John Bolton to consider GOP Presidential run (security, thought, Democrats)

[Gearhound]

Is America a GREAT country or what!?
I'm wondering when Joe the Plumber is gonna throw his hat into the ring?
If this is the caliber of the GOP for 2012, Michelle will have 4 more years to decorate the White House.

You betcha.....Steve

[padcrasher]

Call it the "Permanent War Party" or the " More War Party"

[Frank DeForrest]

Anything specific you don't like or did you just want to

And is there a link or do we just believe you

[Gearhound]

You can just believe me Frank, after all, I'm NOT Glen Beck.

Bolton was perhaps the biggest disgrace we ever had as a UN ambassador.
He was GWB's ultimate.....F-U.....to the United Nations.
While that played well to his brain-damaged base, it made us look like FOOLS to the rest of the globe.

Steve

[Frank DeForrest]

I don't watch Beck, but as far as I can tell from the various threads here on C-D, he at least mentions specifics when discussing a topic or person.

[trlhiker]

let him run, just goes to show how looney the right are.

[Gearhound]

Yeah, but his.....specifics.....are mostly manipulated to please his base.

So Frank, gonna support Bolton?
After all, you did run to his defense?
Or are ALL right-wing candidates off-limits, in your book?

Steve

[Frank DeForrest]

Please point out where I defend anyone.

Anyway, it is just common sense that if you are so oppesed to someone running for POTUS, you'd mention the specifcs why.
I'd like to find out for my own information why he would not be a good choice.

[chitown85]

John Bolton as President. I am not sure what to make of it. He really hasn't made any views known other than foreign policy and national security.

I dislike his national security domestic policy. Too many of our rights have been eroded. Too many invasions of privacy. He proposes making more regulations (funny as he is a conservative----I thought limited government).

As to his foreign policy, I actually agree with him on making the UN less reliant on the US. We pay for close to 50% of its budget, or something around there. The UN also causes more problems than it solves. Other than humanitarian aid, the UN doesn't accomplish anything. Not to mention Bolton doesn't beat around the bush with other countries, which I like.

He hasn't really made any other domestic policies known, so its hard to speculate.

[californio sur]

Bolton for president would be just another gift handed to the Democrats just like Palin and most of the other Republican knuckle heads!