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To: DoughtyOne
The V. P. is generally the shoe-in when an eight year term comes to an end.

Nope. It's not. Has only happened 3 times in history. Washington's VP Adams, Jackson's VP Van Buren, and Reagan's VP Bush. By the way, all three previous VPs only served one term.

89 posted on 01/20/2012 2:15:21 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Okay, that’s fine. Thank you for the correction.

Look, what takes place at the end of an eight year term in office? My perception is that the Vice President generally gets the nomination to continue.

Hey that may be a false premise too. If so, I would urge you to mention it.

If we get a luke warm moderate installed, it’s my take that we will at best see twelve years before we can expect to get another shot at putting a good guy in.

We’re pretty close to my last shot at supporting an actual Conservative for the White House in my lifetime.

I’m resigned to watch folks make the same mistake we have since 1988. There’s always more folks who don’t really give a damn about Conservatism when the going gets tough.

We were lucky to have Reagan. I’ll just watch as the political klutzes continue to try the same damned things all over again, expecting a different outcome.


94 posted on 01/20/2012 2:58:20 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Listen up RNC. If we wind up with Mitt Romney, you're not getting my vote in November.)
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