Posted on 06/24/2010 1:08:50 PM PDT by speciallybland
As Haley Barbour continues brushing aside speculation about his presidential prospects, the Mississippi governor is discreetly building a complex political operation rivaling those of any other 2012 GOP presidential prospects.
His apparatus, which has socked away hundreds of thousands of dollars this year alone, will get a major boost — as will the Barbour 2012 buzz — when the governor takes some time away from the Gulf oil spill threatening his home region’s shorelines to attend a big fundraiser Thursday for one of his three political action committees.
The fundraiser, set for adjoining hot spots in Washington’s trendy Glover Park neighborhood, has been the talk of Washington GOP circles, boasting a host committee that reads like a next-generation GOP bundling and campaign dream team.
Ascendant lobbyists for the health insurance, tobacco, liquor, defense and pharmaceutical industries are jockeying for space on the host committee with hotshot, young finance professionals and accomplished political operatives such as media strategist Phil Musser and election lawyer Michael Toner — both of whom were coveted early signings by another prospective GOP 2012 candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty — robocall maestro Tony Feather and Phil Cox, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s campaign manager.
Sources said the event is expected to raise as much as $60,000 for a political action committee Barbour established last year in Georgia, which allows such committees to accept the huge corporate checks barred by more restrictive campaign rules at the federal level and in the two-term governor’s home state of Mississippi.
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I’d put him in the 2nd tier or desirable candidates with Palin and Jindal.
Complaints about Barbour being a RINO in 3.....2.....1.....
Haley Barbour would make an excellent president. He’s smart, savvy and conservative. It’s a winning combination in my book.
Barbour’s media skills are prodigious. He would CRUSH Obama in any debate, and would make mincemeat of idiots like Katie Couric & Brian Williams.
I sure hope so
Romney and Huckleberry are pathetic
Absolutely agree—He is fantastic in interviews and debates
Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over & over and expecting different results.
Sorry, pissy but according to Einstein...you're insane.
Haley has one thing going against him - he’s from Mississippi. There’s a lot of prejudice against people from there.
He was on Charlie Rose a couple of years ago and was fantastic. The interview may be seen here.
There were a couple instances where Charlie got a little unhinged because Barbour wouldn't accept Charlie's biased premise in asking a couple questions.
And for God sake, why was he on TV talking about the great job dumb-— is doing in the Gulf?
There are some of us, a growing number, that Top Tier is defined by wisdom, conservatism, and record. Then there are the pansy-asses who brought us the top tier of Rudy McRomney in 2008
I don’t care how many professionals he can hire to run his campaign. That usually gets us the Doles and Romneys and Mccains and Bushes
I got a feeling 2012 won’t be the year of the RINO.
AMEN.
Instead of the assembled Iowa Republicans looking at this as a road map to victory, many had apoplexy that he would use someone less than perfect. My reaction is this guy just showed us the way to victory--let's follow him. Some people think it's more honorable to lose than to win with less than perfect soldiers.
Mississippi ping
Maybe a Haley\Haley Ticket?
USE to be, not any more....I have seen the world of Ms, 74 yers old. law enforcememt for 28 years, believe me, times have changed, big time.
Actually I think he is looking for a Senator seat...
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