Uh, ever hear of Dwight D. Eisenhower? Petraeus is a dedicated Republican, believe me! He's been in the Army now 35 years and will soon be retiring and looking for other things to do...he also has earned a Ph.D. from Princeton so it's gonna be pretty hard for the elite media to pooh-pooh him as naive and under-educated as they did Palin.
Ever read the part of NativeNewYorker's post where he said "right now"? Eisenhower was 50 years ago and was the hero of a popular, generation-defining war. Plus, it's worth pointing out, he was hardly a conservative champion. The guy basically was going to run for president one way or another and the Republicans gave him a better offer.
Good possibility.
If, g-d forbid, we suffered another 9/11, Petraeus would jump to the top of the pack, but that's not a high-probability way to look at things imho.
“Uh, ever hear of Dwight D. Eisenhower? Petraeus is a dedicated Republican, believe me! He’s been in the Army now 35 years and will soon be retiring and looking for other things to do...he also has earned a Ph.D. from Princeton “
This is sort of delusional fantasy. We don’t know anything about the generals (Petreus, Franks etc) except that they are patriots and skilled generals. That is great, but certainly not sufficient to become a POTUS. Do you know his opinion on affirmative action, supply-side economics, abortion, state rights etc? Also, what are his political campaign skills? Is he charismatic enough ?
Getting electing nowadays (without media help, like B.Hussein) is tough and you really must have all the necessary things in order (in addition to political opinions).
I would never support a general without knowing their politics. Powell and Wesley Clark have fouled the waters.