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SamuelRSmith on 30 August 2011
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Kantor said:
SamuelRSmith said:
He possesses something that many of the other nominees do not - charisma and statesmanship, with presidential roles these are very important personalities.

Now, he may be a social-conservative (of which I am not), but he does seem to be a constitutionalist, in favour of state-rights, and seems to have run Texas with some level of success. That's more than what we can say about Obama. Personally, I'd rather Johnson or Paul, but, let's face it, it's not going to happen.

Out of the three current front-runners who are likely to win the nomination (Romney, Bachmann and Perry), I prefer Perry thanks to his charisma and track record with economic success in Texas. I think either Perry or Romney would have the best chance of beating Obama... and, frankly either will be better.

Basically, I'd want Paul or Johnson, but I think Perry is the best candidate out of the ones likely to go somewhere. No President at all would be better than Obama (or, exactly the same).

Bachmann is no more likely to win the nomination than Ron Paul. The media just likes to exaggerate her importance because she's female and loud.

As for Rick Perry, you have to understand that he's a neo-conservative, which is absolutely the worst kind of Republican. Where Ron Paul would withdraw from every war America is fighting (incidentally, I don't support him either - he refuses to compromise and he is an extremist) I could easily see Rick Perry invading plenty more, and since he's not particularly intelligent, it would be the Republican string-pullers again, like it was with Bush Jr.

Moreover, he's a fundie Christian who doesn't believe in evolution and keeps staging prayer rallies, and states that atheists have no souls and such. He's also opposed to gay marriage and abortion like everyone, but even worse, he wants to criminalise gay sex which is just the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

Avoid Perry like the plague. He's only marginally better than Bachmann. Of the "three-horse race" (really a two-horse race), Romney is the only semi-sane horse, and he's a weak-willed coward who is afraid to stand up for his beliefs because he is so desperate to get votes. And Gary Johnson is unelectable, and Giuliani shows no signs of entering.

TL;DR: Obama 2012.

I disagree with the Bush intelligence comment (graduated from Yale and Harvard, got over a 1500% return on a baseball team he bought and later sold, etc, etc). Not only that, I don't think intelligence is necessarily great for leadership. Obama and Gordon Brown were both considered to be very intelligent people... generally those who are more cock-sure of their intelligence are less likely to listen to the people around them (Perry is reknown for constantly seeking advice from his advisors and aides).

Furthermore, I don't care about his religious views. He's a state-rights kinda guy. He's not going to criminialize gay sex, gay marriage, abortion, etc... mainly because his aides won't allow him to.

If Obama wins 2012, I fear the state of America by the time the 2016 election rolls around. Perry might make the USA a more conservative place, but Obama will make it a more socialized place. I don't like either, but I know which one I prefer.