And some experience is actually disqualifying, like bringing RomneyCare, RomneyMarriage and gun-grabbing to a state. IIRC, Gov. Pawlenty has some squish moments, too.
LOL I’m sure Ridge would never support Palin. Who know’s he’d probably say the same thing about her if she got in. Being that she never finished a full term as governor. ;-)
Rollins was right too, what's your point?
I posted the below stuff elsewhere last night. But, since I know from EXPERIENCE, that you are not averse to repeats, here goes again:
Executive experience?
PShaw!
This ain't a race for governor and ain't nearly the same thing. The Clinton, Carter and Bush families have like 32 years in the White House and thus possess the VAST majority of the actual, factual presidential-level experience of anyone on the dang planet. Would you vote for ANY of them? Or even take advice on whom to vote for from them? Or put them or any of these state-level executives in charge of your small business?
Me neither.
Or would you instead take a deep breath, look around, evaluate the current national situation and calmly say "I DON'T WANT ANYONE WITH SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE IN GETTING US HERE! I WANT THEIR LEADING OPPONENT!"
Me too.
What is leadership in a presidential race?
-Is it Tweeting and occasionally Facebooking? Not really. Even I can do those things while drinking beer and sitting in my underwear watching Simpsons re-runs. And observing the current occupant of the office of the U.S President try to live Tweet was so disturbing I think he did it simply to de-legitimize the formerly for-the-birds communication style.
-Is it hiding in the weeds down near the border (or in the snow beyond the borders) waiting for a break in the traffic? Probably not. Frightened deer do that too a million times a day around here. Some just jump late and then either freeze in the headlights or try to go back making a real mess of things.
-Is leadership holding out or waiting on the bus while the rest of the team is in training camp, signed up and eager to play? Maybe. If what you are 'leading' is the NFL players' union or something.
-Is it gubernatorial hemming and hawing or 'rogue' coordination of movie premiers with provocative NewsWeek covers while the real current leader is all over TV hammering Obama and driving the debt debate in the Right direction? Kinda not.
So... what really is leadership in a presidential race? Maybe it's your name at the top of the polls with your foot on the throat of a RINO, your face on the evening news and your command of the issues on clear display.
Accomplishments?
Is that something like running with a RINO, getting your ass handed to you by a socialist and then quitting your day job as a final result of it? I do have one beer in me, but that doesn't really sound Right.
As always, of course I will vote for Palin, Perry, TPaw, Cain, etc. if they get the nomination over Bachmann. But...
How many congressmen went from re-election immediately to insurrection this cycle, going directly for the head of Boehner? How many people either actually in this race or searching for the fortitude to join the race have registered opinions much less votes against TARP, against bailouts, against Obamacare, against Frank/Dodd against everything else foisted upon us by socialist thugs? How many submitted legislation instead of Tweets in the efforts to repeal these tides of evil?
I have personal reasons to be biased for Bachmann and don't expect all conservatives to know or appreciate her efforts as much as do I.
But I have zero respect for the Bachmann bashers here at FR. They behave as if they are trying out for "The KOSby Kids".
They say on the one hand Michele has failed to do anything in Congress. Then they say she should stay there instead of going executive because she's better in Congress.
What they fail to recognize is that Bachmann is a natural executive trapped in a legislative body. She can't help it. She was born that way. She doesn't need the phobics' taunts and the bigots' repression. She just needs a branch-change operation. Such diversity would benefit the whole freakin' village.
Plus, you'd kinda think the 'working for the establishment/ helping Romney' song would have fallen off the charts once Romney appeared in Bachmann's rear view mirror. But kookery is not easily explained sometimes. I just wish they'd inject some logic into the ridiculous theories. I mean TPaw hired Webber, Romney's guy from last cycle, and now both Tim and Vin have made debatably disparaging remarks about Michele. Maybe it's actually TPaw who is the horse in pink stalkings.