Russia Today: The Alyona Show- 'Buddy Roemer: President Without Special Interests, Free To Lead'

Source:Russia Today- Governor Buddy Roemer (Republican, Louisiana) 2012 presidential candidate.

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"Former Governor of Louisiana and Republican Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer joins the show to discuss how he's been left out of the debate, his jobs plan and his stance on foreign policy." 

From Russia Today

To start on a casual note: if you look at Buddy Roemer and Senator Tom Coburn two men I respect a lot and I'm not saying this to put either of them down. And you know who both of them are, you seen and heard both of them, you are fairly familiar with both of them. You would think that they are a lot alike and perhaps even related and I believe would at least make a very interesting GOP ticket in 2012. 

Tom Coburn and Buddy Roemer both pretty much represent what the Republican Party used to be: fiscally conservative pro-military, but only use it in our national interest, pro-federalism, that the Federal Government should live within its means and within the U.S. Constitution. Something they both believe that the Federal Government has moved away from. They both believe, I believe except for abortion, want Americans to be able to live their own lives. They are both Classical Conservatives what used to dominate the Republican Party up until twenty years ago or so. 

Thats why former Governor Buddy Roemer and now private businessman and Republican presidential candidate, can't get into the GOP presidential debates, because he's not a Religious-Conservative or a Neoconservative that dominates the Republican field right now. Except for Ron Paul, Gary Johnson and, John Hunstman. To a certain extent Newt Gingrich who's apparently lost all of his political skills which is a shame because he used to be a great politician. And I mean this in the nicest way possible. Might as well call Newt an asshole, Derik) But he's apparently lost the ability to communicate without offending the Republican establishment and communicate his ideas. 

But only Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, and Mitt Romney if you listen to the  political analysts, have a credible shot at winning the presidential nomination. And then there's Mitt Romney who I call Mr. Fair Weather Candidate: if it works politically, he's for it. But you get rid of the entire of the entire Republican field and just leave in Paul, Johnson, Huntsman, and Roemner and perhaps throw in some more candidates like them, you have a hell of a Republican field, because they would be liked economically and not scare Independent voters on social issues. 

Buddy Roemer represents what the Tea Party used to be before it merged with the Religious-Right, when it started out, the Federal Government is too big, spends too much and they want it out of our lives. And just be there to protect us and when we need, but not try to control how we live  And especially don't bail out people can companies that failed and hurt the people and laid them off because they don't know how to run a business. And of course I'm thinking of TARP on 2008, awarding bad behavior as they see it. They were anti-corporate welfare, that all companies should be able to succeed or fail on their own, etc. 

But since the Religious-Right still dominates the Republican Party and to a certain extent Neoconservatives still have influence there, the Dick Cheney's of the world, candidates like Buddy Roemer, Ron Paul, Gary Johnson and John Huntsman, can't even (except for Ron Paul) get enough respect to even be included in the presidential debates. But Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann are, because of who now runs the Republican Party today. 

If this is 1988 or even 1992 and let's say Democrats control the White House (for a minute) Paul, Johnson, Huntsman, and Roemer would all be considered the leading candidates to win the Republican nomination. Because they would all fit in very well with what used to be a Classical Conservative Republican Party. Not a Religious or Neoconservative Republican Party that we see today.