The current crop of candidates the GOP is pushing for President (Rice, McCain, Allen, etc.) is underwheming and uninspiring at the least. I doubt the voters will want another Washington insider in 2008. There are many good dark-horse candidates out there.
Here are people we should look at:
Already running, probable long-shot
- Mitt Romney, Governor of Massacuttes
Some Good Possiblities
- Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota
- Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas
- Bill Owens, retiring Governor of Colorado
- Tommy Thompson, former Govenror of Wisconsin & former Secretary of Health
Some future possiblities:
- Ken Blackwell, if elected Governor of Ohio in November
- Lynn Swann, if elected Governor of Pennsylvania in November
- Dick DeVos, if elected Governor of Michigan in November
Being governor of Michigan is no stepping stone to higher office. More like being the new captain of the Titanic after she hit the iceberg. That state is in such sorry shape that no one governor will have an effect on it. Besides, there are millions of Amway vets who would sooner hang him than vote for him.
In 08 the only possibility from that group is Romney who is far superior to any RAT but not likely to beat Guiliani among others.