For the 2008 Presidential election, Box Free Thinking was wise enough to have picked and endorsed both John McCain and Barak Obama. This choice was made mainly through direct observation of the campaigns in New Hampshire four years ago. Of course, on the part of Senator McCain the decision also included a long-term admiration of his "maverick" ways and his policy goals.
Now four-years later, we are back at the Presidential election cycle and it is time for Box Free Thinking to pick its choices. On the Democratic Front, President Obama is the only candidate.
On the Republican Side our choice is Governor Jon Huntsman. Why Governor Huntsman? While, his social views may be little more conservative than BFT advocates, his explanations of his views are well thought out and articulate. His economic policies are more reasonable and thought out than the rest of the field. But it is his foreign policy experience and his having managed a state, an embassy, and having worked directly with what has become our biggest rival, China, that makes him stand out.
Four years ago at this time (November), John McCain's poll numbers were about the same at Jon Huntsman's... So we know he can win.
-He dares to have his own ideas... So we know he is a creative thinker.
-While economies go up or down statesmanship lasts a lot longer... Huntsman is a statesman.
-The U.S. Constitution gives two powers to the president. Leadership and Statesmanship. Huntsman has both and we hope he wins the Republican Nomination and we know he will be a great Republican representative in the fall.
If Gov. Huntsman is chosen to face Pres. Obama we can maybe have that intellectual and honest campaign the majority of Americans desire.
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Of course if we really had our dream come true our ultimate election would be Obama / Huntsman / Bloomberg. But that is only a dream... or is it?
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