The Presidential Candidates

Having read many articles on the Republican candidates, I guess it is time for me to present my observations. The number one goal this election is to defeat Obama. This is going to be the last election in our lifetime to save our form of government. I firmly believe this and the way Obama has circumvented Congress is a clear indication of this individual's and his Democratic operatives movement to destroy what our Founders have given us and which both parties over the years have wilted away while we had our heads in the sand. We had an awakening when this arrogant, inexperience President and his Marxist ideology was pushing his agenda through a Democratic controlled Congress. The election in 2010 at least brought some control over his agenda, although the Republican Congressional leaders seem weak in standing their ground. That is why this 2012 election is about ABO (anybody but Obama) as well as Republican control of the Senate while maintaining control of the House. Now, I am not a supporter of the establishment in either party that seems to want to protect their little world in Washington that they have all built for themselves to the detriment of the electorate. After all, why would someone want to spend upwards of $1 million dollars for a job that only pays $174,000 if there are not other benefits involved like expenses, pension, insurance and most of all power as well as the opportunity to engage in insider trading. After all, how many members of Congress leave poor or with the same amount of income and savings they entered with. With that being said, the large number of Republican candidates we see gives us an option of choices. We also know, that all the candidates regardless of political affiliation have baggage, but we have to look at the issues and the big picture on each candidate and make our choice. Now we also know, the candidate we support may not be the final selection that will win the nomination. But all the ideas each candidate has put forward may help in setting the Republican Party platform and hopefully give the selected candidate the knowledge what the electorate are looking for in a candidate and may have an influence on that candidate's campaign and if elected his decisions as President. The other important issue is that the Republican party must also take control of the Senate or we will have a continuation of the stalemate we now see where the House passes bills, the Senate doesn't even bring them to the floor for an up or down vote and we have the President, Democratic leaders and the news media complaining that we have a do nothing Congress. When in fact, it is a do nothing Democratic controlled Senate that is the problem. Like many people, I would love a 3rd party candidate that could be a voice of the people, but any 3rd party candidate in this election will automatically mean another 4 years of Obama. Something that is intolerable to even think about. A 3rd party is something that actually takes years to implement with any possibility of defeating a Democratic or Republican party candidate. That is why we are trying to gain control of the local Republican parties in the country to have our voices heard. We know that the Democratic party is moving to the far left with its socialist agenda while the Republican party is teetering in that direction. The tea party candidates that won in the last election is a move in the right direction and in 2012 we must push for more Congressional candidates that meet our commitment to a government of the people, for the people. No candidate will be perfect, but it is important that the Democrats lose control of the Senate and the Republicans that are in charge actually have courage to stand up for our values unlike the weak leaders we now see. We may not like the eventual candidate that wins the Republican nomination, at this time, but I believe it all comes back to ABO. However, if the Tea Party can have its voice heard again in this election like we did in 2010, we will become a force on issues now and in the future. So, it interesting hearing all the diverse opinions on each presidential candidate and keep it up. But remember, the bottom line is Obama must go or we will not survive as a nation. Make your complaints on the issues and candidates now, but unite in the goal of making Obama "A One Term President". Our future, and the future of our country is at stake.