Comments on: “I am a serious candidate,” Michele Bachmann says http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9ci-am-a-serious-candidate%e2%80%9d-michele-bachmann-says/ Tracking U.S. politics Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ThinkFirst1 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9ci-am-a-serious-candidate%e2%80%9d-michele-bachmann-says/comment-page-1/#comment-422358 ThinkFirst1 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:08:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/?p=37310#comment-422358 I am afraid that based upon her resume she is as "serious" as was Howard Baker in 1980. Candidates who have served in Congress but never as governor are not prepared to be "Chief Executive" of the USA. Baker even had a record of effectiveness vs Bachmann. The only candidates who have served as "chief executives" are Obama, Perry, Roemer, and Romney. Of those four only Perry has been re-elected (twice), and only Perry has been Reagan-like in his increased-conservatism over time. Obama has failed even his own standard. Roemer hasn't mounted a meaningful effort. Romney appears to have no core beliefs other than Mormonism and a perennial candidacy for higher-office. "Serious" should mean "qualified by experience and performance" and that makes Perry the only one fit to be President. I am afraid that based upon her resume she is as “serious” as was Howard Baker in 1980. Candidates who have served in Congress but never as governor are not prepared to be “Chief Executive” of the USA. Baker even had a record of effectiveness vs Bachmann.

The only candidates who have served as “chief executives” are Obama, Perry, Roemer, and Romney.

Of those four only Perry has been re-elected (twice), and only Perry has been Reagan-like in his increased-conservatism over time.

Obama has failed even his own standard. Roemer hasn’t mounted a meaningful effort. Romney appears to have no core beliefs other than Mormonism and a perennial candidacy for higher-office.

“Serious” should mean “qualified by experience and performance” and that makes Perry the only one fit to be President.

]]> By: gregbrew56 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9ci-am-a-serious-candidate%e2%80%9d-michele-bachmann-says/comment-page-1/#comment-422280 gregbrew56 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:16:57 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/?p=37310#comment-422280 Ummm... "NOT!" Ummm…

“NOT!”

]]> By: hepette http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9ci-am-a-serious-candidate%e2%80%9d-michele-bachmann-says/comment-page-1/#comment-422269 hepette Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:32 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/?p=37310#comment-422269 yeah she is seriously delusional yeah she is seriously delusional

]]> By: DutchHuette http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9ci-am-a-serious-candidate%e2%80%9d-michele-bachmann-says/comment-page-1/#comment-422248 DutchHuette Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:48:17 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/?p=37310#comment-422248 I think Bachmann was trying to tell the listeners 'she is a serious' candidate. Not just Gingrich. She knows her credibility had been in question early in the race when her facts were questioned. Gingrich simply swung a nice left hook when he brought this up. He has done it twice now and - guess what? People start to wonder. Is she right? Is that correct? Are the facts twisted? It is true and known to most Americans, that accusations from one politician to another are usually twisted somehow. This is precisely why candidates MUST keep on the issues and proposed solutions so the public can actually vote on solutions rather than 'who we hate less' or 'who we believe more' than another. Michelle should tell us what she'll do as President. That will bring her more credibility than anything else. I think Bachmann was trying to tell the listeners ‘she is a serious’ candidate. Not just Gingrich. She knows her credibility had been in question early in the race when her facts were questioned. Gingrich simply swung a nice left hook when he brought this up. He has done it twice now and – guess what? People start to wonder. Is she right? Is that correct? Are the facts twisted? It is true and known to most Americans, that accusations from one politician to another are usually twisted somehow. This is precisely why candidates MUST keep on the issues and proposed solutions so the public can actually vote on solutions rather than ‘who we hate less’ or ‘who we believe more’ than another.
Michelle should tell us what she’ll do as President. That will bring her more credibility than anything else.

]]> By: Sensibility http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9ci-am-a-serious-candidate%e2%80%9d-michele-bachmann-says/comment-page-1/#comment-422238 Sensibility Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:08:00 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/?p=37310#comment-422238 A serious candidate? Methinks the Lady doth protest too much. A serious candidate? Methinks the Lady doth protest too much.

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