Comments on: Presidential Race Predictions 2008 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:22:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A. Michael Bussek http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-71633 A. Michael Bussek Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:50:48 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/#comment-71633 Rate my prediction, before its too late - short poll there, takes a sec to get judged by history: http://preeedict.blogspot.com/ Have a nice one! Rate my prediction, before its too late – short poll there, takes a sec to get judged by history: http://preeedict.blogspot.com/

Have a nice one!

]]> By: A. Michael Bussek http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-71284 A. Michael Bussek Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:46:04 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/#comment-71284 Whoever got the balls to make a prediction at all earns some respect per se. That said I hope it is understood that I don't mean harm. However, when it comes to the Republicans my opinion is a different than yours, Mr. Warner Todd Huston - and it can be read since the 15th January in parts so far on my web blog. Sometimes I can't await already to know how it all worked out. Way to go, I guess... best of luck! Whoever got the balls to make a prediction at all earns some respect per se. That said I hope it is understood that I don’t mean harm. However, when it comes to the Republicans my opinion is a different than yours, Mr. Warner Todd Huston – and it can be read since the 15th January in parts so far on my web blog.

Sometimes I can’t await already to know how it all worked out. Way to go, I guess… best of luck!

]]> By: Sheldon http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-71038 Sheldon Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:26:19 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/#comment-71038 I think your prediction of Governor Richardson as the running mate of Hillary Clinton may be correct. Not only does it help her with the Latino vote, but during the earlier Democrat debates it appeared that Richardson was aggressively campaigning to be Hillary's VP running mate. I think your prediction of Governor Richardson as the running mate of Hillary Clinton may be correct. Not only does it help her with the Latino vote, but during the earlier Democrat debates it appeared that Richardson was aggressively campaigning to be Hillary’s VP running mate.

]]> By: G.F. http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-70898 G.F. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:48:55 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/#comment-70898 I agree with your predictions WTH. But of course, I don't agree with your opinion that "principled conservatives" hate Romney. You may be a principled conservative who happens to hate Romney. Being a principled conservative myself and with the polls showing that this is the very voting bloc that has given Romney his current momentum, his victories and a bulk of his support in every primary/caucus, it's pretty hard to sustain such an argument. I'm sure you don't mean that support for Mitt automatically makes one "unprincipled." As far as VP choices go, there are some others who deserve consideration, most notably Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina. This guy is THE model of conservatism and is absolutely incorruptible. He was class of '94 in Congress, bunked in his office, kept his term-limits promise and left in 2000, voted against pork that would have benefited his own district, vetoed a bunch of budget items that came from the GOP-controlled legislature in SC...to name a few things. I wish Gov. Bobby Jindal had beaten Mary Landrieu for the Senate seat back in '02. He was just inaugurated in Louisiana, so he is staying put in Baton Rouge for now (even though he is actually old enough to be president finally). But I think he is a strong guy in either 2012 if the GOP loses or 2016 if the GOP can win this year. Tim Pawlenty would be a wise choice as well. I wouldn't even rule out Huckabee, though that would be a disaster. I agree with your predictions WTH.

But of course, I don’t agree with your opinion that “principled conservatives” hate Romney. You may be a principled conservative who happens to hate Romney. Being a principled conservative myself and with the polls showing that this is the very voting bloc that has given Romney his current momentum, his victories and a bulk of his support in every primary/caucus, it’s pretty hard to sustain such an argument. I’m sure you don’t mean that support for Mitt automatically makes one “unprincipled.”

As far as VP choices go, there are some others who deserve consideration, most notably Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina. This guy is THE model of conservatism and is absolutely incorruptible. He was class of ‘94 in Congress, bunked in his office, kept his term-limits promise and left in 2000, voted against pork that would have benefited his own district, vetoed a bunch of budget items that came from the GOP-controlled legislature in SC…to name a few things.

I wish Gov. Bobby Jindal had beaten Mary Landrieu for the Senate seat back in ‘02. He was just inaugurated in Louisiana, so he is staying put in Baton Rouge for now (even though he is actually old enough to be president finally). But I think he is a strong guy in either 2012 if the GOP loses or 2016 if the GOP can win this year.

Tim Pawlenty would be a wise choice as well.

I wouldn’t even rule out Huckabee, though that would be a disaster.

]]> By: Brandon H. http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-70895 Brandon H. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:49:06 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/01/27/presidential-race-predictions-2008/#comment-70895 As a 22 year-old African-American I cannot wait until my Caucasian & Latino friends get to vote on Feb. 5th. It’s no secret that people like to support people who look like them but this is ridiculous. This man has no experience--would you let a 3rd-year med student do open-heart surgery on you…NO. This means political war and I have distanced myself from some of my family who blindly support Obama because he is black. My city (Memphis) does the same thing—I guess some people love mayors that do nothing as a city declines, but my Mom & Dad got a clue and moved to the county, outside of city limits. I am currently in grad school and I want all you Obama supporters to email me at bhubbar@yahoo.com after Feb. 5 so I can gloat. As a 22 year-old African-American I cannot wait until my Caucasian & Latino friends get to vote on Feb. 5th. It’s no secret that people like to support people who look like them but this is ridiculous. This man has no experience–would you let a 3rd-year med student do open-heart surgery on you…NO. This means political war and I have distanced myself from some of my family who blindly support Obama because he is black. My city (Memphis) does the same thing—I guess some people love mayors that do nothing as a city declines, but my Mom & Dad got a clue and moved to the county, outside of city limits. I am currently in grad school and I want all you Obama supporters to email me at bhubbar@yahoo.com after Feb. 5 so I can gloat.

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