(V) Is Hutchinson Insurance Against Hillary?

06-19-2005 | Tall_Texan

[Michael Goldsberry]

Myself I will vote for Mrs. Clinton.

Dear Mr. 1997,

Please explain why you will vote that way.

Sincerely,

Mr. Not 1997

[Tall_Texan]

I think the Dems are bloodying up DeLay for fear he might run. He would be good. So will Newt but Newt is playing too cutsy with both sides of the street to suit me. However, he is brilliant and thinks these things through about three moves ahead.

There would be much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Left if either seriously ran. I don't think DeLay is charismatic enough for a national election. While Newt is (marginally), he has ticked off many on the right. The 1980-1995 Newt was much more supportable than the 1996-present Newt.

[Tall_Texan]

They what is ground out when unknown hack writers have too much time on their hands.

That unknown hack writer would be me (hence the "v" for "vanity" in the title). Just thinking a few steps ahead. And, yes, I have too much time on my hands. ;)

[Dales]

I really don't have any insight or knowledge to add, other than I think we can't have any real ideas for who might be the VP choice on the Republican side until we know who the top dog is going to be.

One exception to that-- if McCain is the nominee, I think it is likely that Graham will be his running mate.

But beyond that, I don't think we have seen enough from the others to know what direction they would go.

And since we don't know who the nominee will be, I don't think KBH is making decisions based on aiming for a VP nod. She'd have no reason to think she'd get it at this point.

[sittnick]

I found your article to be disingenuous as KBH is mostly pro-abort, and you did not address that issue at all.

I'm also not sure why KBH would not be "pandering" if choosing Rice might be.

[ken21]

good post.

also, she's got all that money from the dallas-ft. worth metroplex behind her.

and, the only women will vote for hillary in the south are in university towns or graduates of feminist universities.

most women in texas despise hillary.

[deport]

I think it is far more likely that Sen. Hutchison will run for the Governor of Texas in 2010 than be on any national ticket in 08. She'll win re-election to the senate and if she still wants to come back to Texas then I see a chance it will be via the Governoship. Granted Perry isn't term limited but I suspect he'll try something else after this term should he be elected again. jmo.

As an aside I don't think Hillary will be the democrat nominee in 08.

[MinuteGal]

Time on your hands, you in my heart
Nothing but love in view
Then if you fall, once and for all
I'll see my dreams come true
Moments to spare
With someone you care
One love affair for two
And so with time on your hands
And you in my arms
I'll say I am sorry to you

(.....groan)

Leni

[Tall_Texan]

They would call Rice pandering to African-American votes (the flipside to calling the GOP the "White Christian Party"). As for her abortion views, how do they differ from Rice's?

[Mind-numbed Robot]

There are many wonderful and talented people who would make excellent presidents but they either don't have the stomach for campaigning or they don't do it well enough to win. There are excellent campaigners who make lousy presidents. Bill Clinton is the star of that category.

Perhaps we should allow surrogate campaigners. The candidate would submit a detailed description of how he stands on all significant issues. This would be detailed and published so there could be no backtracking, flip flopping, or using weasel words.

Then each candidate would hire a charismatic campaigner to go out and sell him and his ideas. Press conferences and debates would have to conform strictly to the published positions of each candidate. Professional campaigners would be highly paid and would probably become like movie and rock stars, but they would never make any decisions or hold any offices. The smart people would do that.

And there you have your useless thought for the day.

[Tall_Texan]

I can just see Joe Izusu's campaign speech now...

LOL

[The Old Hoosier]

Well, you could at least spell the damn RINO's name right.

H-U-T-C-H-I-S-O-N

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

As an aside I don't think Hillary will be the democrat nominee in 08.

I think if the New York Republicans get off their lazy behinds they could field a candidate to beat her in the Senate race... I don't believe the media polls and have not believed them since I cast the very first vote in my life for that Ronald "Ray-guns" fellow they were so upset about...

[jocon307]

I think she'd be very good. She's a real "steel magnolia" type. She'd be good with Giuliani, who should have a come to Jesus moment and get right on various subjects, but unfortunately he's not going to.

[TatieBug]

Very good post. You're surely giving me something quite good to ponder. I am hoping Condi will be there...I'm an Alabama gal...living on the left coast and just am so proud of her. She's a star...so far. I really like Kay and believe she would for sure off set the HILDABEAST. Am keeping your post and plan to study it more. Just as a side note. I received a letter from Cindy McLame last week regarding a fundraiser for children in another country. Just seemed strange to me and then I'm in the airport today and low and behold there's John and Cindy on the front cover of Architectural Digest of all things. For get it...trying just a little to hard.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Her lifetime ACU voting score is 91, although she has scored an 84 in 2004 and a 75 in 2003.

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Sounds like the onset of Alzheimers to me.

[Dan from Michigan]

I don't we need to have a woman on the ticket just for the sake of having a woman. In fact, against Hillary, I'll go against convential wisdom and say that the best demographic candidate against her would be a Conservative Midwestern White Straight Man.

I'm not against a woman on the ticket, but I support it only if she is the best candidate for VP period. If the Presidential Nominee is a Yankee, a Texan may be a good balance.

[PAR35]

the incessant vitriol of that repugnant troll Carole Keeton Strahorn Rylander

I was shocked and aghast when I read this post.

It should read "...Keeton McClellan Rylander Strahorn...."

[Tall_Texan]

I've thought about this some more and probably the worst thing the Republicans can do is act as if they are reacting to a Hillary candidacy - which is probably why they will do this. I'm learning that if you want to predict what the Republicans in Washington will do, expect them to do whatever is the most cowardly.

For Democrats, expect them to do whatever is the most political, no matter how blatant they are about it. They will always do/say the most political thing they could do. Never once will they put their country or their conscience above what advances their political position. For Republicans, it's always doing the safest thing for themselves, even if it means selling themselves out which they do time and again.

Karl Rove reminds me of the football coach whose team should be better by three touchdowns than his opponent and manages to win the game on a last-second field goal while he gets carried off the field and hailed as a genius. He's the Bill Belichick of political consultants. Yes, he wins but he makes it closer than it ought to be by playing too safe.

[PAR35]

I'm not sure I understanding.

Look at how Cain ran in Georgia in the senate race there, or at the most recent Louisiana race for governor. Rice would be popular in the south, with lots of money and support publicly given, she would be treated well on campaign visits, and when the votes were counted, the democrats would have the electoral votes from South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama. I had hoped things had changed, but the recent races don't give me any basis for that hope.

I don't have to like it, you don't have to like it, but you ignore the underlying reality of southern politics at your own risk.