Posted on 09/18/2015 9:06:56 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
How big a problem is it that the two leading Republican candidates for president aren’t actually qualified to be president?
“Oh, come on,” you’re inclined to respond. “It’s not that much of a problem. After all, Donald Trump and Ben Carson aren’t really the leading GOP presidential candidates, are they?”
Yes, they are. Donald Trump is averaging about 30 percent in national polls and has been rising steadily since announcing his candidacy. Ben Carson started to move into double digits a month ago and is now at 20 percent. No one else is above single digits. In fact, if you take a look at the Real Clear Politics averages, you’ll find none of the others is above 7.8 percent. The ones who have briefly visited the land of double digits have since fallen back. No one has shown sustained momentum.
“Well,” you’re tempted to retort, “why should we believe that neither Trump nor Carson is qualified to be president?”
Did you watch the debate? Neither Trump nor Carson has much of a grasp of the issues. Neither has a demonstrated ability to govern. Trump is certainly the less qualified of the two, a self-regarding blowhard who’s not much of a conservative to boot, who is not now and will never be qualified to be president.
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I won’t listen to Billy until he signs a pledge to support the Republican nominee.
What do the other Neocons think?
Bill Kristol is a neocon. Neocon are idiots.
Crap article.
“qualified”? By who’s qualifications? Both pass the Constitutional requirements and are therefore constitutionally qualified.
Kristol is passing from the scene. Pretty irrelevant anymore.
Why?
Because Americans have seen the performance of “qualified” politicians and found it to be pathetic.
Why, Bill, is Trump not qualified to be president? Because he is not establishment? Not a lawyer? ...get outta here freak....
Huh?
Which issues does Kristol have in mind?
No one was ever less qualified than our current President. Trump can’t possibly do any worse.
Kristol hates Trump.
Next.
As Barack Obama has shown, there is no such thing as a "qualification" problem regarding the Presidency. If we can elect a lazy, ignorant, stupid but arrogant manchild with no work experience, then anybody's qualified.
If being a “self-regarding blowhard” makes Trump ineligible, then how did Obammie get elected?
Dear Bill,
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Do you have one to waste?
Yeah because all the current set of Political/Media clowns have done such a GREAT job with their “qualified” candidates.
That the reasons we need a Trump or Carson. We need someone actually COMPETENT, rather then qualified, to be a leader for a change.
Bill Kristol has a history of outright endorsing socialized medicine, so if he wants to contribute to the conservative movement he can do so by hanging himself.
What’s the difference between a neoconservative and a no conservative? Sorry, it’s a trick question.
Proud to say I have not and do not read anything by Kristol.
Right. The qualified ones who have run this country into the ground.
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