Well another Republican Debate has come and gone and afterwards I was left wondering if I learned anything new about the Republican field. There was a lot of attacks directed towards President Obama and Hilary Clinton. There was a lot of entertainment, especially when the moderators let the candidates talk to each other (kind of like a true debate). Finally there was a lot of directing us to their websites talk which begs the questions of why do we even have the debates if all we have to do is go to all of the candidates websites and all the candidates are going to do is reference their websites?
The format doesn't allow much back and forth between candidates. The time allotted barely allows the candidates to acknowledge the root of the moderators long winded questions and most of the candidates have been prepped on what talking points to include because they poll well.
In the end my frustrations may just stem from the fact that I still didn't see a competent candidate for President of the United States on the stage last night. I saw eight accomplished American citizens, most with a far share of pie in the sky ideas on how to fix this country (because the consensus is that it is broken, almost to the point of implosion) and a few possible Vice Presidential candidates whom could aid a manager like President with new ideas.
But the problem I see with all of them (including the 3 Democrats) is that they don't seem to grasp what it is to be President. The President of the United States spends most of his time directing and delegating tasks and policy proposals to his department secretaries and staff. The person that becomes President is a glorified manager who will have to be able to build a consensus in Congress to get anything they want done.
It is very easy to talk about eliminating the IRS or moving to 0 base budgeting but implementing those types of ideas takes a person experienced enough to convince the government (including the citizens) that a certain idea is worth doing, laying out a plan on how to do it, implementing such plan and following through to make sure it is successful.
The making it successful part is the most difficult. President Obama is a great example (is very similar to most of the candidates). He had some great ideas, one such was The Affordable Care Act. He presented and unfinished, complicated bill to the public, then got it passed by Congress, then fumbled it through implementation. As it stands right now the Affordable Care Act has been successful for some (uninsured) and a disaster for others (companies).
So as you look at these candidates think to yourself "Who is best prepared to manage this country?"
Sincerely,
Silence2DoGood
The format doesn't allow much back and forth between candidates. The time allotted barely allows the candidates to acknowledge the root of the moderators long winded questions and most of the candidates have been prepped on what talking points to include because they poll well.
In the end my frustrations may just stem from the fact that I still didn't see a competent candidate for President of the United States on the stage last night. I saw eight accomplished American citizens, most with a far share of pie in the sky ideas on how to fix this country (because the consensus is that it is broken, almost to the point of implosion) and a few possible Vice Presidential candidates whom could aid a manager like President with new ideas.
But the problem I see with all of them (including the 3 Democrats) is that they don't seem to grasp what it is to be President. The President of the United States spends most of his time directing and delegating tasks and policy proposals to his department secretaries and staff. The person that becomes President is a glorified manager who will have to be able to build a consensus in Congress to get anything they want done.
It is very easy to talk about eliminating the IRS or moving to 0 base budgeting but implementing those types of ideas takes a person experienced enough to convince the government (including the citizens) that a certain idea is worth doing, laying out a plan on how to do it, implementing such plan and following through to make sure it is successful.
The making it successful part is the most difficult. President Obama is a great example (is very similar to most of the candidates). He had some great ideas, one such was The Affordable Care Act. He presented and unfinished, complicated bill to the public, then got it passed by Congress, then fumbled it through implementation. As it stands right now the Affordable Care Act has been successful for some (uninsured) and a disaster for others (companies).
So as you look at these candidates think to yourself "Who is best prepared to manage this country?"
Sincerely,
Silence2DoGood