Keep an eye out. If Christie starts demanding that his local Taco Bell post National Guardsmen at the doors to prevent illegals from assembling bean burritos, he’s almost certainly planning on running for President.
Which is great. But for my money, I’m more excited by the prospect of Sarah Palin on a Harley Fat Boy announcing that she’s getting in to take America back, Easy Rider style.
(h/t Rush Limbaugh)
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update: by the way, of the “serious,” top tier Republican candidates remaining, John Huntsman — Obama’s former ambassador to China — has declared health care a “right,” has demonized and “humiliated publicly” the insurance industry, and has come out for cap and trade.
So, naturally, he’s the right man at the right time.
Yay! Jon Huntsman is the new Huckleberry!
Expect activist Dems to vote for Huntsman en masse in states with open primaries.
I’m guessing his campaign music will be composed by Moby.
“Yay! Jon Huntsman is the new Huckleberry!”
You think? I dunno…he sounds pretty mavericky to me.
Keep an eye on that bus.
“Ah’m yoah Huckleberry…”
— Doc Holliday
Huntsman is the kind of electable, pragmatic Republican we need in these dark times. He’s the kind of candidate Obama would like to run against, because he’s the kind of candidate who would result in Republicans staying home in droves, just like McCain.
Palin and Cain seem to have both benefitted from the Huck and Daniels withdrawing their names from the offing. Though, Daniels seems to have cagily insinuated that he wouldn’t necessarily refuse a VP selection.
And Huntsman is DOA in real conservative circles, and surprisingly many establisment ones as well. They’ve already got their heart set in Mittenz, sensing a possible compromise with us knuckle-dragging purists in T-paw as a plan-B-if-necessary.
And who really knows what’s on Palin’s mind. She may be sacrificing herself as a flak-catcher for lefty and MBM fire, in order for the rest of the field to advance with less resistance. She certainly has the nerve for it.
Maybe she’s doing John the Baptist, getting the message out, for the eventual nominee.
Either way, I still like her a lot, but realize that she’s polarizing in both left and right precincts.
I have more of a fondness for former Texas governors. I think Perry might be painfully plain-spoken in a debate with FROTUS.
Huntsman is no Huck, because he’s not big on socon issues, nor is he a Maverick in any sense.
He’s sensible, dontchaknow. Reasonable. And you can’t spell those two words without RiNO.
Did someone say sensible?
It’s Sarah for me, you betcha. To the extent that there’ll be a write in if she doesn’t manage the nomination.
That said, I WILL vote down ticket. An unassailable majority in the House and Senate is the best case scenario,imho, if the Presidential bid fails.
Karl Rove ? Chris Christie the way Dan Collins ? buxom broad blond chicks.
McGehee said: “Yay! Jon Huntsman is the new Huckleberry!”
I did not know Huntsman hated Mormons.
Karl Rove is a presidential chubby chaser.
Sarah should restore and use this bus for kicks.
Huckabee’s alleged socon cred was bogus. Just because a Southern Republican is a Baptist doesn’t make him socon.
He ditched them for Teh Won, didney?
Good point McGehee!
Though, Daniels seems to have cagily insinuated that he wouldn’t necessarily refuse a VP selection.
Didn’t he withdraw due to family concerns? Has he forgotten what happened to the last VP candidate?
Off Topic, but this screams out caption contest.
I dunno Joe — I think this already won it.
My favorite is: “Dude, stop. She can take us both out.”
Sorta. I can’t look into anyone’s head but I bet those family concerns would have been less concerning if he hadn’t met such a hostile reception.
While it would be fun to watch him debate Biden, it doesn’t matter that much.
Just watched a interview with him that involved these topics and I was reminded why I liked him so much. He’s a smart fucking guy. At VP, that doesn’t really matter, so what’s the use? Observe: past VPs.
Folks should give him a call and pick his brain though. After the election, I could see him filling all sorts of roles if Rush Limbaugh could be appeased with some sort of human sacrifice or box of expensive cigars.
an interview
“He’s a smart fucking guy. At VP, that doesn’t really matter, so what’s the use? Observe: past VPs.”
I dunno, quite a few end up president. H.Bush being the most recent I guess…
Main problem there is that the VP throws out the red meat and plays the attack dog. That ain’t Daniels. I think we just learned that he doesn’t do this enough to even be considered for the more reserved top of the ticket. So, he doesn’t really fit there.
If you’re drawing a connection between H. Bush and Daniels, no sale. (Not saying you are. An ellipsis is hard to read sometimes.) Perhaps by aspects of demeanor like I mentioned above but by philosophy and record? Nah, not at all.
Well bh, you know, there could be an actual “sherriff” role established; in the mold of Cheney providing Dubya with the foreign policy cred he lacked…
Someone like Daniels or Paul Ryan would be perfect to preside over the effort/formulation/panel to reform entitlements and slash the budget; working closely with the President who, politically, would push the resulting solution.
There have been times when the VP has actually done something, though, I admit that in the campaigns they have often served in the role of “tossing out the red meat”.
That said, Daniels didn’t express any interest but merely didn’t rule out considering the job if tapped. Personally, I think you’re probably right. If he didn’t want the heat that would come with running for President, he probably wouldn’t join a ticket as VP either.
That sounds like he’s a pragmatist.
“VP throws out the red meat and plays the attack dog. That ain’t Daniels.”
yes that makes mitch daniels the perfect gov. of indiana. we should have a truce on whether he is presidential material.
There are Cabinet posts for which Daniels would make an excellent choice, I think.
Huntsman will certainly be highly pushed by the ‘ruling elite’. I suspect he and his enablers will be surprised by how much the base they
misledrely upon, now eschew their lofty decrees.If a Republican should win, I’d suggest that they promptly appoint Huntsman as Ambassador to the UN… just after they issue an executive order de-funding the UN.
Nah, we don’t need a truce, nr. There has already been a decisive win. If you aren’t embraced by the right people in the party, you’re simply not presidential material. We just found it out about Daniels. There’s a pretty decent chance that later on we’ll find it out about Cain, Bachmann and possibly Palin.
So we’ll get Pawlenty or something similar. It is what it is. That doesn’t really say anything about Daniels, Cain, Bachmann or Palin though.
Probably so, McG. Commerce could make sense. I think I’d rather have him as some sort of Deregulation Czar though.
I’m not being sarcastic above, btw. Just mean that logically. You’re obviously not presidential material if you can’t win the primary or don’t even jump in. Presidents win general elections. By definition.
i like how the cw has the moose hunter jumping. dude she’s playing you like a strat.
Not that many (7 of the 17 Presidents in the 20th C.) really, and then overwhelmingly by accident (5 of 7).
here’s how the rule of law dies:
link
Once again, I must repeat myself.
I LOVE PALIN, but she MUST stop screeching like a banshee. Ain’t gonna work if she doesn’t…
SCREEEEEECH! SCREEEEEECH! SCREEEEEECH! makes her words and commitment take a back seat to the nails on the blackboard feeling.
I don’t know. That just makes him frivolous and lazy, I’d say.
If he causes something to happen that results in an affirmation that’s essentially what he was using his arm and hand for, right?
He wanted his name on the dotted line. His name was on the dotted line.
Intentionalism and all that.
I’m curious though. Is there any precedent for his using the autopen this way?
If there isn’t there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be in a few funny ads along with the teleprompter jokes.
“He wanted his name on the dotted line. ”
yes instead of autopen how about some O!bot writing X at the appropriate place?
“President Obama, currently on an overseas trip, is not at the White House to sign the bill, a requirement for the measure to become law. ”
because there are no flights to europe at this time? f**k blow job media.
I guess in my mind both an autopen and an Obama staffer would both be signature replication devices.
Said “both” twice.
This is actually scaring me a little now.
NYT is commenting that the Republican ‘professional political class’ is hoping to slam the door on Sarah Palin before she gets her run on. To which I say to this ‘professional political class’ of Republicans, Fuck You All.
(Oh, OT, but if you don’t enjoy this video, I will personally refund whatever cost you incur. Seriously the best I’ve seen in weeks.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpeM3fxJoQ
This would be the same Republican professional political class that got it’s ass beat by a charming neophyte and post-election all they could do, like the good fraternity pledges they remain in their heart of hearts, is bend over and ask for another beating, is it not?
Back on topic: Christie also says that coal is bad, bad, bad. So for my money, it’s a net negative.
Wonderful vid. Great approximation of the Total Perspective Vortex… I feel more considerably more insignificant than usual.
My only complaint was the music – I’m a strong believer that space inherently sounds like “Us and Them” from Dark Side of the Moon. Though I’d also settle for “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”…
Don’t worry. Tomorrow he’ll start saying the opposite and then he’ll be a fighter!
Yeah, that is a great video at #45.
I like Cain, but what the heck, Run Sarah Run.
sarah ain’t running. cain, santorum, bachmann what’s the point? she’s out rallying the troops and sticking it the mbm.
Nah, you guys are getting Pawlenty and you’re going to like it.
He’s qualified to take on Obama and he has the guts to do it.
Pawlenty would be #3 right now (of those running).
Cain is #1 and Palin #2.
“you guys are getting Pawlenty”
another mitch daniels/chris fatman rino loser. me: palin out , bachmann/palin/santorum throws support to cain after iowa. these folks want to pick the candidate instead of the mbm.
He’s qualified, guys. He has the guts to take on Obama.
A fighter. That’s what he is.
I’m frankly a bit surprised that you guys don’t see this.
Btw, you have a hobgoblin in your mind, newrouter.
Consistency.
more tired thinking from the jenrube party:
link
2 choices yea? either a dirt bag politician or a dirt bag celeb? fu neo-commie-tary!
the day after joplin mi gets hit by a tornado the 2 clowns i don’t want on site is: jen the rube and johnthepod et al. effin’ educated idiots. will, kraut et al: all these beltway types suck at the dick of dc.
Newrouter, you know that Jen Rube and all of the establishment types are on the same page as guys like Rush as long as a guy like Pawlenty is talking tough? Which is what lots of politicians do most the time?
No one else notices this?
Am I alone here?
I think I’ll take a temporary break on all that noise when the establishment and outsiders are on the same page.
This is a bizarre experience. I picked the wrong week to stop huffing ether.
Also OT: but related to #37.
The main thing that gives me pause about these two articles is that the Senators mentioned are ones I wouldn’t trust as far as I can throw them. That said the Republicans have always had a problem that they pass legislation believing that there will be “reasonable” and “fair minded” people in charge of implementing it. They have a blind spot for the sociopathic characters that often are in charge.
“I think I’ll take a temporary break on all that noise when the establishment and outsiders are on the same page.”
Long as you’re lurkin cus hall monitors don’t get real breaks and they never reveal the cracks in their armour.
You trackin me Mr?
Fighting against Obama/Big Government isn’t the be all and end all of a quality conservative candidate.
A candidate that is articulating and defending a conservative point IN WHICH THEY DON’T BELIEVE but which they know is dear to the hearts of conservatives is not the ideal candidate. Pandering to the right leads to the same limp wristed retreat to muddleheadedness that confirmed RINOs so quickly embrace when they are retreating from the leftist onslaught. It also leads to problems; because, you don’t intimately know the subject matter nor have the ability or wont to defend it passionately and successfully thus increasing the likelihood of undermining the conservative principle if and when it gains significant traction in Washington later.
A true conservative doesn’t throw conservative proposals and values under the bus. They also don’t oppose other conservative’s good ideas just to differentiate themselves from the competition (Newt). Sometimes, me-too ism is a good thing. If a currently proposed conservative plan is a good idea (Ryan), all quality conservative candidates should be embracing it, articulating it, and championing it and just selling themselves as the person with better leadership abilities to implement it.
If the Heritage Foundation comes up with a good plan to do A, we don’t need 12 candidate’s flavors of A – we need an overwhelming force of 12 pushing A from every campaign stop making Plan A an inevitable outcome. Many good ideas don’t gain traction; because, they don’t gain momentum.
Last time, Obama was perceived as inevitable. It’s time to make a return to classical liberal values the inevitable and have folks jumping onto our wagon train with the best leader to drive it.
Stephanie,
You or BMoe live near Savanah?
Yeah, I hear you, Danger. It’s hard to bring peace to these hallways when I don’t feel that peace inside. (Yes, you can laugh at that last line.) (Yes, you can laugh at my bizarre overuse of parentheses.)
Want to know something I like about myself? Yes, you were just asking this. It isn’t rhetorical.
I like that when I’m a dick and at my worst I barely register on the normal internet scale. Even though I’m filled with murderous rage that wants to seep out and murder and rage.
Okay, I’m better now. I hope everyone has their hall passes ready.
No, I’m about 30 miles southwest of Athens and Bmoe is in Athens. You headed down or live down that way?
Agreed on #62, Steph.
If you had worked in a OH YEAH, FEEL THE BURN, BROTHER it might have been the comment of the week.
So… definitely work that in next time.
(Yes, you can laugh at my bizarre overuse of parentheses.)
I like to throw semicolons in with mine. I know it’s kind of trite but back in Al Gore’s expeditionary internet it was the bomb ;)
Damn, I just reread that comment I just did and I’m wondering if I channeled enough of that late night “Seven Easy Steps to …” carnival barker in it. Geez…
Stephanie,
I may be in Savanah this weekend. Waiting for CINC Home to decide if which one of us has soccer trip chauffeur duty.
OMG, you read it the way I just reread it. Max Headroom is evil… and I think I really need to hit the sack before I start channeling Glenn Beck.
And definitely change the TV station to, say, ESPN. As long as Berman ain’t on.
Back, Back, Back, Back, Back, Back, Back… and it’s a home run the Ryan plan. EEEK!
G’NIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND ALL YOU LITTLE HULKAMANIACS!!!
Good times.
Have fun in Savannah and stay away from Paula Dean’s. Barbara Ann’s is much better southern eats.. heavenly pumpkin muffins.
We are heading to Disney on the 4th for some Goofy and Golf and then it looks like we may be heading to West Virginia for an unexpected college visit. The daughter was suddenly offered substantial money from the University of Charleston (WVA) to play golf up there. They are starting a new girl’s team and somehow she was recommended – we don’t know anyone up that way. She had just about decided to go to JC and transfer to SCAD so as to avoid $50K in college loans in her first two years and just play golf her last two years. Now UC is offering about 80% to play Div II available from the get go. Plus, their credits will transfer anywhere whereas SCADs not so much if she isn’t happy there. The coach there is a former PGA pro who placed 3rd and 5th at the Masters back in the 70s and won the Western Open – Jim Jamieson.
BTW, if I didn’t mention it, she was named to the All Region Team. Woot!
Congrats.
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Because I missed it above.
I’m never gonna live that down am I? IIRC, someone (Danger??) did ask for celeb upclose and personals. Fuck, I’m an easy mark.
No, you’re an EASY MARK, SISTER! Good times. Again.
What’s the game plan? Finish the story. Yeah, now I’m curious. Is she looking to transfer?
In unrelated news, in another ten minutes all orders will be accounted for on the overnight books. It’s currently closing in on 4:00 pm on Friday in Tokyo. They’re already half an hour into their weekend.
Not us though. Not us.
Okay. Later, folks.
She doesn’t know. She is afraid to make the same mistake her brother did. He blew off several 100% offers to play baseball in college just so he could go Div 1 (as a walk on) and he hated the school, the coach was gone mid year and he just got depressed and quit going to classes and finished with a 1.1 his first year. The offers weren’t reoffered and he futzed around and is now, at the tender age of 24, working at Kroger and finally transferring from JC with decent grades to finish school. All that after blowing about $15 grand his fist year and a hefty engineering academic scholarship that went away when he quit going to classes on his dream of Div 1.
She doesn’t want to blow the bucks til she knows what she wants to do, but she won’t know what she wants to do til she starts college and sees what’s what (we’ve gone from meteorology to graphic arts to 3D arts to robotics to ??? in two years). If she can minimize the bucks on the core courses then she thinks she will be better off to decide where to finish and what to do without a huge debt, but if UC wants to underwrite her first two years for about the same cost as JC, then she’s thinking maybe why not? The bottom line is what will transfer and what won’t and the costs involved in doing each. Would you want to go to Art school at $45K the first year only to find out you hate it and know that $45K bought you nothing as you have to start as a freshman again and shell out money for credits that you have essentially already paid for but that don’t transfer anywhere? Or would you rather get the core shit out of the way with as little debt as possible and only go into debt for your junior and senior years? JC transfers, UC transfers, Art school – no transfer and she can always transfer INTO art school for her last two years and initiate the debt bomb then.
Decisions. Decisions.
Don’t know if this is a concern or not, but Charleston is a pretty cool town. One of the big problems I had with college is I unwittingly picked schools in boring as fuck towns and wound up developing some pretty bad habits trying to entertain myself. Charleston has a lot of nondestructive diversions available.
From NRO “Morning Jolt”
When she gets to Philly, they’re totally gonna blame her for putting a crack in that historic bell.
If Sarah jumps in (and I have no idea if she will; back in ’08 I was sure she would politely decline the McCain ticket invite ’cause-a she’d just had a kid) I’d have to root for either her or Herman Cain to rocket-sled to a commanding early lead so’s not to split the base.
I really think it would be Sarah that did so, though — I like Herman better but Sarah’s got the name-rec.
I like Palin on most policy. She has 3 problems. 1. She has a fixable verbal delivery problem. 2. Strong resistance from some other-wise non-leftist women that I do not understand. 3. The media-ridicule complex had and mostly still have control of her narrative.
Stephanie,
Go with the money. Always. And especially because of the higher ed bubble.
I could have my mind changed about Palin. But only by her. I’m long past giving a shit about anyone else’s opinion of her, be it highly positive or the opposite, because, frankly, both strike me as rather embarrassing.
You just know if she “fixes” it the attack dogs will make a big deal of it.
I don’t have a problem with her voice, myself. As long as she doesn’t sound like Hillary or Pelosi, I’m good.
I would be very surprised if Sarah ever runs for anything again. I think she’s happy being the poster child for conservatism. A lobbyist of the people, if you will.
The woman has been made a bitter enemy of the MSM, and I’d wager she would become a producer of counter culture documentaries and movies before she would think of running for office again.
At my age, I wouldn’t pull out of anything, even if I was begged to do so… (old man fantasy)….
So T-Paw demonstrates some degree of testicular fortitude by going to Iowa and telling the farmers that ethanol subsidies have to end.
The Mittster? Not so much.