If you were President for one term

[stayput]

If you could be President for even one full term, what would you do differently? What would you do that hasn't been done? You also get war time powers.

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

The only area the pres of the US has free hand and does not need approval from Congress is in the area of Foreign Policy.
At least that is my understanding.

[swamp]

Feb 25, 2011 12:34:33 GMT -5 @stayput said:

If you could be President for even one full term, what would you do differently? What would you do that hasn't been done? You also get war time powers.

My hookups would look much better than Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers.

[privateinvestor]

Not ask Joe Biden to be my Vice President...

[vonnie6200]

Feb 25, 2011 12:46:00 GMT -5 @privateinvestor said:

Not ask Joe Biden to be my Vice President...

[Deleted]

I would end the wars, end world hunger and send all taxpayers $5k.

[mmhmm]

Heh. The world would hate me!
Sorry for the mess we've made here, Iraq and Afghanistan, but we're picking up our marbles and going home. Troops! Pack up!
Israel, Chad, and all you other little countries we've been supporting for what seems forever ... we apologize for the inconvenience, but we're gathering our coins and going home. We've got financial matters in our own country to attend to. You're on your own.
Now, congress ... let's get this tax mess straightened up! You're in session until you develop a reasonable selection of plans to do so. I'll expect those to be ready for review in two weeks. Are there any questions?

[marjar]

Campaign finance reform.

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

I would end the wars, end world hunger and send all taxpayers $5k.

Archie, you are really hitting em' out of the park today.

[rockon]

1-I would start by reviewing every trade agreement and make sure they do not provide the advantages to our foreign competitors that our current ones do.
2- Work to stream line the efficiency of every branch of government and significantly reduce it's size and reach.
3- Require a balanced budget amendment and detail a plan to eliminate all national debt.
4- Oops my first term is up and the unions and other special interests have rallied to have me publicly flogged and then hung.

[handyman2]

That would be easy:
1-Pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq immediately and leave them to their own devices.
2-Tell Israel if they want our support to pull back within the borders established by the un after W-2.
3-If Isreal agrees tell the rest of the middle east that if they attack Isreal we will blow them back to the stone age in 48 hours.
4- impose import tariffs on imported goods to the point our industry can compete with them.
5-Put a human wall at the mexican border and inspect every package,person and vehicle coming across.
6-Repair health care by addressing the issues that really increase the costs. Which has not been touched yet.
7-Eliminate all federal departments that in many cases are a duplication of other departments. There are many.
8-reorginize the military and standardize many of the systems and equipment within the service.
That would keep me busy for one term.

[ed1066]

Three things:
1. Reduce the size of the federal government by 90%.
2. Establish English as the official language of the United States.
3. Close the borders for 10 years, after which time legal immigration will be allowed at a rate of no more than 0.1% of our population per year and will include a thorough criminal background check, disease screening and verification of employment or employability (i.e., you have a skill we need or want).

[Deleted]

Feb 25, 2011 13:30:06 GMT -5 @ed1066 said:

Three things:
1. Reduce the size of the federal government by 90%.
2. Establish English as the official language of the United States.
3. Close the borders for 10 years, after which time legal immigration will be allowed at a rate of no more than 0.1% of our population per year and will include a thorough criminal background check, disease screening and verification of employment or employability (i.e., you have a skill we need or want).

I thought you conservatives wanted to go back to the things that made this country great...

[ed1066]

I thought you conservatives wanted to go back to the things that made this country great...

The fact that you can't recognize small government and legal immigration of SKILLED people to be the things that made us great is very telling...

[Deleted]

Feb 25, 2011 14:03:09 GMT -5 @ed1066 said:

I thought you conservatives wanted to go back to the things that made this country great...

The fact that you can't recognize small government and legal immigration of SKILLED people to be the things that made us great is very telling...

I tell it like it is.

[rockon]

I'm fairly certain that a large intrusive government and entitlement programs are not the things that made this country great.

[Deleted]

Feb 25, 2011 14:10:37 GMT -5 rockon said:

I'm fairly certain that a large intrusive government and entitlement programs are not the things that made this country great.

Then immigration control should be given back to the states.

[workpublic]

put 180000 troops on the southern border


oh yea and get rid of the toll booths at jones beach

[Jake 48]

No foreign aid in any way, shape or form, clean up your own mess, charity starts at home
The American people get the same health care congress gives themselves
secure our borders