I would have thought their examples would be named Dole, McCain and Romney.
After Obama got elected, that bar has been really lowered.
Democrats have their own schmucks, Pelosi, Obama and Reid
Nick would have no doubt been on the “Reagan is a lightweight actor” bus.
My qualifications for president in the age of corruption...
Courage
You can take all the flotsam and jetsam from 2008 or 2012 and say the same thing about any of them: Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, Rick Santorum or even my least favorite of the group: Huckabee.
All of these have problems ranging from the superficial (Palin doesn't talk to please Ivy Leaguers) to the serious (Rick Santorum lost his last statewide race in Pennsylvania by nearly 20 points to a cardboard cut-out), but any of them would present far more qualifications than the present occupant of the office.
Silence!
Stop Pointing out the Squishy GOP Dem-Lite!
The Media Liked them, that was a HUGE Advantage, Right?
Am I right?
right?
Point on. Pub guvs, like Walker, Kasich and perhaps Jeb, are qualified but Walker is a real conser. Jeb is suspect. Then there are the guvs that no one knows: Pence, Martinez, Snyder. Then the Senators: Rubio, Cruz. Please no more Sarah, or Ben, or Trump or people who get some news but will never win nationally. My team is Walker-Kasich.
They certainly wouldn’t be considered as such by Reason because they are part of the ruling class you see.