“Time to start asking candidates how much a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread costs.”
As I recall the milk cost question tripped up President George H.W. Bush in a debate with Bill Clinton. Bush, the patrician, didn’t have a clue.
A good question for today might be to ask candidates when they last ate steak or prime rib. Beef, with the exception of hamburger, is unaffordable for most American families in the Obama economy. I suspect most of the announced candidates are frequently enjoying a juicy rib eye at Ruth Chris and on the backyard grill. We’ll never see Hillary asked that question unless she’s given it far enough in advance to respond with a focus group tested answer.
Stalin's Forced Famine 1932-33 7,000,000 DeathsJoseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, set in motion events designed to cause a famine in the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking independence from his rule.