Enter Mitch, Michele, and Mike [Kristol says Daniels, Bachmann and Hucakbee will run]

Weekly Standard ^ | May 1, 2011 | Bill Kristol

[ejdrapes]

I'll be excited if Bachmann gets in but Daniels doesn't excite me at all. What worries me is the conservative commentators on our side (ala George Will, Charles Krauthammer, Weekly Standard, National Review et al)all seem to be pimping Daniels as of late. He may be "serious" and have executive experience, but he doesn't seem like someone who will take it to Obama. And I'm worried he'd compromise on tax increases or introduction of a VAT to balance the budget.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

There's a reason the GOP has to beg for candidates.

[Carley]

Cain will run.

Huckabubble will not be giving up his TV show on FNC so he’s a NO GO

[gov_bean_ counter]

Unless Huckster flips his Florida property (ala Hillary of cattle future fame) he won't be able to afford the pay cut.

Daniels is a RINO and Bachmann is starting to fade under the bright lights.

[Bean Counter]

[bimboeruption]

Mitch and Mike...don’t even bother.
Michele...a Momma Grizzly.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The candidate we need is right in front of the GOP's faces yet they continue to trot out these same retreads and losers and ignore the grizzly bear in the room.

I am not voting for anyone else besides Palin or whoever she endorses, period.

[GlockThe Vote]

Have fun w obamao.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[RED SOUTH]

Daniels will sale out to the left. Huckabee is a rino who has changed his spots for electoral reasons and in the long run , Bachmann will prove to be a sale out too because she has become addicted to fame. Why else would a 3 term congress person think they were qualified to be President?

[Carley]

Something about Daniels leaves me unimpressed.

[newzjunkey]

I'll take "'serious' with executive experience" over what's in the White House now and over various side-show candidates.

I'm not too worried about Daniels at this point. I'm open to hearing the case he makes for his candidacy.

It's too simplistic to say all tax increases are bad and all cuts are good. You need to look at how, why and the impacts.

The current code is enormous. It's ripe with corruption. Obama has a favorite crony capitalist in Immelt's GE. It paid nothing.

Small businesses, a cornerstone of the job market, are burdened because they can't buy such loopholes. We absolutely must get small businesses hiring again.

Huckabee is a non-starter. Rejected once before, he appears to be a "Christian Socialist." Add on top his "pardon problem" and he's just not desirable. Iowa will like him anyway.

I'd like to see a proven governor in the top spot. No coronations just because it's someone's "turn" whether it's Romney, Huckabee or even Palin.

Even as bad as things are, as bad as they may still be in 555 days at election day, it's going to be very difficult to unseat Obama. That should be our primary goal.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Daniels - I've seen bigger hood ornaments.

Anyone who suggests calling a truce os social issues doesn't understand the genesis of the conservative movement.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Have fun w obamao.

Our situation is so dire that we cannot afford to hold our nose again for another squishy Republican who'll just continue the status-quo.

If the Republicans nominate another RINO, I'm staying home.

[Balding_Eagle]

Perhaps it was his recent cave in to the unions.

[imfrmdixie]

"The candidate we need is right in front of the GOP's faces yet they continue to trot out these same retreads and losers and ignore the grizzly bear in the room. I am not voting for anyone else besides Palin or whoever she endorses, period." AMEN AND AMEN!! I'VE GOT MY GRRRR ON AND GONNA KEEP IT ON!

[Verginius Rufus]

None of them has a chance at beating Obama. Bachmann may be the Duncan Hunter of this go-round (good on the issues but no way of becoming a credible candidate). Maybe she is running to be able to pull in more money from her direct-mail campaigns.

[Mariner]

I’m thinkin’ these three are thinkin’ Palin won’t run.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Bachmann is very good but she may have a problem developing here in Iowa. Iowa could become the later-term abortion capital and there is a way to prevent it. Many states have passed legislation that outlaws late-term abortions and the law has passed constitutional scrutiny. Nebraska first passed it and it drove Dr. Carhart out of Nebraska and he's waiting to set up shop here in Iowa.

States all around us have passed the legislation outlawing the gruesome procedure BUT here in Iowa the bill is languishing in the senate waiting for one more signature on a discharge petition to bring it to the floor for a vote.

Bachmann's statewide campaign manager, Kent Sorenson is refusing to sign the petition and if it dies because of a lack of signatures, Carhart comes to Iowa and starts killing babies.

Rumor has it that there could be a Democrat who will save the day. We're getting down to crunch time and we're doing everything to make sure the bill gets enough signatures.

[org.whodat]

kristol is such a dip sh** he makes my skin crawl.