most will agree that Alexander and the Post does a pretty remarkable job of summing up the candidates --- hogwash Alexander is much like the news media ... clueless
On Oct 27, 2:11 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Attached are the GOP Candidates' reviews from the Patriot Post. I think > most will agree that Alexander and the Post does a pretty remarkable job of > summing up the candidates; here's the link: > > http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/10/27/the-patriots-2012-gop-cand... > > *Michele Bachmann -- Patriot Rating: 3* > > *Pros:* High-energy; no-nonsense speaker; Tea Party; has a knack for > distilling issues to what's most important to the average American; female; > great family history; clearly socially conservative; Federalist; more > articulate than Sarah Palin; principled stance on key issues. > *Cons:* No executive experience; limited business and leadership experience; > does not look presidential; too easily stereotyped; already too many > misstatements; no military service; doesn't appear ready for prime time; > whiny & tinny. > > *Herman Cain -- Patriot Rating: 5* > *Pros:* Reagan-like from a policy standpoint; straight talker -- genuine > Washington outsider; self-made man; lack of political experience; articulate > and sensible tax reform and economic plan; former civilian employee of the > United States Navy; principled common-sense conservative; believes in > American exceptionalism; straight shooter, says it even if you don't like > it; strong private sector business experience; black; understands the free > market; compelling life story; good work ethic, education and integrity; > consistent in his stances. > *Cons:* Lack of political experience (this cuts both ways); diagnosed with > Stage IV cancer in 2006, now in remission; more novelty than substance; > short on foreign policy knowledge or experience; campaign lacks > organization; low name recognition; "sound bite deep" on many issues; > no military > service; not previously vetted. > > Talk about nailing it right on the head: > ** > *Ron Paul -- Patriot Rating: 3* > ** > *Pros:* Strong constitutional advocate; articulate economic positions; > energetic; energizes his adherents; served as a flight surgeon in the United > States Air Force for five years; bold and brash; speaks his mind; > intelligent; true libertarian. > *Cons:* His isolationist foreign policy is incredibly naïve and thus, > dangerous; fails the "nut job" test with many voters; seems too singularly > focused; comes off as a crank; too narrow a support base; name recognition > negatives; perpetual presidential candidate; no clear expression of faith. > > *Newt Gingrich -- Patriot Rating: 6* > ** > *Pros:* Smarter than the rest of the slate, combined; incredibly articulate; > straight up conservative with strong track record and leadership; > demonstrated track record (as House Speaker); does not attack other GOP > candidates; child of a career military family; an acute sense of humor; a > keen sense of history; name recognition; can take Obama down with one hand > in presidential debates; acts presidential; positions based on logic (his > understanding of the issue), not expediency; ability to boil complex ideas > down to simple core soundbites, but commands great understanding of > complexities and details; Contract with America. > *Cons:* DC insider; notable marriage/moral peccadilloes; a lightning rod; > list of political liabilities as long as list of career accomplishment; no > military service; limited business experience; accepts anthropogenic global > warming; comes across as a policy wonk. > > *Rick Perry -- Patriot Rating: 6* > ** > *Pros:* Salt-of-the-earth family history; speaks from the heart; executive > experience as governor of Texas; Air Force officer and aviator for five > years; offered tangible tax reform plan, speaks his mind; strong platform > and record of success; strong proponent for states' rights and limited > central government; understands Social Security is a "Ponzi Scheme"; good > family man, and is clear about his faith; good campaign organization and > good fundraiser; pro-business; pro-gun; pro-life; not Ivy League. > *Cons:* Chaired Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign (Ronald Reagan clearly > articulated why he left the Democratic Party) disconcerting that Perry lacks > deep conservative roots); worst debate skills ever witnessed; HPV > vaccination executive mandate; support of Trans-TX corridor; weak > immigration policy -- the Texas DREAM Act undermines his credibility on a > key issue. > > *Mitt Romney -- Patriot Rating: 6* > ** > *Pros:* Executive experience as governor; strong appearance; quick on his > feet; smooth talker; high profile with the public, stemming from his 2008 > presidential candidacy; accomplished businessman; acts, speaks and looks > presidential; good family man; appeals to centrists; deep pockets (personal > and campaign); big-name supporters; campaign organization and experience; > old enough to have gravitas, not old enough to look like John McCain; good > speaker; great command of most issues. > *Cons:* Big government establishment Republican; RomneyCare and all > associated baggage; mirrors Democrat tax policies; political inheritance as > son of George Romney (former governor of Michigan and 1968 presidential > candidate); no military service; high-profile flip-flops on key conservative > issues (gun control, global warming, abortion, homosexual "unions," health > care); Massachusetts moderate; left of George W. Bush. > > *Rick Santorum -- Patriot Rating: 4* > > *Pros:* Solid conservative; articulate on conservative positions; > well-versed on both foreign and domestic policy; principled; good family > man; passionate and genuine; energetic; not much to say about him. > *Cons:* Senate "loser" baggage; endorsed and actively campaigned for the > Turncoat Ghost, Arlen Specter, over Pat Toomey in 2004; no military service. > > Post your opinion of Santorum's pros and cons. > > bachmann.jpg > 15KViewDownload > > cain.jpg > 13KViewDownload > > gingrich.jpg > 15KViewDownload > > paul.jpg > 16KViewDownload > > perry.jpg > 17KViewDownload > > romney.jpg > 16KViewDownload > > santorum.jpg > 18KViewDownload -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
