I don't know but I sense we've learned nothing. We will settle for what's available. He's sharper and more congenial than Bush and more aware of how image may be perceived as fanatical, more aware of how the public sees him.
He seems pretty honest, but what does he really know about real mainstream America?-(whatever, exactly, that means). Let's not open the door to the "hypocrite Christian" motif again. He starts to fill spots with rigid rightwingers and we stay divided. The great thing about Reagan was he could mention God and traditional values without seeming like he lived solely in that world ~ or was out to pretend that he did.
Can't we find someone, somewhere who can, while being pa...

I don't know but I sense we've learned nothing. We will settle for what's available. He's sharper and more congenial than Bush and more aware of how image may be perceived as fanatical, more aware of how the public sees him.
He seems pretty honest, but what does he really know about real mainstream America?-(whatever, exactly, that means). Let's not open the door to the "hypocrite Christian" motif again. He starts to fill spots with rigid rightwingers and we stay divided. The great thing about Reagan was he could mention God and traditional values without seeming like he lived solely in that world ~ or was out to pretend that he did.
Can't we find someone, somewhere who can, while being part of the modern world, forward looking, and open-minded, still represent the real values based on America's principles, all the while instilling hope in a way that people feel it with a solemn knowing-ness not by emotional "rushes" and pseudo-inspirational chanting. Rational people saw through that shit with Obama. I went through a short stage in the primaries where I liked Obama but when I saw the Obama-bot-ism in an epidemic (or pandemic?) state and realized this enthusiasm was over some, let's just say, twisted shit, I'd never been as amazed at, even frightened by the mass emotion-based irrationality than I'd EVER been before. And a sadness for what seems to be getting lost into history.

This is what gives me caution. Not that many of us might react in the same way to the same dangerous snake-oil, but that people might react in their own brand of emotionally driven disassociation because they grasp on to a distorted interpretation of what it is they think may "save" their past perceptions, their old beliefs out of a sense of nostalgia, or of a history they believe has been lost.
We can't look to ANYONE to salvage any of that for us, or to return us to our "best of times". These are personal issues.Just because they've gone so far to the fringe doesn't mean we have to react in kind. Or that we have to go "kick some ass" to counteract the prior appeasers. Let's look for candi...

This is what gives me caution. Not that many of us might react in the same way to the same dangerous snake-oil, but that people might react in their own brand of emotionally driven disassociation because they grasp on to a distorted interpretation of what it is they think may "save" their past perceptions, their old beliefs out of a sense of nostalgia, or of a history they believe has been lost.
We can't look to ANYONE to salvage any of that for us, or to return us to our "best of times". These are personal issues.Just because they've gone so far to the fringe doesn't mean we have to react in kind. Or that we have to go "kick some ass" to counteract the prior appeasers. Let's look for candidates with solemn reserve, educated, confidence, common sense, and who can confound them simply without seeming to try. In fact that won't even be his/her agenda. The agenda will be just doing the right thing. And take away some of the left's most obvious criticisms. Don't place irrational aspects of fanatical religion before science but don't back off one bit when honoring people's faith. And no pandering, appeasing political correctness. And let's kick out these Freak phony Christian's who judge others then have affairs, date "ho's", or young boys. Chase them the hell out. NOW! Common sense, strength of character, someone who talks DIRECTLY! Not a load of b.s. when you ask them something! Educated - so they don't have to put up facades and poses out of inferiority.( Obama's educated but he is a phony because he has to disguise his true intentions.) We don't want that either.

Not for a heartbeat do I believe that Pres. Bush was not intelligent or congenial. He was doomed from the get-go. Personally, I liked him very much and he never embarrassed me as President.

That being said, Huckabee is a nice guy. Christians (I am one) would vote for him easily. However such an overtly Christian candidate probably would not be electable. I don't believe that there is a candidate on the conservative scene (except dare I say Sarah?) who has the strength and will to make the difficult decisions and push them forward. Huckabee strikes me as too nice. I don't want nice. I want Leadership!!! And I want my Country back...from the greenies, the globalists, from the Chinese,...

Not for a heartbeat do I believe that Pres. Bush was not intelligent or congenial. He was doomed from the get-go. Personally, I liked him very much and he never embarrassed me as President.

That being said, Huckabee is a nice guy. Christians (I am one) would vote for him easily. However such an overtly Christian candidate probably would not be electable. I don't believe that there is a candidate on the conservative scene (except dare I say Sarah?) who has the strength and will to make the difficult decisions and push them forward. Huckabee strikes me as too nice. I don't want nice. I want Leadership!!! And I want my Country back...from the greenies, the globalists, from the Chinese, from the UN, from the EU, from the PC, from Putin...the list is too long. :~(