Gov. Huntsman – Gone to China.
John Ensign – Out.
Mark Sanford – Out.
Huckabee better watch his back. Palin must have voodoo dolls in Alaska!
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
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From your lips to God’s ear. This is one of millions and millions of Democrats that would be thrilled to vote for this smart, no nonsense, moral and ethical politician AGAIN. It is no wonder her own party blasts her, they, like the liberal nutjobs, are terrified of her popularty and common sense. She would take votes away from them and beat them and they know it. They fear losing their own powerbase with her around. They are also terrified of her for the same reasons Democrats in Washington are-she will out their corruption and get them thrown out!
It ain’t voodoo. Starting to look more like destiny.
On Father’s Day no less! What a jerk!
And he could hardly have picked a worse time to announce his affair, two days before Nancy Pelosi forces a vote on Cap and Trade, a devastating bill that will destroy the American economy, destroy our standard of living and impoverish millions.
The Democrat controlled press couldn’t be happier to have something else to talk about.
This is getting depressing. I’m starting to think the Republicans can’t come up with anyone who both can win and deserves to do so. The only consolation with Palin is that the people savaging her in 2008 were the kind of people who would never, ever vote for the GOP. They’re not exactly the people to whom the party wants to listen when deciding who to run.
I’m a big SP fan, but I’m inclined to agree more with Rich Lowry’s assertion (on the Corner) that the nomination is falling by process of elimination not to Palin but Romney. I’ve never really been rah-rah-Romney and I thought Palin’s convention speech was mindblowingly awesome, but at the moment, I would trust Romney to lead the nation much more than I would Palin, especially on economic issues. (And considering how badly Obama and the Dems on Capitol Hill are screwing up the economy, we’re going to need the best economic mind we can as our nominee, not just to beat Obama but to actually fix the economy after winning.) It’s still very early, and a lot can happen both with the prospective Republican nominees as well as national and international events that drive public opinion. Obviously, Palin took a lot of unfair hits, and even if she had been treated fairly, the learning curve she had thrown at her last year was really steep. Assuming she wants to run for Prez in 2012, she of course has a lot more time to become well versed on issues than she did last year. Basically, I think she could run in 2012 and bring the same strengths she had in 2008 while plugging up the holes.
All the same, I think Romney has certain advantages against Obama that Palin doesn’t have. The thing is, if Obama ends up vulnerable, it will be because he screwed up our country, not because he lost his ability to inspire. If this is the case, the nation will simply want someone to come in and clean up the mess. They’ll want whoever is most competent, not whoever is most inspirational. Now, Palin might eventually prove herself to have a Romney-esque ability to discuss issues, but right now, I don’t think that’s the case. Palin can give a great speech and draw huge crowds, but if people sour on Obama, they might be wary of supporting someone just because he/she can give a great speech and draw huge crowds. I also rolled my eyes a bit whenever Palin engaged in identity politics, such as when she talked about the eighteen million cracks in the glass ceiling as if everyone who supported Hillary should have naturally shifted over to the McCain-Palin camp because Palin’s a woman. (Of course, I think all those people should have voted for McCain-Palin, but for reasons that have nothing to do with identity politics. I hope the GOP becomes more diverse, but I hope we can avoid the “vote for me because I’m…” campaign tactic.)
I would of course be an enthusiastic suppporter of a Palin ticket. At this point though, I think there are stronger candidates, including Romney and my homestate governor, Tim Pawlenty.
American Elephant “The Democrat controlled press couldn’t be happier to have something else to talk about.”
Like he didn’t know this was going to happen? I think this is political Darwinism at work.
I love Palin; I still have “Palin Power” stickers from Cafe Press on my car. But I think the savaging that was done before will be worse if she runs again, especially with the media. I hate to say it, but I think she is damaged goods. And where is our dark horse?
I don’t trust Romney to keep the same positions for four years. Palin/DeMint with Ron Paul as Treasury Secretary would be pretty much perfect.
I may yet change my mind re. third parties…
Oh, Sarah, please wait till 2016…
Exactly @ the other peter, they’ve been separated for 2 weeks, and the f***stick had to wait until the night after Democrats release the bill thats going to destroy America to announce it. He should resign just for that asinine blunder.
#6 I think Crist may yet be gunning for the Darkhorse position, but he’s signed 6 tax increases after signing a promise that he wouldn’t. I’d like to see Marco Rubio clean his clock in the senate race.
On a similar note, liberal policies caused the closure of the Hav-A-Tampa cigar plant. Almost 500 Tampa area folks are losing their jobs.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jun/23/231900/hav–tampa-cigars-closing-tampa-plant/news-metro/
Liberals care™ more about employees, except when their employers are enemys of the State.
The first gay president!
Regardless of who it is, I think support for the stimulus is going to be to the 2012 GOP nomination what the Iraq War was to the 2008 Dem nomination. I don’t think social issues are going to be all that important, not because people don’t care about them, but because economic and national security issues are still going to be so much at the forefront. Therefore, I think someone like Crist has no chance of getting chosen. And as far as the stimulus goes, opposition to the stimulus was a lot stronger among senators and reps than govs. As far as current Republican governors go, I think Pawlenty has the best shot of getting it, especially if I’m correct in assuming that Palin and Jindal won’t run. Barbour is great but I think the GOP might be reluctant to pick a white male southern governor, given that it would reinforce stereotypes about the GOP.
Crist is delusional if he thinks he’ll ever be president.
ME, The American people KNOW there are only 60 in Washington that are completely responsible for the economic devistation this will cause. All Democrats. No need to find the culprits, we already know.
There will not be enough rocks for those 60 to hide under.
Chad — I tend to agree. Romney is looking more and more like the only grownup left to run against the Child In Chief in 2012.
chad, your comments at #5 and #12 are so on the money/well-reasoned/brilliant that it’s freaking me out a little. And that’s all I have to say about that.
If Gov. Palin wishes to run for President in 2012, her name needs to become more associated with the Sunday morning shows and publications like The Economist, rather than “Entertainment Tonight” and the tabloids.
#18: “If Gov. Palin wishes to run for President in 2012, her name needs to become more associated with the Sunday morning shows and publications like The Economist…”
That’s true, Erik, but the problem is that Palin can’t get “This Week,” “Face The Nation,” or “Meet The Press” to book her. The leftist MSM has already put their full support behind the Colin Powell/Meghan McCain 2012 ticket.
19: I’m guessing she can’t booked on those shows because as she showed with even a light-weight like Katie Couric, her “smarts” don’t stand up to real scrutiny (and her PR people are probably telling her not to. Her answer to the Bush Docrtine question was her defining moment of “I don’t even know what you’re asking me about so I’ll just ask a question back”.
I think rose colored glasses are a great thing and I love how you true believers refuse to acknowledge what a disaster she was to that campaign.
It’s not likely to be repeat of socially liberal attorneys from the Democrat and Republican Parties as it was in 2008. Sarah Palin is going to play 2nd string to a more articulate messenger from the conservative wing of the Republican Party. No money is going to given to the liberal bodies of the RNC, NRSC or NRCC if it’s evident that they didn’t learn in 2008. Can you guess who the nominee will be?
Kevin, there’s an old rule; the salesman whose pitch is to attack the other side’s product is telling you that his own product is inferior to theirs.
And, as we see with Obama, he is inferior to Palin. Obama is so stupid that he breaks laws that he himself wrote, such as the requirement of 30 days notification prior to firing Inspectors General, the bans on campaign contributions from illegal immigrants like his Auntie Zeituni, his own bans on lobbyists in his administration, and his insistence that anyone who didn’t pay their taxes was a criminal.
Perhaps if you were capable of acknowledging your own racist and misogynist views, Kevin, you might realize how foolish you sound attacking Palin while praising a person like Obama whose only qualification is his skin color. But again, liberal brainwashing is beautiful to watch when it makes fools out of liberals like you.
#20: “I’m guessing she can’t booked on those shows because as she showed with even a light-weight like Katie Couric, her “smarts” don’t stand up to real scrutiny.”
Yeah, Kevin. Maybe she could get booked if her “smarts” measured up to that of Sunday morning talk show fixtures, Joe Biden and Meghan McCain.
#20: “I think rose colored glasses are a great thing…”
Of course you do, Kevin. How else could you convince yourself that Obama and the most corrupt Congress in American history are going to “fix” the economy by spending $8 trillion dollars and make healthcare “cheaper” by spending another trillion? And without those specs, how on Earth are you going to keep believing that Obama is going to convince Iran (a regime whose minions shoot protesting women in the face) to give up its nuclear ambitions with nothing more than diplomatic chit-chat?
#19
How about Biden not having a clue about his own campaign’s ads? Better yet, how about:
Real brilliance there. And just how can you be the paragon of foreign policy if you have no idea WTF is going on in your own country?
I am for Palin for President..I just want that to happen so Governor Palin is elected President of the United States and not defeated. I don’t trust Romney and I never have..that guy has more positions on issues then he has cans of hairy spray…..The only time I have agreed with Teddy Kennedy is when he has referred to Romney as Multi Choice Romney..first he was pro choice, then pro life….he was not for mandates in health insurance then he created them and forced everyone in his home state to get health insurance…or be taxed for not doing so…..he has more views then consistency..and I don’t believe him to be a candidate that would be a candidate that would be a good President.
Palin is a smart, articulate, communicates to every day people like Reagan did (the MSM always accused him of being stupid…as they do with Palin now)
She knocked off corrupt GOP officials and created sound government, sound fiscal policy, is for fiscal restraint in government spending, a strong defense, strong energy policy and is down to earth and one of the people….I just hope when she runs for POTUS that she is elected..so I hope she runs for re election as Governor of Alaska and then see how it goes…..whether it be 2012 or 2016….as long as he is the next POTUS…I can wait….in the mean time we are stuck with the Marxist in Chief…..the more damage he does and he will continue to do so…the better that Gov. Palin will be elected the next POTUS and trust me Nobama will do worse damage then he has done in these 6 months…
so Go Sarah Go……I believe in you and said so in 2008 and she should have been at the top of the ticket..and if the GOP is smarr she will be!
How about President Romney, Vice President Steele (or Vice President Watts, or Vice President Diaz-Ballart), and Secretary of Energy Palin? (And Attorney General Estrada, and Secretary of State Bolton)
Actually, our first gay president was Harrison. Benjamin Harrison.
And our first black president wasn’t Clinton — it was Harding. (That is, if you believe the ‘One Drop Rule’.)
#28: “Actually, our first gay president was Harrison. Benjamin Harrison.”
I don’t know anything about Harrison’s sexual proclivities or orientation. However, there is little doubt in my mind that the first OPENLY gay candidate at the top (or near the top) of a national ticket will be a Republican.
I think you’re thinking of James Buchanan, who was President just before the Civil War. While serving in the Senate and in several prior administrations, Buchanan shared quarters with Sen. William Rufus King for 15 years. Interestingly, King was elected Vice President in the Pierce administratin before Buchanon’s and died in office.
Certainly one of Washington DC’s early gay power-couples. Although certainly not the first, not with all those Founding Fathers sharing beds and boarding house rooms…..
Ted, thanks for the correction. Yes, I was thinking of Buchanan.
Our first Gay President was James Buchanan, who lived in the WH with his husband/companion.