Next President of the United States Version 2
This is my first shot at analyzing the republican ticket for president 2008. Still, don't go easy on me. If anything, I'm posting here to get lots of feedback from y'all.
Rudy Guliani is a hero, right? Well, he was mayor during what is known as New York City's most difficult time, September 2001. He supports a woman's right to choose as well as the possibility of union between same-sex partners. Supposedly, these stances, and his inclination to limit gun use, could limit the amount of love that rural and non-East Coast republicans show him. Learn more here.
Mitt Romney got tons of attention only after he raised as much or more than Guiliani and McCain during the last quarter of 06, I believe. He hails from Massachusetts, a state not known for booming Republicans. Perhaps still, he might be able to focus on economic issues at the core of America - casting his opponents as out of touch. His website has him walking onto the screen.
John McCain has tilted closer to the Conservative Right over the last few years, possibly alienating the folks who thought of him as Mr Pragmatic on the Hill for so many years. Well, he stands strongly for border protection, for military spending and force in Iraq, and campaign finance reform. He bid for president in 2000. His website is here.
Newt Gingrich, Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Chuck Hagle, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Fred Dalton Thompson, and Tommy Thompson, Raymond McKinney, and others, round out the pack of lesser-known or lesser-earning candidates on the GOP ticket.
I'd like to know exactly what kind of president Guliani would be. As of now, he leads the parade of GOP candidates in my mind.
2 comments:
I was really into McCain back in the day. There is a large part of me that thinks it is time for substance over stance and he used to offer the substance while his stance often reached across party lines. Now he is just another political hack like everyone else, falling in step with the party line and trying to please everyone. Does anyone think there will soon be a third and forth party in American politics to fill this void that a lot of americans are feeling? Something that is actually issue orientated instead of being bullied into making decisions on issues?
Third and fourth parties - possible for national level, more likely and successful at the local level.
Ben (and others) Are you completely disillusioned with the two parties? Where does that stem from?
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