O Sweet America... or is it?

All you Need to Know about Government Bureaucracy:

Pythagorean theorem..............24 words.
Lord's prayer............................66 words.
Archimedes' Principle:..............67 words.
Ten commandments................179 words.
Gettysburg address:.................286 words.
Declaration of independence..1,300 words.
US Constitution with all 27 Amendments...7,818 words.

US Government regulations on sale of cabbage:........26,911 words.

 

 

 

Looking at these numbers here, its fairly obvious that the more we speak, the more we bring ourselves into a policy strucutred state in which a deeper hole is dug each day.  With the present day economy, increasing unemployment rates,  presidential candidates making terrible decisions with what they say, and never ending coverage of America's problems can be found on CNN or FOX News.

After watching the Tea Party debate today there was even more doubt in my mind about the future and who will be running this country.  Out of the unreal number of Republicans running this year, there is really only a few that are going to be a possible 'decent' option.  And with that I believe I should break it down:

Rick Perry --  Basically another G dub and I dont America can handle that. 
                       For me this guy is just too foolish and if he can't take
                      scientific fact and accept it, then I just don't see my vote here.

Michele Bachmann - She doesn't always have her facts straight and
                                  I don't really feel like she has what it takes to be
                                  the President but could do okay as VP.
Hermain Cain -- Not a lot known on this guy and some of his policy ideas
                           sound a little crazy. He spoke about this 9-9-9 plan that sets
                           taxes at 9%. This seems good but he didn't talk about what
                          will happen with spending and what programs
                           are going to take the cut.

Newt Gingrich -- Newt is a guy I've come to like a fair bit more lately after seeing
                          different speeches and things on tv lately.  He is a strange guy but
                           if his ideas work then who really cares about being a bit off?

John Huntsman - I feel like this guy could have potential to be a top
                           candidate once he really starts to come out of the woodwork. 
                            I will probably do some research on this guy closer to the
                            election if he rises to the occasion.

Ron Paul --  This guy would probably be more of a favorite for me
                      if he were about 25 years younger. Being close to 80
                      really takes away from me thinking he can  live through
                     a term, let alone let him have a chance to go through a second.

Mitt Romney - This guy has a lot of good ideas and is probably my top pick.
                        I feel like he might be playing a little too quiet right now
                        but at least he is able to call out Rick Perry on his foolishness.

Rick Santorum - This guy seems like a possibility but I don't feel like he has enough
                            experience in government to really know what is going to be
                           a good idea versus what is going to be more of the same.



Those Not present and those that just aren't known well enough to have much of a chance.

Vern Wuensche                               Gary Johnson
Fred Karger                                     Andy Martin
Thad McCotter                                Jimmy McMillan
Tom Miller                                      Buddy Roemer

That's right, 16 Republican candidates that are still declared. At least according this website.

I'm hoping to hear more about things that matter and are big issues for those in the future of this country.  One of the things that I haven't decided if it would be a good idea or not is how several of the Republican candidates are talking about getting rid of the Department of Education.  I feel like this could potentially be a good idea if things are set up properly to steer the Education system in the right direction.  I think there are too many unknowns with this subject and with how desperately education reform is needed, there just aren't any good ideas on how to get this done.

More to come on education.