GOP Candidates (Page 1 of 4)

Politics never really goes down well here, so good luck with that!
As an outsider looking in, the presidential race always intrigues me. Mainly how such a large country with a wealth of great minds and personalities always yields such lame ducks! Looking back over the years there have been some terrible names, and this time round seems little different. You're probably in the better camp though.
I think Obama has lacked any real substance and dealt poorly with most issues come his way. Getting Bin Laden was a great boost, but I know personally of French Special Forces and British SBS being told to stand down with near certain verification. It was so much more than the military rumour mill, I actually knew people behind the scenes, manning comms and waking up the big bosses. I guess it wasn't the right time, or the right government on the other side of the guns...
American politics always seems to need so much money to get the candidate on their way. Clear, strong and concise policies don't seem to be so much of an issue. Throwing the biggest party, having the most flag wavers and giving the best sound bite is what matters. Hell, even Obama sung the other day! 
At least most British politicians have worked their way up through political parties and served on the cabinet, making decisions or at least debating them before throwing their hat into the ring for election. They also have to be the elected leader of their political party. It's far from perfect, and still yields some lame ducks! But it seems a little more qualifying to me.

"Now you've started it! Now you've really started it!"

So far it looks like Mitt Romney will win the candidacy, don`t you agree? To my mind they are chosing the best candidate. Romney might and might not have a questionable business history, but he is experienced and seems statesman-like.  Newt Gingrich has a bad history from the Clinton years. He was cheating on his wife, and that`s none of my business. But he was attacking Clinton for doing the same, draging the nation through the mud in the process. That is both morally and politically weak. Ron Paul is too much of an isolationist. There is much to be said for cutting expenses, but Ron Paul cuts too deep and wants to isolate the US from the rest of the world. That didn`t work in the 30`s and is far more dangerous and unwise today.
Santorum has identified himself with the Tea Party movement and the religious right. Cutting public expences and believing in God is OK. But both groups has views that are anti science (global warming, evelution etc) anti-gay and simply backwards in their thinking. Santorum has in my opinion placed himself too far to the right to win .... or for me to like him. Do you believe Romney is the candidate who has the best chance to beat Obama? Does it matter that Romney is a metodist?

I have written some of my personal views here. I hope people will take them for what they are and debate tham calmly if they disagree.

Thank you?
Some people say politicians are the price we pa for having a demcrasy just like lawjers are the price for a legal system. I see their point, but  I think there are more good people in both profecions than we usually belive. I was bored and wondered if I wanted to thread lightly and stay bored or kindle a debate. Guess what I decided  ?

Hat is your take on it?

Much the same here. I mean, we have a coalition government because the votes didn't have enough majority. So liberals got a say in power by default but everybody knows they have no clout, conservative voters have a government carrying dead weight along for the ride, and the best labour could come up with is Ed Milliband! What the... 

How can you tell a politican is lying. ?                                             His lips are moving.   

They are all con men, Money grabbers.      " No More Heros anymore "

I haven't voted in Years and Can see no reason to start, Unless the start puting a box with
something like  " None of the above " or a joke candidate like   Katie Price for PM.   

Well Obama had a good background, Harvard Law student, community organizer, he's definitely very intelligent. But he's too soft on the progressive side.

Secretagent said that with such a wonderful country, the US should have good candidates. Well, Ralph Nader was the one. He ran 4 or 5 times, people didn't vote for him. Now they're on their own. I don't feel bad for them. We never had someone like him in Canada. Someone with a perfect background, who devoted his entire life to others, who put safety belt in your car, who cleaned the air, someone who fought all his life for the greater good when he could've used his Harvard Law degree to make 4 millions per year. He is the one who you can't buy.

They do have all the attention, and that's sad.

I don't think they worship communist leaders... Quite the opposite, communist and even socialist is a word they hate.

They do NOT advocate for the abolition of private companies, in fact they see the US as a company.

I think that it is pretty scary that none (except one, you'll see) of the GOP candidates have a clue on US Foreign Policy..

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Even though Ron Paul is a libertarian, at least he makes sense and he's against the US wars and the big corporations that run the country. All of the others are muppets.

True. Ron Paul is the only option. The other GOP candidates and Obama support more endless wars and intrusion of personal liberty.

I don't think Ron Paul would suddenly change his mind if he was President.

Also, if you want to know why you're wrong about how the Republicans would do a better job with the economy, you can read Paul Krugman's column in the New York Times.

The US should not intervene, especially since it does not declare its wars and they are financed by debts. They are simply making more enemies overseas. Countless retired 4 star generals have said that the US is endangering itself by doing this.

I would prefer to see Ralph Nader president (not running this year) than Ron Paul (mostly because of healthcare), but at least he makes sense. All the other Republicans are corporate candidates.

The word democracy is not in the constitution of the United States, actually.