Dayton3's first day as President

So I've been reading Dayton's posts lately and have come to some conclusions. Let's assume somehow Dayton becomes President and is not given the boot, what will he do as President? Here are my thoughts. It will begin like this.

Followed by war with China, Iran, Russia and North Korea. What are your thought?

To compare a Dayton presidency to the Star Wars prequels is unfair to George Lucas.

It would be foolish to go war with those four countries combined until the 7th year of a presidency. After years of strong economic growth and massive rearmament by the U.S. Not to mention building and deploying several thousand ABMs to neutralize the chance of nuclear attack. And after working with allies for several years to gain their support. And prepositioning forces to gain an instantly advantageous position.

Think Rusty.

But you'd still do it and then pass the mess on to your successor.

My successor would be my hand picked Vice President so he wouldn't mind too much. And an overwhelming American victory would not be a mess.

I used to play this game about 20 years ago (called Shadow President, I think). It was a simulation of running the executive branch and quite detailed regarding the variety and complexity of scenarios. It invariably ended with cabinet resignations and my assassination. I suspect that's a good blue print for a Kitchens administration.

No one would want to kill me. .

My first day in office.

Order NASA to prepare an Earth Return Vehicle (ERV) to launch to Mars within 4 years for use by the astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars when they return to Earth.

Likewise the HAB module with the first four astronauts to land on Mars. Order it prepared for launch in 6 years.

Order NASA to began work on the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter and the Neptune Icy Moons Orbiter for launch in 3 years and 5 years respectively.

Order NASA to begin work on man rated nuclear propulsion systems.

How would all that be implemented? An order is meaningless unless there is plan and support to ensure it actually can be completed.

Would you also order congress to pay for it? And if so would it take priority over your abort the gays program?

If I Were President

The platform I would run on and what I would seek to do.


1) Cut the U.S. federal budget deficit by 50% each year. (This assumes the annual

U.S. deficit is running at about one trillion dollars a year when I take office).

1st Year -250 billion dollars in budget cuts, 250 billion dollars in new revenue

Mainly through economic growth (see #6)

2nd Year-125 billion in budget cuts, 125 billion dollars in new revenue


Cut federal education spending, agricultural subsidies, targeted, not general infrastructure spending, all “corporate welfare”, lifetime limits on welfare benefits and federal unemployment benefits. Steadily raise eligibility ages for retirement programs. Freeze federal civil servant hiring.


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2) Cut the number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. each year by 50% before

I leave office.

Enforce existing immigration laws. Build better border security. Help

Mexican economy especially in the border regions. Work with employers in

Labor intensive industries to introduce more mechanization.


3) Cut the number of elective abortions performed in the U.S. each year by 50% before

I leave office.

Give states incentives to lower number of abortions locally by whatever means they are able to implement- Use media to marginalize and stigmatize abortion

Impose tough (but politically reasonable) regulations on when, where and how abortions are conducted, Streamline federal adoption regulations dramatically.


4) Grow the U.S. economy by 50% before I leave office. (5.2% a year). (MOST vital)

A) Freeze and rollback of regulations (except for emergencies)

B) Vast tax code broadening and simplification-including Social Security

C) Government/industry partnership on things like refinery building & nuclear power plant construction

D) Emphasize a strong dollar-possibly higher interest rates.

E) Push free trade in targeted areas using reciprocal trade agreements.

F) Strong federal investment into research & development

G) Heavily promote trade with African nations.

H) Promote dramatic growth in domestic fossil fuels production


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5) Increase Americans purchasing power by 36% before I leave office. (4% a year)

Mainly by holding down increases in prices of health care and education

Make gasoline less subject to extreme price fluctuations by 12.5 cent federal

Tax increase annually, eliminate over the road diesel fuel taxes


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6) Commit the U.S. to 4% for Freedom- Defense spending at a minimum of 4% of GDP.

Maintain 12 U.S. Army divisions & 4 armored cavalry regiments, 12 Carrier Battle Groups. 400 naval vessels, 165 heavy bombers, 1,800 nuclear weapons(including 200 new ICBMs & 9 SSBNs with 16 missiles each)

2,700 USAF combat aircraft available, 4,000 ABMs, make a serious commitment to U.S. civil defense against both attacks & natural disasters. Including Comprehensive protection against EMP attacks & CME events, and comprehensive preparations to prevent & recover from cyber attacks.


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7) Commit the U.S. to launching 3 manned space missions and 1 unmanned exploratory

Mission each year.

Manned would include four manned missions to Mars, eight manned

Lunar missions, & two manned missions to asteroids. Remainder (10) would be long duration (180-300 day) orbital missions. Unmanned includes

1) Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, 2) Neptune Orbiter, 3) Horizons II (Uranus)-possibly piggyback a Uranus orbiter on a second TAU mission (see below) 4) Thousand Astronomical Unit (TAU) with Pluto orbiter aboard, 5) Solar Sample Return, 6) Venus Multi Site Lander/Sample Return, 7) Mercury Rover, 8) Titan Orbiter/Rover. Also develop nuclear propulsion systems (man rated) –nuclear thermal and/or nuclear salt water rockets


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8) Cut the number of U.S. Cabinet level departments by 25%

Eliminate 1) Homeland Security 2) Veterans Affairs 3) Education 4) Energy

5) Agriculture 6) Commerce 7) Labor 8) Interior 9) Labor


9) In foreign policy, emphasize use of naval power and surgical ground strikes. Push for a global ban on all unmanned nuclear weapons delivery platforms of more than 2,500 mile (4,000 kilometer) range and for a global ban on all nuclear weapons with yields greater than 100 kilotons. Verified through unscheduled on site inspections. A global ban on all weapons sales and transfers would be a great idea.


This would be a very good legacy to leave America by any means. I will pray for it.


Unstated agenda


1. Build and deploy a total of 7 combination large hospital/search & rescue ships. Station one in the western Indian Ocean, one in the eastern Indian Ocean, one in the south Atlantic Ocean, one in the western Pacific Ocean, and one in the south eastern Pacific Ocean. Two additional ones are available for emergency overseas deployment or refit and training cycles. This allows the U.S. to respond quickly to natural disasters in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Indian subcontinent. Note, these large hospital/search & rescue ships would also be massively useful in the United States in the event of a massive EMP or CME event.


2. Build a number of nuclear reactors aboard barges that can connect to various points of the U.S. power grid in an emergency. Including high capacity desalination plants aboard might be a good idea as well.


3. Drastically increase funding for the Humane Society and/or the ASPCA. Determine which organization is better at helping prevent and alleviate cruelty to dogs, cats, horses and other animals.


4. Create a Federal Broadcasting System (FBS). Basically a government run television network available online as well with original programming designed (subtly if necessary) to promote good values and conduct among the American people.


5. Build the Rapid Roadway/Runway Repair Vehicles to assist in the repair and maintenance of public highways and airport runways around the United States.


6. Build and deploy the Firecat fire break building excavator system in wildfire prone areas of the United States.


7. Revitalize the U.S. fleet of aerial firefighting tankers.


8. Build and deploy three or four advanced U.S. ice breakers to the Arctic Ocean. Create an “8th Fleet” of the U.S. Navy specialized for Arctic operations. This is to deal with future expansionism plans in the region by the Russians as well as protect and promote U.S. interests in the Arctic Ocean.


9. Create an advanced armored regiment of no more than 5,000 troops with integral air support that can be easily air or sea lifted to a trouble spot within 48 hours that is fully capable of defeating a conventional military force numbering up to 50,000 troops in size.


10. Create small but advanced armored regiments of no more than 2,000 troops with air support capable of providing security for humanitarian and relief forces in dangerous regions with minimal support. Develop at least five of these units and base two in Africa, two in the Middle East and one in Southeast Asia.


11. Make it the unofficial (though very real) policy of the United States that whenever another country kills large numbers of its own citizens, the U.S. will destroy without word or warning the largest military base of that nation completely with massive air strikes. No admission or even acknowledgement of the attack given.


12. Construct and deploy an average of 500 ABMs annually (total of at least 4,000 over 8 years). Also deploy comprehensive anti satellite weapons systems.


13. Radically increase funding for nature preserves and natural habitat zoos. Acquire natural habitat territory in regions of Africa, Asia, and South America.


14. Force the United Nations to remove its headquarters from New York City. Istanbul, Geneva, Vienna, or Singapore would be some possible alternatives.


15. Store emergency equipment to restore the U.S. power grid in the case of a massive EMP attack or CME event well outside the U.S. in somewhere like Diego Garcia. Include emergency communications equipment and vehicles.


16. Use various means to encourage Americans to return to following New Testament based morality and Christianity and being a good example and positive influence on the remainder of the world in like manner.


17. Eliminate puppy and kitten mills as well as other things in the U.S. that encourage the abuse and maltreatment of animals. Use social pressure heavily.

18. Have the GOP convention that renominates me at Verizon Arena in North Little

Rock. I can stay conveniently in the nearby Clinton Presidential Library. This

Is one of my “gifts” to Arkansas.

That seems like an impossible dream, @Dayton3

Might be more realistic to kill every American, then replace the population with 350 million clones of yourself.

You know, having high growth and cutting social ills aren't policies. Anyone can say that they want 5.8% growth per year. The problem is that the rest of what you want would crash the economy.

technology doesn't exist. Plus I find genocide to be repugnant.

Cutting the regulatory burden and the budget deficit would crash the economy?

You sound like one of those idiots at Sufficient Velocity that argue that without billions in food stamps every year the entire agriculture industry would collapse.

Really Rusty?

You start a thread about me and my first day as president. Yet when I respond with a detailed post about what I would plan to do as president (definitely on topic) you refuse to read it?

Whats up with that?

Yes, and if you don't understand why, go read a book. It is elementary economics that removing spending from the economy depresses it. That's why we tend to see stimulus during a recession.

The technology might not be as far away as you think. In the near future, I can see scientists creating a nanite virus that targets everyone except you. Cloning might be a bit more of a challenge, but I'm sure if you pray enough, God will show you how to make it happen. A brighter future is worth a little genocide IMHO. It's not like God hasn't done it before.

I've read books on economics Rick. And I studied economics in college. Government spending is far, far from being the only major stimulus in the U.S. economy. Especially things like federal education spending which is not even a large overall portion of education spending in the U.S.

You're talking about cutting something like 2-3% of federal domestic spending. Use that to cut the deficit and you radically increase the supply of capital to American investors both individual and corporate.

What is okay for God is not okay for me.

Well, you pretty much want to remake the world to your liking at the expense of what anyone else thinks, so I'm not sure you really believe what you just said...

But I want to make a better world for everyone. Americans in particular.

Your idea of a better world scares the crap out of people. Haven't you ever noticed that?

Progress can be a scary thing.

Progress? You want to regress the world to an earlier, less enlightened state. Nobody wants that. If you put yourself into other peoples' shoes, you would finally understand that not everyone wants to be a mirror image of you.

Not a clue how you got that out of what I've posted.

Hey, look, Dayton has learned populism! Always playing to the audience, aren't you

I knew you wouldn't. You like to read science articles, don't you? Do some research on mirror neurons and theory of mind. I hope you find it edifying.

Post a link/

I don't have any. But I hope you pursue researching those topics; it will greatly benefit you.