Well said article on the Presidencial hopefuls. The best anaylisis so far. I agree completely.Keep up the good work.

RICK PERRY PLEASE RUN !!!!!!!!!!!!

I was almost ready to overlook Mitt's healthcare "problems", then he talks like al gore about "global warming".

The rest of the field i don't see as having a general appeal.

As a Marine Vietnam veteran, I have a real problem with Romney’s pandering on that issue in 2008, saying he regretted he had not served, after telling Massachusetts voters he had no desire to serve.

Robert A. Hall

Author: The Coming Collapse of the American Republic

(All royalties to a charity for wounded veterans.)

Regarding GM's issues; An example of GM's arrogance is something I encountered this week at a local dealer. GM sells a gallon of GM's Diesel Fuel Additive for around $19.00. The local auto parts store sells the same product (less the GM branding) for $4.99. 'Government' Motors down to the core.

A field of knaves and fools plus a statesman. I think we all know what I mean if we take off the Mussolini glasses. 15-20% of whom will choose the next gang of thugs? The state as protector of individual liberty was a giant step forward toward liberty but always here contaminated with the dread disease of virtue, democracy. The better world that can be necessarily will be built on a much weaker state by those who choose to take responsibility for themselves and their families. Stand up

You know, not everybody has complaints! I just want to say how much your perspective is similar to mine. I, too, am wary of Bachmann ONLY because the longer you work in the Washington, D.C. area, the more its system rubs off on you. Other than that, I believe she would do a wonderful job as Madam President. Romney I wouldn't trust with a 10-foot pole, as the saying goes. Everyone knows who he is because of "Romney Care" and how it is so much like Obama's. That in itself is frightening. I like much of Ron Paul's platform, but I don't think mainstream folks are ready for him yet. I am a Conservatve Christian, Southern Baptist, with a born-again soul, but I also think people are going to do what they think is best for them; legal or illegal. I believe that if all drugs were legal, I still would not do drugs - and most people are like that. I'll get off my soapbox now, but I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your emails. God bless you!

I have no complaints with your diagnosis. I agree that Paul, Gingrich and the others you mentioned should and will bow out. I hope that Perry will stay out of the race. I don't like Romney, I think he is a closet liberal and will resemble Obama except that I DON'T THINK he will try to destroy America like our present President is doing. Needless to say I will vote the Republican candidate against Obama. My choice is a Bachmann/Cain ticket.

Please give equal and/or fair time to Ron Paul's candidacy. He appears (to me) to be the only viable candidate that consistantly considers the constitution in his Congressional decisions. I also believe he will be the only candidate to seriously tackle the national debt and spending spree by the federal government. Though some feel he is weak on defense, he is not weak, he merely feels there should be a constitutional mandate for war. I believe he would be strong on the defense of our country but slow on imperialism. Personally, I would like to see a Ron Paul/Michelle Bachmann ticket. I also believe Ron Paul is the only candidate capable of beating Obama.

Well, you asked for the complaints so, you seem to be doing what the Media did in 2008, pushing Ron Paul to the back of the bus. Why not mention that he has the best voting record in Congress for supporting our Constitution. He also wants to abolish the Federal Reserve, IRS, and to downsize Government to cut spending. Although I may not vote for him, he certainly deserves as much recognition as Romney the RINO, or Rick Perry who supports the North American Union (NAFTA) and the NWO.

In your story, Income Redistribution: Obamanomics in Action, you used the statement that the white house staf "earned" rather large saleries. I would have no problem if they actually earned that money. However in almost every case in the news that someone "earned" some large amount of money, they did not in fact earn anywhere near that amont. That is the amount that they where paid. It is my belief that nobody in government, either state or federal, actually earns what they are being paid.

Re: Possible GOP candidates. (Not a complaint at all - you probably called it right.) Just wondering, if Sarah Palin runs, what do you think her chances are?

As far as I am concerned, you will either stand with Ron Paul or you are a hypocrite...and I don't support hypocrites

To: RK Sprau

I posted an answer for you to your interesting catch-22 question you posed back in the 6/30/2011 Patriot Post. But I posted it kinda late in the stack, in three separate posts, and I wasn't sure you saw it. Then I was out of town for a few days. Go here to see it:

http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/06/30/time-on-the-constitution-does-it-still-matter/

I find it interesting that while the media coverage of the budget during Bush's era was how the deficit was hundreds of billions, today they frame it as trillions of dollars saved* ** ***

*Over a ten year period

**Assuming people shut up and behave like we demand

***Saved from what? Our current spending trajectory? Like that's a reasonable baseline?

And they probably don't even know they're doing it, they're so blind.

You know BHO MUST be guffawing with his fellow jihad-dodgers in a backroom that he has found a way to humiliate innocent U.S. citizens at the airport (now they get to feel-up women's breasts) while permitting the biggest potential threats to walk though with smirks on their middle-eastern-looking faces. He is mocking us every moment he is president of our country. How weak we have become to permit this kind of pond scum to quasi-dictate our supposedly free country. We live in shame every moment he is left in office.

Shouldn't it be Dominique Strauss-Kahn, vice Khan?

I don't believe it will matter if Obama is reelected or not. I sincerely believe the damage he will have done to our countryt by 2012 will be irreversible.

By the way, the only reason Palin is not the prime candidate is that she has been excoriated in the media, this being permitted by Dem and Reps. They don't like the fact that she will call out names in public for not voting in favor of the constituents they represent. I think she and Bachmann would make a great team, but good luck getting even Reps to support them, as they simply LOVE business-as-usual, as their current actions show. They are weak liars, right along with the Dems.

Perry falls in two lines with the conservatives. One he is a multi-reelected Governor and a great speaker. The downside is that he pushes for legislation that no one cares about or doesn't want, and then lets legislation die that should be pushed. Pushing that young girls must all have a vacination. Regardless of health risks. This year he let the legislation that would toss the TSA agents into jail for molestation die. Texans may vote for him for Governor, but I don't think a lot of them will vote for him for President. They simply don't want those vacinations to appear on nation wide legislation.

Where he will garner a lot of votes from Texas repulicans is through border control. He has some good ideas about that, but most conservative Texans do as well. Such as making English the official language of the United States. The money saved from not having to print forms in two or more languages will be pretty high. Another idea is a citizen ship test. Making it Federal with States putting their own spin on the tests. (You want in our country, then learn what we are about and learn the language.) Return of prayer to schools (this will be a tough sell but the vast MAJORITY of Americans are Christian. I think the key here is Majority. Since prayer has left the schools we have children shooting teachers, other students and themselves. This is not due to violent video games, violent TV shows or movies. It is due in total that our youth do not have anything they can have faith and trust in. Our one big problem with this is the media who will always focus on the radical Christians and not the main stream Christians. Science and Christianity have to work hand in hand and not oppose each other so much. I am a Christian and do believe that God created the heavens and the earth in 7 days. I am not so presumptious to say that Gods days are the same as ours. Not 144 hours but maybe 144 billion years. When the ministers go outside the Bible and tell people that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time a few thousand years ago, science proves that wrong and I believe science over a zealot. When they presume to know the mind of God that is when people get turned off to Christianity. We need those prayers back in school. The Christian schools in the nation that I am aware of have no shootings. No one in those schools even thinks that way for the most part. I am not saying that someone in one of those schools could do that, I am saying that prayer gives them hope that there is something better.

For proof that prayer works in schools look at the Abilene, Texas Eagles. A great football team. They always place pretty high in their school size rankings and have won state championships on many occations. GPAs are large and student support from all parents is huge. My sister-in-law was not a big sports fan. Then her two children (boy and girl) reached high school age. Neither played sports but did play in the band. They have both graduated high school but she still attends football games and is a fan of the game and follows them all year and makes nearly all the games. At home or away. Both of her kids had very high grade point averages. Her son was in the top 5% in the nation on the TOSS test. He was also recognized as being in the top 5% of that 5%. Graduation is something to witness. Student after student getting awards for outstanding achievement in some field. We need to move to an America that remembers it's roots and what we stood for.

Ron Paul is the only member of Congress who – without doubt – takes the Constitution of the United States seriously. He would make an excellent president. Unfortunately, Ron Paul – like Moses – is not a gifted orator. Media being what it is these days, that’s seems to be a disqualifier. With that said, I’m afraid my favorite candidate will have to be the one running against Obama.

Although I like Ron Paul's message, I agree with your analysis. I also think a Rick Perry / Marco Rubio ticket might guarantee a 16 year GOP influence.

I certainly hope that MITT don't end up as the Republican candidate, because I don't want another election with no one to vote for. write-ins never win, or Mickey Mouse would be president.

On Biden and union thing--I became a member of a large union in 1979, because of where I worked, and I can truthfully say that I have never voted for the candidates that they backed. Unions see things a whole lot different than I do.

The tea party House representatives and tea party members should be sending a strong message that will no longer except democratic "fake" cuts.

Either we get trillions in real cuts, including Defense (they waste a lot of money and should not be in Syria) or do not accept. Defense starts at our borders...........period.

BO and Co are still sending money overseas. Money sorely needed by out citizens.

07/08/11

I truly wish THE VOTING ELECTERATE HAD ENOUGH

commonsense to at least listen to and digest what

RON PAUL{A CONSTITUTION SUPPORTER}says about our

gift from our forefathers.

Your analysis doesnt say where ALLEN WEST is at? Has anyone polled on him at all? Any ticket with him on it should do very well I would think. Thanx Greg B

It's not unreasonable for a polytechnic institute to try a little engineering experiment with burning a street lamp with dog poo. I agree with you mostly but this isn't one of the times... as for the cost, you haven't said whether or not it's taxpayer money. In any case, it's part of education.

Next they should design a way to reclaim braking power in cars and recycle it. Also a new engine design that eliminates inefficiency in cars. Maybe get rid of the old inefficient crankshaft-to-axle translation and have 4 engines, one over each wheel, driving them directly.

What's wrong with innovation? I'm no green nut and I don't believe in global warming and all that but it's obvious that if a car company can blow away competitors with gas savings, they'll grab market share.

And by the way, "waste not, want not" was something I was taught as a child. That's a conservative value too. Conservatism stands for conserving everything of value and holding "progressives'" feet to the fire, making them prove their ideas really will lead to progress.

Glad you said that those were not your preferred candidates.

Bud in CO - are you aware Perry is a Bilderberg Group member? Lets see he belongs to a foreign group that wants to overthrow the U.S. Say isn't that the definition of treason?

Hasan to Face Military Trial, Death Penalty This proves how good gun bans work. Hasan was the only one on the base with a firearm with ammo. Just like Virgina Tech.

To: Grant in California

Re: Ron Paul

I think you're dead-on about Ron Paul. Not such a good orator. I'll also add that he seems a bit old for our foolish American tastes in a presidential candidate and he's not handsome enough. It's a pity we're so pathetic.

Another important point about Ron is that I've heard many people say they think he's a nut. Why?, you may ask. I think that though, as you say, he takes the Constitution seriously, and I say that he's probably correct on most issues, the problem is not in his message but in the recipients. Liberalism has pulled the country so damn far away from constitutional principles that when Ron speaks truth, it sounds completely foreign to many of us, particularly the young. They just can't process it for theirs is the credo of big government, entitlements, and dependency.

We need an enlightenment, badly.

We must NOT run a pro-choice candidate, if we do we're no better than the death-party Democrats.

Prolife means prolife without exception. Even Pawlenty does not qualify because is is prochoice not prolife; he accepts aborting rape and incest babies which means he's prochoice and has ony narrowed who can be aborted, which not only is discriminating it contradicts his so-called prolife position. This contradiction is what has weakened the prolife movement and a major reason, there are others, why abortion has lasted almosts 4 decades and counting. Writers for Life, prolifedigest.com

We will get the best President MONEY can buy! The Framers designed a unique system to select the best President which could NOT be bought, at any price. Unfortunately, it was soon destroyed by party politics. The secret to placing statesmen, not politicians in the White House, is found in "The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College."

I am with Marshel W. above: a Ron Paul/Michelle Bachman ticket would be just the vaccination this country needs after 4 years of the Obama virus!

Nothing would please me more than a ticket of Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. It won't happen but what the heck. The GOP will nominate another Democrat-Lite and Obama gets a free pass. I wish we had more than one party...

Norma:

I think you meant Libya, referring to where our military should not be.... unless you know something we don't!

I'm not a Libertarian, but only because of their stance on our borders and our military preparedness. But the only candidate so far who stands for the same principles as those of our Founders is Ron Paul. We need a strong, Reagan-like leader who will stand up and take on the leftists and the out-of-control national debt. What we don't need is some wishy-washy candidate who thinks the social issues are going to save America. Our Constitution states unequivocally that government shall not be an active participant in the private sector, or the personal lives of the citizen, except as written criminal laws dictate. What has all but destroyed the Republican Party with the majority of the people is their stance on social issues, such as abortion, same-sex marriage and the Nazi-cloned Flag Amendment. Stick to the Constitution, stand up to the leftists and bring the real fight for our country to the forefront of the campaign. Leave the social issues to the people and, most asurredly, you will be making preparations for your Innauguration next November.

On "Income Redistribution: Obamanomics in Action".

Thanks Mark for these revealing and depressing economic numbers.

Obama can promise America with the best of snake oil salesmen. But the snake oil salesmen can't dodge the fact that drinking the magic elixir either does nothing as a cure or causes a whopping belly ache. Likewise, Obama, the snake oil salesman, can't dodge the numbers in the economy. Obama lies like any good con artist, but the numbers don't. Let's all get out tar and feathers ready for 2012.

The TSA really stands for Transportation's Sexual Assailants... their motto should be "grab 'em if they got 'em".

Please list Gingrich's baggage. I keep hearing he has alot of baggage but all I know is he had a relationship with a woman when he was married. I don't think that is very serious baggage.

Any Republican will do. Whats important is getting that Loser and his Cronies out of the White House.

You mention that Gary Johnson is a Libertarian, a fact that might "not sit well with social conservatives." However, in reality, is not Ron Paul a Libertarian dressed in Republican clothing? I wish he'd just come out and declare it.

Your analysis of the "Which Elephant in the Room Is the Leader?" is spot on. While I am dismayed that no real conservative in the race can beat Obama, Pawlenty and Bachmann could not beat him, we may be able to win with a RINO liberal. The larger question is can the Republicans take the Senate and stop idiotic court and other appointments. I am unfortunately resigned to another four years of Obama. The question in my view is not how to defeat him, but how to stop him.

A good GOP ticket would be either Bachmann/Cain or Cain/Bachmann as it would force liberals to reveal their real intolerance for those who don't remain on the plantation. As pointed out, Gringrich has too much baggage but he's a good behind the scenes thinker on constitutional issues. Ron Paul is a radical libertarian who is a near isolationist who would advocate an overnight return to Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution, leading to a collapse of the government and the country. Romney isn't a true constitutional conservative. Palin has inherited too much animus from the liberal press to get her message out, a fate I'm sure will befall Bachmann,

It's too bad neither Christie nor Perry are running at this time. If the GOP selects a typical wealthy white centrist then the GOP will lose and Obama will be reelected again in 2016.

won't be a votin for any trotskyite type neo-conman so pubs best nominate a canidate which has "limited constitutional government" values or else dirtbag dems will win again just as with McSame. Read my lips, Jr.

Why do you insist on calling "Rommneycare" the same as "Obamacare?" They both require all to be insured, period. Have you actually read what happens to we older folks under Obamacare? We're the ones that are toast! Not so under the so-called Rommneycare. It seems that is all you have to badmouth him on so you just won't let it go!

Having been in education for nearly 40 years now, I can say with 100% confidence that NEA IS the problem when it comes to education. They force school districts to keep the very poor, the very mediocre teachers; they insist on cramming global warming, socialism, homosexual agenda, political correctness, and anti-American ideals down the throats of our teachers and students. They sue any district that tries to better itself by firing a less-than-desireable teacher. They are playground bullies who take the lunch money of teachers in too many states forcing those teachers to become a part of their heinous organization. In my opinion, NEA should be banned! They do not have the best interest of students, parents, or teachers in mind. It's all about THEM.....what can THEY get out of the deal. (hint........$$$$$$$$$$$$)

I'm a Ron Paul supporter and have no complaints with your observations about who the likely candidate will be, but I'll give you my thoughts on the four.

If Romney gets the nomination then I'm going 3rd party. No way on God's green earth would I support Obama lite.

Perry is a former Democrat and was heavily involved in Al Gore's election bid in 2000, so he's out, even before he declares.

Bachmann I'd gladly support, work for and vote for as well. I believe that she can get the job done, but being in the House she has a voting record which will be on display later on, for better or worse.

Pawlenty, he's a wildcard for me. I just don't know enough about him to say anything intelligent one way or the other.

That's my take anyway. I love Ron Paul, but between his age and views on foreign policy I believe that he would be an excellent choice for Treasury Secretary.

I also support a Bachmann/Cain or Cain/Bachmann ticket as they seem to be the most straight-forward, honest, down to earth candidates of the lot. Other than being a strong supporter of the Constitution, Mr. Paul's ideas are a little too far fetched for my taste. I don't mean to step on anyone's toes, just expressing my opinion.

RE:Presidential Candidate and his running mate

Chris Christie

Marco Rubio

Don't count out Herman Cain - - How to defeat Obama in 2012

by Jack Tymann

Millions of Americans are deeply concerned with the direction of our nation and are petrified about the possibility of President Obama being elected to a second term in 2012. Yet these same Americans are pessimistic about the potential of a Republican candidate defeating Obama next year.

Why is it that so many want Obama replaced, yet there is so much doubt that this will happen? Simple. The Republicans have demonstrated a tendency to nominate “next-in-line” candidates like Bob Dole and John McCain, though clearly neither was electable nor the best possible choice. Many fear that the Republicans will do this once again next year. The selection process is flawed, as state caucuses and primary rules, plus a liberal media, encourage Republican candidates to spend money to fight and damage each other. Meanwhile, Obama will likely be spared any serious primary challenge. Independent voters and the massive grass-roots Tea Party movement, the ones who will eventually elect the next President, are barely part of the nomination process. Instead Republican money and Republican insiders ultimately influence the outcome of the nomination of a presidential candidate.

The #1 requirement in the selection of the 2012 Republican Presidential ticket is electability. And while there are a number of good potential Republican candidates, most are simply NOT ELECTABLE. They all somehow lack the ability to “connect with” and clearly communicate with the American people. Or they are not electable because they do not appeal to the broad spectrum of voters needed to secure victory in 2012. Included in this “not electable” category, for a variety of reasons, are candidates and potential candidates Gingrich, Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, Guilliani, Ron Paul, John Bolton, Rick Santorum, John Huntsman, and Michele Bachmann. Others including Donald Trump, Huckabee, Mitch Daniels and Christie have opted out of the race. Paul Ryan and Rick Perry are still possibilities.

At the moment, the most-electable, for a variety of reasons, might be a Herman Cain/Rubio ticket. Both have in common the fact that they are new faces on the national stage, with fundamental fiscal-conservative philosophies and boldness in front of the media and public audiences.

Both have lived the American Dream, can articulate it, and seek that opportunity for future generations. If nominated, Cain and Rubio will focus on the American Dream, rather than on Class Warfare and Redistribution of Wealth. They have the potential of broad appeal. They might be a team that could better unite our dangerously divided nation.

The 2012 race will really be about the American Dream, and it is critical that this dream be the primary focus, rather than other issues. Will the Dream of our Founding Fathers, the dream of individual achievement exemplified in the lives of Cain and Rubio, be preserved for future generations? Or will America adopt a new dream, that of a nanny state?

As a society we are dangerously close to re-defining the American Dream as “take as much as I can from the state” rather than "apply my abilities to achieve what I can for myself and my family”.

During the 2012 campaign a Cain/Rubio ticket could focus Americans on a very basic question:

Which America do you want? An America where politicians and government bureaucrats take charge of our lives? Or an America where we are free as individual citizens and entrepreneurs to pursue our own goals?

This is America’s great debate today! This is the debate that Herman Cain and Marco Rubio can and must bring to the national stage if President Obama is to be replaced in the White House.

That said, neither Cain nor Rubio have the experience that some would argue is required to run for President or VP. But then again neither did Obama in 2008. JFK was inexperienced in 1960. And Presidents Carter, Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all entered the White House with ZERO relevant foreign policy experience.

But both Cain and Rubio are highly intelligent, articulate and likable. Cain has a proven conservative record of success in business and in finance. He lacks political experience, but who really cares. As Cain says when referring to the 535 experienced politicians currently sitting in our Congress: “How’s that working for you?”

Cain’s private sector accomplishments actually are more applicable than Donald Trump’s, and arguably more relevant that Romney’s. As he gains national exposure, he will "catch-on" quickly. He speaks honestly, from his heart. The 45 minute interview he gave recently on C-SPAN was truly impressive. He was charming, humorous, open and more presidential than any of the other candidates could ever be. "Cain is able", and arguably the most electable of the Republican candidates. Electability trumps experience in this critical selection of a 2012 candidate.

Cain is assembling a great campaign team. He has made and will continue to make mistakes along the way. But he has proven ready to quickly admit them, a refreshing attribute that will serve him well. He will not be able to raise the kind of financial support that will be available to a Romney campaign, but he will have the grass roots support of the Tea Party movement to counter this. If he can garner the nomination in an un-conventional “bottom-up” manner, Cain would have no problem then raising the funds needed to effectively compete against Barack Obama in the final campaign.

In addition, there is a good, albeit difficult-to-implement, way to correct and fill any inexperience deficit that might be perceived regarding Herman Cain. This would be for a team like Cain/Rubio (or perhaps Cain/Perry, Cain/Christie or Cain/Bachmann) to name a supporting cast (future Cabinet and Advisory Team) after being selected as Republican Party nominees at the Republican Convention, if not earlier during the primary process itself. Cain would be the CEO, and operate as a CEO, listening to advisors, seeking consensus and then making clear and timely decisions. They could name one or two advisors per week, repeatedly capturing media attention and “air-time”. By assembling the best of a great field of available Republican talent by their sides (figuratively and literally), they could put on a GREAT road show and a constant media blitz, with much credibility and a great story. The presidential and VP candidates themselves, when questioned on how they would deal with any specific subject about which they are thought to be inexperienced, could repeatedly state “we would bring in Secretary X or Special Advisors Y and Z. That’s why they are on our team”.

Think of the supporting cast that is possible: Rudy Guiliani for Attorney General, Romney as Commerce Secretary, maybe Col. Alan West at the Pentagon, Jon Huntsman as Secretary of State, Steve Forbes (a Cain friend) as Secretary of the Treasury, Michelle Rhee as Secretary of Education, maybe Peter King for Homeland Security, Jack Welch in a new post as Secretary of Economic Growth, T Boone Pickens as Energy Czar, John Bolton back at the UN. And how about Brit Hume as White House Press Secretary, etc, etc, etc. Perhaps Gingrich, Daniels, and/or Pawlenty could also be added to the team in appropriate advisory roles. George Halverson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, might be a good choice a top Health Care Advisor, as the next Administration works to reform Medicare, repeal ObamaCare, and introduce a better plan which better assigns health care responsibilities to the individual, to the states, and to the private sector.

This is just a first cut – there are certainly refinements and others to consider. Some individuals might be better placed as Advisors to the President rather than as actual Cabinet members. But the net result would be the creation and announcement of a team that would stand up well against Obama’s current Cabinet and Obama's team of Czars.

The Republican stable of talent is indeed impressive. However they could become destructive in the 2012 race if they wind up fighting each other for the top of the ticket. Shortfalls of many of the potential candidates are far less meaningful if certain candidates step aside from seeking the top spot and accept, instead, positions in the Cain team which match their strengths.

Some would have to make sacrifices and set aside personal agendas. But when called to serve, in the vital interests of our nation, good men/women usually step up to the plate.

PS: Cain is Able!

In the Bible, Cain vs Abel is a classic struggle of good VS evil.

In the Bible version, Cain was the bad guy who murdered his brother.

But is the 2012 race, Cain will be the good guy – Herman Cain, that is. In fact the 2012 campaign will prove to America that Cain is actually Able …….

… able to defeat Barack Obama,

… able to apply his extensive background in the private sector to enable entrepreneurialism,

… able to enable private sector investment and job creation in America,

… able to lead America back to prosperity and sustainable growth,

… able to speak clearly and honestly to the electorate,

… able to articulate the American Dream, which he himself has lived,

… able to surround himself with great people to take on the challenges of the day,

… able to listen to informed views, develop consensus, and act decisively on complex issues,

… able to unite a dangerously divided America.

Cain is Able! Cain is elect – able!

I would like to see a Perry/Bachmann or Bachmann/Cain ticket. Michele has the spunk that none of the "boys" has, but tends to open her mouth before she has fully engaged her brain.

Santorum, Pawlenty, Huntsman, among others are trolling for the second spot on the ticket. If Mitt does become the next one, he will need some cover on his right flank.

Gingrich is too 90's. He's a great policy wonk, but he too talks before thinking and his slam on Paul Ryan cannot be forgiven.

Whoever gets the nod, I want them to have real conservative values and believe in the Rule of Law. We MUST have a new President on 20-Jan-13, or we will be in REAL trouble.

Rick Perry means trouble-research what the good folks of Texas have to say about him- he is a rino, and similar to BO in that he speaks what folks would like to hear, but only to get power. Regarding Ron Paul,I agree, he is deserving for more attention by The Patriot Post (which I love for all you say and do) and other conservative news sources. It can be interpreted that by leaving him out of the equation conservatives don't really want our government held to the constitution. He has been in Washington long enough without caving to the machine that I think he can do the job. I like Bachmann, she has done great things for the Tea Party movement, but have the same concern as Gail

(not strong enough to reject the call of power and money over principle). These struggles are not new-we will survive if we never give up the quest for liberty.

I beg you guys to take it easy on Romney. The constant negativity toward him could end up leaving us with another 4 years of Obama. I would even say that the negative campaigning against him from us conservatives in 08 left us with Obama. No, Romneycare is nothing to brag about, but the man is a real businessman and I trust that he can bring this country out of debt. We just may have to compromise a little on healthcare, but I don't think the country will collapse like Greece under his watch. But it very well may collapse with another 4 years of Obama.

PLEASE, FOR ONCE HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT ROMNEY. Again, I know he's not perfect, but he can help this country, and if you support him, he can beat Obama!

Texas Gov. Perry Bilderberg’s Ace in the Hole? http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/perry_bilderberg_271.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=90jfQrb4wAE

Say it ain't so...

Talk is cheap, as I read and responded Governor Perry's "The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis" scheduled for August 6th, 2011. It is a known fact that US Americans are the most naive people in the world, as that was proved after 911 with the lies of how 2 planes with JP-5 diesel fuel brought down the WTC buildings. That was a controlled demolition, much like what is taking place in the in the world and in this nation as well. The Bilderbergers and the rest of the so-called elites will soon see the wrath of Almighty God... Jesus said many would come in His name, but they are but wolves in sheep clothing, and will deceive many, and even the elect if it were possible. I will save my condemnation, as I don't have the right to judge, but there is One who will judge us all. As it is written, let it be so, "it is appointed unto man once to die, and then the judgment."

There still is hope.

http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/RM15v1_Stanley_WS

My complaint is that there seems to be no one out there who has a high profile without so much bad baggage eiter real, or produced by the media.

Re: Hamilton:

I've read all 3 posts. Sadly, I didn't catch the last 2. I will keep them for if you know it or not, you have said some very profound deep truths I need to digest.

The Patriot Post Editor should go back and read them, maybe use all of them, or the essence of them in the future. I recommend everyone reads Hamilton's 3 replies to yours truly to where I asked, can anyone cut through the legalese and is it a catch 22 situation in respects to the 14th amd?

http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/06/30/time-on-the-constitution-does-it-still-matter/

Add "Semper Veritas" to sign off.

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http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh126.htm

Share this wonderful article. Maybe people will understand more about why our Republic is where it is today....

re: Gov. Johnson has zero name recognition.

If so, why isn't the PatriotPost bringing his name up more often? I don't agree with all his positions, particularly with regard to foreign entanglements, but he's the only candidate that I have ever supported with cash. Your readers should, too, in my humble opinion.

Other statues of U.S. presidents in London: Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy and - believe it or not - George Washington, right on Trafalgar Square. You could look it up.

Right on! The sooner these wannabes leave the more clear the field becomes and the more chance the frontrunners have to get the real cash they need to win and begin to push the restart button for our nation.

PS: Funny as he is and with that wonderful Jesuit trained mind, add Thaddeus McCotter to the almost gone list. He's too erratic for prime time.

Bilderberg-Approved Perry Set to Become Presidential Frontrunner

http://www.prisonplanet.com/bilderberg-approved-perry-set-to-become-presidential-frontrunner.html

Rick “Bilderberg” Perry – “Kiss Me, I’m a Republican”- Could the “Darling” of Texas be Running for President?

http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/rick-%E2%80%9Cbilderberg%E2%80%9D-perry-%E2%80%9Ckiss-me-im-a-republican%E2%80%9D-could-the-%E2%80%9Cdarling%E2%80%9D-of-texas-be-running-for-president/5086

It's probably a function of my age, but "none of the above" are appealing. If only Fred Thompson were slightly younger and willing to run. He appears to me to be truly presidential in demeanor and not the least self-serving. We've had very good luck with an actor in the past.

I was interested in the article you referenced as told by a Houston Chronicle reporter concerning the reading of a citation during a funeral service. My father William Frank Spivey, Sr. was the first Director of the Houston V.A. National Cemetary and helped to oversea the construction of and the managaement of this cemetary for many years before he retired. I believe the item in question that is referred to in this article is a "Flag Folding Ceremony" my father wrote when I and my siblings were very young and living in North Plate, Nebraska. If I were able, I'd send you a copy of that ceremony and the reason he wrote it in the first place. My Dad was and still is a well liked and respected man of 86 who lives in Orlando,FL. He served in the Army and fought in the retaking of Manilla. Let me know if you would be interested in reading a copy of this statement of honor to those who have died serving our county.

[The 2.4 million jobs that the stimulus has allegedly "saved or created" have cost $666 billion, which comes out to $278,000 per job.] This is good, because it would seem to add millions of taxpayers to the greater than $250,000 (rich) tax bracket being proposed for fairer share participation in THE Recovery.

This isn't a complaint as I think you've summed up the current contenders pretty well. It is however, a promise; I refuse to ever again hold my nose and cast a vote for somebody just because they're the lesser of two evils. If the Republicans cant do any better than Mitt Romney I will either stay home on election day or write in a candidate I can believe in, as is my right as a free citizen of this Republic. If that means we're all stuck w/ Obama for 4 more years then so be it.

As always,even though some weekly columns may be read as better written,explained etc,today's must be Rated amongst the Very Best this old WW 2 Veteran has seen,digested,thought through and,at times,passed on to all of my Concerned contacts in the country.

I will be passing this Memorable compilation of the Truth onward and onward.

I humbly commend our illustrious editor, a superior purveyor of the News as it Truly is,something our esteemed far left media absolutely will not.

And for whatever reasons they may have,as Americans,which I assume they truly are in their own perverted manner,just why they will almost Never publish the Real stories as they should and as journalists,simply does not make any sense at all.!!!!!

Thank you again Mr.Editor, for a complete compilation of the Truth as written by numerous yourself, journalists and others.

Regrettably, the Real Stories such as you weekly distribute,are not as widely dispensed throughout our Great country as they should.

May the Good Lord be with us American Voters, come November 2012 when we can all stand up and," Vote BHO and Czars ",out of office forever."

An old,old WW2 veteran has reflected his views and,I Pray,that of Millions of other Vets and Americans come November 2012.

God Bless.

I question your statement that whoever (of the pack of candidates) presents a good alternative to Mitt Romney will become the Republican candidate for President. Isn't counting Romney out before we even get started? I know he signed 'universal healthcare' into law in Massachusetts (sp?) but he has other admirable qualities. Why not find the two strongest candidates and pair them up as Pres & VP on the ticket. Wouldn't two strong candidates (regardless of who they are) be better than infighting in the Republican party. Such fighting can only serve to aid Obama in winning a second term (God forbid).

If Ron Paul is really interested in being President, why doesn't he get some funding and run a real campaign?

Like me, many people are still waiting to see if those from D.C., including several candidates familiar with inside the beltway, really did get the message of the last election. Certainly 99% of the Democrats missed the point and so are now singing and dancing to their base as fast as they can hoping their base will save them. However, many of us remembered electing the Republicans in the early 1990s to change D.C. and the federal government. Instead most got Potomac Fever, which appears to be an incurable disease.

Most of the candidates listen far too much to their paid political advisers. As Speaker Gingrich found out these hired hands often believe they are the wizards behind the curtain and the ones in charge.

Of course many are dreaming that a new Ronald Reagan will suddenly arise from the ashes.

All those in Washington still suffer from the belief that the rest of us are stupid, dumb peons, who really don't or cannot possibly understand what is going on or what needs to be done. They all fail to realize that we see all of them as the problem. The latest is that in reducing deficit spending and paying down the national debt requires shared sacrifice. Yet we do not see any of our elected officials or their moneyed friends stepping forward and offering, even symbolically, their own sacrifice. Why does any well off elected official need a salary, taxpayer paid healthcare and forever retirement pay after getting elected. Why should they also then receive Social Security?

I have yet to hear any candidate say, "I am worth enough, if I am elected I will work for a dollar a year, pay for my on health care and return my retirement check to the taxpayers. I want to help my country out of the mess, not add to the burden!"

I greatly admire former Prime Minister Thatcher. As such, I submit the following comment: Mrs. Thatcher's proper title is Baroness Thatcher. She holds that title courtesy of something called a "Life Peerage." Possibly pedantic, but as I said, I have great respect for The Iron Lady. As mentioned in the Digest, I too recall when Mr. Reagan was president, and that the U.S. recovered under his leadership. That is when I discovered my respect for Thatcher as well. Since then, I have lived in England for seven years, from summer 2001 to summer 2008. Some, even in England, now admit at least a grudging respect for Thatcher.

For anyone to win over Obama, there has to be solidarity! For instance, if Palin doesn't declare soon, then the Tea Party will fragment from the Republican party. If Palin doesn't run, and throws her support behind the Republican candidate, then they have a chance.

If the Republican House caves on the present situation (tax increases and debt limit), then Obama, who has the lowest numbers yet, will recover and win.

We need SOLIDARITY!

We need to FIND WHERE WE AGREE, and not keep picking away on issues we have differences on.

You neglected to mention Romney's stupid endorsement of the man-caused global warming hoax. If he didn't lose me with RomneyCare, he certainly lost me then.

No real comment, except that I would like

to know more about the candidate Bachmann.

I am beginning to feel that since our male

presidents have not really done a great

job, maybe its time for a woman president.

More imformation please.

Re: Elephant in the Room

RON PAUL IS A JOKE. reminds me so much of Ross Perot in so many ways. Rick Perry, while certainly looking like the "most likely to succeed" in the Republican Class of 2012, is certainly not the most conservative. At this point, however, I would take anyone over obama, even Ross Per-, I mean, Ron Paul. For the record, I would take any of the candidates over the guy in the White House.

As for the primary, I would vote for Santorum, Cain or Bachmann over Tim "I'm A Fan of Lady Gaga" Pawlenty, the Newt, Mitt (who is naming these guys?), Jon "Who?" Huntsman and the other 2 that I couldn't pick out of a lineup. John Thune may end up in the race, although I'm guessing he waits it out until 2016 or 2020 (before you let his good looks charm you, check out his voting record-not a fan of small government). I'd love to see Jim Demint jump in and of course, Chris Christie and Rick Perry. One of those three men will get my vote if they declare. Unless Sarah Palin runs.

Bob Benitez - what is wrong with following Article 1, Section 8? Not following it is what got us in this mess.

In today's article entitled, "Hasan to Face Military Trial, Death Penalty", you stated that the murderer "shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' which is Arabic for 'god is great.'" That is an incorrect translation and one which is politically correct. "Allahu Akbar" means, "Allah is greater". Any thinking person must ask, "Greater than whom?" Perhaps the (true) God of the Christians and the Jews. Please correct your mis-statement.

Well, it looks like nobody else will say these things, so I will. The only candidate who will resurrect and preserve our USA Constitution and all the freedoms thereunder that ALL our U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, and U.S. Air Force fighting military died in wars to preserve is Ron Paul, and his voting record in the USA House of Representatives proves it! If a piece of legislation goes against our Constitution, he votes NO (even if his is the only dissenting vote), consequently his nickname, "Doctor No." If you vote for someone based on his/her looks or "electability" instead of his/her substance, you shouldn't even be allowed anywhere near a voting booth!

Now, in case you don't think it matters, Herman Cain may appear to be a good businessman, but he was affiliated with the Federal Reserve, and he doesn't want the Fed audited. I wonder why. Think that one over.

Michelle Bachmann may be whistle clean personally, but she has her own interpretation of our USA Constitution, not necessarily that of our Founding Fathers! Has she even read it? Digest that one, too.

And, for all you Rubio and Jindal fans, neither one is eligible to be President of the United States of America - for the same birth reason Obama is ineligible (though he's ineligible for other reasons, too) - neither one is a natural born USA citizen in accordance with the intent of our Founding Fathers. Look it up. I don't care how eloquently they speak; so does the current illegal alien fraud now sitting in and destroying OUR White House because people who think like you elected him without vetting him! I even heard the talking heads, Don Wade (we're supposed to believe he's a conservative) and Roma (his wife, who's a liberal with a gun; figure that one out) on WLS-AM radio this morning suggesting a Bachmann-Rubio ticket. Another case of the media trying to steer us in the Marxist NWO direction.

Rick Perry is a handsome phony who's saying what conservatives want to hear because he's testing the waters as to whether or not he should jump in. Don't be fooled. He's a NWO Bilderberger who tried to push the CFR/SPP NAU and Trans-Texas Corridor down our throats to accommodate the illegals from Mexico jumping the border, and the real Constitutionalists of Texas can tell you who he really is behind the mask!

Research, research, and research the background of every single candidate before you vote. The spin hasn't even begun yet - wait and see!

I have just unsubscribed from your mailings. There is no "patriot" in WDC other than Ron Paul. Bachman voted for the Patriot Act extension - done with her. Rick Perry is a Bilderberg - done with him.

When you guys figure out why you should support only Ron Paul, let me know and I'll get back into your corner of the tent. Until then, best wishes to you for your success in whatever it is you're trying to do.

Salute!

Elias Alias, Montana Oath Keepers

@reeves: Your claim that the Republicans' stand on social issues has almost destroyed the party is not well-supported by facts. The vast majority of complaints about the Republican Party is that its elected members are not Republican - read the comments posted here for evidence of that. Republican representatives talk a great game on fiscal responsibility, but too often "compromise" with and give in to the Democrats on spending. They talk a great game about observing the Constitution, but too often do nothing to eliminate unauthorized government agencies or regulations. And yes, they talk a great game on social issues, but except for blocking federal funding for abortion or embryonic vivisection, they have been ineffective.

Insofar as the Federal courts (and now the Executive Branch) have intruded upon state authority on social issues, those issues have become legitimate material for national partisanship.

The Constitution declares that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law. The Supreme Court in 1973 borrowed a notion from the pro-slavery movement and simply declared that people are not persons until they have inhaled air at least once - a ridiculously unscientific position that has cost the lives of over 60 million unborn children. Please explain why this egregious violation of Constitutional rights, forced upon us by a branch of the Federal government, is not a legitimate issue for political parties.

Republicans who take a firm moral stance on social issues and make reasonably competent efforts to enact those positions are often wildly popular - I refer you, sir, to Ronald Reagan. His refusal to spend our money to promote abortion abroad won him respect around the world. By contrast, the Clinton and Obama policies of twisting arms in other countries to force them to legalize abortion has provided rich propaganda material for our nation's enemies. Likewise, the Obama State Department's celebration of homosexuality has recently caused great offense in parts of the world where our diplomatic relations are already dicey, e. g., Pakistan. You cannot make a reasonable case that social issues are irrelevant in either domestic or foreign policy.

Good assessment - call 'em as you see 'em.

Of utmost IMPORTANCE is for the candidates to remain civil to each other and work as a team in selecting strong, winnable presidential and VP candidates. When weighing their similarities and considering their differences, there already exists a great deal of harmony. Keep it that way. Beware the Obama machine, and it's media sycophants, as it works to sew seeds of discontent and animosity within the Republican camp. The end result of this campaign must be a focas on saving America from the twisted left road to socialism.

@LarryMac: I am not so presumptuous as to assume God might not have meant what He said when He told us He created the world in six days, nor am I so trusting in fallible men, who have spun their interpretation of data to fit their presupposition of a natural, uncreated origin for the world.

I could give you a physicist's critique of radioactive dating methods, for example, but suffice it to say that various dating methods often yield results widely different from each other and their known ages. Rocks known to have formed from volcanic eruptions in the last 50 years are often dated in the tens of millions of years if the laboratories are not informed beforehand of their origin. Contrariwise, when coal or diamonds are found to have Carbon-14 in them, which is generally impossible if they are tens of millions of years old, the C-14 is always dismissed as "contamination" or "background". The assumptions behind these dating methods are deeply flawed.

The prevailing "scientific" evolutionary interpretation of history is in my opinion one of the greatest intellectual scandals of all time. It makes the Ptolemaic theory of cosmology seem downright logical by comparison.

Do not be so quick to place the prejudices of men above the Word of God. Doing so is the cause of many of America's present ills. It is quite possible to use the methods of science on the same data to place it in a reasonable framework consistent with science AND a six-day divine creation. I refer you to http://www.answersingenesis.org, especially to http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2011/07/08/feedback-theistic-evolution

I love Ron Paul, but unfortunately he's not electable. He's just not charismatic or energetic (youthful) to win people over. Those qualities are what got Kennedy, Clinton, and others into office over their opponents.

Romney scares me to death, he's a milder, quieter, toned down versin of Obama. He's on the Republican ticket, but he is NOT conservative.

I like Bachmann very much. I love how she speaks her mind and is ultra conservative. Tim Pawlenty is also very close in values.

Rick Perry is an odd duck. He says the right things, and is charismatic, but his track record as governor is more middle of the road than true conservative. I just don't know enough about him.

What I do know, is that Mickey Mouse, Ronald McDonald, or Luke Skywalker would all be far better presidents than the traitorous hack that currently holds that position.

Project Gunrunner was funded by stimulus money -- and now some border patrol agents are "shovel-ready."

....there has to be a joke in there somewhere, but I can't seem to find it.

When are you propogandists going to stop decieving the public? You jerks know damn good and well that Ron Paul is ahead of the game and has more supporters than the rest of them combined! I have a suggestion, report and opine the TRUTH or shut the hell up!

My complaint is this, EVERYONE of the candidates named are eminately more qualified than the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and yet, none of them are taken seriously by the lamestream media, Bachman has a record and a private history to be proud of in ANY respect, and yet Chris Wallace, who by the way I consider to be THE most credible journalist in todays media, asks her if she's a flake. When will America wake up and stop smelling the phony coffee and get themselves a REAL cup of Joe?

i like herman's stand on the fair tax. mitt should admit he was wrong on med care. i like palin and michele

Ref. the BHO quotation earning “this week’s Alpha Jackass Award” ending with,“America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better." which ironically accurately portrays the current situation:

Why in the ever-lovin’-blue-eyed world doesn’t the RNC fight back by giving maximum publicity to these words of the “hypocrite-in-chief”, and the multitude of other such reversals thus exposing him for the phony he is, and making even his most ardent supporters cringe trying to come up with logical rebuttals. Oops. Sorry, momentarily forgot they don’t deal in logic, but do excel at producing non-sequitar smokescreens.

I like that Thadis MConner is running for President. He's so well spoken and the right kind of man for the office. I hope he takes on the organizer in chief head on.

RON PAUL, RON PAUL, RON PAUL, and RON PAUL!!!

Why not give him your support?! Everyone is tired of big government, the Federal Reserve, the over spending. RP is the only one who has a true record of fiscal restraint! We need to bring troops home, secure our borders, get off foreign fuel dependency, GET OUR DEBTS PAID OFF and develop products that the rest of the world will buy from us. RP will do that!

Mitt Romney is too close to Obama in his ideas on Health Care & Global Warming to name just two. I really can't see how he can even be considered to be a republican candidate. If he becomes the chosen one, the choice will be Obama the original or Obama the clone.

Tom Galda

Re: Our Federal debt

In the Summer 2011 issue of "On Investing" (a Charles Schwab publication), Liz Ann Sonders, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Strategist was asked by a client, whether she thought the US government would devalue the dollar in order to eliminate the debt.

As part of her answer, she explained three ways to address debt:

1. Cause inflation by printing money to pay off the debt.

2. Devalue the dollar relative to other currencies.

3. Taxation.

She expounded on methods 1 and 2, but for method 3, she simply said, "A third option, taxation, is not available to the United States as a stand-alone solution because our liabilities are too high."

"Our liabilities are too high". Well, just how high are they? One month ago, our national debt stood at $14.28 trillion. The deficit for 2010 was $1.3 trillion. With our current leadership, we can't even balance an annual budget and keep from accruing another year's worth of deficit spending. But simple math shows that our $14.28 trillion debt represents almost 11 years of $1.3 trillion annual deficits!!!

This explains Ms Sonders statement. Our congress has been this irresponsible. Our debt is too high. We can't simply tax our way out of this.

But what if we tried to increase taxes? What would happen? First we must realize that the bottom 50% of wage earners pays 3% of federal taxes, whereas the top 50% of wage earners pays 97% of federal taxes. SO MUCH FOR THE IDEA THAT THE "RICH" DON'T PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES. THE "RICH" ARE WITHIN THAT TOP 50% WHO PAY 97% OF ALL FEDERAL TAXES. To continue, so for all practical purposes, the top 50% of wage earners pay nearly all of the federal taxes. 2010 Fed spending was $3.46 trillion. 2010 Fed tax receipts was $2.16 trillion. To make up the $1.3 trillion shortfall for ONE YEAR, the top 50% would have an average tax increase of 60%.

Even if the top 50% could take such an outrageous tax hike, that still wouldn't touch the debt. That would only prevent another annual deficit for one year. So in reality, the 60% tax hike would have to be more like 80% or 100% in order to make any headway against retiring the debt.

What would happen to the economy if half of Americans had a 100% tax increase?

This is what Liberalism has done to us.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has announced his candidacy for President and the major media has given him ZIP for coverage. How about equal treatment under the Law? His record before Term Limits ousted him was fantastic. He reduced the pencil packing paper pushing parasite is state government fro about 12,000 to 8000 when he left and get this, as a Republican he had a constituency of 45%+/- Latinos, with a total of 66%+/- DEMOCRATS, so for a Republican to win those votes, he has to have something to offer. Yup his second term was even greater with the DEMOCRATS re-electing him. Now, I ask, why is media ignoring the performance and record Gary has established ????

Mark;

A very thoughtful & thought-through piece of writing.

The same can be said re: the readers. Any of you have the stomach to throw the glove in the ring?

I know, the noxious stench & the suited zombies in the toxic fog covering the Swamp prevent decent citizens to run for office, not to mention the character assassination by the MSM of any conservative candidate (think of Robert Bork).

Very many good prez/veep duos are mentioned here.

Re: the possible GOP Cabinet there's one caveat. Mr. Pickens (who got very rich in the evil crude) believes in anthropomorphic (man-made) global warming - go figure. As suggested, We the people must do our homework & 'czech' out all candidates.

Lastly, thank you Patriot Post & readers for making my pensive & quiet celebration of 41 years of Liberty from the Soviet tanks (July 7) a pleasant one. This grateful & un-hyphenated American is very content in the foothills of the Rockies.

Ms. Cea Miks - you got. Dr. No for President.

Re: Arizona University's Polytechnic campus article

..and there's too much doggy doo in Washington, too, but I doubt they will do such a good job in taking care of it.

Love your publication and wonder what we would do without it. Thank you for all you do.

Abu Nudnik--- Maybe you've hit upon something, electric motor powered four wheel direct drive vehicles, & perhaps in turn, the electric engines could be powered by an on-board 2cycle enternal combustion (lawn-mower) engine?

Hugo called it right about Perry. He still wants the tran-texas corridor which would have taken private property from many, many, Texans. He's self-centered, and arrogant, too. Wanted to vaccinate all 14-yr-old girls for STD, and wanted his decision to take effect immediately, etc; very dictator-ish. I want to know more about Cain, and maybe a good ticket would be with Paul or even Bachman. Still confused, but trying to get a good idea. NOT Perry. Not anyone who authored his own version of Obamacare, either.

No complaints on your assessment, I think you are spot on. Of the announced candidates, I am leaning toward Bachmann then Cain followed distantly with the others. I will probably support Perry if he gets in the race. My bottom line is to beat Obama in 2012 and I will support whoever the Republican nominee is!

Not a complaint; a wish-list:

Col.(ret.) Rep. Alan West for President

Marco Rubio for V.P.

John Bolton for Sec. of State

Chris Christie for Sec. of Treasury

Bachmann and Palin for Cabinet or Ambassadorships

and I'll trust West to appoint the rest! My love to your staff and our military who've served and are serving. One can still wish (and pray).

If only Alan West would consider running... he is the "Real Deal"... A debate between West and Obama would be comical. Perhaps he'll run with Bachman if she wins the nomination???

Chris Christie is a no-nonsense guy who "gets it" and gets things done - even in the ultra liberal state of New Jersey. He has the guts our country so desperately needs right now...but he's probably too honest and too direct for the Politically Correct world of national politics (sadly)...

Today, July 8, 2011, at this particular time in our very young history, everyone, lead by Obama and the Liberal, Socialist Radicals advising him and even the Dem's/Repub's in the Congress are compromising to accommodate an enemy whose goal is to kill us, is leading this Great Republic into oblivion with over 14 million unemployed and a debt that is in insult and disgrace and without an end!!!

What are we doing about it???? NOTHING!

What are we going to do about it????? PROBABLY NOTHING, until it starts affecting

each of us as individuals and by that time there will be rioting in the streets and we'll

all have to start protecting our homes and families IF WE ARE ABLE!

Each of us says: well, it ain't gonna happen...things will surely get better, but I say

look at today 3 1/2 years after that idiot was elected and what he and his cronies have

done and are still doing!

Whether you know it or not or have even thought of it, but America is a paradise compared to the rest of the world....if you've ever been overseas you'd know what

I'm talking about....we are and have been blessed by the Almighty for what we have;

if not, then why are so many trying to kill us, change our way of life, take away our

liberties, and turn us into a bunch of 'Meat Heads', i.e., dead from the shoulders up

and are trying to get into this country to taste what we take for granted?

Many have forgotten or ignored just what the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were, and what it cost to get them. We as Americans have a duty

and responsibility to uphold and protect the Constitution, or didn't YOU know that.

Many believe that those who have worked for what they have should be giving it

to those who haven't worked and are a bunch of useless pieces of human trash

that are led by the noses by those who want to " fundamentally change this

country." If this country is so great, then why in the hell does it need to be changed?

We are a country of principles, values and rewards for each man on the basis of his merit as an individual person.

We also are a country of States with it's own laws established under similar guides of

the Constitution and with the inherent responsibility to also protect its citizens.

Those states that are being invaded across our Northern and Western borders by those who want to do us harm or steal from us or do whatever they do that is against

the State laws should be dealt with immediately and forcefully even by activating the

National Guard, which the governor can and should do and the hell with the White

House and Congress. Our immediate way of life is threatened daily and no one in the

government is doing crap about it...even that idiot, the attorney general, and that's

another story by itself.

In Isiah 5:20 he says: "Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil..." well, just

look around...we've turned into a degenerate society and still no one cares...Look at

the Congress where individuals are sent to supposedly represent their voters, but

turn into millionaires who don't have to follow their own laws yet we're supposed to.

God help us 'cause nobody else is or will!

To: Ms. Cea Miks

Well, I hope you feel better after that rant of yours.

But seriously, I hear you. Most people agree that Ron Paul pays more attention to the Constitution than most others pay to their spouses. And that's no exaggeration! But alas, we do have the American electorate to contend with, such as it is. Perhaps about 80% don't follow the issues and perhaps half of those wouldn't understand the issues even if they followed them. And then there's the roughly 45% of the electorate who don't pay taxes, yet they're allowed to vote their will over the destiny of taxpayers' money. Those people are the Liberals' spoilers, and they wouldn't follow Ron Paul at all. And then there's all the young people who haven't yet paid any taxes and who think money grows on trees in government arboretums. It's all screwed up.

But I have a couple questions for you:

1. When you said, "people like you elected him (Obama) without vetting him!", who were you blaming?

2. Where did you ever get the idea that Don Wade is not a conservative? Maybe Roma, a little, but Wade? I listen to their show just about avery morning, and I tell you, if Wade was president, he'd shake the dingleberries loose from a whole lot of Democrats.

After lstening to all the talk lately, I think I have finally figured out what is wrong with this country at this time---we need more rich people and those that are rich need to be richer! We can't fix our proplems without the rich because they have the funds that are needed to heal our country of debt, unemployment and health insurance issues. If we had more rich people then we would have more people capable of helping with these challenges. But we need not just financially rich, but morally rich people. In my experience this usually means Christian people. So, to summarize we need way more rich and richer Christian people to heal this country.

I believe the Republicans could make this into a platform or campaign slogen, "Let us help make you RICH!" Who could resist that? They could emphasize financial riches but also promote moral richness. But the point always needs to be that the big government, liberals or the progressives will not let you become rich and so the country will not be able to solve its issues because of that fact.

So let's be rich! Let's lower taxes so that more can be rich, let's end abortion and gay rights so we can enjoy being rich! Let's celebrate the fact that if we do these things and achieve some earthly richness we also will build up eternal riches for ourselves, our children and our neighbors.

Dan, I like the way you think. I want to be rich too. Run for office and I'll vote for you.

Romney has his baggage, as do they all, but from where I'm standing, it seems that the goal should be to select a candidate that can beat Obama, even if that candidate might not be the perfect conservative icon. Given the alternative of four more years of this socialist organizer I don't think we on the right should let the perfect become the enemy of the good enough. Your thoughts?

We see Ron Paul and Rand Paul as the best and only true honest candidates.

Regards, ...Eugene and Janina Szamiel

Your article on Ronald Reagan's legacy being celebrated in Europe mentions his collaboration with Pope John Paul II and Margaret Thatcher in liberating Eastern Europe. For any of your readers who want a more detailed exposition of this amazing cooperation, John O'Sullivan's book, "The President, the Pope and The Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World," goes into detail. O'Sullivan was Editor of the National Review, a London Correspondent and a special advisor to Lady Thatcher. His extensive interviews of all three form the basis of this meaty and informative account of three unlikely persons coming to power at a the same time, sharing unexpected characteristics in their lives and contributing both wittingly and unwittingly to the momentous fall of the Soviet Union. It's a fascinating read.

"At this point, we see the race as among Romney, Bachmann and Pawlenty -- Perry, too, if he declares. That's not a reflection of our preferred candidates, and it will no doubt cause some Ron Paul supporters to have a coronary event, but we're just calling it as we see it. You may now send us your complaints."

I think you have pretty much called it right.

Ron Paul is looking better and better to me.

Dan- brilliant prose- opened my eyes to a crisp way to present what we need to do - thanks!

I worry about Paul, running as an independent, and surely handing the thing to Obama, but I worry about our candidates too. Knowing how fickle the American public is, we need to have someone, who can light a fire in the belly and illuminate all of Obama's weaknesses and the dangers he represents for our Republic. Bachman is going to be savaged by the MSM just like Palin and I don't think she has a chance. Romney might be able to swing independents, but he still has that Romneycare cross to bear that will be exploited by Obama and not all Americans are sophisticated enough to see the differences. My dream candidate, the one I know could light that fire and get Obama on the defensive is Christie of NJ and if we could cajole him to run, we might get out country back on the right track.

"The Republicans and the Democrats have been running this counrty for over 150 years and run it into the ground they have."

Ron Pual is the only one of the viable candidates who has been consistant. Unfortunately he is too honest for the Republicans criminals who run the show.

Obama should be at the end of a rope.

Not even remotely interested in sending a complaint... thank you for counting out Gingrich!! And Ron Paul?? No, thank you. I cannot see him as a viable candidate. I cannot line myself up with all his stances, but the biggest hurdle to overcome with him is his general whininess. Every time he speaks "passionately" about an issue, it comes off as whining, and I can't take it.

Nominating or voting for Mitt Romney just becasue he's "next in line" is the worst possible action I can think of. Weren't Bob Dole and John McCain nominated for that reason ("excuse", actually)? Weren't they both soundly defeated? We need to look seriously at anyone who says they have an idea for returning this nation to its former brilliance and glory then weed out the crackpots (and heads). We also need to ask, "Where, in the Constitution of the United States, do you find the authority for the actions you propose?"

As usual I have only complements regarding this article. I would only suggest, that it will not matter the Republican candidate if the current Republican leadership caves in to these "Enemies of the State" regarding raising the debit limit.

I gotta believe the student body at the Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus in Mesa has already thanked you profusely for the perfect slogan you coined in your paragraph on their "hands-on" (Don't make me turn the crank!) effort at energy conservation.

Jeez, I hope it's not Romney or Perry. I live in Ft. Worth, and Perry's not the conservative the MSM would have you believe, and we all know about Romney. Tow big gubmint politicians.

Bachmann is by far the best of the lot, excepting Johnson and Cain, who seem to have no chance (but who knows?). I'm not worried about the press savaging her, as they will absolutely savage any conservative candidate. Remember Reagan? I do.

I'd truly rather lose with a true conservative than nominate another McCain/Romney/Perry.

Any of the others would make a better Republican candidate than Romney. A wiser person than myself stated, with a great degree of accuracy, that he was more like Obama's running mate than his opponent.

I've been a Texas registered republican for 24 years. I'm writing in Ron Paul if it isn't on the ballot. No one chooses my candidate but me.

If we can't get Michele Bachman through the Republican primary as our most Conservative candidate, I'm surely going to vote for what ever loser fills that slot. At least that will buy me another ten years or so before Socialism takes over. Of course, I could just vote for Obama and have that occur overnight..........

No "complaints" on your list of possible 2012 presidential winners. Just thought I'd add my 2 cents worth for how I would vote. Perry, (if he runs), Bachmann, Romney. I think Romney has a lot to offer, including business experience as well as leadership from his governorship; however, I'm not certain that he can overcome "Romneycare" strongly enough to beat Obama. If not for that, I'd say he had a really good chance.

Thanks for all your great work keeping us informed on the important issues facing our country.

Micki W.

I am all for smaller governmnet, and auditing the Fed, but can you guys really be serious about Ron Paul. I mean this guy is a the libertarian version of a loose cannon. Even when he is on a roll about something he sounds like he is whining. I am just not able to envision this guy a serious candidate,and in fact, I believe he scares a lot of people away from the conservative movement, and the Republican primary in particular. Since I believe that we must take over the Republican party in the primary and select the most conservative Republican, I am concerned that this guy makes us all look spooky.

RE: the hypocrite in chief in 2006 - "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. ... Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."

WHY isn't someone running that quote as a political ad now that the one is running for reelection and asking: "What's changed, Barack?"

How can you, and why should you discount the second highest fundraiser in the Republican field as something less than a serious contender. Ron Paul has finally gotten "traction" as you call it, and you refuse to acknowledge it. "There are none so blind as those who will not see".

Michele, Sarah, John Bolton, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry, seem the best out there for my choice. Mits` time was 08, Huckabee denied him his chance but so be it, Mit is wrong for 12. His Romneycare baggage would make republicans look as hypocrits. Should have admitted his error long ago, to late now. Stopping Obama is number one with this election. Whomever the republican we must remember this, the longer Obamacare goes unrepeelled, this less likely it ever will be relepeelled. Death panals, excessive taxation, are two hugh burdens with socialistic medicine. Liberal leadership is socialism. Obama cannot, because he cannot let himself, see that socialist policy kills the free market, and our stumbling economy will continue on as such while countries such as China and Mexico make a fortune off of us. That Obama would give 2 billion American taxpayer dollars to Brazil, so that they may drill where we deny American companies the right to drill, and state to them, "we look forward to buying your oil", tells you all you need to know about this globalist socialist, antiAmerican residing at 1600 Penn. avenue. He is destroying America, vote republican. Thank you.

Tell me about Romneycare. I live in suburban Boston. That's the only gripe I have about the man.

No complaints, and I love the comments. But let the Democrats worry who the actual candidate will be before narrowing it down. Due to the administration's total tone-deafness to the stupidity of its economic policies - it actually thinks we need more of the same - Obama may actually be beatable, something I thought impossible just six months ago.

Very insightful projection. Hope you are correct. I agree with your points on Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, and Johnson. Alarm bells should be blaring over Huntsman "I worked for the Obamonator!"

orignally posted 1/22/11 754pm

Ingenious! Brilliant! Diabolical in its simplicity and conception! Dictatorship by default. Very soon, the sole purpose of Congress will be to stay in continuous 24/7 session perpetually voting to increase the Debt Limit & Prresident Obama will have no choice but to Rule by Execuive Order.

Posted January 22, 2011 at 7:54:46 PM

Spot on analysis. Gotta love those Ron Paulites who will follow him all the way to cocaine nation (legalization). My biggest question for Paulites is, "if he is so great, why can't the man win a higher political seat"? or better yet, "why can't he win his own State's primary"? It's time for Paulites to wake up to the reality that Ron Paul does not have what it take to WIN an election (that would be the support of other conservatives).

No complaints. ;o) Always enjoy your analysis of things. Bachman being the first to say NO to sharia law gets my vote. Could a woman get the support of the GOP?

The Republican Party will NEVER AGAIN elect a President unless and until they relearn the art of compromise. Extreme right or left wingers do not further the cause of effective and efficient government.

"In the end, whoever emerges as a strong and credible alternative to Romney could win the nomination."

Glad to see you're not afraid to go out on a limb.

Thaddeus McCotter will soon prove to be a standout in the crowd. Please don't refuse to give him the positive coverage he deserves. I am a conservative and no one is more critical of the Republican Party than myself. Thank God for the Tea Party Patriots. If the establishment gangs up on McCotter by denying him a place at the table, like not including him in your " preferred list of candidates " then we the people will conclude that this publication is no better than the rest of the MSM.

Greg, Surely you do not intend to imply that the only thing that prevents us, including you I must presume, from indulging in all manner of cocaine powered depravity is the fact that the drug is illegal.

My preference by the way would be to return to the people their natural right to decide for themselves whether or not to use drugs rather than continue an expensive policy that is clearly responsible for bloddy conflicts and continuing oppression world wide.

No complaint, but a compliment. Most of the pollsters and 'others' are thinking Michelle Bachman cannot be a serious contender, but you say she is and I totally agree. Her activites working with the "Tea Party Groups" are putting her in a position crossing the Party Lines and looking more for True Patriots and Constitutional Conservatives. This makes her a unique Candidate and her being a remarkable woman, turns a lots of people her way.

Obama's motto is the same as Hitler's; "Destroy by all and any means, National Socialism will reshape the world".

Obama's memory lapses can be blame on his smoking too much weed! Give him a urine test bet it comes up positive!

I got a real chuckle out of your prescient "complaints" button. As for Ron Paul, I am just finishing up his new book "Liberty Defined". I believe if more of our citizens would read this well written book, he would be at the top of your standings. If all of the candidates would be so candid as to write a similar book of their own views, our job as voters would be greatly simplified. Thanks for your outstanding newsletters and essays each and every week.

1. I am in complete agreement with Kathleen (above) about voting. I will never again render my vote merely to choose the lesser of two evils!

2. We're in desperate need of strong leadership, yet at this most critical time in our history, we have none. The Republicans have abandoned conservative principles to become the Democrat-Lite Party while true Conservatives are attacked by both major parties. What happened? Dear President Reagan, please come back!

3. The mainstream media has openly campaigned for their candidates while savaging political opponents the past two or three general election cycles without even the farce of pretending to be unbiased. They're now less Fourth Estate and more Fifth Columnist.

4. Jimmy Carter must be feeling a little smug these days.