My Thoughts on the GOP Candidates

I would have to agree with you, Romney is no conservative, he is more of a flip-flopper, and newt is a egotist, but would make a good debater for Pres. Obama. Ron Paul is out of touch with his radical views of the world and can’t be elected. The rest of the field is about the same unelectable.

Looks like the usual primary madness to me. How's this go again? Oh yes, the right will elect a guy too far to the right to pull any independent or liberal votes. Then when the real election occurs you'll lose because you're candidate is so far out in right field he's still in the dugout. Not so complicated math dictates you should choose the candidate who appeals most to the left. Good to see you on again debrakcary, hope thing are going better now.

Thanks for sharing your observations. I am totally undecided at this time. I tend to agree with the observation on Cain. I will look for other recent posts you have made, to see if you say what you are doing an internship in or what you are going to school for.

So glad to see you stick your head in the door and wave to us! I was sold on Cain but the hypocrites have ruined his candidacy. They idolized an adulterer (and possibly a rapist) in the WH in the 90's. Some say the attack came from the Romney camp disguised as a Dem attack. Who knows? But my man is out so I have to choose from the others. I don't want Romney but if he gets the nomination I'll go with him over Obama. I guess it's his "turn" just like it was McCain's in 2008--don't think for a minute that we have any choice in this, they'll pick who they want. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Christmas! Just remember as you are so busy that you are opening the doors of opportunity and you will have a happy and prosperous new year!

There is no such thing as the ideal candidate. Being human they all make personal and professional blunders. Though I'm a philosophical conservative, I will not vote for a conservative if he is not competent or lacks basic integrity. I also will abstain from voting if no candidate running meets my criteria. Predicting how any man or woman will meet the awesome responsibilities of POTUS is uncertain. Of the current slate, Huntsman, Romney and Gingrich appear to be the most competent but Romney and Gingrich lack integrity. Romney is an arrogant business gladhander typical of the ilk that caused the 2007-08 financial crash. His Bain Capital is an LBO specialty firm that purchases successful businesses with heavily leveraged debt, then sells the businesses at subtstantial profits after reducing their costs and workforce (they are not job creators). Though he left Bain over 10 years ago, he still earns millions annually from it and refuses to publicize his tax returns. Romney is also the biggest two-faced panderer I've ever witnessed in national politics. Despite that, he is very smart, looks and sounds Presidential, and probably is the most electable Republican. Gingrich, the most Washington-wise and perhaps smartest candidate, is a narcissistic motormouth and con man that sounds convincing until you examine the substance of his verbiage. . .not to mention his personal and moral pecadillos, questionable money-making Washington activities, and about-face and often bizarre stands on key issues. Huntsman, on the other hand, possesses the requisite competence and integrity I would expect in a President but is a long shot in the Presidential sweepstakes. In my opinion Perry, Bachman, and former candidate Cain are clowns lacking the competence for the job. Rick Santorum is a lightweight. I did not vote for Obama and an not a fan. But I'm not convinced that any potential GOP candidate can unseat him as sitting President despite his lagging poll numbers. My point is it's difficult to unseat a sitting President without a superior candidate (e.g. Ronald Reagan). Also, Obama makes a far better campaigner than Jimmy Carter did. Clinton unseated Bush I but that election was skewered by the third-party candidacy of Ross Perot. In any event, the outome of the 2012 Presidential election is anyone's speculative guess at this point. Best of luch with your studies and internships. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I just don't get why most of the right don't like Huntsman. He has more of a conservative voting record than any of them for the most part. I guess it is because he worked in the Obama administration. Plus he is the only guy from the Republican field that some of the left think would actually make a decent president. I think some people just needs to get passed there hatred for left and start looking at the facts and start doing what is right for the country. Otherwise is is just plain anarchy what many on the right are doing. Lets put in office the guy that is not best for the job but the guy the left would hate most. You know that saying "I was blinded by hatred."

Since Gumby would make a better president than Obama, any of the Republicans running would be better.

Better late than never finding this discussion and responding, lol. At this point, I just don't have a clue what to think about the GOP field. Romney is about as trustworthy - in my opinion at least - as a west Texas rattle snake. And truthfully, Gingrich fits that mold too. Something about that man makes my skin crawl. Plus his 15% flat tax idea for reforming the tax code (I admit it needs reformed, but) scares me. The more I read about it the more I see it as very dangerous and damaging to our already fragile economy. Bachmann, thank goodness dropped out - we definitely did not need her, plus Obama would have torn her to ribbons. Paul really is kind of moot point in the sense that the media will never let him get the coverage the others do, and he will not manage to get the nomination - no matter what party he is running in. Plus some of his ideas are a bit too far out there and radical. Another thing with Paul, he does not do very well in the debates, and I don't think he would be able to survive debating Obama. Santorum had my attention until reading Annie's post, and now I am not so sure about him either. Huntsman could have been a good choice, but he is out now too....so we are left with a mess.