What Are Our Choices For President?
I can’t find anyone yet who is excited about the presidential prospects of either party.
I’m going to talk about the three frontrunners in each party in this post.
First, the Democratic frontrunners.
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1. Hillary Clinton
She comes with a lot of baggage. Most people don’t really trust her to be honest with us should she achieve the office of President of the United States.
Her ties to Norman Hsu bring back bad memories of campaign finance scandals of her husband’s administration.
Her talk of medical insurance reform brings back scary thoughts of Hillarycare that went nowhere fast when she brought it up the first time.
She has in her campaign’s employ one Sandy Berger, who was caught stuffing papers from the National Archives and admits to destroying said papers.
What was Berger trying to hide from us at the behest of the Clintons?
I sometimes think of the Clintons as being their own little crime family.
- 2. Barack Obama
An empty suit. Need I say more?
No experience in national politics except two years in the Senate.
- 3. John Edwards
Another empty suit, only with nice hair.
He earned his money as a trial lawyer suing doctors and pharmaceutical companies, thereby helping to drive up the cost of medical insurance for everyone.
His only experience in politics has been one term in the Senate, in which he spent about 1/3 of that term running for president and then vice-president.
He was unable to carry his home state for John Kerry and would have lost his Senate seat had he run again.
Now the Republicans:
- 1. Rudolph Giuliani
Current frontrunner. Socially liberal but tough on terror. Experienced as a U.S. Attorney and the Mayor of New York City. Was mayor during 9/11 and conducted himself well under trying circumstances.
Has not been very successful in marriages and carries baggage there.
Is for abortion but is also a firm supporter of the War on Terror.
Probably would not object to same-sex marriages.
It depends on whether your social concerns out-weigh your national security concerns.
- 2. Fred Thompson
Was special counsel to Watergate Committee. Came up with the famous “What did the president know and when did he know it?” question and revealed the White House tapes while questioning Alexander Butterfield.
Served one and a partial term as Senator from Tennessee, then went into acting full-time.
Announced his candidacy on the Jay Leno show, which made a lot of Republicans angry at the gamesmanship.
Running as a conservative, but we don’t really know his positions yet. We’ll have to reserve judgment until we hear him in a debate and read up on his positions.
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3. Mitt Romney
Former governor of Massachusetts, stepped in and fixed the Salt Lake City Olympics. Attractive, but almost too cute by half.
Has flip-flopped on the issues from his stances on abortion when he ran against Ted Kennedy for the Senate to now.
What does he really stand for? Who knows but Mitt Romney?
Just another pretty face.
So here we have six candidates for the nation’s highest job, and so far I can’t get excited about any of them.
I want to be able to vote for someone who shares my values on abortion, the War on Terror, same-sex marriage etc. and not just against another candidate.
Feel free to discuss your choices in the comments section.
Written by ~J~
Aakash Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 3:38 amVisit Aakash
There are some good constitutionalists in the race - and that was even before our friend Alan Keyes decided to throw his hat in the ring, the other day.
In addition to Dr. Keyes, U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO), and, to a lesser degree, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) are excellent choices.
Our state’s very own John Cox is an attractive and principled conservative candidate, and was the first Republican to announce his candidacy for the 2008 presidential nomination, but unfortunately, his lack of visibility creates a major viability problem.
One thing is certain, with regard to the Presidency - We need to rise, in 2008, to a level much, much, much, much, MUCH, MUCH greater than where we are at, right now.
~J~ Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 3:53 amVisit ~J~
I agree except for Ron Paul, but the candidates you mention have no chance of getting the nomination.
I like Huckabee. He seems to fill the bill, but he ticked off a few people when he agreed with Hillary’s position on smoking in cars etc.
He communicates very well, and I suspect he is actually running for the vp slot. I like him a lot but I don’t see him winning the nomination.
Big Mo Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 11:22 amVisit Big Mo
None of them excites me much, but one thing I do know: If Clinton is elected, I know I won’t like her domestic programs, but she will not pull us out of Iraq. To do so would be to have an American defeat on her watch. And there’s no way she would let that happen.
(I wrote about this over at HRP.)
BTW, Thompson going on Leno to announce his candidacy didn’t bother me; I didn’t care one way or the other. It just fits with the modern way of campaigning.
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 12:56 pmVisit Shirley
My favorites, Huckabee and Hunter don’t stand a chance but
I would at least like to see Huckabee as VP and Hunter as Secy. of Defense if a republican wins the WH.
I’m trying to refrain from any opinion about Thompson until I see him debate both republicans and democrats.
I like Romney less that I did and I like Guiliani more than I did.
Some days I even like McCain. Some days I don’t.
Hmmmm. Am I fickle or are the candidates fickle???
Oh woe is me. They’re all much better candidates than anyone the democrats have to offer and I will vote for whomever our candidate is.
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 1:09 pmVisit Shirley
dang. I spelled Giuliani’s name wrong didn’t I? I know I shouldn’t feel compelled to correct this error but there’s a reason why I adore Monk (the only tv show I watch).
~J~ Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 2:09 pmVisit ~J~
Shirley,
We have an edit comment feature that allows you to correct the spelling or add to, subtract from etc. the comment for five minutes after making said comment.
And I feel the same way you do, although I’ve never been a Duncan Hunter supporter simply because he is so unknown.
I really do like Huckabee and hope he is the vp nominee.
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 2:40 pmVisit Shirley
J, thanks.
I saw that edit comment thingy but wasn’t quite sure what it meant. Guess it means just what it says!
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 2:43 pmVisit Shirley
J, thanks.
I saw that edit comment thingy but wasn’t quite sure what it meant. Guess it means just what it says!
testing comment thingy
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 2:43 pmVisit Shirley
ok what did I do wrong…
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 2:44 pmVisit Shirley
isn’t my original post supposed to go away when I edit?
~J~ Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 3:08 pmVisit ~J~
Your original post can be edited and shouldn’t go away. It should show up as you want it to show.
Just in case, make a copy of your original post to paste back in if you have a problem editing. Let me know and I’ll check into it if there’s a problem.
Or, you can just correct it with another post.
Shirley Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 4:23 pmVisit Shirley
OR even better, I could check for typos BEFORE I submit my posts…