My husband is in the Army, and we have been married for over 25 years...during the Clinton era, the officers HATED Clinton. I got to live through all that. Hillary is not republican lite, nor was Bill.
I'm not a fan of fracking, but I get why some communities like it. You talk about Germany, I live in outside Brussels, and have driven to Germany many times, they have so many solar panels...and where I lived in Germany a few moons ago, they had windmills where I lived. Germany makes so much energy from clean energy that they at times pay people to use it. Know, I will admit, that living over here, you do use electricity a bit different...such as, I hardly ever use my dryer...I hang clothes up to dry...a savings. But here if you use the dryer and wash from about 5:00 pm to 8:00 am it's cheaper on the electric bill. I make sure all lights are off...stupid things like that. It's Europe, and even though they've made great strides, it's still pricey.
I'm with you on the support of raising minimum wage, and like you, we have to do it in increments...such a bad word. Most of our businesses are small businesses, they just simply can't afford it. They would have to raise prices, and that's fine, but too much of a hike at one time would mean that only big corps could handle it.
And the whole middle east thing...no getting involved...again, I will defer to my husband who has experience in all this...you cannot tie the hands of the president when you have no idea what the future holds. I don't want us there, but I'm not naive to think we won't be doing something. I'm just not dumb. I'm 50, and we have always had to deal with shit there...it's not going to change. I'm also a person who thinks we should help...that's just me
Lisa M...we have the same name, so I feel a kinder spirit 
you are soooooo good and thoughtful
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