Speculation on who would be the best choice GOP presidential candidate
Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010
by Joel Hendon
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The Republicans are ready to kick off their drive for the 2012 presidential campaign. In order to take advantage of their present standing in the public eye, they must not make a mistake. Every open elective office must be examined with meticulous concentration. The very best person for each position must be chosen, boosted, financed and encouraged.
In 2008, we had several poor choices running. There were some who would have been great under different circumstances. Fred Thompson could be the sitting president today, but he was too hesitant to put his hat into the ring early and finally when he did, just before the Iowa caucus, and did not show well, he dropped out. Many of the ones who ran that year will no doubt, try again this time. Once you run and fall, especially along side John McCain, you should do nothing this time except vote for a good man.
Newt Gingrich is a brilliant and "can do" type fellow and would make a great president. But his past mistakes have to be considered. What he did was not nearly as bad as what just about every person of this president's entourage has been guilty of...and still are. He was arguably the greatest speaker of the house of representatives the nation has ever had. But should he run, he will look like hamburger meat by the time the "righteous" left runs him through the grinder.
Dick Morris, a Democrat no less, is a brilliant man and whose ideas are as straight as a stick. But he cannot run as a Democrat. They would tar and feather him. He cannot run as a Republican because he is a Democrat.
Ron Paul is a sure loser. Nothing wrong with the man, he is a good man, very knowledgeable but his conservative ideas become radical. The nation is not ready for a Ron Paul as it was not ready for Barack Obama. They are on opposite poles of the spectrum. A number of the Tea Partiers like him, but not enough do. If they push him too hard the outcome could be disastrous.
Rudy Giulliani and Mitt Romney are losers. They could not make it last time and will do worse this time. Neither reflect the conservative base and will be rejected by the Tea Party and those who rejected John McCain last time.
That leaves very little to consider, doesn't it. Sarah Palin would make a great president. She is intelligent, her priorities are right. She has much more quality experience than our present president. But alas, she came on the scene with a man who was bound to lose and was maligned unjustly by the left until she would have a difficult time overcoming those harsh, even though untrue, things that were flung at her.
So, who should we have for our Republican candidate? I have four people who would make us a good one, I believe. I'll start with my fourth choice and work to number one. Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal. Not too well known and relatively new on the political scene, I acknowledge...but he has proven his mettle as governor. His state was in a mess when he took over, and I believe he has accomplished more, the correct way, since he became governor, than any politician I've known of. I wish him well. I would like, at least, to seem him get the second spot.
Governor Pawlenty of Minnesota is another outstanding man, very capable and has his head on straight. I can't say for sure whether I choose him over Jindal or not. Both are good men.
Mike Pence from Indiana. Outstanding man great politician and a down home type guy. A brilliant man with the strength to stand for what is right. If you aren't too familiar with him, Just put his name in Google's search engine and you'll find lots of good stuff.
Finally, my real choice, but it is questionable that this person could be enticed to run. But I believe the country would be in good hands, led by a brilliant mind and certainly very knowledgeable of how a country should be run, and strong enough to see it done. At age 19, this person gained a B.A. Degree in political science Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Denver, a Masters Degree in political science from Notre Dame, at age 20, and after working in the state department under Jimmy Carter for awhile, obtained a PhD from the University of Denver. She then became a Republican in 1982 after becoming averse to Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.
She became National Security Advisor under Gerald Ford, then after the election of George H.W. Bush, she became his National Security Advisor, then he asked her to be Soviet expert on the United States Security Council. And all are familiar with the fact that she became George W. Bush's National Security Advisor and then later was named Secretary of State under his administration.
Those are just a few highlights of her background, she held impressive positions in numerous other situations between her tours at the White house. She very well may be the best qualified person in this nation on foreign affairs whereas our present foreign policies are being handled by rank amateurs. She is not a politician. But she is better qualified to be one than any other person I know.
Run Condoleeza, Run!
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Great article, Joel! So your top four choices are as follows:1. Rice2. Pence3. Pawlenty4. JindalNo offence, but I would eliminate three of your top four right off the bat.Condy Rice is a nice, intelligent lady, as you stated, but she's just not presidential timber. I don't think she has the stomach or the thinkness of skin that would be necessary for a presidential run.Tim Pawlenty seems to lack passion and doesn't seem to be the kind of person who could generate the kind of excitement necessary to be successful at running for president. In addition, he may be a bit too moderate for the Tea Party wing of the GOP.Bobby Jindal effectively elminated himself with a poor performance in a nationally televised rebuttal speech last year. A poor first impression on the national stage is difficult, if not impossible, to overcome. Ask one J. Danforth Quayle if that's not the case.I totally agree with you about Mike Pence. He would definitely be in my top four as well. In fact, he would be my top choice, if I had to put them in any order. I believe he's one of the brightest young stars in the Republican Party today. I could defintely see him as president.The other three in my top four would be Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Scott Brown, in that order.I think it's a mistake to eliminate Romney just because he lost the last time around. In fact, in the GOP, that may actually be a point is his favor. Republicans have a tendency to select previous losers as their presidential nominee. Reagan was nominated in 1980 after losing in 1976. George H.W. Bush was nominated in 1988 after losing in 1980. Bob Dole was nominated in 1996 after losing in 1980 and 1988. John McCain was nominated in 2008 after losing in 2000.I learned a long time ago not to underestimate Newt Gingrich. He made a believer out of me in 1994 when he led the GOP to a sweeping congressional victory. I believe he would have an excellent shot at the 2012 presidential nomination if he wanted to pursue it. However, I'm still uncertain as to whether he could actually be elected.Scott Brown is now in a similar situation to where Barack Obama was in 2006. Remember, although Obama was an up and coming star in the Democratic Party, most Democrats and pundits (even amateur ones like myself) believed his time for running for president had not yet come. They believed he had plenty of time and should have waited until 2012 or beyond. However, he felt the need to strike while his iron was hot (so to speak). He was right and they were wrong. Similarly, Scott Brown is a hot item in the GOP right now. Despite his inexperience in national politics, he might be able to carry his momentum to the highest office in the land, or at least the GOP presidential nomination.Thanks for your well considered replies. I do disagree with you on Condi Rice though. I do not believe she will run, but that lady is one intelligent and highly knowledgeable person. Not only that, she is also class. I think she could very easily handle the presidency.I agree with you on Newt. But every body has nit picked the man to death and I can just imagine all the asinine rhetoric which would appear if he runs. Frankly, he is my top choice, if I thought he could win. He and Brown would make a spectacular ticket. Or, he and Mike Pence.And I don't really agree with you on Romney. He is another John McCain as far as I am concerned. His record is not as conservatrive as he now is trying to appear.Joel, I just wanted to let you know that the first comment was made by me. I thought I was logged in at the time, but I must have not been.Thanks for clarifying Terry. I don't think it was you. The program got to doing that for a few days, not even listing my name when I responded, and also not specifying anonymous. Thanks for commenting.
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