Posted on 01/10/2005 8:14:18 AM PST by RockinRight
One complaint I have is that all the Sanford for President articles trash Bush too much. I have my beefs with Dubya, but we have to be careful-a lot of Bush voters would be turned off if Sanford's campaign starts up as a "Bush sucks I am better" campaign-which means we lose and Hillary wins.
Ping!
You want on my Sanford ping list?
Jimmy Carter, did you say?
Bush campaigned on conservative issues for his second term, as opposed to the centrist issues he went for the first time around.
What's worrying me about 2008 is that a few high-profile conservatives are bashing the War on Terror--I'm thinking of Newt Gingrich. It should be possible for these elected officials to scrounge up the support for both restricted government and kicking the crap out of Islamofascists. If not, we're in trouble.
What about Jimmy Carter? You comparing Sanford to Carter? I certainly hope not or a flamin's a comin!
Agreed. I like Newt but the guy's nuts anymore.
Yeah, but how does he look in a cowboy hat clearing brush?
I dunno. I know the girls like Dubya in that pic, don't have one of Sanford.
Bush hasn't even been inaugurated second time around, and people are already lining up for the next election.
It is a bit premature, but I know a good candidate when I see one. If we wait too long we're gonna have to deal with the establishment's choice, whose name will probably be McCain, Giuliani, or Frist.
One complaint I have is that all the Sanford for President articles trash Bush too much.
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He calls it like it is. Sure, I voted and volunteered for Bush, but I don't agree with a lot of what he's done. I'd much rather have a true economic conservative in D.C.
So would I. Which is why we must be careful.
Just referring to "Jimmy who?" - that was the reaction Carter had in 75/76 when he was the Peanut Farmer running for President.
Sanford will get lots of comparisons to Carter in this regard.
Well I can accept that. Carter did win, after all.
He'll be a much better president that Jimmah, however.
You are quite right about that. President Bush is, it should be obvious, quite popular with the people. It isn't necessary to denigrate what the President has accomplished. There is still much more to be done and most recognize that. If Sanford take the base that has been created and builds on that, he has a good chance at success. To try to damage the President tends to have some blow-back.
Yeah, its kind of silly for Sanford to run against Bush in 2008.
But it stands to reason he may be running against Jeb.
Maybe, but I don't think Jeb's gonna run. Not yet anyway, it screams "Kennedy" too much (RFK running after JFK, etc).
"Bush hasn't even been inaugurated second time around, and people are already lining up for the next election."
The next election will cost the victor $200 million dollars. Getting started right freakin' now for the 2008 run would just be good sense.
One remarkable thing about Sanford and another potential candidate, Gov Tim Pawlenty, is that they are younger (though not by much) than I am! Makes me feel a little old. Hard to believe as early as 2009 we could have a president born after I was. But it would be good to see some new blood in the GOP. Sen George Allen is in his early 50s but he is youthful. And all 3 of these guys are preferable to McCain, IMO.
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