First
off, I never cared much for politics in this country as I did not have voting
rights and secondly, politicians are damn politicians. They promise during
campaigns and never follow through on their word, they get sucked into the same
hole like others – Self glory and… politics, what else?
Also,
I did not expect myself writing an article (or) being a vocal critique on the
American political situation but could not help after briefly following the
Republican debate (purely for an entertainment value). What a bunch of
characters, really..
Having
seen many dirty political situations in Asia & India, I thought at
least American leaders (or) the American people looked for a leader who is
highly intellectual, respected academician with in-depth knowledge on all areas
with strong service-oriented background. You look at the current GOP field, it
is a set of morons (for lack of a better word). Let me start off with the
biggest one of all -
Rick
Perry - What a character? He reminds me of Mr. W in many ways, has absolutely
no clue about what is going on and is goofy looking, funny sounding
self-proclaimed front runner. He needs to first understand what the Federal
departments are for, before he can start eliminating them. Everyone has their
bad moments but I think this guy topped it all in his debate
few weeks ago with a brain freeze. He has provided
enough material for a struggling comedian for an entire year. He has been
off the radar since that episode. He better get back to Texas and focus on what
he is good at, a professional by-stander ‘Governor’ born in an oil-rich state.
Herman
– He certainly would have topped the list but for Mr. Perry. This guy and his
baseless ‘9-9-9’ plan (sounds like nahi-nahi-nahi in Hindi) every time he says
it just proves to disclose the fact that he has no freaking clue of the tax
system. I agree there needs a reform but this is pure political, gimmicky and a
misleading campaign. His Foreign policy experience is pathetic and was obvious
with his response to a Libya question during
an interview. I didn’t know how to react when he talked about US dollar
during a CNBC
Debate about the crisis in Italy. His response – Just
like an hour has 60 minutes, a Dollar should be a Dollar.. Seriously? All
this is beyond the allegations he is battling. Just as they say, right - where
there is smoke, there is fire. He has hired a high-profile defamation lawyer,
to downplay and threaten any further allegations. It will be interesting to see
how he can wither through the latest one.
Mr.
Romney - Stands a good chance, since others are making fool of themselves but
he has other challenges and unique religious beliefs that will come in his way.
Moreover, his poll numbers have been the same place where he started, which is
not a good sign. Mr.Gingrich is certainly inching up in polls but he has his
baggage that might come bite him. Others are just a little more than mannequins
on the stage, no one cares for them and I feel bad for Jon Huntsman as he is
the only capable, intellectual out of all. However, he is unable to make any
headway in the polls.
Well,
ultimately my point is that the GOP race is getting more and more entertaining.
I can’t wait to see who will come out a winner out of this bunch, just to be
chewed out by our current President in the final debates. It is probably
evident where my support lies and I’m just impressed with the way Mr. Obama has
led the country, so far. Apart from inheriting a mess, a Global Financial
crisis, mounting debt and the middle eastern uprising which were all historic,
we as a country are still leading and have not imploded. Had it been for any
other Republican, we would be fighting another meaningless war with another
Mid-Eastern country (Iran, may be)
Good
Luck Mr. President and I hope you can pull it off again!
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