Bachman is declared, politically savy, seems poised to pick up Iowa, is ten points out AHEAD of Romney, according to the Repulican publication in Iowa, has single handedly put Pawlenty in the dust already, and certainly has a decent shot at South Carolina. She has the most compelling personal story of all the candidates and was instrumental in making the Tea Party a force in Congress. She votes right, talks right, and she is proving her intellect. she broke out in the debate and remains unafraid of the media and critics. All this is good for pulling in more cash and more endorsements to go for the long haul. We will see what happens when she hits the moderate states if she can keep her base and reach for the Independents.
I am leaning toward Rick Perry and would like to see him get in to see how he does and what he has to say. I believe Rick can go all the way to the White House, if he runs well. IF he gets in.
Bachmann appears to be a solid conservative. She talks the talk, votes conservative, stands up to the media, and is generally adored by Tea Partiers. Ideologically speaking, she’s the cat’s meow. Objectively speaking, she’s never ran a national campaign before and has very little if any executive experience.
I believe only one other congressperson has ever been elected president. Her odds of winning are slim. I’d prefer to see her operate as a senator or governor first. Historically speaking, that would improve her viability as a presidential candidate. However, I’d vote for her in a heartbeat over President Obama.
Speaking of Obama, he’s got leadership issues, but ideology remains his biggest problem. When you see government as the solution for every ill and you’re the chief executive of said government, then you better be pretty competent at holding it all together (conservatives, of course, believe big government is beyond anyone’s capability to govern).
A truly conservative president, on the other hand, would look for ways to reduce the executive branch and avoid micromanaging the economy. A liberal president must act like an emperor, having ultimate authority and responsibility for virtually everything that goes on. A conservative president has clearly defined and limited powers and let’s We the People run our own affairs.
One last note...IBTZ?
The fact that Perry endorsed Giuliani in the last election and campaigned hard on his behalf tells me a lot about Perry's Conservative core. It's about as non-existant as Mitt Romney's.
As governor in a relatively conservative state, Perry could act like a conservative, since that's what they people there wanted. As President, I think he'd be a whichever-way-the-wind-blows politician.