Posted on 07/04/2012 2:39:41 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Former Virginia congressman Virgil Goode may be looking for a new job: Presidential candidate.
That’s one way to read a fundraising appeal the Constitution Party recently issued:
Former Virginia Congressman, Virgil Goode, has expressed a strong interest in seeking the Constitution Party Presidential nomination in 2012 and at its meeting this past weekend, the Constitution Party National Committee unanimously passed a resolution inviting him to do just that.
Okay, so the party has invited Goode to go for it. The GOP and Democratic Party don’t issue similar exhortations when candidates seek their party nominations, but maybe they should test the idea in fundraising to see if it lifts response rates.
But what of Mr. Goode? Followers of Virginia politics will recall that he was a long-time member of the state Senate – and a Democrat. He was a big early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. But he wasn’t always an obedient Democrat, as he mounted primary challenges to then-incumbent U.S. Senator Chuck Robb in 1994 and was part of a power-sharing agreement with state Republicans as they began their ascendancy under then-Gov. George Allen (R).
Elected to Congress in 1996, he became an independent in January 2000 and was re-elected in November. Eventually, Goode became a Republican, and voters in Virginia's 5th congressional district sent him back to Washington five more times. In 2008, he narrowly lost his seat to Democrat Tom Perriello, who was defeated in 2010 by former GOP state Sen. Robert Hurt.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Article is dated June 8, 2011.
But, with regard to the topic, I have looked seriously at Virgil Goode. Although he is preferable to Romney or Obama, I am more comfortable at this point in my protest vote, so to speak, with Tom Hoefling. Goode’s most heartfelt issue seems to be immigration, but seems not quite so intense about some of the more classic issues for social conservatives. He seems to have somewhat of a libertarian leaning and is courting kindred spirits of sorts among the Ron Paul groupies.
I’m leaning toward Hoefling.
I know,
There is little news reacting to Virgil Goode and I post it for the purposes of discussion on alternatives to Obama and Mitt.
We have covered what we don’t want but rarely discuss options.
Weird isn’t it?
Understood. I figured that was the case.
Indeed this is so, there are a lot of people saying, basically, that to "vote your conscience is to give Obama the presidency".
IMHO, we can't afford 4 more years of Obama, and there's not a snowball's chance etc. that a third-party candidate can win the POTUS election.
I disagree. We could easily afford another four years of Obama; what we cannot afford is Senators and Representatives that just roll over any time he does something. -- IE we need men of integrity -- I believe that all of Obama's actions would be invalidated if they really were to uphold the Constitution... but even if Obama qualified to be President, virtually none of the things he's enacted would have been possible with the Congress actively acting against him. (That is saying nothing about impeachment.)
The way to make change is from the bottom up: local elections, state elections, federal House and Senate seats.
Agreed. Though I've just moved to a new state; got in yesterday... so I may not vote at all for the local elections; given that it'd be a totally ignorant shot in the dark.
Realistically speaking, there are only two choices for POTUS. It's just the way it is right now.
Indeed, and that is why I cannot vote for Romney. It only sends the message to the Republican party that "it's ok, I'll vote for whoever you pick."
in short, I have no faith in the Repiblican-party as a whole, nor in Romney as an individual, to even attempt to do what they claim to want to do.
BUT, they don't (merit the scorn) to the majority of FReepers. Just the vocal minority of the FR population.
Oh yeah, he is NOT Mitt and NOT a Mormon, so he MUST be acceptable (nay, "Preferable") to the handful of oh, so, "PRINCIPLED" Freepers who would as soon help Dear Leader get reelected than see Romney become our President.
Makes sense to me. /sarc!
Then why don't you get gone from the FR forum and quit wasting our bandwidth!?!
"Our" bandwidth? You're Jim Robinson? I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you created and own Free Republic. So, Jim Robinson, just to be clear, you're supporting mitt now? I was confused, because a little while ago you were saying that Free Republic was Conservative, pro-Life, pro-2nd Amendment, pro-Constitution, anti-gay, pro-Freedom, and now you're saying that you are not.
Which is it?
It may be easier for our side to keep Romney in line. If Obama wins, with MSM support he'll be unstoppable. Since President Romney-R won't get any cover from the MSM, we and a GOP controlled Congress may be able to stop any leftist ideas he proposes.
Besides, maybe we'll get lucky and he'll nominate a true Conservative as his running mate.
Demonstrably false. Romney, for example, will likely be a windsock blowing whatever way he perceives would be advantageous... and he who doesn't stand for something will fall for anything, as the saying says.
A vote for Goode is a vote that Obama won’t need to win. Those are the facts.
Ok, let me put it this way: on pure principal Obama would be the better choice to vote for if you were constrained to vote for only the Democratic or Republican for one simple fact: Democrats strive for their platform-planks, Republicans do not. (It is somewhat similar to the Knights and Knaves logic puzzle, except that instead of being amusing the two parties always seek to expand the state's power where one group is honest and the other lies about it.) Thus the two parties, and candidates, being approximately equal it would be better to increase the truth in peoples lives instead of encouraging delusion. (ie If we are slaves better to be aware of it that not have the fact hidden.)
Indeed, I was surprised to find myself agreeing with one of the USSC justices Obama nominated. (I think it was a 4th amd case, where the majority ruled in favor of the gov/police.)
Goode only appeals to political retards.
Then why don't you get gone from the FR forum and quit wasting our bandwidth!?!
Way to go!
Kudos!
Hats off to you my friend.
If I knew who you were and lived close by, I'd be honored to buy you an adult beverage or three. Hell, I'd buy you a bottle of your choice!!!
You arrange idiot. Anymore just vote for obama and be done with it. Moron.
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I see stuff in there about being constitutionally conservative... not so much about toeing the party line or following lemmings off a cliff.
No need for it, it's unhelpful, and IMHO, a "conservative discussion forum" is far superior than a "preaching to the choir on every personal issue" site.
Also, just a "tip" for you...I think you should not take Jim Robinson's name "in vain" - he is the inestimable founder of Free Republic, and if you are going to be "confused" about who you are addressing, you might refrain from posting until you figure it out.
FReegards
Nope, Sirius Lee, Jim Robinson has not changed. One of his recents posts yesterday or today makes very clear that there’s no way he is support Mitt Romney.
Harpu is operating under faulty info. Jim hasn’t changed.
Nope, Sirius Lee, Jim Robinson has not changed. One of his recents posts yesterday or today makes very clear that there’s no way he is supporting Mitt Romney.
Harpu is operating under faulty info. Jim hasn’t changed.
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