Yesterday's theme!

Tuesday – June 14, 2011

Yesterday’s theme!

Taking up on yesterday’s theme: Once in a blue moon, Once in a while, Once every now and then and, the most obvious, Once in a lifetime is a good way to posture the debate of the Republican Presidential Candidates in New Hampshire last night. It is really exciting to think that one of those fine people might become President in 2012. It is also exciting to think about the others that have not announced they are running!

Each candidate spoke with a confidence in America and its people, instead of confidence in what big government programs can mean for the people.

I thought John King of CNN did a great job and, yes, it was fair and balanced by that network. There were no gotcha questions that one would normally think would have been the norm in that type of format.

My footnote from yesterday’s FORUM read: The field on the Republican side will be impressive. Who ever becomes the candidate we must insure the Spirit of ‘76 is projected loud and clear because once in a blue moon, once in awhile, once every now and then and once in a lifetime, we have a real opportunity to make history! Greatness is here. We just need to look for it in a truthful way.

The field was impressive. Each candidate started to use the theme of liberty and worked into their answers the purpose of the foundations that America was built upon. It was refreshing; it was encouraging and it was something that we haven’t witnessed in over two years in a public format by political hopefuls.

Mitt Romney said it best. The President has failed the American people. I thought the American people were fairly represented by the participants that asked the questions in New Hampshire. That, in itself, was the most positive part of last nights debate. The questions demonstrated that some people really get what is going on. It also demonstrated that people want results, but more importantly they want answers.

This is what revolution is all about. It doesn’t have to be mob activity or political thugs threatening others to get the desired results. It doesn’t have to be one party rule, because recently one party rule wanted to tell you what and when to do it. I did not hear any candidate outline any program where government was the answer and government was the decider. This is the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

Mitt Romney again said it best when he said there are many people up here tonight and we have all presented ideas. Where are the ideas that the president is supposed to have?

Ron Paul came off with ideas on how to get America solvent again and Rick Santorum looked like he could lead with a reasoned approach.
Newt was strong and he had his instructional hat on. I wish he would keep it on all the time. Former Governor Pawlenty had a good foundation to work from and he explained how his experience would work in the presidency. Herman Cain was great. He was sensible and would bring sensibility and a certain discipline to the presidency again. Michelle Bachman announced that she was going to make a formal announcement of her candidacy this week. I believe she would make a great candidate, because she can hold her own. She was the first to say that Obama would be a one term president.

Only once in a blue moon do you have experienced, well-balanced people, with no baggage, talking about ideas and ideals in front of millions.

Only once in awhile do we get to see people evolve from great beginnings to even greater positions by talking about their ideas without getting ridiculed.

Only once every now and then do we get to view what could become the most important election in the history of elections.

Only once in a lifetime do some people get a chance to put it all on the line for their country. Our forefathers did that with ideas and ideals. We saw the start of that last night!

There will be at least six more people entering the race. Former Governor John Huntsman and Rudy Giuliani are two that will announce soon.

I am beginning to think that if one of these people becomes president; wouldn’t it be great if each of the other candidates for the nomination became part of the administration? With each of these candidates espousing free market principles, love of country and the importance of liberty and freedom, we would come out of the Obama catastrophe very quickly. It would be an instructional moment.

Just consider that Once in a blue moon, Once in a while, Once every now and then and, the most obvious, Once in a lifetime do we get an opportunity to send a message and right the wrongs that have been created by the Party that always wants to go in the wrong direction.

Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives

A footnote: Contact the person you like most and ask what you can do to help them win! It is now clear that each person we watched last night is more qualified and has had more experience than the current occupant in the White House.