The United States will fare better with Obama as President than Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee or Tim Pawlenty; probably even Herman Cain.
There are about 240 Republicans in the 435 member House of Representatives. Of those 240 about 60 are in the so-called Tea Party Caucus. And the Tea Party House Republicans are having a big effect on what the House of Representatives is doing, particularly with regards to balancing the federal budget. They even show promise of curtailing the growth of government.
If the likes of one of the Republican presidential candidates listed above, all of them establishment type Republicans—non of them Tea Partiers, becomes president of the United States, it will dilute the effectiveness of the House in curtailing the Obama agenda as all Republican Congressmen become subject to the leadership of the President. Certainly the 180 non-Tea Party Republicans will gain the upper hand in the House and we will be into another Bush-type era in Congress - more spending, more wars, more economic stress, more compromising with the socialistic Democrats on entitlements.
If Obama remains in the White House, the Tea Party Caucus will maintain its effectiveness. It will continue to grow as Obama keeps the grass roots TEA Party electorate concerned, active and vigilant, sending more libertarian type candidates to Congress. The battle between Congress and the President will produce another Clinton type standoff and the country will get a much needed break from government expansion. We might even get a balanced budget as we did with Clinton in the White House and a Republican Congress.
So an Obama win, despite having to put up with a foolish, childish president for another four years, will be better for the country than a more respectable, establishment type Republican in that seat.
There is a third alternative: put a libertarian type of Republican into the presidency. That would be the best case scenario of the three. There are two such candidates currently in the race: Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. But neither of them is going to win the Republican party nomination. The press and the Republicans will assure that outcome. End of discussion of an improbable libertarian presidency.
Should you vote for Obama? Only if you are a socialist or a masochist. I will be voting Libertarian in 2012 and smile when Obama rolls into another 4 year term.
Where lies hope? Real social and economic recovery is coming via the States.
There are about 240 Republicans in the 435 member House of Representatives. Of those 240 about 60 are in the so-called Tea Party Caucus. And the Tea Party House Republicans are having a big effect on what the House of Representatives is doing, particularly with regards to balancing the federal budget. They even show promise of curtailing the growth of government.
If the likes of one of the Republican presidential candidates listed above, all of them establishment type Republicans—non of them Tea Partiers, becomes president of the United States, it will dilute the effectiveness of the House in curtailing the Obama agenda as all Republican Congressmen become subject to the leadership of the President. Certainly the 180 non-Tea Party Republicans will gain the upper hand in the House and we will be into another Bush-type era in Congress - more spending, more wars, more economic stress, more compromising with the socialistic Democrats on entitlements.
If Obama remains in the White House, the Tea Party Caucus will maintain its effectiveness. It will continue to grow as Obama keeps the grass roots TEA Party electorate concerned, active and vigilant, sending more libertarian type candidates to Congress. The battle between Congress and the President will produce another Clinton type standoff and the country will get a much needed break from government expansion. We might even get a balanced budget as we did with Clinton in the White House and a Republican Congress.
So an Obama win, despite having to put up with a foolish, childish president for another four years, will be better for the country than a more respectable, establishment type Republican in that seat.
There is a third alternative: put a libertarian type of Republican into the presidency. That would be the best case scenario of the three. There are two such candidates currently in the race: Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. But neither of them is going to win the Republican party nomination. The press and the Republicans will assure that outcome. End of discussion of an improbable libertarian presidency.
Should you vote for Obama? Only if you are a socialist or a masochist. I will be voting Libertarian in 2012 and smile when Obama rolls into another 4 year term.
Where lies hope? Real social and economic recovery is coming via the States.
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George; In your posting you state the GOP count as about 240 and 60 (25%) of them are TEA Party Republicans. While that 25% are openly TP, the fact is more than 75% of the GOP are still sympathetic and supportive of our cause. We still are slightly less than 50% of the entire House. In 2012 with a popular Presidential candidate that will win the middle and hold the "Right" the TP caucus in the House and re-take the US Senate with a sizable TP contingency. The Dem's have lost almost of the Blue Dogs and represent only a very small percentage of the Dem's We are very divided, perhaps more than any time since the Civil War. We need to re-take the Presidency and actually roll thru drastic changes in order to create the real change you and other Libertarians have been pushing for. If the GOP doesn't get the support of the Libertarian "leaners". they will simply ignore them in the future..and will revert back to the Dem Lite party we have both criticized them for. We are at the point where they are coming around..do not abandon the Generals just when the War is nearly won! You state that none of the GOP Prez candidates are suitable, I argue that T.Paw is openly trying to woo the TP voter as is Herman Cain. Romney has been staking the center ground..EXCEPT on fiscal and economic issues.. Which is the TP's strength! So your argument Sir, which I respect, is simply too purist to succeed. We are winning!! It's just like the Concealed Carry law in Wisconsin. We can finally get something..lets not shoot ourselves in the foot..because it's not perfect. Grab this victory and make it better next year!
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