I'm pretty happy with the republican slate to run against Obama

[Anonymous]

Of course, I'm a democrat

Bachman 2012!

[Anonymous]

I've said this once and I'll say it again - I *so* hope Bachman (and her migraines) get the nomination. The Saturday Night Live skits will write themselves!

[Anonymous]

Every time she talks, more crazy comes out. I hope she holds back for a while. If she peaks too soon, she won't be able to explode Mitt Romney.

The key is that he has to feel like he must match her crazy for crazy to win some key states. If she flames out, he can just act like Mitt Romney again. Oh wait, what does Mitt Romney act like?

[Anonymous]

Let's see, the best of the lot, Jon Huntsman, despite being Utah aristocracy, is considered too "liberal" to get the Republican nomination.

Mitt, of the rival Romney clan, is a former consultant and hedge fund manager, but at his core, he's a marketing guy. He'll try on whatever position, whatever slogan, sells the dog food. (That was not intended as an intentional reference to the infamous Shamus on Mitt's car roof story.) Mitt was for gay rights, universal health care, environmental regulation, etc., before he was against them. The Democrats oppo research teams (and before that, those of other GOP candidates) will go to town on his record. Despite all that, the best thing one can say is that if Mitt somehow were elected president, he wouldn't wreck the country. And he does look presidential.

Newt, if he's still a candidate at all, is perhaps the most intellectually gifted of those running. But a thin skin, three wives (one he divorced while she was undergoing cancer treatment), his jumbo lines of credit at Tiffany's, ignominious run as Speaker, etc. doom him.

The best that one can say about Bachmann is that she's smarter than (and not) Sarah Palin. Despite her professed admiration for hometown guy John Wayne (Gacy), she's a quick study as a candidate. But fundamentally, she believes that the Earth is flat.

Rick Perry inherited the title of best gubernatorial hairdo from Blago. He's almost a caricature of a Texan. If you long for someone who makes George W. Bush seem like a deep, intellectually curious, nuanced, sensitive leader, Rick Perry is your guy. But the country is probably not yet ready to watch another rerun of "Dallas" so soon after W.

Pawlenty is no competition for Mitt in the flipflop department, but he's trying to place a respectable second. He's.got.no.compelling.narative, and as the recent government shutdown in Minnesota shows, he didn't exactly leave the state in great shape when he left the governor's office.

The rest: Santorum couldn't even get re-elected as senator in Pa. (not helped by the fact that he really lived in Va.). Ron Paul? Nah. Rudy? A cross-dressing, gay-friendly nominee is unlikely even if he'll be all over the airwaves on 9-11-11.

Palin could still get in, but I think the country has moved on. And she's got more baggage than a Pullman car.

The others? Buddy? Herman Cain? The New Mexico governor who isn't Bill Richardson? Can't even remember the rest of them.

Finally, though, the Democrats should be careful of what they wish for in a GOP nominee. Remember when they were gleeful when a solid guy named Bush (George H.W., that is) was beaten for the nomination by a washed up B actor who once starred next to a monkey in a movie and thought trees caused pollution? What ever happened to Ol' Whathisname?

[Anonymous]

Jeb Bush would be ideal.

[Anonymous]

Jeb Bush would be ideal.

Is that you, Barbara?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's see, the best of the lot, Jon Huntsman, despite being Utah aristocracy, is considered too "liberal" to get the Republican nomination.

Mitt, of the rival Romney clan, is a former consultant and hedge fund manager, but at his core, he's a marketing guy. He'll try on whatever position, whatever slogan, sells the dog food. (That was not intended as an intentional reference to the infamous Shamus on Mitt's car roof story.) Mitt was for gay rights, universal health care, environmental regulation, etc., before he was against them. The Democrats oppo research teams (and before that, those of other GOP candidates) will go to town on his record. Despite all that, the best thing one can say is that if Mitt somehow were elected president, he wouldn't wreck the country. And he does look presidential.

Newt, if he's still a candidate at all, is perhaps the most intellectually gifted of those running. But a thin skin, three wives (one he divorced while she was undergoing cancer treatment), his jumbo lines of credit at Tiffany's, ignominious run as Speaker, etc. doom him.

The best that one can say about Bachmann is that she's smarter than (and not) Sarah Palin. Despite her professed admiration for hometown guy John Wayne (Gacy), she's a quick study as a candidate. But fundamentally, she believes that the Earth is flat.

Rick Perry inherited the title of best gubernatorial hairdo from Blago. He's almost a caricature of a Texan. If you long for someone who makes George W. Bush seem like a deep, intellectually curious, nuanced, sensitive leader, Rick Perry is your guy. But the country is probably not yet ready to watch another rerun of "Dallas" so soon after W.

Pawlenty is no competition for Mitt in the flipflop department, but he's trying to place a respectable second. He's.got.no.compelling.narative, and as the recent government shutdown in Minnesota shows, he didn't exactly leave the state in great shape when he left the governor's office.

The rest: Santorum couldn't even get re-elected as senator in Pa. (not helped by the fact that he really lived in Va.). Ron Paul? Nah. Rudy? A cross-dressing, gay-friendly nominee is unlikely even if he'll be all over the airwaves on 9-11-11.

Palin could still get in, but I think the country has moved on. And she's got more baggage than a Pullman car.

The others? Buddy? Herman Cain? The New Mexico governor who isn't Bill Richardson? Can't even remember the rest of them.

Finally, though, the Democrats should be careful of what they wish for in a GOP nominee. Remember when they were gleeful when a solid guy named Bush (George H.W., that is) was beaten for the nomination by a washed up B actor who once starred next to a monkey in a movie and thought trees caused pollution? What ever happened to Ol' Whathisname?

Perry could be a threat, esp. since he can get money from those wealthy texans who contribute heavily. But I wonder how vulnerable he would be if people understood his state's fiscal problems. Two weeks before his election? Projected surplus. Two weeks after election? Oops we had a math problem. 30% deficit. They have cut basic things like education so far that they can't even afford the creationist science textbooks that they are required by state law to buy. What do do, what to do?

[Anonymous]

Your observation on Pawlenty is right. Tim Polenta. What is that stuff anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your observation on Pawlenty is right. Tim Polenta. What is that stuff anyway?

Italian cornmeal. I love it and wish you would not subject it to derogatory comparisons!

[Anonymous]

As a Socialist, I am superexcited for Mitt Romney's bid! Loved his health care program in MA! Throw in a little gay marriage, and I don't even mind the Mormonism!

[allisong]

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[Anonymous]

23:14 - you hit the nail on the head.
I'm not a die hard liberal, and from the choices presented thus far, Obama has my vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Jeb Bush would be ideal.

Is that you, Barbara?

How about Bush and Bachmann?

great fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your observation on Pawlenty is right. Tim Polenta. What is that stuff anyway?

Italian cornmeal. I love it and wish you would not subject it to derogatory comparisons!

Who is this dude?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0iEDkN_7Q

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course, I'm a democrat

Bachman 2012!

oh yer so bad!
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