Posted on 01/10/2010 4:04:58 PM PST by Steelfish
There is one towering person- physically, intellectually, and militarily who would make the ideal and unbeatable Republican candidate for US President in 2012. His name David Petraeus. Now of course, he's said that he has ruled out such a role for him in politics. But given the mess and morass in which this nation finds itself, one man can unify the country along the simple themes of being militarily strong, winning the war on terror, putting the mullahs in their place, adherence to Judeo-Christian principles, low taxes, American exceptionalism, fighting for the right to life, conservative judges, and above all capable of rallying the nation to his cause and kick-assing the likes of Barney Frank; Barbara Boxer; Chuck Schumer; Dick Durbin; and John Kerry.
The $64k question is, what does it take to convince him to lead the nation. Any thoughts?
“just posting a name of a guy that no one knows anything about “
You can’t be serious.
I am serious, we know who he is of course as far as him being an army general, but we don’t know anything related to making him president.
Read my post again, “Then you should have posted something about the General’s politics, just posting a name of a guy that no one knows anything about and asking if we should make this guy president, seems like an especially senseless vanity.”
Who is the guy as far as politics goes, what are you going to answer with, his army record?
You might know his name was floated as a possible VP for McCain who insisted that his VP not be a supporter of abortion rights. Besides, his name has been among favorites of key conservative organizations like the Heritage Organization and NRO. The full range of the political stances of military leaders are telegraphed only as time goes by and incrementally at this as was the case with Colin Powell. The post was made to provoke a discussion.
As you can see the thread didn’t generate anything useful, just posting a name, with no information or explanation wasn’t enough.
“His military record makes me hopeful; a liberal would not have lasted this long in the military.”
Your statement is generally true, but there have been some notable exceptions. Admiral William Crowe was a big Clinton supporter; General Wesley Clark is a flaming liberal; even John Glenn was a Democrat. Probably a few more who’s names escape me at the moment.
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You are being sarcastic, aren't you?
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