The Clinton Foundation

Opponents of Mrs. Clinton (and probably of her husband, and possibly of her daughter, and even 'angry-face' people on Facebook concerning the grandchildren) want the Clinton Foundation to be a pay-for-play scam. News reporters float the idea that the Foundation should be shuttered. The suggestion arose as recently as the day before yesterday.

Meet the Press - September 4, 2016

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: Well, I would certainly suggest that, as president of the United States, she should cease all operations, all contact with the Clinton Foundation. 

CHUCK TODD: Does that mean shutting it down, or just not being involved? Can you-- 

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: At the very least, she should not be involved, at the very least. 

CHUCK TODD: And would you feel more comfortable if it just didn't exist during her time as president?

A Google search for a similar suggestion concerning the Republican nominee brought up discussions from 2015 and from March, June, and July of 2016. 

I'm perplexed** as to why so much interest is focused on the Clinton Foundation, an entity that has earned a top rating from watchdog groups, yet so few results come from querying the status of the Republican nominee and his foreign investments. Is it because of the ratings for the Clinton Foundation that the watchdog groups themselves have come under fire? 

• Charity watchdog gives perfect rating to Clinton Foundation, but ...

Armchair amateurs like me are at a disadvantage when it comes to assessing truth-in-reporting and comparing the he said/she saids sprinkled around the Internet like confetti on New Year's Eve. Our resource is Google. All we can go on is how actions speak louder than words.  

If you find the actions of Mrs. Clinton to be suspect -- sticking with a wandering husband; working for decades on behalf of women and children; donating to her own Foundation -- then you won't want to vote for her.  

If you find the actions of the Republican nominee to be superior to those of Mrs. Clinton -- not sticking to one wife; working on behalf of himself; finally donating to veterans groups after he was asked where the money went -- then you pays your money and takes your chance.

**Yes, I know about the interminable investigations. I've been hearing about them since the Clintons appeared on the national radar screen. For all that energy to have been invested -- with scant results -- someone somewhere doesn't like them very much.