Posted on 11/28/2004 7:09:39 AM PST by CHAROM
Now that I have added a few inches to my waistline thanks to turkey and homemade cheesecake, I have had some time to ponder 2008. I have blogged about it before, because I think the election will pose a serious challenge for Republicans.
I believe the only way a Democrat can win the Presidency in 2008 or beyond is if the Republicans do something really foolish or arrogant in the next 4 years, or if they choose to run a candidate with a sordid past or some other blemish that can be exploited. With Ken Mehlman at RNC, the chances of that scenario playing out are minimized. So far, the people mentioned as possible candidates are Bill Frist, George Allen, John McCain, Rudy Guiliani, Jeb Bush, George Pataki, Mitt Romney, and Bill Owens. Of this entire list, only Jeb Bush and Bill Owens are capable of earning my support. Pro-abortion moderates can't win the nomination, regardless how much they are loved and adored by the liberal national press. And why the Republicans would consider running anyone from the US Senate is beyond me. The last sitting Senator to win the Presidency was John Kennedy. Senators make horrible candidates, just ask John Kerry and Bob Dole. No, the candidate HAS to be a Governor from a RED state. Its that simple. The voters like and prefer people with executive branch leadership experience to be President.
This is what the Democrats always fail to remember, and will forget it again in 2008. I will make a prediction now. Hillary Clinton WILL be the Democratic nominee in 2008. She already has the organization, the fundraising, and has begun campaigning. And if Harold Ickes becomes the chair at the DNC, the deal will be sealed. I am hoping and praying for this to happen. She will be an awful candidate and will be defeated easily.
American Conservative union gives him a life time rating of 84%. I do not suggest that their ratings should be considered definitive. But I would hardly call him a "liberal."
At any rate, I'm quite glad to see that their is a conservative opposition to him. I do not wish to vote democrat in the future.
Toad
Sen. George Allen, as former governor of VA, has executive experience. Gov. Mitt Romney, as a Mormon, is almost certain to be pro-life. I'd pay to see Sec. Condoleezza Rice take on Sen. Hillary Clinton. Rice would crush the World's Smartest Woman with half her brain tied behind her back.
Why is it that cowville, VA (a/k/a Harrisoncow, etc.) and its locals (a/k/a hillbillies) choose to vote Republican? I would think they and their 1200 toothless children would need to suck the government boobie.
Because Hillary's dental plan is of no use to them.
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