When it's OK to be above average
If we, as Americans truly believe that our President is the leader of the "free world" and it's the most powerful office in the world, who do we really want to hold that office?
Not an average guy. Personally, I want the brightest, bestest, smartest, most educated and experienced person we can get. Don't you?
I'm kinda going someplace with this. And it has everything to do with the content of the man's character and how he lives his life. It has to do with being willing to compromise, to lead, to follow and serve, and to put country first.
The bad part of this is that this man, this above average man, happens to not be very charismatic, kinda boring, from Utah, and a Mormon.
I've been listening a lot the last week or so about the people that are supporting Jon Huntsman, like the Boston Globe newspaper. There are lots of pundits that think Mr. Huntsman is the most qualified guy in the race and I tend to agree with them. I never voted for Mr. Huntsman that I can recall. If he became the Republican nominee for President, I would. Not that it would matter in Utah, but it would to me. I can disagree with a lot of what Mr. Huntsman stands for but by and large, I respect his willingness to understand that we all gotta give; we all have to put things aside and put country first. He did. I respect him for that.
I'm kinda curious to see how things turn out in New Hampshire. I'm also kinda curious to see the truth come out about Mr. Romney's business dealings in a climate where jobs are such an important issue. I think it's gonna be up to him to disclose how many jobs he eliminated and how many more went overseas so a few folks could become wealthy.
I think too that when this stuff comes out, it's gonna generate a conversation about what kind of responsibility those with all the money have to the rest of us. Do they have a responsibility to provide the jobs the rest of so badly need?
Interesting that the Republicans are feeding on their own, no? Does that mean that they're more interested in being president than they are in serving the best interests of the country? I think in that one regard, Mr. Huntsman walked the walk and talked the talk.
In the mean time, we really gotta ask ourselves this? A: Is this group really the best we have, and B: If not, why aren't the best we have even interested in the job?
Not an average guy. Personally, I want the brightest, bestest, smartest, most educated and experienced person we can get. Don't you?
I'm kinda going someplace with this. And it has everything to do with the content of the man's character and how he lives his life. It has to do with being willing to compromise, to lead, to follow and serve, and to put country first.
The bad part of this is that this man, this above average man, happens to not be very charismatic, kinda boring, from Utah, and a Mormon.
I've been listening a lot the last week or so about the people that are supporting Jon Huntsman, like the Boston Globe newspaper. There are lots of pundits that think Mr. Huntsman is the most qualified guy in the race and I tend to agree with them. I never voted for Mr. Huntsman that I can recall. If he became the Republican nominee for President, I would. Not that it would matter in Utah, but it would to me. I can disagree with a lot of what Mr. Huntsman stands for but by and large, I respect his willingness to understand that we all gotta give; we all have to put things aside and put country first. He did. I respect him for that.
I'm kinda curious to see how things turn out in New Hampshire. I'm also kinda curious to see the truth come out about Mr. Romney's business dealings in a climate where jobs are such an important issue. I think it's gonna be up to him to disclose how many jobs he eliminated and how many more went overseas so a few folks could become wealthy.
I think too that when this stuff comes out, it's gonna generate a conversation about what kind of responsibility those with all the money have to the rest of us. Do they have a responsibility to provide the jobs the rest of so badly need?
Interesting that the Republicans are feeding on their own, no? Does that mean that they're more interested in being president than they are in serving the best interests of the country? I think in that one regard, Mr. Huntsman walked the walk and talked the talk.
In the mean time, we really gotta ask ourselves this? A: Is this group really the best we have, and B: If not, why aren't the best we have even interested in the job?
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