My problem with her being President is her lack of executive experience...yes, I know being in charge of 5 kids plus 23 foster ones DOES count for some executive experience...but I mean employing/hiring/firing/etc., I need to be convinced of her acumen in that regard.
I do tend to support governors and/or people with private sector business experience--which is why I leaned toward Mitt Romney last primary season, and which is why I am leaning toward Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain in THIS primary season.
Anyone have thoughts?
Add her long-term employments as an IRS tax attorney - just don’t sit right with me among many other concerns.
You will never be satisfied.
Funny you should ask. I posted this today on an earlier thread. ___________________________________________________________
http://theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/michele-bachmanns-flair-tea-party-clout-could-derail-romneys-gop-hopes/article2059800/
Excerpt
Some close to Ms. Bachmann privately refer to her as a "light switch." She flips on the charm to dazzle audiences or nail TV interviews, they say, then takes on a drill sergeant persona in private, where questioning her decisions draws suspicion of disloyalty. She's described as meticulous and worried about the finer details, such as soundtracks played to pump up rally crowds.
Ms. Bachmann has experienced frequent top-level staff changes in her congressional office since 2007. She's had six chiefs of staff in four years, five press secretaries, five legislative directors and three communications directors.
Ms. Bachmann discounts the staff churning as "growing pains" in an office that "moves at a fast rate of speed," and she stresses that many left for more influential jobs elsewhere.
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So pending any firings/departures re: the John Wayne Gacey flub, she and Newt are tied at 19 staff gone, Newt however retains the speed record as well the Voluntary Departure Count at 19-0. GOPers that's a record that's going to stand for awhile.
I also prefer executive experience. But right now I want someone who knows & loves the constitution & intends to RESTORE it. I want someone who intends to dismantle all the unnecessary & unconstitutional departments & agencies & get us back to a reasonable level of gov’t.
I’m also hoping that the Republicans have a series of constitutional amendments ready to push through (assuming they have a veto proof majority in House & Senate) & the necessary number of red states to kick things through quickly.
Executive experience is lacking in our current President. But something to consider is that NONE of your Founding Fathers had any real executive experience. Most of our Presidents lacked it. So obviously there is more to the job than knowing how to manage people. In reality a head of a company only deals with a few people. The people below him deal with a few more, and so on. It is like the military. The Supreme Military Commander deals with about 10 or 20 Generals. The Generals with 4 to 10 Colonels, each Colonel may have 2 to 4 Lt. Colonel, and so on down the line till you get to a Corporal who may be in charge of 2 to 5 Privates. To put this in perspective. Divisions have 10,000-to-15,000 soldiers divided in three-to-five combat regiments and a number of support units. Regiments have 3,000-to-5,000 soldiers and include several combat and support battalions. Each battalion has three-to-five line companies of 100-to-150 soldiers apiece. Companies break down into three-to-five platoons of 20-to-40 people, which in turn break down into squads of eight-to-12.
Executive experience is lacking in our current President. But something to consider is that NONE of your Founding Fathers had any real executive experience. Most of our Presidents lacked it. So obviously there is more to the job than knowing how to manage people. In reality a head of a company only deals with a few people. The people below him deal with a few more, and so on. It is like the military. The Supreme Military Commander deals with about 10 or 20 Generals. The Generals with 4 to 10 Colonels, each Colonel may have 2 to 4 Lt. Colonel, and so on down the line till you get to a Corporal who may be in charge of 2 to 5 Privates. To put this in perspective. Divisions have 10,000-to-15,000 soldiers divided in three-to-five combat regiments and a number of support units. Regiments have 3,000-to-5,000 soldiers and include several combat and support battalions. Each battalion has three-to-five line companies of 100-to-150 soldiers apiece. Companies break down into three-to-five platoons of 20-to-40 people, which in turn break down into squads of eight-to-12.