Can I have a few weeks off?
So...The search continues.
Say 'Hello' to Prezdent Hitlery and Vice-Prezdent middle name Hussein!
After Newt, South Carolina governor Mark Sanford is my #2 choice.
Young handsome smart and a great track record, South Carolina is a very well run state.
Downsides
1. Confederate Flag on the State House grounds.
2. ?
Raise your glass to the hard working people Let's drink to the uncounted heads Let's think of the wavering millions Who need leaders but get gamblers instead Spare a thought for the stay-at-home voter Empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows And a parade of the gray suited grafters A choice of cancer or polio Ooooh...(M.Jagger - K. Richards, Salt of the Earth)
Ping.
Duncan Hunter, a congressman from California, is perhaps the most intriguing of the second-tier candidates. Hunter is conservative, charismatic, and tough on illegal immigration. He's also a former Army Ranger, who fought in Vietnam, has a son serving in Iraq, and is the current chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
On the other hand, Hunter is not a free trader, ...THANK GOD!
Hunter an Army Ranger, has my vote.
Looks like it will still be McCain getting the nomination, but I could see Sanford or Perry as major contenders in 2012 if McCain doesn't run for a second term due to his age.
Pawlenty is an intriguing choice, given that he could attract some electoral votes that a Perry or Sanford might not. If he doesn't want to run, he might be a good Veep nominee.
He may not be the most conservative voice out there but he seems more palatable than the upper-tier guys.
later
What about Rick Perry?
He is popular, charismatic and comes across pretty well in the media, he should be a decent candidate.
Not too many senators will even be considered, and a rep? No chance.
So basically what we can include from this article is that we might as well learn to live with the idea of President Hillary Rodham Clinton. Since they tell us we can't be pragmatic and vote for those few candidates who can actually win, then what were left with are a few dregs mostly from the South who will just further ensure the GOP becomes a regional party of the South only that can't win anywhere else. We're told McCain is too apostate, Guiliani too liberal and Romney too Mormon (sad we as a country haven't matured beyond making religion an issue for a candidate.)
If we can't look beyond the fact that there's no perfect conservative candidate out there who has all the perfect positions on the issues and also can win and who at the same time comes with all the apparent pre-determined pre-requisites we as conservatives say we'll accept nothing less than, then we are faced as a party with being in the political wilderness for a long, long time to come. Time to grow up conservatives and realize a half a plate is better than an empty plate--or one full of what we'd all choke on.
POTUS:
1. Quayle
2. Santorum
3. Bush
VP:
1. Santorum
2. Bush
3. Coburn
Honorable mention: Steele
None of the above!
Congressman Duncan Hunter represents California's 52nd Congressional District consisting of eastern and northern San Diego County. He is a Vietnam veteran, who served in the 173rd Airborne and 75th Army Rangers. In 1973, Hunter attended Western State University Law School in San Diego on the G.I. Bill, while also working at farming and construction.
Now THAT is what a President's Bio should sound like.