Presuming Duncan Hunter holds the right position on all the issues that matter, what makes him at all qualified to actually be the chief executive of a 380 million person country, or the leader of our armed forces?
What part of being a representative for decades shows that he has the leadership needed?
If he was a true leader, wouldn't he have shown some sign of leadership in his decades as Representative? Wouldn't he have been vying for speakership or other high positions, wouldn't his fellow representatives have recognized that "leadership" and rewarded it?
Maybe he'd be a great leader -- but those of you who want to push Hunter better figure out how to sell him as a leader, because his career path doesn't seem to provide much of an indication of that.
Give you an example: Try to find Hunter's pronouncements on serious foreign policy or domestic issues from prior to 2004. See how often he was the one out front on an issue, or was the person people wanted to hear from before making a decision.
Leadership isn't the only issue for president, but it is a pretty big issue. I asked a week ago about this issue, and nobody took me up on it. There's plenty of time, and I am waiting to be convinced.
For starters, Hunter was instrumental in the border fence getting passed. He also nailed the Dems last year by forcing a vote on a troop withdrawal from Iraq - they could no longer just talk about it and had to go on the record, and only three voted for the withdrawal.
Hunter knows how to play hardball for national security.