Frank Keating for President?

[Artiem]

quote:Bush has perpetrated enough screw-ups on a global scale, that the GOP could have a hard time keeping the White House no matter who they pick for their candidate in '08.

Which might be a reason for them to offer Keating, a not-quite-viable candidate (read: sacrificial lamb) rather than taint someone who might stand a decent chance in 2012.

[rwarn17588]

I was talking to my wife about this last night ... the national GOP has really backed itself into a corner for 2008.

Bush is such a disaster as president that no one in his right mind wants to be associated with him or his policies. But many evangelical Republican voters wince with the option of voting for a moderate like Giuliani or McCain.

So that leaves candidates trying to be even more right-wing than Bush, like Gingrich. Trouble is, independent voters -- the ones that decide national elections -- have had it up to here with right-wing extremists, mostly because of doings of Bush and the Republican Congress. There's no reason to see that attitude changing in 2008.

For the sake of the GOP's survival in the coming years, its voters had better hold their noses and choose a more moderate candidate.

[ttownclown]

quote:Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

Besides, the country deserves to see what Gore would provide in leadership after the election was stolen from him. Look what we got in return.

It's been 6 years.  Please, someone explain to be how the election was "stolen" from Al Gore.  As I remember it, there were several re-counts after the fact that had the same result: Bush had more votes in FL.  I also remember that if Gore would have won his home state of TN, he would have been president.

[aoxamaxoa]

President Petulant appears to have made a much better President than Al Gore could ever hope for.

Rent "An Inconvenient Truth".

With regard to "stolen", I seem to recall a character named Harris who failed in the last election and it was her manipulations of actual votes that had a bearing on the Florida outcome.
Mr. Gore decided to give in to spare the country. That was a mistake.

[tim huntzinger]

Based on extremely good information, Keating's plan to capture the nomination is bold, audacious, and will put him on par with the other candidates and in an excellent position for veep.

This goes well beyond 'kicking around.'

[Double A]

Let's see, the Keating legacy really helped the Barnett campaign for Treasurer, didn't it?

[tim huntzinger]

There are going to be a jillion things that mean a lot to Okie yellah dogs that will not bat an eyelid among Southern Conservatives.

[ky]

[^]keating would suck as president he sucked in office here but them he has to be improvement over bush. My dog would be improvement over bush though>>>>

[tim huntzinger]

Keating bows out, and I for one am glad that I will not have to choose between cheering for a Tulsan out one side of my mouth and against a Republican with the other.

[deinstein]

People still vote Republican?

[}:)]

[deinstein]

By the way, everyone knows this is Barack Obama's election to lose, get with the program, folks.

[tim huntzinger]

I think he is making a mistake if he thinks by bowing out he advances on the 'short list' for VP.  By bowing out he cedes the point that he does not have or able to gain broad support enough to place himself in the upper tier of POTUS candidates.

He obviously is too old-school in his approach to launch a Dean-like insurgency with the support of netroot conservatives.  This is a real vote against the power of the grassroots' core beliefs, a vote for domination of the GOP by big money, an abdication of leadership disqualifying him for any further elected office.

Keating for dog-catcher.

[deinstein]

quote:Originally posted by ttownclown

quote:Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

Besides, the country deserves to see what Gore would provide in leadership after the election was stolen from him. Look what we got in return.

It's been 6 years.  Please, someone explain to be how the election was "stolen" from Al Gore.  As I remember it, there were several re-counts after the fact that had the same result: Bush had more votes in FL.  I also remember that if Gore would have won his home state of TN, he would have been president.

Are you being serious?