Posted on 02/22/2011 9:16:34 AM PST by ejdrapes
February 22, 2011 12:09 P.M. By Jim Geraghty Tags: John Thune John Thune will NOT be running for president. For months now, my wife Kimberley and I have received encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, and supporters from across South Dakota and the country to run for the presidency of the United States. We have appreciated hearing their concerns about where the country is headed and their hopes for a new direction. During this time, Kimberley and I and our two daughters have given a great deal of thought to how we might best serve South Dakota and our nation. That process has involved lots of prayer.Along the way, we have been reminded of the importance of being in the arena, of being in the fight. And make no mistake that during this period of fiscal crisis and economic uncertainty there is a fight for the future direction of America. There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren and that battle is happening now in Washington, not two years from now. So at this time, I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America’s future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.Sen. John Thune NOT Running for President
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SD very special place to me. My GFF owned the Eastern part of SD, died and land went to his sons. My granny got zip. Red Rocks was in my family when Jesse James hid there.
Of course not. He's making way for Allen West.
He was my first choice.
Too bad, he would have taken out Zero.
Now will find someone else to support, someone who is a real conservative and can win (that excludes a number of potential candidates).
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Snooki will NOT be running for president.
For months now, my roommate The Situation and I have received encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, and supporters from across New Jersey and the country to run for the presidency of the United States. We have appreciated hearing their concerns about where the country is headed and their hopes for a new direction.
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ROFL!
Well, by all means support a MSM/Beltway GOP endorsed loser who can win over those sacred Indies....
Take the Sherman pledge...
I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.
That's Little Tommie Daschle.
Very cool family history!
I did a thread. I’ll ping you there. We had lots of entries for a grandfather thread (if I saved it). Unfortunately, my GGF was a cabin boy to begin with.
He's no Conservative and spends freely. This was the guy in the Gang of 14, you know, the rinos who stopped conservative judges from getting a floor vote, stopped oil drilling in the USA, kept the Bush tax cut from being perment etc etc.
Good, another one out of Sarah’s way.
He's no Conservative and spends freely. This was the guy in the Gang of 14, you know, the rinos who stopped conservative judges from getting a floor vote, stopped oil drilling in the USA, kept the Bush tax cut from being permanent, etc.
Always wondered why he stood out of the pack of any other GOP senator.
OMG I needed that laugh..Thanks.
Now if The Huck will follow suit.
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Please, God....
Being a Senator exposes you to many issues - unless you’re one hussein 0bama who was too busy vacationing, playing golf & BBall - but to gain the best experience it is much better to have held an executive post like Governor, when budgets are drawn up, appointments made, hard decisions faced, etc. To have been Governor of the largest of the 57 [sic] states is even better preparation.
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