Republican Candidates for the 2012 Nomination

[Hansmeister]

Huckabee has a very likeable personality, but in 2012 the country won't look for a prom queen, they would look for somebody who can credibly promise to fix the country.  Huckabee ain't it.

Romney can sell himself as the Mr. Fix-it, but he suffers from being to obvious a salesman too eager to make a sale.  He'll have to overcome the perception of being a chamaleon.  Romneycare won't help either.

Bobby Jindal wont run, but he'll be on the VP short list.

Palin is a national Rohrschacht test.  the left hate her because she is married, beautiful, and successful.  In short, everything they've been telling women that they can't have in combination.  The beltway types hate her because she isn't your typical brain-dead ivy league pol.  Obama and Biden make more retarded comments on the average newsday than Palin has in her entire time on the political stage, yet somehow she is supposedly stupid.  The center doesn't like Palin because they don't like polarizing political figures, which is why she will have to work very hard to change public perception on that.  Alternatively, she can just wait until all the MSM go out of business, which shouldn't take too long at the current rate.  Too many conservatives are too eager to support her mainly because of the intense hatred directed at her from the left.

My favourite candidate would be Mitch Daniels, a hugely successful Governor who completely modernized the gov't in Indiana and achieved a budget surplus last year as the only state in the union.

[katmai]

Hans wins the thread for comedy gold!

[garbon]

None of the GOPers I know want to support Palin.

[DGuller]

Palin is a national Rohrschacht test.  the left hate her because she is married, beautiful, and successful.  In short, everything they've been telling women that they can't have in combination.

That must be it.

[Viking]

Palin is a national Rohrschacht test.  the left hate her because she is married, beautiful, and successful.  In short, everything they've been telling women that they can't have in combination.  The beltway types hate her because she isn't your typical brain-dead ivy league pol.  Obama and Biden make more retarded comments on the average newsday than Palin has in her entire time on the political stage, yet somehow she is supposedly stupid.  The center doesn't like Palin because they don't like polarizing political figures, which is why she will have to work very hard to change public perception on that.  Alternatively, she can just wait until all the MSM go out of business, which shouldn't take too long at the current rate.  Too many conservatives are too eager to support her mainly because of the intense hatred directed at her from the left.

I know about a Palin who is a science denier who's abstinence only sex ed for her kid got the kid pregnant and who's doesn't read newspapers, thinks that being mayor of a town 2000 km from Russia makes her a foreign policy specialist and is incapable of pronouncing Joe Biden's name.

Who is this Palin you are talkning about?

[DisturbedPervert]

economically populist, socially conservative

Basically the worst possible combination.  With 1 of the 2 my eyes might not be bleeding enough to let me fill out a ballot, with both it'd be impossible

[DontSayBanana]

Palin is a national Rohrschacht test.  the left hate her because she is married, beautiful, and successful.  In short, everything they've been telling women that they can't have in combination.  The beltway types hate her because she isn't your typical brain-dead ivy league pol.  Obama and Biden make more retarded comments on the average newsday than Palin has in her entire time on the political stage, yet somehow she is supposedly stupid.  The center doesn't like Palin because they don't like polarizing political figures, which is why she will have to work very hard to change public perception on that.  Alternatively, she can just wait until all the MSM go out of business, which shouldn't take too long at the current rate.  Too many conservatives are too eager to support her mainly because of the intense hatred directed at her from the left.

We need a jaw-dropping smiley for when you drop nuggets of stupidity this extreme.  The left hate her because she parades around incompetency as innovation, and a dysfunctional family as a role model.  The beltway types hate her because she couldn't find her ass with both hands and a road map; the typical DC type can't, either, granted, but at least they make an attempt to cover that fact.  The center doesn't like Palin because the center is about compromise, which Palin is totally incapable of.  You've also forgotten about the far rights who hate her because she caricatures and marginalizes them far beyond their own ability to destroy their own perceived efficacy.

And if you ever intend to be taken seriously, stop blaming everything on the "MSM."  It's turned into a four-letter word with you.  All they've done in Palin's case is highlight the stupidity, the hypocrisy, and let public opinion do the rest of the work for them.  Are you going to claim Palin was thrown inexcusably hard questions at interviews?  The left-wing conspiracy blackmailed her into scribbling crib sheets on her hands while she was trying to make a jibe about the President being a "charismatic guy with a teleprompter?"

[dps]

Palin is a national Rohrschacht test.  the left hate her because she is married, beautiful, and successful.  In short, everything they've been telling women that they can't have in combination.  The beltway types hate her because she isn't your typical brain-dead ivy league pol.  Obama and Biden make more retarded comments on the average newsday than Palin has in her entire time on the political stage, yet somehow she is supposedly stupid.  The center doesn't like Palin because they don't like polarizing political figures, which is why she will have to work very hard to change public perception on that.  Alternatively, she can just wait until all the MSM go out of business, which shouldn't take too long at the current rate.  Too many conservatives are too eager to support her mainly because of the intense hatred directed at her from the left.

We need a jaw-dropping smiley for when you drop nuggets of stupidity this extreme.  The left hate her because she parades around incompetency as innovation, and a dysfunctional family as a role model.  The beltway types hate her because she couldn't find her ass with both hands and a road map; the typical DC type can't, either, granted, but at least they make an attempt to cover that fact.  The center doesn't like Palin because the center is about compromise, which Palin is totally incapable of.  You've also forgotten about the far rights who hate her because she caricatures and marginalizes them far beyond their own ability to destroy their own perceived efficacy.

And if you ever intend to be taken seriously, stop blaming everything on the "MSM."  It's turned into a four-letter word with you.  All they've done in Palin's case is highlight the stupidity, the hypocrisy, and let public opinion do the rest of the work for them.  Are you going to claim Palin was thrown inexcusably hard questions at interviews?  The left-wing conspiracy blackmailed her into scribbling crib sheets on her hands while she was trying to make a jibe about the President being a "charismatic guy with a teleprompter?"

I think that he is right about one thing, at least--a lot of her support on the right comes simply from the fact that the left hates her so much.

[DontSayBanana]

I think that he is right about one thing, at least--a lot of her support on the right comes simply from the fact that the left hates her so much.

I've got no problems agreeing with that.  I will note, though, that the whackos that try to treat her as some kind of rising star in the political scene, rather than the government ripoff of Paris Hilton that she is, are so out of touch with reality that I don't think we need to be concerned with their ilk achieving office anytime soon.

[DGuller]

I think that he is right about one thing, at least--a lot of her support on the right comes simply from the fact that the left hates her so much.

I've got no problems agreeing with that.  I will note, though, that the whackos that try to treat her as some kind of rising star in the political scene, rather than the government ripoff of Paris Hilton that she is, are so out of touch with reality that I don't think we need to be concerned with their ilk achieving office anytime soon.

The problem is that frequently these days American reality is out of touch with reality, so the nutters who are out of touch with reality are actually in tune with the masses.

[DontSayBanana]

The problem is that frequently these days American reality is out of touch with reality, so the nutters who are out of touch with reality are actually in tune with the masses.

*sigh* Sad, but you betcha.

[Admiral Yi]

Palin is a national Rohrschacht test.  the left hate her because she is married, beautiful, and successful.  In short, everything they've been telling women that they can't have in combination.  The beltway types hate her because she isn't your typical brain-dead ivy league pol.  Obama and Biden make more retarded comments on the average newsday than Palin has in her entire time on the political stage, yet somehow she is supposedly stupid.  The center doesn't like Palin because they don't like polarizing political figures, which is why she will have to work very hard to change public perception on that.  Alternatively, she can just wait until all the MSM go out of business, which shouldn't take too long at the current rate.  Too many conservatives are too eager to support her mainly because of the intense hatred directed at her from the left.

Last year you said good things about Palin before McCain picked her and I bought it.  Shame on me.  You used to have interesting things to say when Bush was in office but since Obama's election every one of your political posts has been ridiculous.  You've jumped the shark buddy.  Stop arguing based on faith and look at the facts.

[katmai]

Oh snap even Yister is calling Hansie out!

[Syt]

she isn't your typical brain-dead ivy league pol

Indeed, she is a special type of brain-dead.

[The Brain]

Careful Yi, Hans will fire you. Oh wait you're unemployed.