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Originally Posted by seanobrgp
If the intent is to find the purest fiscal conservative and hope to carry him or her through the Republican primary, any of the above could be acceptable, though this assortment would never have my support. I'd also like to point out that the situation with North Korea, President Obama's hapless attempts at forcing Israeli cooperation on the Palestinian issue, and the recent announcement that the combat mission in Afghanistan won't conclude until 2014 at the earliest all emphasize the importance of supporting someone who has substantial foreign policy knowledge and will be viewed with respect by the international community. I'd rather we not repeat the experience of the Bush administration, where he swore all throughout his first campaign that he had no intention of engaging in international adventurism, then swept us into Iraq on a fool's errand, leaving us without the leverage to confront actual threats to our national security and abetting Iran's desire for regional prominence.
I want a nominee with a clear definition of what they want America to accomplish in the world, and preferably one willing to take advantage of the opportunities in the Asia-Pacific that will result from China's continued assertiveness.
I don't want to be rude, but this is pure demagoguery. We've endured two years of the Obama administration, and during that time all he has to show for his efforts is milquetoast financial regulatory reform, health care legislation with a strong resemblance to Heritage Foundation proposals from the Clinton era that can still be negated, and a stimulus program that contained tax credits and had a neutral impact at worst. He's also correctly intensified our efforts in Afghanistan, tried -- if ineptly -- to take a harder line with Pakistan while accepting their indispensability, and has a much warmer relationship with South Korea than his predecessor ever did. I'm not a President Obama supporter by any stretch, particularly opposing his handling of foreign policy, but we can certainly survive another two years of the same, and an additional four if that is the outcome of the next election. The progressive movement in this country is close to denouncing his administration altogether, which should indicate to you just how much fealty he's shown to his grandiose campaign rhetoric.
Cap and trade is stillborn, his bipartisan deficit commission is recommending a re-imaging of the tax code favorable to us, and even New Start, which has the endorsement of Brent Scowcroft among other luminaries, may not be ratified. As for your concern that the Constitution is being circumvented, the Supreme Court, which in its current composition is more prone to conservative jurisprudence, is there for a reason. The Republican Party has done quite well containing President Obama's mandate, and barring a Democratic landslide in 2012 and Obama suddenly showing no interest in compromising, that will not change.
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Oh where to begin? First, we can survive the rest of his term but his second, no.The Progressives are mad at him for not going far enough and you know why he has not? Because he has to get elected again so he's been riding the fence a little, esp after the healthcare battle which made him look like, well what he is
A second term of Obama would be very dangerous because he would have nothing to lose so would most likely push as far Left as he could go, esp if the balance of power in Congress changed.
I am well aware of the Supreme Court, I am in Law School after all.However, Obama has already been able to appoint two pretty Left wing women to SCOTUS, one who is just blatantly racist(Sotomayor) towards the white population, shown in many of her decisions before the Supreme Court.Thomas and Scalia are older and only getting older, lets say one or both of them drop while he is President, could really change the balance of the court and there would be not be a real guard against him.Although the court is fairly Conservative as we speak, it is no guranteed protection, the only true protection is Obama no longer being in power.
Only thing he is to be commended for is his efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as reversing the Bush ban on Federal money for stem cell research.Everything else he has done is CRAP.Obamacare, immigration(pushing DREAM Act, suing AZ for actually trying to fight the illegal invasion), civillian trials for terrorists, copgate and his race baiting, class warfare, refusing to accept the mid terms were a rebukement of his agenda, spending money we do not have and increasing it, the nyc mosque issue, constant defiance of the American people etc
We can survive four years of him but eight? I doubt it.