It takes more than just a strong president though - he needs the weight of the People behind him. I personally see the OWS movement as being the beginning of that support, but feel free to disagree with me.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Newt Gingrich is Newt Gingrich. Barack Obama has never been his own man. First he was Lincoln, even choosing to follow Lincoln's 1861 inaugural route for his own coronation. Then, they told us he was FDR; he was going to change everything, the very definition of America, maybe get his face on some currency. Then, he was JFK, a transcendent figure, larger than life, destined for glory and immortalization in the annals of history. Then, he was Reagan; Obama would transform the nation, just as the "Gipper" had. Then, he was Truman, bravely running against a do-nothing Congress. His most recent incarnation is as Teddy Roosevelt, railing against an unfair system, designed so "the rich get richer and the poor get children." Obama has been so many people; it's hard to keep count. The only person he has never been is Barack Obama. For that, he needs a second term.
LadyJazzer wrote: I'd rather that hothead than any of the numbskulls that constitute the GOP pack at the moment....
Stop being partisan LJ...Just admit it. Our country would be better off than any of the numbskulls that constitute the GOP OR Democrat pack at the moment.... You can't honestly say there is anyone in the democrat party worth anything either.
To be honest, this is why we needed Chris Christie to run. He doesn't care about political office, he cares about fixing problems and making the hard decisions.
Too bad we are stuck with a horrible president or a future potentially bad president.
Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!