Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:33:34 PM
Mitt. Rudy. John. Fred.
While none of those is my
ideal candidate for President, I would still vote for any of them over any of the major Democrat candidates. Duncan Hunter probably matches my views most closely out of any of the candidates, and I am likely to vote for him if he is in our primary. Or maybe Fred.
I have wondered if Hunter had the right experience, not having been a Senator or Governor. Experience isn’t everything though. If it was, George H. W. Bush would have been the best President ever. But he wasn’t. A lack of experience on the part of the President can be made up by making good selections for running mates and cabinet appointments.
Dubya wasn’t my candidate in the 2000 primaries, and sure enough, we can see that his spending and his softness and border security issues have been a problem. He also has, at times, poorly defended his actions and poorly promoted conservative principles.
But I’m glad Dubya has been there instead of Gore or Kerry.
I wonder how many GOP voters will stay home in November 2008 because of problems they’ll have with the nominee?
Our voters should remember this: Sitting at home or voting for a third party candidate will allow the Democrat to win.
Our nominee should remember this: You can’t outpromise the Leftists when it comes to bribing the voters. The Leftists will always promise more – more money for schools, less expensive and better health insurance, higher pay for your job. It doesn’t matter that they either won’t (or can’t) deliver or will need to take the money from “the rich” and future generations. Too many voters don’t think that far ahead, or don’t have long enough memories. So, the “moderates” are more likely to swing the way of the candidate who is going to take from “the rich” and give to them,
UNLESS they can see that the GOP candidate is much more competent leader, more solid and consistent, more presentable, and will be a better defender of America. Moderates admire a true conservative, even when they do not agree with all of his views. They will vote for a strong man who will defend America and not apologize for doing so. Even Hillary knows that, which is why she is trying to portray herself that way.
Anyway, if we do nominate and then elect Mitt, Rudy, John, or Fred, we can expect some of the “problems” we already know about to come to the forefront, just like they did with Dubya. Actually, Fred, if his website is to be believed, may be great. But can he win?