My current views on the candidates (Republican and Democrat):
Rick Perry: Paul Begala recently noted that the people who want Rick Perry for president are those that think George W. Bush is too cerebral. Wednesday night’s debate again proved his theory correct. For his extremism and inability to put two sentences together, he fails miserably. I would not want him to sit in meetings with foreign leaders. He would not have the respect of a Congress that would think him an illiterate buffoon. Being a conservative is meaningless if you cannot express it intelligently. Grade: F
Mitt Romney: What some people call “flip flopping”, I consider as being pragmatic. To effectively manage a liberal state with a liberal legislature would require a different pragmatism than to run as a national leader. I’ve come to the conclusion that I do not want a leader who runs the nation exactly like he runs a state, as they are different. Reagan was also pragmatic, and made some decisions that would seem liberal today. Meanwhile, Romney exhibits oratory skill in the debates. He appears presidential. He focuses on the economy and middle class, where he ought to. While he is for bigger government than libertarians would like, he could and probably would get our economy back on target. Grade: B+ Continue reading