Politics

Rick Perry is dropping like a stone in the polls mainly because of his lack of polish in debates and his refusal to do any interviews because he’s afraid he will say something wrong.

Perry looks good on paper, but when scrutinized he is seen for the weak politician he is. Romney is a tool. he’s just being groomed by the party to win but hes not a real candidate. Herman cain is amazing. simply amazing. i find myself agreeing with him more than anyone else and apparently im not alone in that. hes way up in the polls! Newt Gingrich! oh my god! he is another amazing candidate. all his answers are sharp, on point, and he never involves himself in the petty garbage thats been going on lately in the debates. Santorum is a good candidate but he cant handle pressure. he appears visibly flustered every time he’s asked a tough question whereas cain and gingrich perform VERY well under pressure.

ron paul…now theres an interesting one. you agree with most of what he says…until he says something along the lines of “no we cant have a border fence because then were gonna have national IDs and police pulling you over demanding to see your papers at random” so hes out as far as im concered…but a very interesting candidate. gary johnson…what even. why is he running. im not even gonna even bother even.

john huntsman. now there is a first class &%$^#@ if ive ever seen one. his platform is that the other candidates dont believe in evolution. IM SORRY…/BUT OF WHAT RELEVANCE IS EVOLUTION TO FIXING THE ECONOMY?!?!? who else…um…bachmann. bachmann is a woman so of course she can’t win. see when it comes to race you have a divide between men, women, friends, romans, countrymen…but when it comes to women…men are all united agaisnt them 🙂 so she has no chance whatsoever and she keeps getting shafted in the debates.

i think i covered everyone. gingrich was a little left of center last time, but he really knows how to balance a budget. he was responsible for the clinton surplus…so im not sure hed be such a bad idea now. cain though seems to be a very solid conservative and a shrewd businessman. as of now my vote is going to herman cain.

Dr. Seuss- anyone with a real shot at the White House is going to have to compromise on some party lines. A lot of liberals are upset with Obama for not being liberal enough for them- but he has to deal with a different reality than grungy college kids and smarmy academics. At the end of the day, they’ll vote for him anyway because better that than any Republican- and it’s the same for Republicans. If Romney wins the primary (as is currently the most likely scenario), are you really going to not vote for him because he’s not conservative enough? Would you really prefer 4 more years of Obama to a Republican who occasionally takes the “wrong” position?

dvorak…then vote for john huntsman cuz thats his platform

huntsmans platform is sommething along the lines of “democrats dont like republicans…least of all conservatives…so vote for me because im a registered republican simply for the heck of it”

and dvorak…thats a retarded way to vote. just because the RNC decides to market a candidate for nomination does NOT mean that you have to vote for said candidate. also this is a primary…not a general election. if it comes down to it and romney or perry wins the nomination they yeah…id vote them over obama. but why the heck should i vote for a candidate i dont like in a primary simply because teh RNC says i should?!

The country has too many bored politicians. Note that of the Republican candidates, most are currently unemployed. Perry, Bachmann and Paul all have jobs – the rest are “retired” with too much spare time on their hands – so they start running for President two or three years before the election. So much can happen between now and Novemver 2012, that any speculation is meaningless.

But since I’m already in a yuntufdik mood and don’t feel like doing any real work, I speculate:

1. Eric Cantor will be widely discussed as a Vice-Presidential candidate in 2012, and possible future Presidential nominee. This is based on his role as the Tea Party advocate in Congress, combined with being the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. Having a Jewish (“conservadox”, at least not an embarassment such as Weiner or Spitzer) Republican will encourage a large percentage of Orthodox Jews to switch from being moderate Democrats to Republicans, including in New York local and state politics.

2. Cain’s radical idea (eliminate the payroll tax, use of a consumption tax, paying for social security and medicare from general revenue) will be adopted by more and more Republicans. Cain will be a major candidate as the “Tea party” favorite, which will offer Black conservatives an opportunity to break with the Democrats and return (as they were until 60 years) to the Republicans.

3. Obama will seek a major foreign policy triumph (an Arab-Israeli peace treaty would be nice but improbable, but I’ld bet on Korean reunification or a revolution in Cuba) to beef up his disasterous resume.

For the record: Mitt Romney’s record is far more liberal than Jon Hunsman’s.

Akuperma,

That is precisely the matter with the current (and by now, final) Republican field — not one candidate is addressing the real problems, and they’re all ducking from offering solutions. Additionally, no candidate has a record of cutting deficits and balancing budgets. ‘Purity’ and negativity scared off those who were going to have an earnest discussion with the American people about the direction of the country. Although it would seem viable for the Republican nominee to choose Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American senator from Florida who is brilliant and eloquent, to ensure victory, it would be better for the country to have Governor Daniels or Rep. Ryan as veep.

Here’s my take on most candidates: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/your-dream-ticket-for-2012

Dave Hirsch:

Cain probably is the strongest candidate. Not having been a Wall Street banker (regional Fed banks don’t count -they’re mainstreet’s representative to the Fed, and have little clout), or a politician -he can’t be blamed. Cutting the budget means getting a lot of people to give up what they like (social security payments that exceed what the person paid into the system by a huge multiple, free medical care, and everyone’s pet project). Getting rid of payroll taxes might encourage employment, and taxing consumption might encourage people to cut back (and America is “exceptional” in spending much more than we earn – and forcing the Chinese to loan us the difference).