Posted on 08/26/2007 12:28:28 PM PDT by no dems
Former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn says he is disappointed with the current presidential campaign and is considering a bipartisan or independent run for the White House in 2008.
“It’s a possibility, not a probability,” Nunn said in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“My own thinking is, it may be a time for the country to say, ‘Timeout. The two-party system has served us well, historically, but it’s not serving us now.’”
The Georgian said he’s distressed by the “fiasco” in Iraq, the out-of-control federal budget, U.S. energy policy, and a presidential campaign that has not dealt straight on with important issues.
“I am frustrated, and clearly frustrated, with the fact that I think my children and grandchildren are not going to have the kind of future they should be having,” he told the newspaper.
Nunn, 68, made his mark as a defense-minded hawk and is still considered an expert on national security. He retired from the Senate in 1996 and now heads a nonprofit organization that seeks to reduce the threat from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
As NewsMax.com reported in early August, he has had discussions with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg about an independent challenge to the major parties. And he has been communicating with Unity ’08, a group with the goal of fielding a bipartisan or independent ticket for president.
Nunn said he most likely won’t make up his mind about a presidential run until next year, after the early primaries have indicated the most likely nominees, the Journal-Constitution reports. But he ruled out running as anybody’s candidate for vice president.
“The overriding rationale of a Nunn run,” the Democratic Strategist Web site observes, “would probably be the argument that Democrats are too allergic to the use of force to be entrusted with national security, while Republicans have proven to be both incompetent and excessively ideological, seriously damaging U.S. credibility.”
Nunn has taken a radical stance on defense policy. He said policy created around a nuclear standoff between the U.S. and Russia is now “obsolete.” He believes the only way to persuade smaller countries to give up nuclear weapons technology — and to keep it out of the hands of terrorists — is for all nations, including the U.S., to begin down the path toward total nuclear disarmament.
Nunn is traveling to Moscow to mark the 15th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Act, which has provided American funding and know-how to help the former Soviet Union safeguard and dismantle its nuclear arsenal.
That’s right !
Les Aspen was the ahole who did that.
The other question is who the nominees of the major parties would be. I can see him taking votes from either Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney in the South. I think he'd have a bigger impact on Rudy Giuliani. In a Thompson/Clinton/Nunn race, he might take from both sides equally or maybe hurt Clinton a little more.
Bill
He would take them away from conservatives.
I would hate to see that, I would have to vote for those two.
The only reason for a 3rd-party Nunn candidacy would be to take Georgia out of the "Republican" column...if that happens, hello President Clinton!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.