Been quiet on this:
Even if I were still a Republican, I think I would have been one of those people who were not terribly impressed with the ‘talent’ available that’s running for the GOP Presidential nomination.
Too many people have suddenly made major ‘conversions’ to more ‘conservative’ positions out of the blue - because they suddenly decided that their interest in being President beats out their personal judgement or principles. If that’s so, I simply wouldn’t consider their judgement, honesty or ability to do things that were hard for them but necessary for the country.
Too many candidates are trying to use really stupid scare-the-public statements to get public interest…or making outright lies, like ‘I’ll make gas $2 a gallon again’ that they can’t really accomplish, but if you, as a member of the voting public, are gullible enough to buy the fear or greed, it suits them.
There’s also been a number of burn-and-crash situations, where the more you find out about the candidate, the more you realize that they are phonies, liars, cheats and hypocrites. Or that their personal lives and/or wallets are corrupt, usually on the same things that they rail about in speeches about other people. The more I hear someone going on about their superior morals or patriotism, the harder I hold on to my wallet.
And remember; it’s still pretty early in the process, and all of the crapola hasn’t come out yet. John Edward’s disastrous affair didn’t come out in the media until after the 2008 primaries were over, a long time after the affair began. It took over two years for us to hear the name ‘Monica Lewinsky’ after that affair started in the Oval Office. Expect more of the same. Unfortunate, but generally true.