Comments on: If You Were President…

By: James Taylor

James Taylor — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:33:20 +0000

I suppose if miraculously i’d fallen into the position of the president…First of all, I’d take a few billion from nuclear testing which some how gets billions of dollars every year to test weapons of mass destruction, yet we have people suffering with illness’s being denied any medical help. Dental should be included as well. I would finish this war in a matter of weeks, bringing home troops to steady jobs as guarding our borders, and protecting what we call home. Sending every illegal immigrant back home and denied return. We as the United State have a due process system, it should be inforced. Forget all the work release visa’s blah blah..end that crap. You shouldn’t be able to step on our soil till you can speak english, and have a legal name/number…so the law can find you……sorry late night rant on ambein

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:27:26 +0000

@minnowspeaks Thank you for your feedback. You posted some good points.

By: minnowspeaks

minnowspeaks — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:52:26 +0000

@ Lance–If your goal is education you need to change the system before you force folks to suffer through it. Right now our system mostly ignores how people learn in favor of trying to turn everyone into a cookie cutter student. I’m also not interested in paying for everyone else to be college educated one time let alone twice (200%).
As for what I would do…First I would work hard to help Americans realize how blessed we are. I agree with the commentor who said it is the federal governments job to protect not hand out. At the same time our foreign policy is out of order. We need to quite basing everything we do on our need for oil. Bad guys make bad bedfellows and we need to change our priorities. NEVER again should America be responsible for helping someone like Saddam Hussein get into power. I agree with Senator Obama that we must always be willing to talk but our talk must bare good results that include deadlines and plans for action (consequences). Second, third, and fourth generation welfare recipients should tell us that the system is broken and not really helping anyone. Before we can change the entitlement mentality we need to understand what part the system played in creating it. The middleclass is carrying too big a portion of the burden while the wealthy are finding loopholes via investments that only make them wealthier. And, while some suggest a flat tax, a flat tax once again lets the wealthy bare the least amount of the burden. (Example: I make 30,000 a year. Take 10% out in taxes and I must try to live on 27,000. Another person makes 100,000 is taxed the same and must live on 90,000. A third person makes 1,000,000 is taxed the same and must live on 900,000. Whose lifesyle is impacted and whose life is impacted?) Granted the wealthy put the most into the coffers but they also have the most left to spend as they see fit. At the same time for those who have less than 2 dollars a day to live on this discussion would seem rediculous so another thing I would work toward as president is to shift our world view from “the American Dream” to a global God vision. We who are blessed are responsible to be a blessing.

By: Dave Myers

Dave Myers — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:38:14 +0000

I would have members of the Senate and Congress from both parties over to the White House from time to time, just to hang out on the front porch. I am not really sure if the White House has anything like a front porch, but if not I would build one.
Once I had the Senate and Congress over to the house, I would have a large array of pitchers of sweet tea and glasses for us all.
The conversation could get into favorite movies, music, simple things. Then I would gradually start the discussion about our families-kids, grandkids, etc. I would talk about what I used to dream of as a kid, and the future I wanted for my kids. I would ask them questions relating to thier own families.
The point of this would to be to show how regardless of all party lines and titles, we are all very similar and want the same things.. we just have to find common ground to make it happen.
I would have these conversations over tea on the porch as opposed to a stuffy office because I think people are more relaxed in these types of settings, and more honest.
Some of the worlds best thinkers have been porch thinkers.

By: Michele Helms

Michele Helms — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:17:02 +0000

I would immediately lift the ban on prayer in schools..yes I know that the president can’t actually change that himself…but IF he could. Did you know that most of the huge revivals in this country were started by the youth…including in large part the Great Awakening. We need revival….more than banishing world hunger, a balanced budget or health care! Our country needs a touch from Jesus and what better way to start it than prayer! Especially with our youth!

By: nathan

nathan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:36:56 +0000

relieve myself and my peers of power…super, super, super small govt.

By: aarondewinter

aarondewinter — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:09:57 +0000

I’d paint the outside of the “White House.” That’d shake things up!

By: Shane Padgett

Shane Padgett — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:05:43 +0000

I would eliminate little dudes who drive big trucks. It kills me to see lil guys wanting to be big guys. Big guys don’t care. ha!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:26:41 +0000

I like the ideas about putting Dave Ramsey in charge of the national budget, but as my first act, I would do something to put a serious spotlight on the finances and actions of ALL elected officials.

For the past couple of years, there has been a massive public corruption scandal where businesspeople, elected officials, and other influential people have been indicted of bribes and other criminal activity.

Also, our city council voted to allow themselves to use their cell phones and email while in the middle of city council meetings. Hrmm …something not kosher about that to me.

So to recap – I would make it so that there would be a ridiculous amount of scrutiny placed on our elected officials, requiring them to be transparent with their finances and actions.

No more behind closed doors or bribes; no more public corruption! In a perfect world …I know. =)

By: tonyyork

tonyyork — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:12:23 +0000

I was impeaced once… never been the same since.