I posed a simple question on Facebook the other night and the comments were EXTENSIVE. The question: Who is your favorite Republican candidate for President? Most of the answers boiled down to: Whoever is the most UNLIKE Barack Obama. Wow. Comparisons to Jimmy Carter abound as a president in whom many had so much hope, but instead left nearly all bitterly disappointed.
As far as who my favorite is, I am judging the Non-a-bomas by 3 criteria:
1) Who can win in November. This has to come first. And its the easiest to figure out. Ron Paul, Michelle Bachman, and Rick Santorum are out. They simply cannot gereate any momentum outside the range of their own campfire. Paul is the most interesting. That guy is is so appealing because he is COMPLETELY BLIND to sacred cows. Its a breath of fresh air to for someone to simply have the guts to say the unvarshihed truth as he sees it on absolutely any topic that skitters through his mind. About 85% of the time he is dead on with what most of us feel: government has not been a common persons friend in 60 years and should be lanced and drained like a festered boil. We get it. The other 15% of the time his perspective is so bug eyed crazy that even his most rabid supporters get drowned out by the crickets when he speaks. Bachman has no clue what to do on day 2 of her presidency after she's revoked Obamacare on day one. Finaly - Santori-who?
2)What to do about the current recession. - The answer here is simple. Do cheap things that make money move. Repatriate corporate earnings. Release the enegery industry from its bonds and in return cut their subsidies. THe housing industry is the only thing holding us back. Right now that whole segment needs to SNeeze-clear the passages, get sick have a fever, get better. People are going to get foreclosed on. Banks are going to take losses. Move on. We aren't letting that happen. and its not going to get better until we do. Industrious pople will recover and the banks need to take their medicine. We are past the crisis that was 2008. They can afford it now.
So who gets it? Perry. And Newt. Romney wants to, but he's been sucking in the fumes of liberalism up there for so long.... i don't know. He tends to like gov solutions a little to much. Maybe his head will clear when he gets away from the big government meth lab that is Massachusettes....
3)The Size and Scope of Government in the Long term: Its big, its dominant and its the first thing we have to think of in every decision we make of any size: if I sell my house and move, what will my new taxes be? Can I hire this person if I cant fire them later because they are old, black white, pretty, young, or handicapped. Can I build a pond? How much is a plane ticket? How much is my cell phone bill going to be? Can I shoot some fireworks? Can I ride my bike without a helmet? When can I retire? Can I buy beer today? All these questions cannont be answered without consulting the GOV. BOUNK. Why should I be expected to PAY MORE in taxes until there is a clear plan on how to better spend what I already pay? Why aren't there term limits? Why isn't the budget balanced?
WHo gets it? Newt. And only Newt. But he probably cant win, so Perry is the next best one. Romney? See #2
So: I am picking Perry. I just wish he didn't feel like a sane oil salesman... He needs to muss his his hair a little.
