Does Sarah Palin Endanger The GOP?
September 1st, 2010 § 8 Comments
Sarah Palin has done wonders for the Republican Party and conservatives in particular. (Sadly, the two are not necessarily the same.) She has successfully endorsed “Tea Party” candidates across the country and she has energized a once-moribund part of the American electorate. As a result, Democrats and incumbents in both parties are doing more to align themselves with the redirected populace. It’s not unfair to say that Sarah Palin has done more to alter the political landscape this year than anyone else.
Because of her popularity and effectiveness among conservatives, the former Governor of Alaska will likely run for president in 2012. If so, the very party and agenda she has revived will likely suffer. « Read the rest of this entry »
The REAL Ron Paul
August 26th, 2010 § 25 Comments
Over the last couple of days, this blog has received (thus far) nearly 200 comments for posts that, responders believe, not only disrespected Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), but diminished and blasphemed him. All I did was conduct a personal analysis – based on years of observation and study – and projecting that understanding to offer who I believed would make the best ticket to defeat Barack Obama in 2012. As a result, I was vilified and called a lot of names (though these folks are amateurs compared to what I’ve been called over the years) and relegated to being a hack, a moron and more. « Read the rest of this entry »
Rethinking Ron Paul
August 25th, 2010 § 41 Comments
As a sop to the scores of comments from Ron Paul supporters on my post “Marking Up the GOP’s 2012 Contenders,” I’ve reconsidered the GOP’s 2012 hopefuls and have come up with the following. « Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Mauled
August 25th, 2010 § 22 Comments
A couple of days ago, I posted “Marking Up the GOP’s 2012 Contenders,” my thoughts on what I believed to be the most viable Republican ticket to challenge Barack Obama in the next presidential election.
The response has been both amazing and troubling. I didn’t reference Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, an oversight that was neither intentional nor malicious. I agree with most of Dr. Paul’s policies and philosophies and I wish more candidates had his passion for what he believes is right. My omisson of him from the 2012 debate was based solely only electability on a national scale, not his politics. « Read the rest of this entry »
Marking Up the GOP’s 2012 Contenders
August 22nd, 2010 § 142 Comments
The next presidential election is just over two years away and it’s time to get serious about who should challenge Barack Obama.
A series of candidates are already forming and some are making initial forays into key states such as Iowa and New Hampshire. PAC’s are starting up and feasibility studies have been put into motion.
The first real salvo in the battle for 2012 comes this November. The off-year election will give potential candidates a pretty clear picture of Obama’s weak spots and, most likely, provide Republicans with a much more solid electoral base from which they can launch a campaign assault on the Oval Office.
So, who will lead that charge for the GOP? I won’t predict, but I will suggest a ticket that I believe will not only win, but put into office the leadership needed to turn the United States back into the country she used to be. « Read the rest of this entry »
