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Originally Posted by Socks
Pleasurepays: since you're so remarkably in-tune and exceptionally gifted, perhaps you could be kind enough to bless us with the answer to who is running that is not a lunatic?
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they are all assholes by nature. anyone that wants to be elected is the worst person for the job.
its not the candidates as much as its the fact that people think that some guy, who is not even a republican by philosophy/politics, representing the republican party, who acts more like a libertarian and whos answer to everything is to dismantle government, is going to stand a chance at getting the republican nomination.
ron paul has a lot of ideas that i (and many people) might agree with philosophically, but politics is about leadership,... its about having a vision and communicating that vision.
its about effectively letting everyone know "hey, with me, everything's going to be better than ever" and letting them know that he is the best guy to bring the parties together to make those changes happen.
presidents aren't benevolent and all powerful kings. they simply represent one branch of the federal government. you can't promise that you will dismantle the IRS on day one of your presidency, for example and not expect people to have a few concerns.