Posted on 05/03/2005 4:26:14 AM PDT by WKB
When President Bush heads to Mississippi tomorrow(today) to tout his Social Security initiative, some Republicans hope voters see two men of presidential caliber: Mr. Bush and the state's governor, Haley Barbour. A small but influential group of GOP insiders are urging the former national party chairman to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2008. "I would handicap the Haley thing seriously," a GOP lobbyist in Washington, Mark Isakowitz, said. "Republicans around the country like him. They just like him. He's been the face of our party for a long time. He's built up a lot of goodwill. Now that's he's governor, it's plausible," Mr. Isakowitz said. "The keys to the kingdom always lie in being trusted by the base." Talk of a Barbour candidacy has increased decidedly in recent weeks, thanks in large part to the efforts of Ed Rogers, a partner in Mr. Barbour's former lobbying firm. Mr. Rogers declined to be interviewed for this story, but he acknowledged that he recently registered two Web addresses - www.haley2008.com and www.haleyforpresident.com - to help keep Mr. Barbour's presidential options open. "There's certainly a lot of Beltway chatter about it right now," the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Matthew Brooks, said. "The level of volume has certainly been picking up." Mr. Barbour has been coy about the matter, disclaiming any interest in the presidency but stopping well short of an outright refusal to consider the job.
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It just won't go away ping.
If memory serves me correct, Mr. Barbour is not the most telegenic fellow the world has known, is he?
IF he should run "fixin him up" shouldn't be problem.
He's the only proposed Republican candidate that actually interests me. Others, like Condi and Rudy (both too liberal) and Frist,(a Senator with no cojones) don't seem to fit the bill.
He has the Dims down here in Mississippi spitting nails and bad-mouthing him; he must be doing something right ;-)
In the sense that a Basset Hound isn't telegenic but folks tend to feel good towards them anyway. Haley has a way of gaining trust despite his hound dog looks.
A REAL conservative Southerner in the white house....hmmm....I like the idea.
Boss Hogg '08 BUMP
He can go on the Huckabe diet.....BTW..if anyone wants to register a website...I'd suggest, and offer gratis.."HaleysComet2008" or some variation thereof..
Did you see that Ole Miss used a big broom
on Ms State this weekend?
It must be a tight circle. If I did not read these periodic posts on FR, I'd never know it.
I guess you can thank me for keeping you in the know. :>)
YUP..I was ignoring it...hoping you would also..
George Allen or Haley Barbour in 2008. The challenge for both men is that they are white Republicans and from the South. This will make them "racist" in the eyes of the MSM.
"It just won't go away ping."
No, it won't.
I'm okay with that. ;o)
"IF he should run "fixin him up" shouldn't be problem."
He's been "fixed up" before,
he can be "fixed up" again.
Hope he runs...He will help make any 3rd party candidate look good...
So you prefer Hilary to Haley.
Real smart
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