Posted on 10/12/2009 4:08:36 PM PDT by pissant
There was a spike in the national press interest on the subject this past week after U.S. Rep. Mike Pence wowed the annual conference of the Americans for Prosperity and scheduled a fundraising trip to South Carolina.
It followed his appearance at the National Tea Party on the federal mall in August as well as speaking trips to Iowa and California. Roll Call noted that Pence’s campaign staff passed out small cards on the mall featuring his photo above the words “Mike Pence, Standing Strong.” The back of the card invited voters to “Join the Pence Team.”
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Same here
same here
He has promise. It will take someone who will STAND AND FIGHT against the tyranny that we now face.
VP pick at the most.
Bump!
Either do Senators with mere months in office under their belt, right?
He’d get my vote. But, at this point my cat would get my vote. Anything would be better that what we have, even (gag) Biden.
Me too. I’d like him even better if he didn’t support federal tort reform. But pretty much all the GOP is for it, so I have to let it go.
Palin-Pence in 2012?
Better than the rest. Not saying much though.
Barbour/Pence/Palin.
In any order.
The PP ticket to get all wee wee’d up about!
My idea of proper tort reform you’d really hate.
Go ahead...what is it?
Isn’t he the author of the amnesty “touch back” path to citizenship scheme...the one that was going to allow illegals to return home briefly and come back through a revolving door to citizenship so their jobs weren’t disrupted and employers weren’t inconvenienced? Or was that someone else?
It’s the same as my idea for reforming congress. It has liberal use of tar, feathers, and gallows.
I like all of them so far.
I like Newt Gingrich also. He always has had strengths, and he may have improved with age. Sarah Palin has the right values, and is hated for it by the left. There are other good conservatives out there. I just don't know them well.
Republicans have to close their primaries. I don't want another McCain. One was, and is, too many.
I know he was trying to get the House conservatives to work with the Amnesty democrats on a compromise. I can’t remember the details, but Duncan Hunter reeled him back in.
It's all about perception with the public, unfortunately. People see Congressmen as just 1 out of 435 and having to stand for re-election every 2 years. With a Senator, they're more "higher up" and knowledgeable - again public perception. I know you're citing Obama and I agree with you, but the public perception is a mofo.
No, he advocated the same guest-worker plan that Tancredo advocated for.
I think DeMint would make a better VP. But Pence is a helluva Congressman though.
Only Nixon Could Go to China, and Only Pence Could Sell Amnesty to the House
Mike Pence first came to my attention in 2006 when he came in late for the amnesty debate and, more or less, tried to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Here’s Pat Buchanan’s take on Pence’s move:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=15531
If you don’t like Pat, there are many more to choose from:
In 2006, he came up with scheme where illegals would leave the US for short time, and then come back as guest workers, squeaky clean and white as snow. Wouldn’t even consider the guy until I know where stands on this issue, and what he’s done since 2006, and what he might do if the issues rears it head in the coming months.
The bottom line is this. The GOP needs to run a rock ribbed Reaganite and they will win. They compromise with some milquetoast again, they will lose again. It has nothing to do with being governor or senator or congressman. It has everything to do with the ability to explain to American’s why constitutional conservatism is the ONLY answer to our decline.
I guess it was Pence’s stupid idea then. Hopefully, he has learned.
YES!
She is the ONLY Republican that the Dem's are in deathly fear of, as shown by their continuous smear/attack propoganda campaign.
Perhaps the tenor of the times was that a conservative politician, like Pence, should have just said “No” to the whole topic and not touched it with a ten foot pole. Trying to make a constructive contribution may have been unwise politically. Kudos to Hunter for his let's just put up the fence stand.
As long as you implement it at the state level, it sounds fine ;-P
Mine as well, pissant. Great minds agree ;)
Gingrich functions well for the org. he is running now, and is great at getting conservative ideals out there to the public bu, and this is a big but HE IS A BIG GLOBAL WARMING SCAM SUPPORTER.
No deal.
Yeah! he did.
I thought his 9/12 speech was great.
He was gladhanding the crowd afterward and I got the distinct feeling at the time that he is entertaining a presidential bid.
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He would be up against Evan Bayh in 2010.
That seat has been held by the Bayh family since 62.
I’d love to see that contest, but it’s no slam dunk win.
Indiana has trended left as illegals and ACORNs exert more voting influence, like much of the USA.
Welcome!
Which exemplifies exactly WHY Indiana needs true conservatives to take it back. A lot of states need exactly that, because if conservatives do not, we will continue to lose states one at a time. The longer we wait, the harder it will be. Ask ANYONE from the NE!
I think his chances are only a little better than President Duncan Hunter.
It's hard to get a handle on such things, but several studies say that turned off, conservative Republicans who sat it out in 2008 were the biggest factor, costing Republicans 2% or more of their normal share of the total vote . And the minority turnout won't always be as high when Obama isn't on the ballot.
I agree.
Without the Messiah hisself on the 010 ballot, Dems are more vulnerable.
Fight and pray for gridlock.
Thanks. I just love this place! I’ve been laughing at so many of the good comments about Obama and liberals. I can’t quit reading, like some kind of addict or something. Way better than other political forums I’ve seen. BY FAR!!
President Reagan.....My Hero.
He would get my vote.
Ping for your list.
If the name weren’t so “soiled” I’d throw Lynne Cheney (Dick’s wife, not Liz the daughter) into the mix. She’s brilliant.
NO MORE LEGISLATORS FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE!!!
Forget these “tawker” idealogues!
Get someone who knows how to run things, and HAS actually run things. That’s what an executive does.
Like maybe a governor. Sarah Palin for example.
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