Posted on 10/09/2011 6:59:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sarah Palin is a very special American, she appeared to be our next Ronald Reagan, but with her deicsion not to run, what should we do?
Sarah Palin was my hope for America! And while her future was uncertain I was unwilling to listen to the babble of Republican Primary. I was set on Sarah. For me, she was the answer, and I honestly believed I would be able to cast a ballot, whether it be Republican or Independent for Sarah. Sarah seemed to have that rugged American personality which had not been corrupted by special interests and assimilated into the neo conservative view of globalism. Sarah appeared to be an America First candidate, one with an inherent optimism based on what she knew of America and our history.
When I read the headline stating her decision not to run it was like having the wind knocked out of me. My first emotion was disappointment, my second was futility. America is collapsing and it's not just economically. We are not an America of Christian values, our President has denied we are a Christian nation. I said to myself; I will just sit this one out, let America burn in its own selfishness and wait for the only remaining political answer, secession!
And, if Sarah was driven out of the race by the “politics of personal destruction” then we deserve every evil which happen to us.
But then God got into the act. This morning while preparing for Mass I turned on CNN, to see first Herman Cain and then Michelle Bachmann interviewed by a heavy set liberal woman named Candy.
My first impression of the interview questioning was the obvious bias in every word said by Candy. Her point of view had two purposes, one to create tension between the half dozen Republicans running for office and secondly to demean first Herman and then Michelle. No questions were asked which attempted to find out the issues and positions of either candidate. Instead questions were intended to establish false realities, or to minimalize the political potential of either candidate. Candy did her best to walk these two Republican conservatives into discussions which could not help them with the electorate. And in every case the two were smart enough to avoid the purpose of the question. At one point, in obvious frustration, Candy said to one of the candidates, “would you admit you have avoided the question?" The answer given seemed to say; no, I just didn't answer it the way you wanted me to!
This was my first time to listen to either of the candidates for any extended period of time and I was impressed by both of them.
Herman Cain is for real. He has lived, risen in the business community, has life experience and seems to have a solid intellectual and character foundation. And one great advantage for Cain is that he is an African American and can speak to issues of race without having to couch his terms in apologies and understatement. Cain also knows business and knows the American economy cannot be engineered to take off through government projects.
Michelle Bachmann is very sharp in her interview skills and knows her views on governance. She also knows politics. My great worry about Michelle is that Congresspersons normally don't have a large enough electoral base to translate into at least a statewide start. Michelle has an advantage over Herman in that she knows what being elected to office means. She knows the connection between office and constituency and policy. And she has an understanding of legislative politics that only someone serving, or their staffs, can know.
Where Herman and Michelle are equal is that they are both excellent thinkers and speakers and they both seem to have a solid conservative philosophical base.
So this morning when I woke up I was sitting out the GOP primary, and by the time I got into the truck to drive to Mass I was reinvigorated by the choice of these two Americans. Thank you God.
“I wish Mr. Cain had some elective experience. I don’t believe that Rep. Bachmann should be running for president, she isn’t at that level, IMO. “
Cain’s running mate will take care of that issue. The only thing that matters now is that we get a conservative who doesn’t coddle illegals and understands Islam and there’s only one left in the top tier.
Someone like Newt, or someone else with a good deal of time in federal office, will give Cain all the help he needs there.
So far I am really liking Cain, I like how he speaks what he feels, shows no fear. I like that a lot..and I think the left is terrified he will win, he will make mince meat out of Obama
Think for yourself, maybe? Stop being a cultist? Just be a patriot. That’s enough.
You don’t get elected Governor of the most conservative state in the union three times if you’re not doing a good job. Perry has a solid conservative executive governing record for the last 11 years. He’s worked hard to keep his state competitive in creating jobs, keeping taxes low with restraints on spending. Along with serious tort reform and reductions in regulations.
If he became potus Perry would govern as a fiscal conservative and reign in spending and regulations. With a GOP Congress on his side Perry would also lower taxes, then work on real entitlement and tax reform. Those policies and rolling back Obamacare would set in motion serious economic growth that would help to create jobs everywhere in America.
Perry supports a strong military and national defense, lower taxes and less spending, limited govt, tax-tort-regulation and entitlement reform, is pro-life, pro-gun, pro-traditional marriage, pro-family, pro-Constitution, opposes blanket amnesty and has worked to secure the Tex-Mex border. Now he wants the Feds to finish the job that Texas started.
Perry is a Reagan conservative. All the way.
Keep spamming more articles about her on FR, in a fervent, desperate effort to give her, and her rabid followers, more validation.
Chill out and see how the remainder of the field develops.
I liked Palin myself- although for me it was more a vote to spite the people who didn’t like her, although she was more qualified than either of the two presidential candidates in ‘08. At the moment I’m considering Mr. Cain strongly- I kind of like the thought that if he runs, it makes it rather hard for an Obamabot to call me a racist if I vote for him. It would be nice if the Repubs could get a candidate the caliber of Washington, Jefferson, etc, but they don’t. You are right in saying he doesn’t have a lot of experience in government, but, then again, that might be a plus....
After Newt played kissy face with Nasty Pelosi in the Global Warming propaganda piece, he'd be a campaign killer. Try again.
Grow up and stop worshipping false idols, leave that to the Obama worshippers. In other words, get a life.
Something similar happened to me.
I was invited to see breitbart in Orlando the same day as CPAC.
Note, at that point in time I was disgusted with our choice of candidates (at least the two that had a chance of winning the GE.
Afterwards I wandered upstairs and happened upon a chance to hear Mr. Cain speak.
When I left and eventually entered the parking garage. I stopped and stood there for a minute. OMG !!
I was overwhelmed. He is AWESOME!! The real deal.
I hadn’t been so excited since Reagan and then Sarah.
I’m in for the long haul.
I painted Cain 2012 on the back of my new SUV with white shoe Polish.
I have been blogging ever sense.
God speed Mr. Cain!!
Something similar happened to me.
I was invited to see breitbart in Orlando the same day as CPAC.
Note, at that point in time I was disgusted with our choice of candidates (at least the two that had a chance of winning the GE.
Afterwards I wandered upstairs and happened upon a chance to hear Mr. Cain speak.
When I left and eventually entered the parking garage. I stopped and stood there for a minute. OMG !!
I was overwhelmed. He is AWESOME!! The real deal.
I hadn’t been so excited since Reagan and then Sarah.
I’m in for the long haul.
I painted Cain 2012 on the back of my new SUV with white shoe Polish.
I have been blogging ever sense.
God speed Mr. Cain!!
>> Someone like Newt, or someone else with a good deal of time in federal office, will give Cain all the help he needs there.
Let me get this straight. You despise Rick Perry to the point of obsession, and you’re not shy about making that view known here. Yet you think *Newt Gingrich* should be a heartbeat away from the presidency?
I don’t get that line of reasoning *at all*.
Appearances are obviously deceiving.
“Let me get this straight. You despise Rick Perry to the point of obsession, and you’re not shy about making that view known here. Yet you think *Newt Gingrich* should be a heartbeat away from the presidency?”
I was answering a question...sorry if you’re so high-strung tonight.
I don’t really care who the VP is...I’m just answering his concern. Now take your meds and CALM DOWN.
“After Newt played kissy face with Nasty Pelosi in the Global Warming propaganda piece, he’d be a campaign killer. Try again. “
Probably not a campaign killer (Cain will be it), but you have a point. Like I just said, I don’t care who ends up as VP, but if the right choice is made, the experience issue is moot.
Most of us TEA people in my state are busy looking at Senate and House candidates on both the state and local levels as well as possible challengers to our Rinos on the federal level. We remain in throw the bums out mode.
I’m busy vetting the rest of the field, specifically Herman Cain. He hasn’t much of a record but he does put forth plans and ideas. So far I’m concerned about the 999 Plan and the Chilean healthcare and retirement accounts model he is proposing.
He claims the Chilean Model is a success, but the deeper I dig I see it going downhill. They reformed it in ‘08 and it would appear to need another intervention now.
The 999 plan is creating havoc with the poor, many formerly lower/midlevel middle class now amongst the poor. They are being subsidized to survive, including the retirement and healthcare provisions of the Chilean Model.
I’m not liking it much.
I honestly do not know who I’ll support in the primary. Obviously I’ll support the nominee for POTUS in the general. I’m less than thrilled with the remaining candidates.
Palin is playing pan-dimensional chess, while all others are soiling their diapers at the thought of running against her. She is doing something (not sure what exactly) PRECISELY like Sun Tzu would do it, so DON’T WORRY. Even though she is not running, she WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be the next POTUS. She’s just that brilliant, or, to quote Sun Tzu, “Those who do not run, alway become president.” Ahhh, so!
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