Posted on 06/10/2012 1:34:33 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Senator Michael Baumgartner will suspend his campaign for US Senate for two days this week to travel to Georgia to advise an army battalion soon to deploy to Afghanistan.
Baumgartner will lecture the 63rd Signals Battalion at Fort Gordon on counterinsurgency and the economy of Afghanistan. He will return to the campaign trail on Friday, June 8.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be asked once again to help prepare our nation’s finest for the difficult challenges of fighting the war in Afghanistan,” Baumgartner said.
Baumgartner, who holds a Masters degree in International Development from Harvard, served as an economics officer at the US Embassy in Iraq from 2007 to 2008 and worked as an embedded advisor to an Afghan counter-narcotics team in 2009.
Since then he has frequently been asked to advise members of the US military on issues related to counter-insurgency, lecturing on more than 30 occasions at military bases around the country.
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Michael Baumgartner is so sharp and bright that Republicans need to pay closer attention to his campaign. He’s the underdog, but I think he could pull a victory out of this if he plays his cards right.
How about VP for romney?
This guy has his priorities right.
“How about VP for romney?”
Interesting idea, but Baumgartner needs more experience. If he wins this election, he could be a good choice in a future election.
I hate to say it, but someone with more national name recognition would be a better selection as VP. Believe me, if we could coordinate with 80 million people regarding writing in Sarah Palin’s name, I’d do it. If Romney wants to choose this guy as his running mate this early, he needs to do it, announce it, and get his face on commercials at all hours, also talking about his own personal views on things.
Fond memories of Ft. Gordon because of the people I met there. Hard to believe it’s been 46 years.
Palin/Baumgartner in 2016? (if elections are allowed after November)
No he wouldn’t. I know him. His flaws are many and varied. We do not need another flawed egotist to be turned by the machine after election. He looks good on paper, not in reality.
That’s too bad, I’m sorry to hear it. It’s interesting to hear inside insight. I still hope he defeats Maria Cantwell in November, even if he turns out to be a one-termer.
You mean . . . he’s not perfect?!? Zoot alors! By all means, cast him overboard and make sure to stop people from voting for him, since we need to wait for Jesus Christ to return (and decide to run for the U.S. Senate from Washington prior to leading all believers into Heaven), as only a Perfect Man is worthy of supporting over Maria Cantwell.
Come this August it will be 55 years since I took Basic at Gordon. One highlight was the Asian Flu or Swine Flu scare near the end of Basic (1957), when all the troops had to hang their shelter-halves down from the top bunks to form a screen between bunks. To minimize the spread of germs, I reckon. Since I was on a lower bunk, I don’t remember HOW they screened off between the top bunks.
Another great blessing was taking turns pulling KP, and after evening mess call, having to clean up the big cooking ranges that burned SOFT COAL. By the time you finished you were blacker than any chimney sweep!
Great memories! That’s when Uncle Sam took me as a semi-juvenile delinquent and made a MAN out of me.
Can you share some of his many and varied flaws?
Right. Except I know him and I won’t support him. YMMV
Nope. But he is not fit for higher office. imho. ymmv.
“How about VP for romney?”
A State Senator? Come on.
Let him get elected to the US Senate first. Hopefully this race can be competitive.
Agreed. Now, a state SG, or Lt. Gov, I say “yes”; I've been saying that for years.
I was pushing Greg Abbott, AG of TX years ago. I love (not in that way) Ken Cuccinelli, AG of VA as well. I'd be thrilled to have either one of them on the ticket.
Bobby Jindal: Why not? However, for me personally, I can think of about 7-10 other folks I'd rather see as VP.
In no order:
McDonnell
Portman
Abbott
Cuccinelli
Kasich
Ryan
Walker
Issa
McClintock
“SG” should be “AG”.
“A State Senator? Come on.
Let him get elected to the US Senate first. Hopefully this race can be competitive”
Yeesh! I was not serious about him for VP...I was trying to make the point that he has his priorities right and those are the kind of people we need.
You should have put a wink ( ;) ) or something if you weren’t being serious.
And forgive me for being cynical but it’s not like the favorable press from this is worth much more to his campaign than 2 days in June of campaigning would be or anything like that, right?
You are right...sorry for being snippy.
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