Is America ready for another George? (George Allen)

Town Hall ^ | Mar 28, 2006 | Eliot Peace

[Names Ash Housewares]

Governors DO tend to win.

Senators rarely so, not since JFK.

[sitetest]

I could vote for Sen. Allen with few hesitations.

[GOP_1900AD]

I sure hope so, or else it's either going to be McCainiac or Shrillery.

[HitmanLV]

Whether a person is pro life or not isn't important. If the goal is to change the law of the land via the USSC, it doesn't even matter if the proposed Justice is pro life or not.

A person can be pro life or pro abortion and still recognize the Roe decision as a bad one. The personal opinion shouldn't matter.

[Corin Stormhands]

We haven't had any bad president from Virginia!

*ahem*

Well, there was Woodrow Wilson (he was born here).

[Fudd Fan]

I hear ya... I like Senator Allen (as you KNOW!) but I do understand people who are leery of that. I have no answers about it but to say it's so early.

[Fudd Fan]

This is true AHEM!
Wilson is more associated with Princeton, though. Many people don't realize he was born in Virginia. Oh well, there's one in every bunch!

[Corin Stormhands]

In a questionnaire by Human Event Allen did not rule out amnesty for illegals.

FWIW, that Human Events "article" was a hit piece by someone with their panties in twist.

[Corin Stormhands]

Well, New Jersey probably ruined him. ;-)

[defconw]

I am not an Allenbot yet, but I like him more than the others for now.

[P8riot]

Governors DO tend to win.

Senators rarely so, not since JFK.

Allen was GOV of VA.

[Paleo Conservative]

Here's a previously posted thread about Sentor George Allen. I bet his father would be rolling over in his grave if he saw an article about his son calling him a "Cowboy".

Cowboy George (Allen) hailed as the Reagan for ’08
Sunday Times ^ | October 16, 2005 | Sarah Baxter

Posted on 10/15/2005 8:03:01 PM CDT by West Coast Conservative

[stopem]

Exactly, same here, I am very impressed after hearing his comments on Chris Matthews show, I agree let's see how he votes.

[SDGOP]

MikeA you keep spewing that bs over and over in hopes someone will beleive you. He did not get his butt kicked by boxer. He did 'so horribly' that Rush praised him for his performance and played it on his show as an example of him kicking democrat butt. Stop with the lies.

Same goes for that thing with schmuer and reed, he held his own. Your just a mccain humper and have been trying to bash allen with these same lies over and over and over. Get over it and try a different tactic.

[Txsleuth]

I'm with you there, def.

[SDGOP]

Try looking at his record for governor as an example of cuts and things he did. You can't do much in the Senate. Mccain doesnt have much of a record either in terms of cuts. Yea he goes for pork , but pork is small potatoes compared to medicare and social security spending.

[SDGOP]

LOL! I bet you his dad would be rolling in his grave to hear his son called a cowboy. I never thought of it that way..

[MikeA]

LOL, sure, Rush is so unbiased. Limbaugh can't debate liberals who come on his own show effectively so why would I think he could recognize a good debate himself? Sorry, I watched the Boxer-Allen debate. Did you?? I saw the WHOLE thing, not the 2 lines Limbaugh choose to play me. Why don't you learn to think for yourself instead of letting a guy on the radio tell you what to think??

I have no need to "lie" about Allen's performance. I have nothing against him personally and frankly I would love to support him because I'm probably much more in line with him philosophically than any of the other potential GOP candidates. But I know what I see in Allen and it's not pretty. The guy is an empty suit. I have no need to invent that. I wish he were a marketable, viable candidate for the presidency but he's not. And I'm not going to go into the coma of denial about that just because he has co-opted the mantle of Reagan for himself. You can go ahead and feel safe in your delusions about Allen but I really doubt you have paid much attention to his utterly gruesome performances against Democrats in various TV appearances.

And I'm not a McCain humper as you so vulgarly put it. But I believe he is the only one who can beat Hillary besides Guiliani. But hey, go on being a Dimbulb humper and vote for Howdy Doody Allen! You'll be the first one to bitch about how terrible a Hillary presidency is.

[MikeA]

Yea he goes for pork , but pork is small potatoes compared to medicare and social security spending.

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And Allen proposes to do what to cut Medicare and SS spending?? Sorry, but Allen has not proven himself to be anything other than talk. Where is his leadership on spending? Where is his calling both Republicans and Democrats alike on drunken sailor spending and demanding an end to pork??? Easy. It doesn't exist! Allen is just playing it safe to not ruffle any feathers for the GOP nomination. That tells me he wouldn't take any bold stands or show any out-front leadership as president in cutting spending either.

I may not like all of what McCain stands for, but at least he's not afraid to kick a little ass in our party on pork spending. It's more moxy than I see from Bland Allen.

[Blackirish]

Another big spending, Fiscally liberal, inarticulate, Southern good ol boy...who spends like a drunk.
Farm Bill---Yes

Highway Bill---Yes

Enertgy Bill---Yes

Medicaid Bill---Yes