Posted on 12/09/2004 1:27:11 PM PST by RWR8189
Sticking with the Conservative and electable thing, I'd have to say Franks with VP Jeb would be almost as unstoppable as Rudy and definitely more conservative.
Thanks for the ping, M2C. Something in me is reluctant to get started on 2008 so early, sigh. I know Rudy is probably the early favorite, but much can happen between now and mid-2007 when the next batch of presidential candidates will start declaring themselves. I also know a lot of the "purist" wing of the Republican Party will not want Rudy to get the nomination. But I do think he could win, especially if he selects someone like Dr. Rice as his VP choice. At this very early stage, he has my support. Who runs for what in '06 will go a long way in determining who will declare for the presidency the following year.
Imagine in your worst nightmare a filibuster proof RAT dominated Congress and Chuckie Schumer as President and Dianne Fienstein as the VP and that's the kind of gun control you're going to get under RINO Rudy! Same with McCain and Frist.
Jeb won't do it. Condi MIGHT, but it's a B-I-G IF IMHO.
Frankly, I agree with you. It's way too early to speculate about or name a frontrunner for '08. Too much can happen over the next 3 or so when things get serious. I consider this article a quick fix for us political junkies.
That doesn't compute. He bowed out of a senate race against Hillary - citing health. But now he can run for president? What happened to "health"?
I sure hope a solid Reagan conservative emerges 'cuz the Hildebeast will win against the losers mentioned.
Doesn't surprise me, since my internal BS meter increasingly wonders if the whole recall thingy was a setup for Arnold to become governor without having to run in a Republican primary. If he runs for reelection in '06, he's not likely to have a significant primary challenge. So that wouldn't be an accurate test of his willingness to face the Republican grassroots on fair and open terms.
At this point, all I can say is thank goodness the President has set an extremely ambitious agenda for his new term, because it will keep everyone in DC too busy to take on a constitutional amendment fight.
Guiliani? Hmmm, in that case I'll sit it our as in 1976, and hope for something better.
He is against CCWs for the unwashed masses. He is against the Proposition / Initiative process in California (the same one that allowed us to oust the commie Gov. Davis) He is an open borders guy.
Sounds like a good, solid neocon to me .... why don't we nominate him?
The Republican party is in great shape for the shape they're in!(/sarcasm)
He's an unappeasable. He would probably answer 'Staunch Conservative'
That's putting it mildly. I have no idea who this guy is, but somehow it does not strike me that any Republican women's group in CA is a bellweather for '08 candidates. Anyplace in CA is miles to the left of the south or mid-west, Republican or not. Guiliani will have NO support from religious right; absolutely none from NRA; and I'm probably leaving out other hunks of the Republican party who will find his ideas and record wanting.
Guiliani/Kerik
Not sure about VP, but Kerik would be a great candidate for Senate in '08. I seriously doubt Lautenberg is going to run again, and even if he did, Kerik might well be able to beat him.
Just like the top priority this year was keeping Kerry out huh? Sounds familiar. Sorry, I'm not playing that silly game again. Bin Laden himself couldbe running on the Dem ticket in '08 and I still will not vote for Guliberalani. Fuggedaboutit.
George W. Bush got the nomination because he was the most conservative candidate who could win the general election. I would imagine the person who gets the 2008 nomination will have that same distinction.
Allen-Pawlenty has a good ring to it.
I agree that Huckabee would be a good candidate for Pres in 2008. He is socially conservative so this would keep a large part of the GOP base from sitting out the election. He is fiscally conservative but has voted for tax increases on occasion (such as a 1/8 cent sales tax increase to rehab AR state parks). Having recently lost 100 pounds he's now championing a drive to reform public health by putting more into preventative health measures such as weight-loss and stop smoking plans. He knows how to work with the Dems even more so than W (the Dems have held both houses of the AR State Legislature since Reconstruction, AR has never voted for a US GOP Senator since Reconstruction, and three of the four US Reps are Dems). And I do not believe there are any skeletons in his closet. Plus in 2006 he's term-limited as AR Governor and neither AR US Senator slot is open, so he has two whole years to raise $$$ and get himself out to the country.
I would trust Dr. Rogers' assessment of one's character as his own is of the highest quality.
Has there ever been an ordained minister as President? Maybe one of the early Presidents was but I'm not certain.
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