No senators!
Amen! The Oval Office needs to be occupied by decisive executives; not consensus-seeking debaters.
I agree. Last time a Senator won a presidential election was Kennedy.
Frist is a wonderful human being, but he really lacks in the charisma department. He'll never make it.
Finally somebody just comes out and says it. Thank you.
That's a silly myth perpetuated by the MSM.
Let's see, what Senators have lost since JFK?
George McGovern - A loudmouth, uncharismatic extremist loses to Nixon.
Bob Dole - A boring, uncharismatic old man loses to one of the most charismatic men ever to be in politics, and STILL keeps him below 50% of the vote.
John Kerry - A dower, arrogant, flip-floping, anti-war elitist who runs an incompetent campaign against a sitting war president.
So 3 Senators have lost, all of them very flawed Candidates, all of whom wern't as personable or as likable as their competetors.
I don't really think it has much to do with them being Senators. I guess part of Kerry's flip-floping was made possible by the fact that he had taken so many votes, but at the same time, the fact that he was so well versed in national issues due to 20 years on the national stage was part of his selling points, so it was a mixed bad.
I think a LOT of Senators who were more charismatic could have won. I think Bob Kerrey might have won had he won the nomination in 92. I think "Scoop" Jackson would have won had he won the primary in '76. (yes, I know, both Dems. The point is that they were charismatic and likable).
I honestly think part of it is a self-fufilling prophacy. I think Frist or Allen would make good nominees in '08. I also think that Mel Martinez or John Corynan might be good candidates at some point in the future.
Don't discount them just because they are Senators, especially in a post-9/11 world where knowledge of international issues is of upmost importance.