan squabbles by bringing together a large coalition of nobody whatsoever."  At press time, the announcement that Schultz was considering a presidential bid had received a highly positive reaction from Howard Schultz.
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*From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Is it really tax cuts?