There are some threads talking about probable Democrat candidates for US President.
What say you about the probable Republican candidates?
Who can we look at with promise and hope for a good leader?
Someone who can work with both sides of the aisle?
Quote from: Townsend on September 09, 2014, 01:00:18 PM
There are some threads talking about probable Democrat candidates for US President.
What say you about the probable Republican candidates?
Who can we look at with promise and hope for a good leader?
Someone who can work with both sides of the aisle?
Anyone capable of it will be strafed by deeply partisan darlings of the far right. Sort of like how Scrotorum went after Romney. If the GOP wants to win, they seriously need to limit the number of debates leading up to and during the primaries. I've never been so concerned over a vacuum in leadership in the White House, HOR, and Senate since I started voting.
It's a good time to play the waiting game. I assume Romney will run agains on the "See, I told you so." platform.
No one has a snowballs chance in hell to beat a Hillary/Booker ticket though.
Quote from: Gaspar on September 09, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
It's a good time to play the waiting game. I assume Romney will run agains on the "See, I told you so." platform.
No one has a snowballs chance in hell to beat a Hillary/Booker ticket though.
Not likely. However, he was/is a politician, so...
http://www.christianpost.com/news/mitt-romney-announces-he-will-not-run-for-president-criticizes-obama-on-isis-policy-126011/
Quote from: Gaspar on September 09, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
It's a good time to play the waiting game. I assume Romney will run agains on the "See, I told you so." platform.
No one has a snowballs chance in hell to beat a Hillary/Booker ticket though.
Booker? I like him, but he is hardly a VP candidate. I am also inclined to wait--at least until after the Nov. election.
ABC is reporting "Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney to meet in Utah".
Quote from: Townsend on January 22, 2015, 12:15:37 PM
ABC is reporting "Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney to meet in Utah".
A meeting of re-treads. Jeb Bush could promise me unlimited hookers and cocaine and I still wouldn't vote for another Bush in the White House.
Quote from: Conan71 on January 22, 2015, 12:29:08 PM
A meeting of re-treads. Jeb Bush could promise me unlimited hookers and cocaine and I still wouldn't vote for another Bush in the White House.
Guess I know what not to get you for your birthday
Quote from: Conan71 on January 22, 2015, 12:29:08 PM
A meeting of re-treads. Jeb Bush could promise me unlimited hookers and cocaine and I still wouldn't vote for another Bush in the White House.
That is the other brother in the Bush family...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/25/bush.brother.reut/
Quote from: RecycleMichael on January 22, 2015, 12:42:09 PM
That is the other brother in the Bush family...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/25/bush.brother.reut/
Future US AG
Quote from: RecycleMichael on January 22, 2015, 12:42:09 PM
That is the other brother in the Bush family...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/25/bush.brother.reut/
Yep, ol' Silverado Neil.
Walker/Rubio. Or vice versa.
Ted Cruz, he is a new senator and was a community organizer. He sounds perfect.
Quote from: carltonplace on January 27, 2015, 10:04:35 AM
Ted Cruz, he is a new senator and was a community organizer. He sounds perfect.
Yeah, I don't think that worked out so well last time we did that.
Quote from: carltonplace on January 27, 2015, 10:04:35 AM
Ted Cruz, he is a new senator and was a community organizer. He sounds perfect.
If Obama wasn't eligible to be President, the Cruz certainly wouldn't be - for almost the same reasons - yeah, we was born to a woman who was US citizen, but he wasn't even born in the US. Where are the birthers when ya need them....?
Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on January 27, 2015, 10:56:39 AM
If Obama wasn't eligible to be President, the Cruz certainly wouldn't be - for almost the same reasons - yeah, we was born to a woman who was US citizen, but he wasn't even born in the US. Where are the birthers when ya need them....?
Don't worry, I'm sure Hillary's hit machine will get on that.
Quote from: Conan71 on January 27, 2015, 11:11:16 AM
Don't worry, I'm sure Hillary's hit machine will get on that.
Doubtful. They actually have just barely enough brains to understand reality....where-as the birthers don't. But hey, they got Rupert Murdoch, Koch brothers, and Donald Trump to lead them and tell them what to think....
Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on January 27, 2015, 11:17:42 AM
Doubtful. They actually have just barely enough brains to understand reality....where-as the birthers don't. But hey, they got Rupert Murdoch, Koch brothers, and Donald Trump to lead them and tell them what to think....
You do know Hillary was the original "birther", right? But I agree there may be a Murdochian plot afoot. I hope the black helicopters are keeping close tabs on this....
Conan, I'd rethink Jeb if I were you. I'm against political dynasties as much as the next guy - but he deserves a fair look.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Jeb_Bush.htm
Obviously things I don't like and I'm not advocating for him. But it appears at a glance that he can be pragmatic and he is willing to change his position (see, e.g., gay marriage). He isn't a tea party ideologue or a religious right candidate, so that's something.
Thus far, I haven't seen a candidate from either side that has be excited.
We desperately need that third option - none of the above.
Murdochian plots not reaching into Obama's inner circle? Muahahahahaha!!!!
(http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sunni-muslim-valerie-jarrett-dines-with-fox-news-rupert-murdoch.jpg)
Quote from: cannon_fodder on January 27, 2015, 05:24:57 PM
Conan, I'd rethink Jeb if I were you. I'm against political dynasties as much as the next guy - but he deserves a fair look.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Jeb_Bush.htm
Obviously things I don't like and I'm not advocating for him. But it appears at a glance that he can be pragmatic and he is willing to change his position (see, e.g., gay marriage). He isn't a tea party ideologue or a religious right candidate, so that's something.
Thus far, I haven't seen a candidate from either side that has be excited.
If Jeb's last name were anything else, I think he'd have a chance. I'm fine with where he stands on the issues from a pure electability stand-point, I believe people are tired of political dynasties. I want to see a genuine moderate from either the Democrats or Republicans (sorry a third party has no chance) who is not from a family of political dynasties.
Obama is nowhere close to a moderate, Bush II might have been were he not beholden to the far right elements of the GOP on social issues. When I think of moderates, I think of Clinton or Reagan. Love them or hate them, history shows they were able to bring both sides to the table.
Dang it Mitt.
Looks like its going to be Bush v Clinton...ugh.