Blindref757 wrote:A friend of mine told me that you have to endure a Jimmy Carter (insert BHO) to appreciate a Ronald Reagan (insert Marco Rubio)!
Ronald Reagan wrote:"Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, 'Well done'? Can anyone compare the state of our economy when [this] administration took office with where we are today and say, 'Keep up the good work'? Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, 'Let's have four more years of this'?" --Ronald Reagan, presidential nomination acceptance speech given on July 17, 1980 at the RNC
I keep saying, this is EXACTLY the moment to ask the question that Reagan asked back then and throughout his campaign: "Are you better off today than you were before?"
The answer is a resounding "NO!" I would be very surprised if Obama gets elected again. All it needs is for a strong conservative to come forward and accept the Republican call. When I first watched that Marco Rubio video that I posted above, it reminded me of the first time I ever saw him speak during his senate campaign. I was bowled over by his passion and his clarity of thought. There was NO dissembling there. Back then, I thought "if this guy runs for president, he'll get my vote."
He won't run now, because unlike Obama, he's a respecter of the commitment he made to the people of Florida to represent their interests in the Senate. But even if he did run today, his relative inexperience would not be a detraction, given that the "loyal opposition" put that argument to rest back in 2008. I would
LOVE to throw that back in an Obama supporter's face if given the chance. Why? Because they either have to
agree that there's nothing wrong with Rubio's relative lack of experience,
or they have to admit that they were
wrong about Obama's lack of experience. If they agree that experience is unimportant, then that's one less stone they could throw at a Rubio candidacy. If they admit that they were wrong, then they have to either, in good conscience vote for
anybody besides Obama, or they have to admit that they are not people of good conscience.
When a "generic" republican can beat Obama in a poll, he's got a problem. Whenever the republican party sorts itself out and nominates its candidate, it isn't going to take much to defeat Obama. He can't run on his
record. His record SUCKS. Deep down inside, even
he knows it sucks. He can't run on
promises, because A) his promises are worthless, and B) they are bad for the country and nearly everybody knows it. Politically, he's a goner.
If Marco Rubio can hold onto his seat for a second term, that will give him until 2020 to mount a presidential run. If a republican can take the presidency in 2012 and hold it in 2016, we're in good shape. Rubio would make a
great president. He states his conservatism clearly, passionately, and unapologetically. He makes sense. OTH, if Obama succeeds in holding onto his office in 2012 (I don't think he will.... but if he does), it is almost guaranteed that his successor will be a republican. By then, Rubio would be 2 years into his second term, and things will likely be so bad that his constituents would likely forgive his running for president in the middle of a term.
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
― G. Michael Hopf, "Those Who Remain"
#TINVOWOOT
