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AR15.COM
1/31/2008 9:36:13 PM EDT
... this entire country of 300 million some odd citizens can't produce one decent presidential candidate?  There's got to be plenty of smart, good, honest people out there, isn't there.  Does anybody know someone who might actually make a good president or is it time to move deep into the woods?
1/31/2008 9:43:11 PM EDT
[#1]
Simple!


Me and my friend have talked about this many times...



Any person that would be a GREAT leader for the country, would not be accepted by the average folk.


99.9% of the people that are truely qualified for the job, have NO interest whatsoever in becoming a politician.

The few (like Fred Thompson) that are, are not accepted (at least widely accepted) and have little chance at getting the position.


The stupid FAR outnumber the intellegent!
1/31/2008 9:48:31 PM EDT
[#2]
Fred Thompson would make a great President.

That isn't what Congress, the Media, Big Business, or the "American people" want.
1/31/2008 9:49:49 PM EDT
[#3]
money, money, money...
1/31/2008 9:53:59 PM EDT
[#4]
tip o,neil once said" if america doesn't try to recruit it,s best and brightest in to politics and public service...it,s going to wind up with the imbecilic offspring of Americas elite"

how sad but true
1/31/2008 10:02:07 PM EDT
[#5]
Anybody worth the job, don't want it
1/31/2008 10:09:49 PM EDT
[#6]
I think a good candidate would be a self made success in business, or a great former governor.  I'm not really of the opinion that a congressman has the leadership experience, am I wrong?
1/31/2008 10:11:39 PM EDT
[#7]
I would just like to point out that the difficulty of electing a proper President is only the very tippy-top of a giant iceberg.
1/31/2008 10:12:11 PM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:
I think a good candidate would be a self made success in business, or a great former governor.  I'm not really of the opinion that a congressman has the leadership experience, am I wrong?


yer right.
1/31/2008 10:14:07 PM EDT
[#9]
Politics gets in the way of good men becoming President.