I didn’t mean that growing up in poverty was a great thing. It is rather a great obstacle that these men have overcome.

Enlisted soldiers usually do not have a big picture. Nor do they gain experiences in planning and executing a wide scale manuevers. To lead a nation, this command experience in a large scale is absolute necessity and high-ranking officers(generals) or big corporation executives have this experience. They usually make a better president, in my opinion, than lawyers or college professors.

Andy,

The Cholla “republic” voted 95% Uri party in the last election. This is dangerous regionalism! Some Koreans start looking at Cholla people as separate entities from the rest of Koreans. These selfish people band together and dictate the rest of Korea. In this administration, most important posts are held by Cholla natives. The hate toward these people are growing every day.

I think that one reason Jeolla has been a “breeding ground for Korean Commies” is that it was the odd region out during Korea’s rapid economic development under Park Chung-hee. Also, as the home region of the ‘anti-government’ Kim Dae-jung and the site of the Gwangju Massacre, the the people of region have not been comfortable supporting the GNP. I think that a Goh candidacy and party realignment would give a home to moderate and conservative voters in Jeolla.

Juggertha,

Yes, I think that Goh is too old, but if I think that most Koreans would prefer an old goat like Goh to either PGH or ‘Vlad’ Chung Dong-young.

…military(he was juat an enlisted)

Why is growing up in poverty such a great thing but being “just” an enlisted man not? (Incidentally, I don’t think that being an enlisted man in any way makes one better qualified to be president, but…)

Honestly, don’t you guys think that Go-Gun is just too old?

But, he changed. Instead of scheming how to kill the rich, he decided to work. He joined the Hyundai construction company(the beginning of Hyudai corporation) and worked his way up. His sincerity, devotion to work, fairness to fellow workers and effectiveness are familar to all Koreans.

He is now the mayor of Seoul. He brought changes in Seoul’s traffic system and restored Chunggechun(a water flow through the center of the city). He definitely made Seoul better.

He is a proven leader with very positive record. He is a Christian who hates Communists. He should be the center of next Korean administration.

I think Park GunHye and Lee MyongBak combination will retake the country from these left-wing nuts. Yesterday, Lee said he would work closely with PGH to bring about changes in Korea. More pragmatic, pro-America, pro-defense and pro-market approach.

As long as they do not fight among themselves about the candidacy for presidency(I think LMB will gracefully bow out and take the secretary of State. You got to love this man!), I think the conservatives will enjoy easy win.

GoGun pretends to be pro-America but he is from Cholla province known as the breeding ground from Korean Commies. He also did not send his son into military service. A crucial weakness. He also has been around too long - a closet full of skeletons.

I do not see any problem at this point. With DJ dying, this history of Korean Commies must end here! Even earlier, if Rho realize what is good for the country and resign.

Rho was just a high school graduate. He did self-study and passed the bar exam. I guess he is good at memorizing facts. But, other than that, he has no idea about economics, military(he was juat an enlisted), world events, protocols and history. Just full of Communist ideologies and propaganda. Never set foot outside Korea till he became the president.

These lack of experience, which is shared by his inner circle, cost Korea great deal. The most damge done by these country bumpkins was the loss of close relationship between Korea and the US. These student radicals of 60s just recite Communist manifesto and NK propaganda. Their head is wired like that. Hey, even Chinese communists see the power of market, but not these dumbasses. They are forever stuck in 1960s.

They love to see the US departing from Korea. One country that really helped Korea! Yet, these simpletons want “blood purity” as claimed by NKs, not realizing NK is under China. Their actions will only subjugate entire Korea under Chinese control.

I thought he was a lawyer?

I can’t imagine anyone in Uri who would do well against Goh because as Andy says he’d make a strong candidate, but if he’s running against Lee Myung Bak I might get naturalized and run for Uri’s nomination myself.

In fact, I think I’ll go back and update the post to include that information.

Kimchiboys,
WTH?