ALa at Blondesagacity on the GOP candidates:
You all know I’m a Thompson girl, but I do really like Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo…and I’d love to buy McCain a beer or two. I swear it’s not the Mormon thing, but handsome or not something about Romney rubs me the wrong way…he makes me think of that line from Sixteen Candles about the “oily variety bohunk”. Something bothers me about Giuliani too. Neither of them seem sincere to me. Paul’s a bit of a loon IMO, but at least he seems like he’s passionate and believes what he’s saying. Being perfectly candid, I’m going to be pretty upset if either Romney or Giuliani get the nomination…
She pretty much exactly nails exactly how I feel about each of these candidates…
- I think Romney and Giuliani are snake-oil salesmen and really don’t want either of them to be President of our country.
- I’d sit and buy John McCain as many beers as he’d stick around to drink with me. To hell with his politics (I’m pretty ‘meh’ on his politics…but John McCain the man? I’d buy him beers All. Day. Long.).
- I like a lot of what Ron Paul says and believes. Except for the batshit crazy stuff he’s inclined to from time-to-time. But ultimately I’ll never back someone who’s a “blame America” first person. And Ron Paul is.
- I want to like Mike Huckabee more than I do…I can’t even begin to imagine how many heads on the Left would spontaneously combust if a Southern Baptist Preacher —- a true man of God and fervent believer in the Bible —- were to become our next President. But it would be a lot. Huckabee might be the best man running for President. But that doesn’t mean he’s the best man for the job.
- I’m starting to wane a little on my opinion of Fred though…I feel like I’m still waiting for the guy to actually wake up and start campaigning. I just don’t get the feeling that his is a sincere campaign.
With all that said, though, there’s not a single candidate on the Left that I would or could support over any single one of these GOP candidates.
I will vote for the GOP candidate, as the thought of any of the donks in the White House is unthinkable, even if I have to hold my nose.
I have been supporting Mike since before he was a candidate, after meeting him just over a year ago at a client’s function, while he was still the Gov. of Arkansas.
Most of the negative stuff you hear about him is explained away convincingly by Mike, but his overall stance on immigration issues is his greatest weakness. At least, unlike some candidates I could name, he hasn’t altered his principles to try and fool people, and take both sides of an issue like drivers licenses.
He is a genuine person, and will not alter his views just to get elected.
I can’t even begin to imagine how many heads on the Left would spontaneously combust if a Southern Baptist Preacher —- a true man of God and fervent believer in the Bible —-
Because our last two Democratic Presidents were so hostile to religion?
I want to like Mike Huckabee too, but his immigration stance is just not right. But, let’s face it. The alternatives are Guiliani (who is also soft on immigration and I agree seems like a snakeoil salesman) and Romney (who I really don’t think is electable but he pretty much fits my bill) and Thompson (who I agree with on almost everything but does not show up as though he wants the job which really angers me ). Even if McCain gains steam, he’s soft on immigration. So, what have we got? No ideal candidate.
Preston…if you had to vote for one of the Republicans, who would it be and why? I’m just curious about how democrats think. I know they hate Bush for the war and for “stealing the election”, but I don’t know how they’d feel about a guy like Guiliani who is socially liberal vs a guy like Huckabee who is socially conservative but with a big heart for the illegal immigrant and presumably other “underdogs.”
Henh, because our last two donk Presidents were so hostile to America.
Nice selective quotation, No2…
Dianne- tough question.
I don’t really know anything about Thompson- but that’s part of the problem- I fear his lazy congressional record and campaign style is a forecast of his governing style. I don’t want a follow-up to a Reagan-style hands-off administration. As we saw with Reagan, (or US Grant) the potential for misdeeds by underlings runs too high.
I would never vote for Giuliani- his authoritarian tendency ( to, for instance, subvert NYC election law in an effort to extend his own term) is the last thing we need now.
I actually voted for McCain in the 2000 primary because he was head and shoulders above his opponent (and not out of any attempt to pull of a dirty trick) but he has shown himself to be a less principled than he was made out to be by the press and he is for perpetual war in Iraq and Iran, so no dice.
I don’t think I have to worry about Tancredo, Hunter, or Paul winning so I’ll skip them.
So that leaves Romney and Huckabee. It’s a tough call. If I thought that he’d govern like he did in Massachusetts I’d go with Romney. But I take him at his word that he is going to pander to the right-wing of the Republican party. I do respect some of Huckabee’s social justice concerns that he feels comes from his commitment to Jesus Christ yet I certainly part ways on other aspects of his agenda.
I don’t know- I still haven’t chosen a Democratic nominee- but it would come down ultimately to whether I felt that Romney was willing to moderate after the election.
I thought it was a good’un, and representative of the leftist mentality in this country.
Ooh, here’s another one selected by me.
Hildebeast, winter DNC meeting 07, concerning Exxon’s $39million profit:
Nice! Government confiscating the profits of a publicly traded company for her own socialist ideal of how this country should function. No, ‘‘We cannot be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans’’ who invest, or whose retirement funds invest in publicly traded companies, when more government programs are needed to advance her communist ideals.
She wants energy independence by punishing profitable businesses?
What a twit! All she need do to insure our energy independence is get off of her huge ass, and push the Senate to allow drilling on our coasts and in Alaska.
typo=$39Billion
By ’selective quotation’ I mean the practice of cutting a quote in half to obscure or change it’s meaning. It’s pretty dishonest.
Dianne — flipping your question to Preston…
If I had to vote for one of the current Democratic candidates — it would come down to either Richardson or Biden. But I think I’d go with Biden.
Really?
Oh I see, it’s the nuance that the left is so fond of. That statement, standing alone from his lengthier dissertation as to why gun rights should be trampled on, is as honest as a leftist politician can be. Or perhaps any leftist.
Was BJ Clinton being honest by saying he was opposed to the war in Iraq, even when he said he was for it just four years ago? More nuance, or more dishonesty?
Preston: Interesting. Everybody talks about how “likable” Giuliani is, but Robbie doesn’t like him and neither do you or I. Apparently his own kids don’t have anything to do with him. Troubling.
Robbie. I think Biden does quite well during the debates, especially on foreign policy. I don’t care for Richardson but he’s better than Edwards. I’d still be torn between Hillary and Obama. Obama definitely has the “likability” factor going for him but his lack of experience in foreign affairs and terrorism is pretty evident during the debates.
Oh, Dianne, I just remembered I took this test:
http://selectsmart.com/president/2008.html
Looking back it says Ron Paul is my man among the Republicans. I have some strong reservations about that.
My next closest match is Mike Huckabee then McCain. Romney is actually below both of them- that surprises me.
As for Democrats, I tied between Dodd and Obama.