The Perfect Politician .... NOT!

[BeenThinkin]

Is this what we are looking for? Well, all I have to say is, "Good luck!"

We have been listening to nine candidates who are running for the Republican nomination for the Presidential election in 2012. And guess what, they all have their faults. Is there any chance we'll get it right?

I listened to the debate last night and I think I may have come to a conclusion on who I'll vote for. I have listened to all of them with an open mind. (I think!)

What are we looking for? A pretty one? Then that definitely would have to be Michelle Backman. A rich one? Mitt would probably fill that bill, along with Newt, and maybe Huntsman. A Texan...yea Teebow Perry! One that scares the beejeebers out of me.... that would definitely be Paul! One with great morals and a low key approach. Then vote Santorium. Who did I forget?

What do we need? Well let's look at a few items. We need a balanced budget. We need Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid fixed. We need to cut spending. We need someone that can work together to accomplish these things.

When I look at the nine and consider all of the things that we need to accomplish it's hard for me to overlook Newt. He has helped balance 4 budgets, 4 years in a row, he has worked to change Medicare, he has worked with a Democrat president and accomplished these things. He's not perfect but he's knowledgeable. He has the experience in dealing with many of the problems that we are experiencing right now.

This is already too wordy... but let me make another point. We have two parties...Democrat and Republican. They both have different ideas, policies, and ways of doing things.

The Democrats say it's like this and we're not doing it any other way.

The Republicans say, no it's like this and we're not going to do it any other way.

The President is there to work with and help bring the two groups together as much as possible. BUt, if he has to compromise on anything he's called a typical politician and criticized to the high heavens. Everyone can demand their own way and we remain deadlocked where we are today with nothing being accomplished.

I don't agree with any of the nine, 100%. I don't even agree with the lady of my life 100%. But on occasion I compromise and give in to bring about a compromise between us.

In my honest opinion I think Newt has done the things that we need done and would bring those things about because of his record of doing such. Of course he's not perfect. And just as preachers fall and do wrong and we allow them to come back to the pulpit we probably should accept Newt's words that he has learned, repented and is a better man than he was 10 years ago and let him come back with all of his experience and help put America back together.

We learn and profit from our past. George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Newt is a Historian and certainly knows the past. I really feel like we can profit from his past and his past study of history. If we don't know the past we can't benefit from the past. Newt knows the past.

Now there are others who offer much. But when I look at the total picture it just seems Newt may have the most experience and abilities that we need. Is he perfect? NO! Has he done everything just right? NO! Has he changed on any policies in his political career? YES! And is that so bad. I think many of us here on AFF have changed over the years. Does that make us bad, compromisers, hypocrites? I don't think so!

Thanks for hearing me out. I'm not putting any of the nine down, (our loose lip media has done enough of that, along with some of the Republican candidates). I'm simply trying to look at the big picture and be honest with what we need and with who can fill that over all need.

I think I'll vote for Newt! What say ye?

Been Thinkin

[bbyrd009]

I have one word for you: Newtonium. While he is arguably one of the smartest guys up there, and you would not want him on the other team, he also fulfills "and a little child shall lead them." Although we have turmoil now, and it's becoming more and more obvious that a DEM/REP vote is a vote for the same masters, so this prolly won't happen, Newt is a bulldog--he would ideally (if his motives were sound) be the guy to sic on China, or something, a tenacious guy. Ha, short leash comes to mind.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by BeenThinkin

When I look at the nine and consider all of the things that we need to accomplish it's hard for me to overlook Newt. He has helped balance 4 budgets, 4 years in a row, he has worked to change Medicare, he has worked with a Democrat president and accomplished these things. He's not perfect but he's knowledgeable. He has the experience in dealing with many of the problems that we are experiencing right now.


In my honest opinion I think Newt has done the things that we need done and would bring those things about because of his record of doing such. Of course he's not perfect.

I think I'll vote for Newt! What say ye?

Been Thinkin

He says things so, like, intelligent, we just want to believe him, don't we? Not!

GINGRICH: "I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt — pretty conservative."

THE FACTS: In the 1996 and 1997 budget years, the first two years he served as speaker of the House of Representatives, the government actually ran deficits. In 1998 and 1999, the government ran surpluses. Two more years of surpluses followed, but Gingrich was gone from politics by then and had nothing to do with them.

Moreover, the national debt went up during the four years Gingrich was speaker. In January 1995, when he became speaker, the gross national debt was $4.8 trillion. When he left four years later, it was $5.6 trillion, an increase of $800 billion.

To be sure, Gingrich did not single-handedly deepen America's debt, just as he didn't balance any budgets on his own. He was a driving force, along with Democratic President Bill Clinton and figures in both houses of Congress, in the economic setbacks and advancements of that time.

http://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-gin...024958105.html