December 11th Debate – And The Winner Is…

Posted by Larry Miller on December 11, 2011 under How | Be the First to Comment

As I was watching Saturday night’s debate, a radical idea came into my mind. It was a thought that I’m sure will anger many partisans completely committed to one of the six remaining candidates. No, it’s not that I’m waiting for Sarah Palin to jump in to the race. We’ll look at that a little later. This radical thought is that, while every one of the Republicans on the stage had some valid points that would serve our country well, we do not have a perfect candidate among them. However, with such acrimony among the various supporters, it’s plain that it’s not just the candidates lacking in perfection.

Being human, we should know that perfection is not within our grasp. There comes a time when we have to just make the best choice we can, then make sure it works. Since there is no one that has every issue nailed down, the selection comes down to prioritizing the strong points of each one and making the painful decision about what we can put on the back burner for the moment as we accomplish our primary task of evicting Barack Hussein Obama from Washington public housing.

I’m sure there will be disputes about what the primary issue is, but let’s get started looking at what each prospective president would contribute to the cause. I also want to make clear that these issues are complex and those we look at are not the only strong points any of the people bring to the table or that they are not the only points that matter.

Rick Santorum really is the man with the longest and most consistent conservative record. He touts his ability to get things done in the legislature, and he is right. He also tells us about his ability to win difficult elections in a swing state. This is also true… up until the last time around. He is a good family man and would be a steady, though bland, hand in the White House.

Michelle Bachmann also has a solid conservative record, though not as long as Santorum’s. What she does have is a passion for freedom and our country. She has the ability to draw people together and motivate them as she tells us about the time she got 40,000 to come to DC on about two days notice. What is not generally reported is that after the primary speakers that day, there was a continuous stream of congressmen and women who wanted to be part of the event and made token greetings to the crowd. This spoke volumes as it showed the lady was not just a voice crying out in the wilderness, but when she stands up to the bad guys on the other side, others come along. Beyond this, she lived her Christian faith by caring for numerous foster children.

Rick Perry has a great record of job creation in Texas, something that has earned him much criticism from the welfare state mavens inside the beltway. He understands Second Amendment rights. He is unapologetic about his Christian faith. While he stumbles verbally sometimes, he is not afraid of some unpopular truths.

Ron Paul has been warning us of the dangers of the Federal Reserve for years. He knows that congress abdicating its responsibility to coin money and turning control of the banking and monetary system to these bankers is completely unconstitutional. Unfortunately, his warnings have often fallen on deaf ears, but that does not diminish the truth of his outcries. He is also go be given credit for his tenacious dedication to this cause.

Newt Gingrich has been criticized as a “bomb thrower” by many in the Republican establishment. What they are really saying is that he is speaking the truth that most don’t have the courage recognize. Their reaction to calling the Palestinians an “invented” people group recalled George Orwell’s admonition that “truth is treason in the empire of lies”. Some even acknowledged the accuracy of his statement, but thought it was not helpful to expose Israel’s enemies as hate filled impostors.  This statement is part of a larger picture where Mr. Gingrich is the only one to expose the dangers of radical Islam.

Mitt Romney still has the nicest of any of the male candidates, and his suits are nicely tailored. He has the support of the inside the beltway crowd. Wait a minute… that is not a positive recommendation given their track record of selling out the American people for their own benefit.

Perhaps the best interactive response of the evening came after Romney, one more time, touted his private sector, outsider background that has led him to criticize the professional politicians he is fighting as excellent examples of moral turpitude. Gingrich replied, “The only reason you didn’t become a career politician is you lost to Teddy Kennedy in 1994.”

So we are presented with six imperfect humans. Yet in their imperfection, each has some good ideas or qualities. If we expect perfection in our politicians we will be waiting for a long, long time.

Some have expressed a choice of “none of the above”. This is a valid opinion, particularly for those of us who are fans of really good, but also imperfect, people like Sarah Palin. The problem is that running for President is such a strenuous undertaking and time is counting down to the point where unless someone is completely committed to the pursuit, they will not get the job done.

Commitment to the candidate of your choice is great. Try to get the nomination for them, but I ask you to consider that right now, we have to stop Barack Hussein Obama from destroying our country. Once that is done, we can revisit the Jefferson vs. Hamilton visions for the country and return our country to be the land of freedom that we inherited from our forefathers.