Would Mitt make a good POTUS?

[jimAKAblue]

I heard Mitt say today (I'm paraphrasing) "...when government picks winners and losers, in developing markets, it dries up venture capitol. Do you think venture capitalists want to go up against a company like Solyndra, if they are getting backed by the government to the tune of $500 million?"

[davenorthup]

Cool so we can put you down as being in favor of eliminating all subsidies and loan guarantees to private industry??? Rick's in. I'm mostly in.

[jimAKAblue]

Absolutely. Lets get rid of all of them. ALL, with a capital A.

[hank mavery]

Mitt will lose to Obama, Newt will lose to Obama, Bachman will lose to Obama.

Ron Paul can beat Obama. He is the only GOP candidate who can. He is leading in the Iowa polls, raising a lot of money, and his supporters know his worth and can't be misled easily. If you don't want Obama, support Ron Paul.

[jimAKAblue]

I love Ron Paul but I don't think he's had enough quality time to explain his foreign policy to the mainstream voters. Those 30 second sound bites don't do him any justice in the debates.

Paul may have a very good showing in Iowa but I don't see him getting traction anywhere else. I wish he would. He'd be my first choice in this group.

[jimAKAblue]

I love Ron Paul but I don't think he's had enough quality time to explain his foreign policy to the mainstream voters. Those 30 second sound bites don't do him any justice in the debates.

Paul may have a very good showing in Iowa but I don't see him getting traction anywhere else. I wish he would. He'd be my first choice in this group.

[hank mavery]

Video from Today: Neil Cavuto of Fox News says Ron Paul will win Iowa caucus and tells the rest of the media to let the voters be heard! (Today's Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJLHy...ature=youtu.be

[Hoover]

Mitt will lose to Obama, Newt will lose to Obama, Bachman will lose to Obama.

Ron Paul can beat Obama. He is the only GOP candidate who can. He is leading in the Iowa polls, raising a lot of money, and his supporters know his worth and can't be misled easily. If you don't want Obama, support Ron Paul.

Ron Paul couldn't beat obama in Texas, let alone less conservative states. I know you like Paul but really, he is going no where fast. He has no appeal beyond a very small group. In an 8 person primary he would bet x percent of the vote. In a 2 person primary he'd get the same percentage. The more you hear Paul, the more you see how little thought is behind some of his views. He has views that do not extend beyond the initial question. He has no thought, nor does he care, what the results of his decisions would be. A President needs to think beyond the initial question. He is not a person to be taken seriously.

Also, Paul has no experience in his life to be President. We've seen what someone with no experience (nor ability) gets us. Paul would be better than Obama but slightly better than terrible is not someone we want.

[General nail bender]

I heard Mitt say today (I'm paraphrasing) "...when government picks winners and losers, in developing markets, it dries up venture capitol. Do you think venture capitalists want to go up against a company like Solyndra, if they are getting backed by the government to the tune of $500 million?"

to answer your original question, would mittens make a good potus, the answer is no, he is one of two candiates that the gop could put up that would leave me no choice but to vote for barry. At least barry is true to his core beliefs, they are way, way to the left of my libertarian leanings, but at least he is true to them, at his core mittens believes gubament is the answer to peoples problems, whether or not it is gubament heavy (barry) or gubament a little lighter (mittens) if gubament is the answer, you are asking the wrong question

[Otis P. Driftwood]

Just look what Mitt did for Massachusetts when he was running that state...

[MarkMc]

i heard there is a lawsuit getting filed as we type against the forum and unnamed msm posters for excluding santorum from his own would rick make a good potus

[Johnson]

I don't see Mitt as having core convictions. He's a good talker, but so is Clinton. If Mitt cannot even say Obama is a socialist, he's got serious problems with getting to the heart of any issue. I don't want a good white-washer for a president. Also, Mitt can call Newt all sorts of names, but can't call Obama what he really is. Sounds like a republican establishment RINO for sure, that is oh so ever careful not to tick off the liberals, ooops, I mean moderates.

[Hoover]

I love Ron Paul but I don't think he's had enough quality time to explain his foreign policy to the mainstream voters. Those 30 second sound bites don't do him any justice in the debates.

Paul may have a very good showing in Iowa but I don't see him getting traction anywhere else. I wish he would. He'd be my first choice in this group.

I did not know Paul endorsed Cynthia McKinney. Paul is odd in many areas. No person could justify an endorsement of the biggest nut to ever step foot in public office. McKinney is a seriously disturbed person, regardless of her political leanings.

http://www.redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/...hey_stand_for/

[Hoover]

Just look what Mitt did for Massachusetts when he was running that state...

Yeah but you know the d's in the legislature have 90% of the seats so they run everything and have for decades.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/articl...ogle&page=full

[Johnson]

to answer your original question, would mittens make a good potus, the answer is no, he is one of two candiates that the gop could put up that would leave me no choice but to vote for barry. At least barry is true to his core beliefs, they are way, way to the left of my libertarian leanings, but at least he is true to them, at his core mittens believes gubament is the answer to peoples problems, whether or not it is gubament heavy (barry) or gubament a little lighter (mittens) if gubament is the answer, you are asking the wrong question

Sounds like you would vote for Barry no matter what. I got a hunch that if Ron Paul would go independent, he'd take more Obama votes than republican votes.