Below are the 16 candidates we have to choose from for our next president, with links to their respective web sites. Sixteen of them, and so little to choose from. So lets have a go at choosing the best candidate (in my opinion) to lead our country for the next 4 years. The current slate of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are among the sorriest in American history. So lets start with the Republicans. If you are one of the 28% of voters that still think George W. Bush is gods gift to America then any of the Republicans, except Ron Paul, should fill the ticket. Any of them are as eminently unqualified and incompetent as the current President is. If you are looking for someone who has a good chance of actually being worse than George Bush then stick to Rudy Giuliani or Fred Thompson. I actually like Ron Paul. He has true Republican values and a strong belief in what America should stand for at home and abroad. He is also the only Republican anti-war candidate. But, overall, I don’t think he would be the best choice. So, all the Republicans are eliminated… on to the Democrats.
Lets start right out front and eliminate Hillary Clinton. While she might be ok at the job we have already had 8 years of a Clinton as president and 12 years of a Bush. Another 4 years (at least) of a Clinton as president and you have only (2) two families holding office in 24 years. This country and our military are in such great disrepair after the irresponsible leadership of the Cheney/Bush Administration, that we need some new thinking and direction for this country – not old Clintonism. Barack Obama is a nice person and has a message of hope that is particularly appealing to younger voters – But he is too young and inexperienced to lead this country. I mean, when he cites his history as a community organizer in Chicago as an example for making tough decisions, you really have to wonder. Let him be Vice-President for 4-8 years and then see if he is ready. Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel. I like them both as people but they are too much “on the far side” for me. Ok, who’s left? Bill Richardson – he has experience as a legislator, a Cabinet member, a diplomat and now the governor of New Mexico. He would be ok as President but not great. I think he would be better as a Vice-President. Same for John Edwards, ok as President but better as Vice-President.
And the winner is?? A tie between Joe Biden and Chris Dodd. Either one of them would make a good leader and President. These men are statesmen. They are both gifted, articulate and experienced U.S. senators. They each have the foreign and domestic experience this country needs. They are, in fact, the “turn-key” candidates. They could easily walk into the White House in January 2009 and get right down to business. They could also cross the aisle and work with Republicans. After 20 years of Clinton/Bush this country desperately needs a Joe Biden or Chris Dodd.
Democratic Candidates
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Joe Biden - Current Job/Position: Senator from Delaware
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Hillary Rodham Clinton - Current Job/Position: Senator from New York
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Chris Dodd - Current Job/Position: Senator from Connecticut
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John Edwards - Current Job/Position: Director for Center on Poverty
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Mike Gravel - Current Job/Position: Lecturer
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Dennis Kucinich - Current Job/Position: Representative from Ohio
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Barack Obama - Current Job/Position: Senator from Illinois
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Bill Richardson - Current Job/Position: Governor of New Mexico
Republican Candidates
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Rudy Giuliani - Current Job/Position: Lawyer
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Mike Huckabee - Current Job/Position: Candidate
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Duncan Hunter - Current Job/Position: Representative from California
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John McCain - Current Job/Position: Senator from Arizona
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Ron Paul - Current Job/Position: Representative from Texas
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Mitt Romney - Current Job/Position: Candidate
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Tom Tancredo - Current Job/Position: Representative from Colorado
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Fred Thompson - Current Job/Position: Actor
[tags]Candidates, Presidential, Democrats, Republicans, Politics[/tags]
Nice post. I agree with most of what you have said.
I loved your post and feel about the same as you do on the lack of real candidates for president. Basically I feel anyone who really wants the job should not have it. These past years with Bush at the helm have been terrible to this country in terms of money thrown away, incompetence or out right criminal behavior in the whitehouse and loss if our freedoms. When I took my oath when I joined the US Army we also pledged to protect the constitution. I agree whole. I feel very strongly that Bush has not lived up to his pledge to protect and uphold the constitution.
Also even though my blog does not limit its scope to political matters I would love to have the script for the war expenditure clock you have on yours.
thanks,
Coleman
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That was an interesting post. I’m on the clueless side on politics, really, but this post perked me up. For a while in the last 6 months, our Philippine peso was “fighting” the US dollar in terms of value. Some idiots here started saying that the Philippine economy is improving based on this fact. They’re wrong, The Phil. economy isn’t improving, it is actually the dollar that’s weakening because of the mismanagement of your current administration. I do hope that you guys make the best decision. For the worlds’ sake.
very interesting.
i’m adding in RSS Reader
A Motley Crew indeed :p
I see you posted this a few weeks before all the stuff about the racist Ron Paul newsletter came out.
I write a finance oriented blog and the biggest problem I see today is how the Bush administration has mismanaged the economy. This is probably the only instance of the economy actually sinking with a war going on. And don’t get me started on the war. The only reason for the war, it seems to me, that is logical to some extent, is that Bush wanted to divert the country’s attention from his ineptness at almost everything he does. But then, he has managed to mess up in every area that he has decided to tackle as a President
The agenda for any new President would be to rescue the economy, rescue the American foreign policy and restore people’s trust in the White House.
And you are absolutely right, we need a statesman to do this
Haha, Motley crew is the right word.
Nice site man, good read
So What About the Other Five (5) Political Parties?
Once Upon A Time, These Two Didn’t Even Exist!
I propose that at some time in the future, they won’t again.
Just my 2cents worth…
Pam Hoffman
http://seminarlist.blogspot.com
This page should be updated, Candidates have been whittled down a lot by now. I agree though, it always seems like we are forced to pick the lesser of two evils.