If you think the GOP primary is a circus, remember the Democrats in 2008

The Baltimore Sun ^ | December 7, 2011 | Fred Pasek

[2ndDivisionVet]

I find Steven P. Grossman's commentary amusing ("GOP presidential field outdoes itself," Nov. 6). Mr. Grossman takes great delight in mocking the field of Republican presidential nominees. That's not the amusing part. The fun part is looking at the field of candidates the Democrats had in 2008, and how they whittled that field down, how they made the decisions on who to kick off the island, versus how the GOP voters are making their decision in 2012.

In 2008, the Democrats could have chosen John Edwards, a man with a woman problem. They could have selected Dennis Kucinich, a man so dedicated to his profession that he has decided not to run for re-election. There was Joe Biden, a gaffe machine. Some also-rans like Bill Richardson and Evan Bayh, who actually made some sense. But the Democrats narrowed it down to Hillary Clinton, whose credentials essentially consisted of being a good president's wife, and Barack Obama, a man with almost no experience who rarely voted in the short time he'd spent in public office.

The Republican voters have vetted the candidates, and they have found that Michele Bachmann is too inexperienced, a flaw the Democrats would no doubt overlook if she held liberal views. They also rejected Herman Cain over inexperience as well as sexual harassment charges (again, something the Democrats might embrace since the charges were never proven, nor were they ever actually defined). Rick Perry has made fewer verbal gaffes than Joe Biden, yet the Democrats made Joe Biden the vice president. Ms. Bachmann has more foreign policy experience than Hillary Clinton, yet the Democrats made her our Secretary of State....

[CitizenUSA]

Excellent article. There is simply no comparison whatsoever between our candidates and theirs. How could any Democrat legitimately use the “lack of experience” argument after electing Obama? We could likely nominate someone picked at random off the street and come up with a better nominee than our current president. Seriously.

Our standards are high. That's a good thing. Democrats, on the other hand, apparently have no standards beyond ideological purity and party loyalty.

[Vendome]

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”

[a fool in paradise]

Barack Obama is still mocking those who dare suggest that he is a socialist. Sometimes mocking is “all they’ve got”.

[ballplayer]

Can you imagine if Gingrich Had Friends Like Tony Rezco,10 years in the Slammer for Corruption,Just happens to have been Obamas real estate Man and gave awawy property to Obama,Blago,14 years in the Big House another Obama buddy,Now John Corzine,Billions in Private Investor Money Disappeared,this the Guy who Biden said Obama did not just Call JOHN,HE WENT TO JOHN to ask him how to Handle Tax Payer Money because JOHN KNOWS! Another Chicago Crook is Valerie Jarrett who Knows all these Sleazebags and she is Obamas Chief of Staff.But Obama is just interested in FAIRNESS,the Free enterprise System has Failed!
The News Media will be doing an expose on all these Good Chicago Citizens ties to Obama ,Stay Tuned