Who will be the Republican Nominee for President (post Cain)

[Viking]

Huntsman - 72.7
Gingrich - 69.4
Romney - 63.9
Perry - 53.2
Paul - 53.0
Santorum - 52.4
Bachman - 50.9


which is pretty much the order and magnitude I would have guessed before the sliders

[sbr]

The answer is Caracalla. Thank you for playing!

He did build some impressive baths.

Killed while taking a leak. DISQUALIFIED.

I didn't know how he was killed.  All I knew was he considered one of the bad emperors, he built some baths and was assassinated.

He is one of the biggest A-holes ever.  He had his brother murdered in front of their mother at a meeting mother had set up to get them to agree to get along better.

And was killed while taking a leak.

After building some baths.

[The Brain]

The baths were awesome though.

[garbon]

Gingrich has a first-rate intellect?

[Iormlund]

he means relative to other republicans.

[CountDeMoney]

Paul - 74.5%
Huntsman - 57.1%

lulz, Mitt's my man.

[CountDeMoney]

I admit, I have a soft spot for Gingrich.  Yeah, he's an arrogant prick, but he's an intelligent arrogant prick.  He's more an idea man, a wonk.  While I disagree with much of what he says, and he has a tendency toward low blows and cheap tricks I still respect his intellect.  His biggest weakness is that he's an asshole.  And everyone who knows him thinks that, so it's hard for him to build consensus and the like.  I am reminded of the statement about FDR: That he had "a second-rate intellect but a first-rate temperament".  This made him an excellent president.  Gingrich is the opposite.

So, you're saying he's Al Gore with a mean streak.

I'd really like to know what Hans thinks and who he supports.  It's a shame he rarely posts here anymore.

Too busy updating his blog and giving neo-conservative PPT presentations when neo-conservatism's out of style.

[Sheilbh]

Gingrich has a first-rate intellect?

So he says.

[garbon]

Gingrich has a first-rate intellect?

So he says.

I guess by that token - I'm the Queen of the Night.

[Razgovory]

Okay, Queeny.

[dps]

I admit, I have a soft spot for Gingrich.  Yeah, he's an arrogant prick, but he's an intelligent arrogant prick.  He's more an idea man, a wonk.  While I disagree with much of what he says, and he has a tendency toward low blows and cheap tricks I still respect his intellect.  His biggest weakness is that he's an asshole.  And everyone who knows him thinks that, so it's hard for him to build consensus and the like.  I am reminded of the statement about FDR: That he had "a second-rate intellect but a first-rate temperament".  This made him an excellent president.  Gingrich is the opposite.

So, you're saying he's Al Gore with a mean streak.

No, he's more like what Al Gore would be if Gore was actually as smart as he thinks he is.

That said, I don't think Gingrich really has a first-rate intellect--I don't think that any current or recent major American political figure has.  Gingrich has a second-rate intellect, but about a fourth-rate temperment.  Gore has about a third-rate temperment and a fourth-rate intellect--which still makes him smarter than most political figures.

[Eddie Teach]

Wasn't Bubba a Rhodes Scholar?

[dps]

Wasn't Bubba a Rhodes Scholar?

Yes.  And IMO, he's smarter than Gore.

[Razgovory]

I admit, I have a soft spot for Gingrich.  Yeah, he's an arrogant prick, but he's an intelligent arrogant prick.  He's more an idea man, a wonk.  While I disagree with much of what he says, and he has a tendency toward low blows and cheap tricks I still respect his intellect.  His biggest weakness is that he's an asshole.  And everyone who knows him thinks that, so it's hard for him to build consensus and the like.  I am reminded of the statement about FDR: That he had "a second-rate intellect but a first-rate temperament".  This made him an excellent president.  Gingrich is the opposite.

So, you're saying he's Al Gore with a mean streak.

No, he's more like what Al Gore would be if Gore was actually as smart as he thinks he is.

That said, I don't think Gingrich really has a first-rate intellect--I don't think that any current or recent major American political figure has.  Gingrich has a second-rate intellect, but about a fourth-rate temperment.  Gore has about a third-rate temperment and a fourth-rate intellect--which still makes him smarter than most political figures.

So translated from GOPtard speak to English you are saying Gore had a 1st rate intellect and Newt had a 4th rate intellect.

[Sheilbh]

That said, I don't think Gingrich really has a first-rate intellect--I don't think that any current or recent major American political figure has.  Gingrich has a second-rate intellect, but about a fourth-rate temperment.  Gore has about a third-rate temperment and a fourth-rate intellect--which still makes him smarter than most political figures.

I'd say Obama, Clinton and Bush I are all very intelligent.