Just when you thought Bush couldn't surprise you...

**Kennedy** · 07-03-2007

>a list of qualities would be good.

Willing to do the job w/out pay -- NOT H. Ross, though -- so that the $$ isn't the issue.
Willing to put out an agenda that would revamp G'mnt -- get rid of pork, remove the pay from the congress (let the states pay the congress reps, in place of it coming out of the general Federal Fund), then we get to set the pay rates of the reps.
FOLLOW the agenda.
One that isn't a lawyer already -- ~90% lawyer == crook.
Has a good record of being very moral.
Raises children well -- kids are well behaved, and are old enough so that you and I see them well behaved throughout their life.
Sound financial practices within family/business</current political office>
Cannot easily be enticed based on the almighty dollar.

the list goes on and on.

**BobMcGee123** · 07-03-2007

feminist lesbians are harder to fight than attractive females...and the fat ones are harder to kidnap.

Boosh can do anything he wants that is one of the perks of being president, stop complaining...unpatriotic scum.

**Dave_Sinkula** · 07-03-2007

@Kennedy: Ron Paul? Fred Thompson?

[edit]Other takes on the commutation:

**Govtcheez** · 07-03-2007

Originally Posted by Dave_Sinkula

Ron Paul?

The candidate of choice for David Duke AND Scientology! Awesome!

**Dave_Sinkula** · 07-03-2007

I shudder to ask what the choice of the left might be.

**Kennedy** · 07-05-2007

Originally Posted by Dave_Sinkula

@Kennedy: Ron Paul? Fred Thompson?

Interestingly enough, I consider myself a Constitutionalist -- however, I'll probably never see any of those folks in office, so I choose the lesser of two evils -- Republican. I do really like most of the views these two folks have, though -- just from what the wiki articles have.

If you look at all the twenty something parties that are [active] in the US, the Constituionalists are by far the most conservative, and make the Republicans look like VERY liberal Democrats.

Like I said, though, our moral decay in this country will prohibit any of these folks taking the Presidency.

**robwhit** · 07-03-2007

BobMcGee123 I don't think you're aware of the fact that America has three branches of government which specifically limit the President's and others' power. So, no, he can't legally do /anything/ he wants.

**Mario F.** · 07-03-2007

He just did

**robwhit** · 07-03-2007

Originally Posted by Mario F.

He just did

It is in the legal power of the President to pardon people. It's also something that Governors can do. Whether they should or not is a question of opinion, not legality.

**Govtcheez** · 07-03-2007

> so that the $$ isn't the issue.

You really think people spend millions of dollars running for president so they can collect a $400K/year salary? I'd imagine that's a pay cut to the vast majority of people running.

> get rid of pork

Dependent on Congress almost completely

> remove the pay from the congress

I'm pretty sure that's beyond the power of the President. Besides, he'd have to get them to approve it.

> let the states pay the congress reps, in place of it coming out of the general Federal Fund

I'm not totally against this, it's a neat idea

> we get to set the pay rates of the reps.

Last time I checked no one asked me what I wanted our state reps to be paid.

> One that isn't a lawyer already -- ~90% lawyer == crook.

> Has a good record of being very moral.

Who decides what's moral?

> Raises children well -- kids are well behaved, and are old enough so that you and I see them well behaved throughout their life.

How the heck does this affect a person's ability to govern the most powerful country in the world?

> Sound financial practices within family/business</current political office>

Definitely

> Cannot easily be enticed based on the almighty dollar.

Definitely, but good luck with that one

**Mario F.** · 07-03-2007

> Raises children well -- kids are well behaved, and are old enough so that you and I see them well behaved throughout their life.

How the heck does this affect a person's ability to govern the most powerful country in the world?

You really understand nothing of american society. If I were your president you and the whole liberals you represent would be shot on sight you scum.

**Govtcheez** · 07-03-2007

Originally Posted by Mario F.

You really understand nothing of american society. If I were your president you and the whole liberals you represent would be shot on sight you scum.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the worst thing to happen to football since Mexico discovered the game

**Mario F.** · 07-03-2007

Originally Posted by Govtcheez

Cristiano Ronaldo is the worst thing to happen to football since Mexico discovered the game

The thing with trying to strike an argument with you is that sooner or later you will end up saying something that while even maybe not being true, I can' help but agree.

bah!

**MacGyver** · 07-03-2007

I, for one, am disappointed that Libby only received a commuted sentence. He should have received a full pardon imo. The entire case was prejudiced against Mr. Libby because he was Cheney's aide.

The whole case was a travesty of justice. The crime in question never occurred. If there was a crime, it was perpetrated by Richard Armitage, a liberal, who leaked the name in question to Novak. So why isn't Armitage charged with anything? Because there was no crime, and no intent to harm anyone.

Throughout the investigation the administration put up with all kinds of accusations, specifically directed at Karl Rove, Bush's aide. Since the driving force behind this investigation could not go after Bush's aide, they went after Cheney's aide. Mr. Libby had no reason to lie. He wasn't even charged with a crime, and there is still no accusation of him actually doing anything wrong, other than lying for a crime that he never committed and actually never happened.

Since the left-wing partisan investigation team couldn't pin anything on the Mario, they went for the Luigi. If this was just a game, it could be played, but the liberals in this case are playing with a man's life. Mr. Libby has an acceptional record throughout his entire life that is now tarnished by the rabid desire of the left to injure the Bush administration.

Bush should have pardoned him because this should never have taken place.