A Little Crazy and A Lot of Awesome!
Cromstar
Congress elections are finally over. While the new Congress settles in and party leadership relaxes slightly, the drone of politics continues. Thanks to the 30-day election cycle, even though Congress elections just ended, the run up to Presidential elections begins almost immediately.
Oh, hey, speaking of which, I’m hereby announcing my intention to run for President of the United States (POTUS).
When running for POTUS, there are two main questions that a candidate should be upfront and honest about:
-Why do you want to be POTUS?
-What makes you qualified to be POTUS?
So please allow me some brutal honesty here.
Why do I want to be POTUS?
There are several reasons including but not limited to:
-I’m crazy
-I apparently have too much free time
-I have no respect for my mental well-being
-I’ve seen the eUS in dire straights like this before and want to help
Wait, what was that last one?
In case you just joined the game or you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, the eUS is staring down the barrel of a gun yet again. We’re surrounded by enemies who have every intention of invading these United States. This isn’t the first time this has happened (or even the second time).
If you don’t know me already, I’m a long-time player in eRepublik. As of this month, I’m over three-and-a-half years of continuous play old. In eRep terms, that’s very old. During that time, I’ve seen both major invasions of the eUS. I was involved in government during both of those invasions, so I’m well aware of the level of effort it takes to run the government during a massive invasion.
I’m not afraid of that challenge. I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t think I could take it. But I’ve lived in and served the eUSA longer than almost everyone alive today, and I’ll be damned if I’ll just roll-over and let the Hungarians and their friends do what they want. The next administration will have to coordinate meticulously with our allies and ensure that every single American citizen is on the same page to maximize the efficiency of our war machine. There’s no room for a half-assed effort; there’s no room for infighting; and there’s definitely no room for blaming anyone else.
It doesn’t matter how we got where we are today, we’re here. We have to accept that and move on. We have to grit our teeth, bear down, and make the enemy pay for every inch of ground they take. If they want to come charging at us, we’ll make it cost.
That’s why I want to be POTUS! To ensure America gets over the infighting in order to fight the real enemy.
That brings us to the second question: What makes me qualified to be POTUS?
That’s a question we could spend all day talking about. In 3.5 years of playing eRep I’ve done an awful lot, including but not limited to:
-Over 20 terms as a member of Congress, and at least 4 months spent serving as Speaker of the House. Combined with the numerous months I’ve spent as an advisor to other Speakers and the Congress as a whole, I’ve been involved in that body continuously since February of 2009
-I’ve been Party President of a Top 5 party at least 5 times and held other leadership positions across the 5 different Top 5 parties I had the pleasure of serving with over the years
-I’ve served in the White House numerous times including two terms as Chief-of-Staff to President A^2, held at least two other Cabinet posts, and advised more Presidents than I can accurately count; all told, I’ve cumulated over 20 months of top-level White House access over time, meaning I’m well aware of how the Presidency and Cabinet work
-I’m a founding officer of the United States Armed Forces, having joined as an officer when the USAF was formed under President Emerick. In the year plus I’ve been a member of the Army/Air Force, I served a number of officer posts, including several months as Executive Officer (XO) of the Army and a member of the National Security Council
That’s the major highlights of my long career in eRepublik, but my no means everything I’ve done in that time. All together, I think I am more than qualified to be President of the eUnited States of America.
All I need, all I ask, is that you weigh me against the other candidates and decide for yourself who is best qualified. Expect more articles in the coming days.
Give into insanity; Enjoy the ride
Comments
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First!
Damn, not first. Good luck Cromstar.
/me hugs cromstar
Good stuff!!!!!
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well this could indeed be an interesting race. voted.
good luck!
Go Grandpa Crom!
Good luck old man!
Good luck!! If Israel doesn't win our primary (or accept), I hope you win.
Luv Crommy!!!
Good luck!
gl ojji-chan 😁
Good luck!
Good luck, I was starting to wonder who I was going to vote for.
That's right. That's my eGrandpa Cromstar running for POTUS. Hell Yeah!
Voted. I like you 🙂
Voted. I like you x2
awesome, Im coming home
One of the Old Guard who hasn't lost touch. We should have some good choices this time around.
Crom4PotUS
This is most certainly good news.
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I think I like this.
I think I like this x2
Voted!
Crazy enough to lead!
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/glove-for-president-open-debate-challenge-2044931/1/20
okay i would like to point out USA isn't in danger of Hungary like what ur article points out
USA is man handling Hungary like never be4, even with 1 arm tied behind our backs they don't stand a chance (AKA the fact that all the smart US citizens are helping our allies because the bar is usually at 70%+ for USA and they do realize that they don't need to waste any more damage at a sh*tty battle like that)
i am sorry but just because u said those words u dropped dead in my eyes
Endorseddd hard. BFF for three years and counting!!
😁 I love GCL's endorsements, he endorses people he doesn't like simply so they'll lose votes.
He's finally realized that people hate him that much
Damn, CP elections are sure going to be interesting with the current line up of hopefuls.
@BlasterXL: You might have overlooked Serbia sitting there in Italy (right next to half American half Hungarian France), Spain lurking over there, Indonesia making some noise in the south pacific, and Poland sitting right behind Hungary waiting for us to get there. While Hungary may not be a problem while they're trying to conquer France as well as put down daily RWs and help their allies, they would be a much bigger problem when their friends join the party.
Evry i talked to him on IRC
he actually believes that Hungary is a threat to eUSA
i also said that if we charge in france to get rid of Hungary it would be a win win situation because even if we loose America would've done better than France VS Hungary and he said that am wrong .
he really thinks France holds its own better than us at the battlefield o.O
last time i checked USA does more damage than france ... A LOT MORE
and then my connection cut off but here is the next
sentence i wanted to share with him
if u really think France will do better than us which is the opposite of whats happening (even when Hungary is not having a fight with France we were winning on it 59%+ , PS: the first campaign was an exception because it was all ONE not just Hungary) then lets wait till France gets completely wiped out and have Hungary facing us head on then wipe Hungary in France but loose the faith&friendship of France because u thought they would do better than us
I'm pretty sure you misintepreted most of what Cromstar was trying to say in IRC, BlasterXL. No one once said that USA was weaker than France; I'm not even entirely sure how you thought that someone was saying that.
The main argument Cromstar and almost everyone is making, is the same one that is in Evry's post, the one you're repeatedly ignoring for some reason. Also, are you aware that wiping Hungary would give us a border with Poland?
Over-excitement about recent victories doesn't make possible threats any less real.
"Over 20 terms as a member of Congress". That's a little disturbing. How do you wash off the smell?
Phoenix Quinn: lots and lots of bleach 😛
there are 2 ways to go
either wipe out Most of Hungary leaving the lands next to Poland so they won't have boarder with us
or remove all of Hungary from France IF and only IF france wants to do that
because basically we hold our own more than France does , even if it means we facing of with Poland it would stay better than France facing off with poland
cause let me remind u with a fact , If France gets wiped our regions which are hiding behind it gets wiped as well , so why not give
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them a harder time to do it ?
France got to make the call cause the regions are hers
and let me remind you this debate is not with me
infact there is no debate at all !, this is me trying to understand how France can hold its own better than USA ? since u know USA does more damage ?
the story is
USA and France are on the same boat , if 1 of them sinks the other 1 does so as well
France got the lead and USA is a better fighter , so why make France fight if its gonna loose ?
NEEDS NUMBER FIVE!
VOTED!
You got the vote of the Illyrians.
Blaster, I have to agree you the point. You are too busy looking at one tree to see the forest surrounding it.
What I want to know Cromstar is what if any influence will you accept from the forums trolls who continually attempt to direct this nation from the forums instead of in game? Are you going to toe their line or buck it?
Also are you going to finally quell the constant flaming and harrassment that keeps the JCS from effectively working with the security council? (Ie Flaming/Banwars)
No more qualified individual. Period.
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Twins.... better watch them. 😉
ohai ajay
cromstar has been around forever hes more than qualified for this