Who really drools over being President
As a follow up to yesterday's post, this is a short one. Some of those running would kill (metaphorically speaking) to be President. Some would not. In my mind the "would nots" are as follows:
Santorum - he wants to reestablish himself as a national figure but realizes the odds are way too long to be seen as President. He so much admitted that when he said the other night that few people even know him when he was first elected to Congress. That's more the case now, but he wants back on the national scale in some role.
Paul - he is committed to making points and establishing views that he firmly believes in on long term policy that veer from that of any other candidate, but longer term he is just establishing a base for his son Rand, the new Senator from Kentucky who has more time and the same if not more radical views on the makeover of the financial system.
Gingrich - he would love to be President, but more than that he just loves the attention. This is a win-win already for this supposed Republican front runner. Win- he gets the accolades, lose and his public speaking fees go to the stratosphere and he is a celebrity until death.
Obama - his passion is just not now there. There is this hand sign in Hawaii, pinky up, next two fingers down, next finger up, thumb down, that is ubiquitous. I can't tell you exactly what it means, but generally it is "everything's cool" and a kind greeting. I am certain that he wants to enact his programs but I don't think that he is willing to sacrifice everything he believes in to a possible Republican controlled House and Senate in his second term. So maybe he is turning the tables on them. If he loses, let them really destroy the country and come back with power in 2016, and Mahalo.
Santorum - he wants to reestablish himself as a national figure but realizes the odds are way too long to be seen as President. He so much admitted that when he said the other night that few people even know him when he was first elected to Congress. That's more the case now, but he wants back on the national scale in some role.
Paul - he is committed to making points and establishing views that he firmly believes in on long term policy that veer from that of any other candidate, but longer term he is just establishing a base for his son Rand, the new Senator from Kentucky who has more time and the same if not more radical views on the makeover of the financial system.
Gingrich - he would love to be President, but more than that he just loves the attention. This is a win-win already for this supposed Republican front runner. Win- he gets the accolades, lose and his public speaking fees go to the stratosphere and he is a celebrity until death.
Obama - his passion is just not now there. There is this hand sign in Hawaii, pinky up, next two fingers down, next finger up, thumb down, that is ubiquitous. I can't tell you exactly what it means, but generally it is "everything's cool" and a kind greeting. I am certain that he wants to enact his programs but I don't think that he is willing to sacrifice everything he believes in to a possible Republican controlled House and Senate in his second term. So maybe he is turning the tables on them. If he loses, let them really destroy the country and come back with power in 2016, and Mahalo.
posted by John Borden at 5:18 PM
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