Posted on 03/12/2008 3:08:10 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The majority of the Freeper Nation seems impervious to objective assessment.
Objective assessment is NOT about “Who have I liked all along that didn’t make it to the top of the ticket?”!!!!
Objective assessment IS about:
Who would garner the most votes NATIONALLY?
Who can bring the most money to the campaign NATIONALLY?
This is basically a redo of 2000. To win the White House we have to win Florida. The logical choice is Frist.
I don’t want McCain to win.
Fred will be the man and will come out with guns blazing in full attack anti lethargy mode. When he begins to eradicate the Democrats, the Presidential nominee and the congress, the previous perception will evaporate.
Romney would be batting .500 there. Instead of getting a lousy candidate - lousy in terms of whether he's electable - who has to pay ten thousand per new vote, why not just pick a good conservative to mollify - nay - enthrall and encourage the base enough to bring in the donations?
Ya!!!!!!
McCain should pick an ultra-conservative, who is capable of gathering another 2% of the National vote, so that the purists on FR will be happy....../sarc
Duncan Hunter and Sam Brownback reflect MY ideas of a conservative politician, but I’m not so ignorant as to believe either is capable of bringing a sufficient number of votes to the Republican ticket.
That said, I think it would still be McCain and Fred's election to lose. I've thought for a while that they were the two most, or two only, electable Republicans running. I suspect McCain will prove it by crushing Obama like it's 72/84 again.
IIRC McCain has limited himself to one term.
And Mitt Romney is? Come on. McCain won't be that desperate for cash.
I don’t think it’s so much as what they have against him, at this point. I think it’s more of a lack of confidence in Fred.
And, let’s be honest, Fred did very little to assuage that position. As much as I believed in that man, I have to say, he was a terrible disappointment as a candidate.
If he could cut n’ run, so easily, in the race for the nomination before even super Tuesday, how much intestinal fortitude would he have as VeeP or, if needed, as POTUS?
In that he still hasn’t come out publicly and explained his reasons for dropping out, let alone given me, you, US, the respect and acknowledgment of the customary...”Thank you for your support, you worked so hard, but...” speech, is a real slap in the face and speaks volumes about his suitability for the office, to me.
Sorry, just tryin’ to keep it real...
I never saw anything that substantiated that. It would be fine by me, of course.
I don’t think it’s so much as what they have against him, at this point. I think it’s more of a lack of confidence in Fred.
And, let’s be honest, Fred did very little to assuage that position. As much as I believed in that man, I have to say, he was a terrible disappointment as a candidate.
If he could cut n’ run, so easily, in the race for the nomination before even super Tuesday, how much intestinal fortitude would he have as VeeP or, if needed, as POTUS?
In that he still hasn’t come out publicly and explained his reasons for dropping out, let alone given me, you, US, the respect and acknowledgment of the customary...”Thank you for your support, you worked so hard, but...” speech, is a real slap in the face and speaks volumes about his suitability for the office, to me.
Sorry, just tryin’ to keep it real...
and
1996: Voted in favor of H.R. 2202 (Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996) to reduce rewards for illegal immigration Rep. Sanford voted in favor of H.R. 2202 that denied illegal aliens in-state tuition, in addition to almost all forms of federal welfare.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h1996-89
Yes!
Mitt Romney IS capable of bringing a sufficient number of votes to get McCain elected.
What is so difficult about objectively assessing national politics?
Who was running the strongest behind McCain?
(No!...Not who was the most stubborn?...but who was getting the most votes?)
No, what he said was that he would set an agenda to try to get most of what he wanted in one term. The question of a second term is open.
Finally, someone speaking to the reality of the situation.
All in all, I don't think Mitt would help the ticket. McCain needs someone the base believes is honestly conservative enough - not necessarily "ultra-conservative," mind you. There's a reason that conservatives went to Huckabee and Thompson in droves instead of following all the shiny, pretty ads on TV telling them Mitt was one of them.
I was a Fred Head ...but if you don’t understand WHY he would be a bad choice to be McCain’s running mate I’ll paint you a picture in two words: (1) age, (2) cancer.
Surprise!!!
Yes!
That he ran second in the vote count is ALL that matters!
There is NO OTHER unit of measure that places a candidate in the White House!
Former Gov Frank Keating’s name came up once but I have not heard it lately. He might be a very good choice also, and he has an impressive resume. He was high on Bush’s list in 2000.
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