I have been thinking about what you posted on #59. Do you support Barbour? If you were to make a case for someone to vote for him, what would be your reasons? And would you vote for him for President? I’d love to know. I’m interested in the possibility of Barbour for the presidency.
Hello Daylilly, While the question of "Why should Haley Barbour run for the Presidency?" wasn't queried of me, if you would forgive me, I'd like to answer that.
Governor Barbour would make an excellent President for a myriad of reasons. Governor Barbour posses a unique talent of appealing to a broad group of constituents, from moderates to hard core conservatives. He is, in not only my, but in many other people's opinions, the only elected official in the affected area of hurricane Katrina that came out not only unscathed, but as a hero! In the confusing aftermath of Katrina before the wind died down he was on the Gulf Coast calming people, making statements and issuing directives and making a difference, while neighboring state leaders fought among themselves or were too afraid to come out of hiding.
Governor Barbour brought a state into budget from a deficit of $709 million.
Barbour has authored the most comprehensive tort system in the nation, restoring balance for plaintiffs and defendants in the state’s civil justice system.
Barbour has increased our K-12 education system by $529 million, the largest increase in the history of our state. Barbour has brought jobs to Mississippi. Even before being inaugurated Barbour began an initiative to create jobs in Mississippi called "The Job Creation Summit" that included Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx and Andrew Card, chief of staff to President Bush (Dec 03). We now have Toyota, Nissan, General Electric, PACCAR, and 50,000 new jobs for Mississippians as a result of that effort.
I could go on and on.
Haley Barbour should be our plan for 2012!
Semper Fidelis,
-Tim