Something to Think About........... (Republican, president, Obama, politician)

[austinsmom]

The Republican Sentor for NC, Richard Burr, was on a radio show here in Charlotte yesterday. The dj asked him who he would like to see get the nomination which of course he wouldn't answer so the dj asked him this:

Which would you rather have dinner with?

He responded that he would want to have dinner with Obama BUT if he needed someone to fight for legislation, he'd take Hillary in a heart beat. This is a man who works with them and sees the "fruits" of their labors in their elected position.

I don't know about you but I don't need a dinner companion for president. I want someone who is going to fight for what we need in this country. Just something to think about.

[backfist]

Originally Posted by austinsmom

The Republican Sentor for NC, Richard Burr, was on a radio show here in Charlotte yesterday. The dj asked him who he would like to see get the nomination which of course he wouldn't answer so the dj asked him this:

Which would you rather have dinner with?

He responded that he would want to have dinner with Obama BUT if he needed someone to fight for legislation, he'd take Hillary in a heart beat. This is a man who works with them and sees the "fruits" of their labors in their elected position.

I don't know about you but I don't need a dinner companion for president. I want someone who is going to fight for what we need in this country. Just something to think about.

I hear what you're saying. And at the same time, politics for the last 30+ years, has been one long fight. Every four years, we elect new "fighters" and every four years we get the same results.

Most of us could sit at the same dinner table as either candidate. Heck, I could sit and chomp on some ribs and guzzle beer with George W.

But dinner companionship isn't the test. And frankly, neither is a politician's fighting skills. The test is the presence of authentic leadership, and how we respond to it.

[BLAZER PROPHET]

To a certain degree, politics is a fight. Honest people can have an honest disagreement on how to best run a country. To me, I want a president who can recognize the real problems we have and build a concensus to try and do something about it. Can a president cure all our ills? Of course not. But they can do better than the last two presidents we've had.