Posted on 10/06/2004 10:39:14 AM PDT by Without Barbarians
He just doesn't have the charisma to be a leader. In another era he sure could have been the top contender though...""
I disagree: Cheney can turn on the charisma any time he wants. His eyes dance with mischief, and he speaks with a certainty no DIM knows. He is attentive and polite, and he gives off an aura of being able to handle anything thrown at him. He just doesn't want the job. He would impress any foreign leader, I believe, because he speaks with a straight tongue and any human-even a crazy person like ARAFAT- realizes that in very short time.
I think Cheney lights up a room every time he enters, and I don't think he blows his own horn every time he opens his mouth. His wife, Lynn, is supposed to be even brighter than Dick.
sKerry on the other hand, leaves the constant impression that he is trying every new moment to impress you with who he is and what he is. Skerry is an empty suit, IMO. As my brother would say: sKerry is stealing oxygen.
Good point. My lesbian niece died and her girlfriend (who it was later discouvered may have had something to do with the death) was thoroughly included. I want to point out that she refused to be included in paying the costs. She only wanted to be included in the newspaper and the planning and seating arrangements. My sister paid everything. But when it came to material things, again the girlfriend felt entitled to everything. She wanted the benefits without the liabilities. Not being married was to her advantage. Besides, the lesbian community in that city alternates partners so frequently that the only winners would be wedding planners and divorce attorneys. They are a troubled bunch of people -- very profane and violent too.
Why isn't Cheney President? Because Bush hasn't died.
You can forget about most conservatives voting for Rudy for president. He is no more moral than Bill Clinton. He can be useful elsewhere.
What was your answer?
He seems pretty strong on immigration from what I've heard him say.
He is much more conservative than W and that's not a knock on W, I like Bush, but we need a new Reagan!
Edwards is a good "number 2" too...
Um...wait, wrong kind of number 2...
Hmmm...then how about Lynne Cheney for Pres?
Agreed. I admire Rudy for his strength after 9/11, and I think he'd be OK in the Senate, at least as far as ousting Hillary (he's the only one with a shot). RINO for sure, but better than the Hildebeast. He could also play a good Secretary of Defense, but keep him away from social policy.
its so much fun, to see that most of the Freepers are alike in many ways!! yep army brat!!
give your daddy a big hug for me....I wish I could hug my daddy.....
Gad, don't want to get maudlin today, so, Go give them libs hell.
:))
I hate to disappoint you, but you're using logic on a newbie who posted a vanity thread. You haven't had your first cup of coffee yet this morning, have you?
In fact, what they truly want is the denigration and disparagement, and quite possibly eventual criminalization, of normal relationships.
Amen
Once you move outside of the morality issue, cohabitation without legal strings has a lot of legal advantages for individuals.
Edwards delved into emotional mumbo jumbo, while ignoring the true purpose behind the push for a change in the way society treats gay couples. It's all about benifits from 3rd parties & government entities. They wanna be able to force employers to cover gay couples under the same rules as they cover married couples on health care plans. They want to keep special protections as a "special class" in things like "fair housing". Social Security & pensions, where there are "widows" bennies are other "rights" they want. As we tear down the marriage penalty in tax law, they want in on it. Finally, they want equal treatment (read preferential, as they hold on to their special class protections) in adoption.
How do these mixed marriages work? :-)
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