Posted on 04/17/2010 1:05:31 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
When asked about his presidential ambitions, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told reporters earlier this year that “If you see me losing 40 pounds that means I’m either running or have cancer."
It might be time to start watching Barbour’s waistline.
POLITICO has learned that Barbour is weighing the prospect of a 2012 White House bid and convened a private meeting April 8 with a group of some of his oldest and closest advisers, some of whom flew in from the East Coast to Jackson, Miss. The gathering stretched for six hours, during which time the topic of a presidential run was discussed.
One adviser familiar with the state capital sit-down said that Barbour concluded that he did not need to make a decision now and that the group should meet again after this fall’s election.
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We had this yesterday. Everyone agreed if he lost at least 40 pounds...probably needs to lose more than that, then he would be a perfect choice.
I’d love to see him running the RNC...
If this is an example of *private* - keeping State secrets is gonna be child’s play.
Well, bless his heart.
The country’s proved it’s ready for a man named Barack. It might be said that Barack paved the way for Haley.
Is this the only warmed-over establishment Republican from the past they could dream up this week? There isn’t some Bush relative who attends all the right country clubs? One of Gerald Ford’s kids maybe? Bob Dole’s son-in-law?
ML/NJ
Mike Pence is my favorite, but am interested in Barbour as well.
Is this country really that shallow? We’ve had big presidents before, like Taft. Since most people in this nation are either overweight or obese, wouldn’t they identify with a portly man? We could do a lot worse than Governor Barbour, although Sarah is still my pick.
We shall see. Barbour vs. Obama. We will see who the American Public wants.
Barbour will have served two FULL terms as Governor of Mississippi. Best resolution?....Sarah Palin as Secretary of Energy in a Barbour/Daniels or Barbour/Ryan administration. Drill here, drill now, in Alaska and in the Gulf.
When he did run the RNC, many moons ago, is when I became a big fan.....he ran circles around the 'Rats and tended to have them running over cliffs like lemmings.
I like Haley Barbour a lot.
I'll take him any day over Romney.
Huckabee redux, IMO: Southern-fried cornpone and chicken on the church grounds after revival meeting = not generally electable on a national basis.
If that's what our choice comes down to in 2012, I'll be right there with you.
The point I tried to make is that it's going to be tough for anyone to beat Sarah, if she runs.
Actually, I think he said that if you saw that he had lost 40 pounds he was either running or he had cancer.
That did not go over well.
I thought it was funny.
Sarah won’t run. The heat is too hot in that kitchen, and she likes making money.
I don’t particularly like her, but between her and Romney? I’d take Barbour.
That's akin to matter-of-factly stating that the moon is made of green cheese. It's your opinion, and nothing more. State it like that, if you want to be taken seriously.
Right now, you just look like a Democrat party apparatchik.
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