Posted on 08/27/2014 4:30:53 AM PDT by servo1969
Cruz is the best choice.
He stopped running after the first debate in the last election.
It would be nice to have an American Patriot, someone who loves their country and who has fought and defended it for a president, that would be a fresh start for a change!
Well, I don’t really want to do it. But if enough people petition me I will run. But you better be ready for a major lack of PC.
I’ll knock the candidates that suck, without regard to party affiliation.
Fred Thompson. Not.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3195835/posts?page=46
Romney: It’s Ryan’s turn to run for president
The Hill ^ | August 22, 2014 | Mario Trujillo
Don’t know who’s the best but do know the bozos will pick someone who will pimp for Hillary.
The problem is that for many Conservatives their candidate is perfect (or at least close to it) and all others suck, meaning that there’ll be a blood feud primary season that results in a lowest-common-demoninator, non-Conservative candidate like Romney getting the nomination.
Here’s how I see 2016 going (at the moment anyways) it’ll shake out to Cruz (vision, rhetoric) vs Walker (executive experience). Probably with Perry playing spoiler. Both Cruz and Walker are good and acceptable candidates for Conservatives to rally around. And Conservatives WILL rally around them.
Then dig in and fight to the death for them. Either handing the nomination to a Romney/McCain clone (TBD), or causing so much bad blood that we’ll have an election where a good chunk of the Conservative base stays home, even WITH a true Conservative heading the ticket.
Knock the Dem candidates...not Repubs. None are perfect but let's not help the Dems in chopping down Repubs.<
Some have grown to dislike Republicans more than they do Dems. The odds of the perfect nominee is great and may never come in one's lifetime. Standing up for your principals is noble, but doing it while your house and children burn is pathetic.
Thank you Mr. Romney as I would not vote for you if you did.
I honestly have no idea at this point who our best candidate might be. I only know that it is not Romney.
Romney didn't match his own party platform on abortion, amnesty, 2nd amendment, socialized medicine, or big government.
That's not imperfect, that's liberal.
Want to win? Run a conservative.
Quit fighting to defend liberals.
/johnny
Mike Pence
Well then, I guess the only man left standing is Jeb </sarcasm>.
We have to differentiate between being a conservative and being stubborn. The two are very similar.
I would say that a conservative crosses over to being stubborn at the point that his efforts become counterproductive to the country.
August 27, 2014, 08:01 am
A young candidate could beat Hillary Clinton, Romney says
EXCERPT
Quelling continued rumors of a third presidential run himself, Romney told conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt that “someone new that is not defined yet, someone who perhaps is from the next generation, will be able to catch fire, potentially, build a movement and be able to beat Hillary Clinton.”
He later repeated the call for a “new and not defined” candidate, adding that there are a “number of very good people looking at this race.”
Clinton is 66 years old, Romney is 67.
Romney has discussed his support in the past for a 2016 bid by his former running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), something Ryan has not yet ruled out.
In the pairs first joint interview since their failed White House bid, Romney said last week on Fox News that it was time for his former running mate to run for president.
“He’s very generous. But I had my turn. It’s his turn now,” Romney said.
On Tuesday, Romney went further.
“I think Paul has the kinds of qualities youd like to see either in a president or in the highest levels of leadership in other parts of Washington, namely the House,” Romney said.
I’m glad he’s not running, but Romney is a good dude. And he would have been something like one billion times better as president than Golfy McMuslim.
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