OK, but who's got the GOOD kind of experience? That's what I'm really getting at here, in a roundabout way, I discovered as I wrote. I mean, I know we like her, but I have seen nothing that shows me Sarah Palin knows how to handle this economy. I know that a simple assessment like that is considered hate around here, but I haven't seen anything in her background hinting she could handle something like this. And I gotta admit, her habit of quitting is alarming.
I'm open--what's the evidence that shows she could handle something like this? Not asking for her to have run a country before, but something in her background that indicates she could handle this. Her position on abortion and gun rights has nothing to do with how she'd handle a complex issue like this. So let's have it.
We still have to be discerning. Don’t accept bad experience just because it’s experience. Experience is not the be all and end all of everything.
I know that, but it's extremely important. When your car breaks down, are you going to hand it over to someone who has had no experience with car repair because they share your views on abortion?
It is just one of the factors you look at. Romney has absolutely none of the factors necessary for president.
Just because I don't like him doesn't mean I'm going to be like a little kid and say "No, no, nothing, can't do anything, go away!" He could handle the job. He has extensive experience in business and government. You and I don't like much of what he did while he was in government, but he could handle the job. Whether he's another Clinton, Bush, or LBJ, who knows, but he could handle the job.
He has little experience as governor.
Yeah, but he didn't quit after two years, either. That's a huge issue, and if you don't think that'll come up if Palin runs (I'm starting to suspect she won't and will continue doing what she's been doing, which is party building, so we don't have such limited choices), well, I have to strongly disagree.
He is a liar who has no understanding of conservative principles. He is a flaming liberal pretending to be conservative whose acts vary only in degree from Obama. (Romney goes in exactly the same socialist direction as Obama.)
He's not a socialist. I know something about the differences between Romneycare and Obamacare, and while I'm strongly against both--nope, sorry. We toss that word around like the libs do "Fascist". I can dislike him without making up stuff like that.
If you live in Massachusetts and you’ve already forgotten about Romneycare, then there may truly be no hope for your state.
No, it's just that I'm a human being with a lot on my mind. I've been thinking about healthcare debate for years, and sometimes, my mind is elsewhere. No more or less than that.
Fair play. These questions need to be asked.
The Palins have run their own business. They’ve had to make payroll.
And Palin has stated how important it is to get Government out of the way of business.
That’s two ticks, compared with Romneys one. Also Romney’s disastrous liason with government healthcare has got to drag down his economic credentials.
lastly: one of the more important things a President must do is a) keep out of the way of business, and b) keep Congress out of the way of business. Palin would do both: I have no confidence that Romney would do either.
Romney could handle the job? He didn’t quit? Are you kidding me?
He completely rolled over for the Dems in the MA legislature, he quit actually tending to his gubernatorial responsibilities and started campaigning for president close to full time only two years into his one term and yes, his self-proclaimed signature achievement was Romneycare which does move government into a bigger, more statist role.
I was there, he was a huge disappointment. But he can ‘handle’ the presidency?
What business/economic background did then Governor Reagan have when he ran for president? It’s not a presidents job to “run” the economy, it’s his/her position to make it easier for companies to be able to thrive. Lower taxes, less regulations, that sort of thing.