After watching the debates last night, I think a few things became pretty obvious:
McCain would a be a horrible choice. One because he seems to get along with the Democrats so well, two because he isn’t a conservative by any stretch, and the third item would be that he hasn’t ever really accomplished anything.
I love how McCain likes to throw out his ability to lead, but what has he actually led? Romney made a very excellent point on this matter when he said that Senators don’t lead, they legislate. It is also ironic that there are those who spent time in the same prison camp as McCain who don’t think very highly of his actions during that time.
Personally, except in a few instances, I don’t need a President to lead me thank you very much. In fact, I don’t remember that being written into The Constitution anywhere. The job of the President is to execute the laws of the land and provide checks and balances against a legislative branch running amok. Nope, I’m quite willing, and able, to take care of myself Mr. President. Providing of course, you stop stealing from me and burdening me with useless legislation.
Also, on an economic standpoint, the economy is in a mess because of the government. I think we all recognize the importance of lowering taxes and government spending. In fact, I can’t recall a government anywhere, taxing itself out of debt alone. I definitely have to give Romney the advantage of that over McCain. Maybe if we could the Federal Reserve to stop meddling in the marketplace the market will find its own level. Now there is a concept that isn’t likely to happen.
I also don’t trust McCain to be Commander in Chief. He has the arrogance about him that says, “he knows better”. I want someone that will listen to the Generals and the people on the ground. They are the ones who need to be making decisions in order to keep the troops alive and complete the mission. What they don’t need is someone who still wants to play soldier from behind a desk. God knows there are already enough Congressmen who want to play armchair General.
I’m still not totally sold on Romney as candidate, but I definitely don’t think we need a Washington insider who has had too much time making back room deals with the other side.
Ron Paul just seems to zone from time to time and go off on some beaten path leaving you scratching your head. Other instances he makes very valid points that should be heard.
Huckabee is in a similar situation, he makes some good points from time to time, but there are still questions about him and his philosophy.
I think the bench this election was fairly weak in general. Fred Thompson was practically a no-show, and Guiliani was pretty much the same. I guess both figured they could get by on name recognition alone.