My Presidential Predictions for 2008 (Armstrong Williams)

Human Events Online ^ | 12/27/06 | Armstrong Williams

[areafiftyone]

Um I guess this was written before Edwards did his BIG DIG photo op!

[Torie]

you will have a choice of John McCain or Al Gore as the next U.S. president.

Which one of us is going to run as a third party candidate?

[HIDEK6]

Will 51% of voters write in O'Bama's name?

That won't do it. He has to get 270 electoral votes.

[BillyBoy]

>> "John McCain or Al Gore" Great... I can't vote for either one. <<

If you can't make up your mind between a guy with an 80% conservative voting record (McCain) and a guy with an 10% conservative voting record (Gore), then you deserve four years of Al "Bill Clinton is one our greatest Presidents" Gore. Have fun with Al and don't say you weren't warned when he royally screws you. I, for one, will be voting AGAINST envirowacko policies, abortion on demand, tax payer funded embryonic cloning, gay "unions", repeal of the patriot act, and selling our country to the red Chinese. The guy you "couldn't vote for" will be there the whole time to remind you he would have opposed those things.

I'll be voting for a guy who hates "the disingenuous filmmaker" Michael Moore over a guy who has profusely apologized to "the real President" for backing Nader over him.

Al Quada thanks for you being unwilling to support someone who will keep the patriot act and is committed to winning in Iraq over someone who is eager to repeal the patriot act and cut and run. If enough Americas feel the same way, they can vaporize plenty of Zionist pigs in their next jihad.

[fish hawk]

If I were president, Newt would be my top adviser.

[Tanniker Smith]

The one thing that I can say for Rudy is that he campaigns well and hard for other Republicans. If he were to run and not get the nod, history suggests that he'll be a good supporter of the nominee, which should help.

That said, there's a problem with history: Rudy has never lost a primary to someone else and then had to campaign for them. And if it's nasty, he's support may be tepid at best. Rudy strikes me as someone who can hold a grudge.

[arthurus]

If Bush does what he should do in Iran, then in 08 I will vote the lesser of the 2 evils unless unless the Pub is Giuliani. If we get Giuliani and a Crat congress then there is nothing left to care about. If Bush wimps out on Iran I will vote for the Democrat because the Democrat, whoever it might be, is much more likely to eventually take on the Iranians. It will be after we lose a couple of cities to terror attacks but the Crat will suddenly feel betrayed by her allies, the poor downtrodden mohos, and will launch the missiles in a panic reaction. If Bush can't do the deed then all we can hope for from any currently visible Republican is more Hearts-and-Minds stuff and looking over his shoulder for Democrat approval until Iran is strong enough that the inevitable clash will be very iffy for American survival and Israel will be gone.

[WhiteGuy]

My Presidential Predictions for 2008 (Armstrong Williams)

How much was williams paid for this piece???

[masadaman]

A Michigander and so-called moderate Republican said two days into his Presidency: "When you wish for a government that can give you everything you want, be careful because that same government can take from you everything you have." God rest his soul.

[ez]

For the Democrats, the top three candidates are Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President, Al Gore and Barack Obama.

Gore and Kerry are both damaged goods. This should be Clinton, Obama, and Edwards, and Obama will fall by the wayside, leaving a two-person race.

It won't be surprised to see Edwards get it based on electability. Frankly, I'd rather see Edwards in there than Shrillary or Osama Obama.

[DB]

McCain is insane - literally.

You say he's conservative, my a$$.

McCain-Feingold heard of that? A direct assault on the first amendment.

You say he'll carry on the war on terror? Think again. He's the one that demands that we can't interrogate captured al Qaeda if it makes them uncomfortable. That they should have rights - our rights - while being detained. The list is long with McCain. A dangerous unpredictable man.

[areafiftyone]

I doubt very much Rudy would hold a grudge. Rudy has too much on his plate and too much going for him to be that petty. He's very popular and could even run for Senator or Governor or anything else. He'd probably back the winner of the Republican primary and campaign for him. I'm sure he will be at the Republican Convention giving one of his speeches!!

[higgmeister]

Giuliani will shore up the base by moving to the right on issues like gun control and immigration

What kind of spin could make 49 other states vote for him and still hold the votes of New York's anti-gun naturalized immigrant families and friends? He would have to blatantly lie to one set or the other.

If it came down to McCain and Gore, I suspect I would risk soiling my pants and vote for Bob Barr.

I suspect that Mike Huckabee will make a stronger showing than anyone currently can imagine.
Three of the last five Presidents have been Southern Governors.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Mike Huckabee could have been the dark horse candidate in an earlier time. But in this age of accelerated campaigns we may already have seen how the primaries are going to shape up and McCain and the Beast are still the front-runners.

Duncan Hunter seems to be running aa a protest candidate and that's about where he's going to stay. Brownback seems to be saying whatever people want to hear. Like it or not, the GOP primaries will be dominated by the moderates-McCain, Giuliani and Romney. We had eight years of a big-government, Christian Fundamentalist nanny-stater in the White House and people are looking for change.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

P.S. I meant we will have had eight years, etc.

[Retired COB]

No way, no how.....he is a media darling....no way middle America will elect this empty shirt...

Not so fast. You're already forgetting that the voters replaced Santorum with Rendell (another empty suit).

[Retired COB]

it looked like Oprah was ready to give him a Lewinsky right then & there.

I just have a problem getting that picture in my mind's eye.

[Tanniker Smith]

Yeah, I can see him holding out for a good Cabinet position of his choice. Just not SCOTUS, thank you very much.

[FreeAtlanta]

I was being sarcastic. This is the first I have heard the man's name, and I think I am a little bit more than avg. politically savy. You must be a true political guru.

If he is a good conservative, I wish him the best. There are not enough of them in elected office.

[SunkenCiv]

from Dec 28th.