[2ndDivisionVet]

Baloney! We’re suffering from a guy who went from state senator to president with nothing much but campaigning in between! He’s never run so much as a snow cone stand and look where we are right now! I’m sure Rep. West is a great guy, but a battalion commander and a governor of a state are NOT the same thing by any stretch of the imagination! I was in charge of early warning/intelligence of the main part of the Korean DMZ during one of my tours there and keeping an eye on a North Korean corps during the other, yet I don’t consider myself an expert on foreign affairs or government. I would never offer up myself for high office without “paying my dues” first, and neither should Rep. West or the others mentioned. Would you hire a guy to run a company who only has experience as a department manager in a Wal-Mart?

[Ronald_Magnus]

Good points in #83. BTW, my wife(half Korean), daughter, and I visited Korea several years ago. Before the trip, I made sure to book a tour of the Joint Security Area. It was definitely the highlight of the trip for me.

[FR_addict]

Allen West has natural talent that I haven't seen in very many people. He is exceptionally well-read and a student of history and governments. He has the qualifications that would make a great President. I don't doubt that you were a battalion commander, but West has more to offer.

I had been thinking he would make a great Vice President, but I look at the current field and would much rather have Allen West than Gov. Romney and some of the other RINOs being pushed out in front by the Republican elite.

We are going to get a RINO if we don't put our best people forward. One thing that he will have to do is pick the best people in the areas where he is not as strong. But anyone Allen West picks would be a lot better than the socialists that Obama puts in charge.

If he runs, he would automatically be considered for VP.

[Falcon28]

Baloney! Before Obama was a freshmen Senator, he was a community organizer. Before West was a freshman Congressman, he was a 22-year military vet. There's no comparison there.

a battalion commander and a governor of a state are NOT the same thing

Well, since there aren't any decent Republican governors running for President, I guess a battalion commander will have to do.

I would never offer up myself for high office without “paying my dues” first,

Mitt Romney has paid his dues. Let's vote for him! Bob Dole and John McCain paid there dues - how did that work out? Of course, a two-term conservative governor would be the most ideal - but that person doesn't exist. The 2012 election is make or break for the US, if we don't win than that's all she wrote. Simply fact is this: three debates between Obama and West would show the American people which one has the experience and wisdom to lead this country.