Posted on 09/22/2011 2:55:26 PM PDT by newzjunkey
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The NINE(!) Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, worked as a tax attorney, and was a foster mother for 23 teenagers. She is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Herman Cain
Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He lost the Georgia Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He was recently the host of Atlanta-based radio show.
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 to 1999. He has a PhD in modern European history.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an ob-gyn and was Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Rick Perry
Perry is the three term governor of Texas, from 2000 to current. He is a retired Air Force captain for former farmer. He has a degree in animal science.
Mitt Romney
Romney was governor of Massachusetts (2003 to 2007) and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican 2008 nomination for president. He has an MBA (Harvard) and JD (Harvard Law).
Rick Santorum
Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006.
Gary Johnson
Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. He founded what would become one of the largest construction companies in New Mexico. He has competed in several triathlons and climbed Mount Everest.
Retro LOL, man!
Why is it the responsibility of the federal government, Mittens?
HA! Mitt calling Perry a flip flopper!
Here we go...Perry vs Myth...
Heeeee! Romneycare!
I liked both Paul and Johnson on the Vetoes. I think Johnson would do it, too.
Recovering Ex-hippie wrote:
He sounds good though....Fair Tax, start vetoeing bills that need to be axed.
I wish that Paul had extended his veto threat to anything that doesn't say which specific enumerated power in the constitution authorizes Congress to enact a bill. Paul has repeatedly sponsored the "Enumerated Powers Act" requiring exactly that.
As for the FairTax, I'm for the idea of a consumption tax, but the actual FairTax bill when you read it is a nightmare. There are many constitutional problems with it, and there's a major problem of it being "revenue neutral." We are taxed excessively now. I don't believe we're paying exactly the right amount of total taxes but paying it the wrong way. Thats what the FairTax addresses.
He’s probable been taking lessons from 0.
BOOM Perry rebounds!!!
Romney sounds like a sneaky weasel. Perry just zinged Mitt!
Perry just nailed mittens on that one.
Ignoring the polls is the best for now, the Conservative and TEA Party voters will decide, and I’m betting on a surprise for all the media.
Ha, Perry just stuck it to Mitt.
Oh, how I agree with you, Kenny! I only wish we could make it happen.
But......there are too many pockets that want to be stuffed, every where we turn!
Perry just scored when he talked about what Mitt took oujt of Mitt’s book between publishings. :)
Yes, Perry won this round against Romney.
Perry lands a haymaker!!!!
Romney isn’t doing well.
Looks like everyone but Romney and Perry are getting shut out of the ‘debate’.
They are letting it become the Mitt Rick show! GGGrrrrrr
All Mitt and Perry have to do is keep bringing up each others names
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