Posted on 08/04/2014 5:38:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
The way “we” choose the pres. is to let the people do it. Yes, Herman is right, the US voter is an unimaginably ignorant pig-dog piece of filth, and they get the kenyan they deserve.
“But we weren’t talking about any of those things during the campaign. We were talking about who got off what zinger in a debate, or who committed a “gaffe,”
Well... once the voting public has been successfully dummied down by decades of BS ‘public education’, THAT is about ALL they are capable of doing in the choice of a President.
Obama was incumbent POTUS with no primary challengers 2012, that gave him a huge advantage right there.
The group of GOP candidates (losers) all fell for Chris Wallace's trap on taxes and spending cuts, all said they would turn down $10 in spending cuts for $1 in tax increases while claiming that spending was killing the economy. Obama couldn't buy negative advertising like that.
Besides, since Cain says that Romney would have made a fine POTUS his editorial lacks a purpose,Romney got it.
Another item: Congress has proven time and time again that it is not a good factory to produce Presidents.
Dole, McCain, Kerry, to name a few.
Senators are not hired for leadership; they are there to offer an opinion and attempt to persuade others to accept such. They can be wrong 99% of the time (like Teddy Kennedy was) so they do not have to be accountable for their actions.
Governors, on the other hand, have proven leadership skills as they must lead an entire state, and are accountable for their actions.
Like Gov. Palin, the attack on conservatives
was led by Romney and his surrogates.
BTTT
The way you constructed your sentence it can be taken two or three different ways. Not sure what you mean.
The only president of whom I’m aware with fewer “qualifications” of this type than Obama when entering office was ... A. Lincoln. He had zero executive background of any type, with the exception of running a business into the ground when he was young.
Opinions vary, especially on this forum, about the man and his actions in office. But it is simply not possible to argue that he wasn’t a highly effective executive and leader, arguably the most effective in our history.
The problem with Cain’s argument is that there is a much more imprtant qualification for a President than his ability to effectively lead and execute. It’s the direction he intends to lead us in. A more politically astute and effective version of Obama would be a negative for the country, not a positive.
Another problem is that we aren’t a corporate Board hiring a CEO. The board sets the direction the company should go, and the CEO’s job is to implement their policies. The Board can fire him whenever it chooses.
The President is hired to both set a path and break trail down it. He is effectively unfireable for his term. The business metaphor has some serious flaws.
And speaking of the debates, remember that inane debate in which Stephanopolous(sp?) brought up the issue of whether states can ban contraception. Which in retrospect appears to have been the start of the liberals charging that the GOP had a “war on women”.
If I recall correctly, the candidates were declining to answer the question, saying it was irrelevant, but Stephanopolous kept asking follow up questions about it. If I recall correctly, the crowd started to boo Stephanopolous because he kept at it, and wouldn’t let that line of questioning go.
The Framers knew that the average man on the street was very capable of identifying someone to represent him in the House.
They also knew that as constituencies grew large, the people would succumb to demagogues and make bad choices.
Unfortunately, we not only have enormous House districts, but also elected senators, whose prominent talent is conspicuous talent to get elected.
And worst of all, we are moving toward outright popular presidential elections.
The people shouldn’t have anything to remotely do with electing senators or presidents. Democracy kills and it is killing our republic.
Couldn’t agree more: there should a leadership qualification test for anyone considering or being considered for a run for the Presidency.
Just like any other position of high responsibility, track record counts.
Further, we should develop a system separate from the political parties to identify potential leaders. We have tens of thousands of serious and successful leaders out there. We should never end up with just Mitt and Obie as our only choices.
The Republicans are the masters of the Ugly Truths. The Democrats are masters of the Pretty Suits.
You can see which one wins.
How not to choose a president
By relying on affirmative action and on-the-job training.
Correct on all counts. Direct election of the pres and senate was never intended.
“Democracy soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was yet a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
Adams or Madison, I think, and I might have a word or two wrong.
I would say the question by Wallace on taxes was relevant to the race, but a question like that's(what the states can ban) only purpose is to cause trouble.
Obama made an issue of the Obamacare birth control mandate in 2012 knowing many in the GOP, like Akin, couldn't resist that baited trap.
The nation and the world were vastly different places in1860 when Lincoln was elected. So that comparison is not apt. However, I agree with you regarding the importance of a candidate’s ideology. All his decisions are filtered through that lens, and all his actions are the results of those decisions.
The America-hating radical collectivism of a barack obama is clear in his coddling of our enemies, his “you didn’t build that” rhetoric, and his manipulation of class differences to incite strife. Couple those dangerous ideas with his gross incompetence and you have an America teetering on the brink of disaster.
I bet it's even higher than that
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