Posted on 05/07/2011 7:27:09 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
At Gamecock commencement, GOP hopeful defends China post as public service, is Reaganesque on American greatness, and quotes lyrics from "one of" his "favorite bands," Ben Folds Five.
Your generation will have your own unique set of circumstances that make you feel like your future has somehow been derailed. Wars, economic recessions, social upheaval, revolutions around the globe...and yet, in each case, we recover, learn lessons and become ever more resilient.
I know there are many in China who think their time has come, that America's best days are over. And, there are probably some in this country who have lost confidence and think that China is the next big thing. But these people aren't seeing things from my earlier vantage point of 10,000 miles away. The way I saw it from overseas, America's passion remains as strong today as ever.
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"One of my favorite bands is Ben Folds Five."
You know you're getting old when possible presidential candidates start naming bands you have never heard of.
Huntsman...never heard of him.
We now have this guy and another no name Ex. Gov. from NM. I am beginning to think there is some kind of money making gimic to running for President when we have these guys who nobody knows and haven’t got a chance getting in. Do they get to keep the money they raise? I know Newt is probably doing it for more publicity and more book sales. Huckabee is keeping his name alive for TV ratings. Somebody enlighten me because I always believe it is about “follow the money”.
Huntsman will have to make a sharp right turn just to attain RINO status.
This guy Huntsman makes Ron Paul look like a man of sense.
No. The only thing that they can do with unspent campaign funds, is to roll them over to a PAC, or sit on them for a future campaign. But, the FEC and IRS have pretty stringent prohibitions against personally profiting from campaign contribution - just ask John Edwards, whose staring down 15-25 years for just such illegalities.
Also, failed national candidates rarely have any money left over, and are more commonly deeply in debt when they drop out. It would be the rarity if someone had a national campaign that ended in the black - just look at Hilary, Romney, Huckabee from last election. Maybe Thompson had some money left over because he campaign was so short lived, but I'm not sure
For statewide candidates, however, it can be a VERY different story, especially for senatorial candidates that see a great influx of out-of-state money. Christine O'Donnell has MILLIONS left over from her failed Senatorial bid. I believe she's rolling it over into her own PAC.
On the other side of the ledger, turn to Chris Dodd, who has enjoyed and still does, the fruits of his presidential campaigns.
Yes, he's perhaps the greatest exception to the rule. His left over campaign cash might have been some kind of record.
Rand Paul, Dennis Kucinich and even Ralph Nadar - the perennial candidates, as it were - usually have some bank left at the end of each cycle, too.
So what you are telling me is these guys have delusions of granduer? Kind of reinforces my thoughts about politicians in general.
Some do, sure - Ron Paul comes to mind immediately. For some, there may be a profit-motive, but for many others, they're just jockeying for political clout; Perhaps some notoriety for another job that's more realistic, or for an appointment in the new administration, or even as a de facto campaign for the VP slot.
I'm sure Huntsman is thinking that if someone other than Romney gets the nomination, he might be a candidate for the VP slot, to appeal to moderates nationally or to Mormons in NV - a key swing state.
I knew he was a homosexual. Real men don’t have hair like that.
I really think Huntsman has some splainin’ to do. He’s quite speshul.
Never really had any doubt he was a closet dweller.
Ooops wrong thread.
His people just paid my friend a few thousand for a certain website domain....
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