The GOP candidates are suffering from a wealth of girth and a lack of depth. They seem to have shallow commitment to social concerns and the debt crisis, (which is the direct result of the sin of usury), as well as an inability to stick to principles in order to win.
For example, Donald Trump. Could any true conservative take this man seriously? Maybe he could take our country safely through a bankruptcy filing. Maybe senate approval of his nominees might be more entertaining, like the early years of The Apprentice. That's the only value I see there.
I like Charles Krauthammer's analysis as a rule, But here:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/265428/2012-racing-form-charles-krauthammer
he seems more inspired by Urbane Urban Thinking than anything else. Charles should take a field trip to the Midwest, and I don't mean Ohio. Head into the bread (ethanol) basket of the Dakota's, Iowa, Wyoming, and dare I say Nebraska, and I think he would find himself surrounded by people who think Romney and Gingrich are non-starters. Let's face it, Romney is pretty, but not conservative. Gingrich is a fountain of baggage, not ideas. Barbour has already pulled out.
Pawlenty and Daniels are known only to news-junkies right now. And Daniels deferring of social issues is a real problem. You see, when you abandon marriage and abortion as real issues, you increase entitlements to provide for the unmarried and Planned Parenthood. There is a real relationship between marriage and children. When that is broken, the society is broken. Thinking you can fix our economy with out taking a long look at social issues is simply misguided.
I really don't hear any buzz about Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee from anyone on the street. They have their place, helping to form and motivate the base, but they are not presidential.
Krauthammer misses some good potential candidates. Herman Cain would be a a great president. He understands that at this point, religion and economics are foreign policy. Paul Ryan and Chris Christie seem to understand that as well. Maybe even Michele Bachmann understands that.
I want to offer a candidate who is completely off of anyone's radar. Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska has been a Governor, Secretary of Agriculture, and a staunch conservative for his entire career. He is a very likable guy. He has foreign policy experience. He is solid as the day is long. Bob Kerry was almost nominated on the Dem side years ago.
We may be only a fly-over state to some, but Johanns is worth recruiting.
I've met him in person. He called my son to follow-up on a letter from my home-schooled boy. I asked questions of him about articles I had read that day, and he had read them too. This man is top-notch, trustworthy, calm, capable and experienced.
He is deep. The rest are just wide.
For example, Donald Trump. Could any true conservative take this man seriously? Maybe he could take our country safely through a bankruptcy filing. Maybe senate approval of his nominees might be more entertaining, like the early years of The Apprentice. That's the only value I see there.
I like Charles Krauthammer's analysis as a rule, But here:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/265428/2012-racing-form-charles-krauthammer
he seems more inspired by Urbane Urban Thinking than anything else. Charles should take a field trip to the Midwest, and I don't mean Ohio. Head into the bread (ethanol) basket of the Dakota's, Iowa, Wyoming, and dare I say Nebraska, and I think he would find himself surrounded by people who think Romney and Gingrich are non-starters. Let's face it, Romney is pretty, but not conservative. Gingrich is a fountain of baggage, not ideas. Barbour has already pulled out.
Pawlenty and Daniels are known only to news-junkies right now. And Daniels deferring of social issues is a real problem. You see, when you abandon marriage and abortion as real issues, you increase entitlements to provide for the unmarried and Planned Parenthood. There is a real relationship between marriage and children. When that is broken, the society is broken. Thinking you can fix our economy with out taking a long look at social issues is simply misguided.
I really don't hear any buzz about Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee from anyone on the street. They have their place, helping to form and motivate the base, but they are not presidential.
Krauthammer misses some good potential candidates. Herman Cain would be a a great president. He understands that at this point, religion and economics are foreign policy. Paul Ryan and Chris Christie seem to understand that as well. Maybe even Michele Bachmann understands that.
I want to offer a candidate who is completely off of anyone's radar. Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska has been a Governor, Secretary of Agriculture, and a staunch conservative for his entire career. He is a very likable guy. He has foreign policy experience. He is solid as the day is long. Bob Kerry was almost nominated on the Dem side years ago.
We may be only a fly-over state to some, but Johanns is worth recruiting.
I've met him in person. He called my son to follow-up on a letter from my home-schooled boy. I asked questions of him about articles I had read that day, and he had read them too. This man is top-notch, trustworthy, calm, capable and experienced.
He is deep. The rest are just wide.
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Bobby Jindal?
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