The 2008 presidential field at-a-glance

[shinerbock]

I'd prefer someone other than Pawlenty or Crist.

Romney would be good, but I'm worried about tarnishing him if McCain goes in the tank. I'd love a Romney/Jindal campaign in 2012.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I'd prefer someone other than Pawlenty or Crist.

Romney would be good, but I'm worried about tarnishing him if McCain goes in the tank. I'd love a Romney/Jindal campaign in 2012.

I'd definitely go for Romney/Jindal. There was a rumor McCain was going to pick Jindal, but I don't think it is the best time for Jindal to pursue that.

[Thetagirl218]

Is the Democratic Race finally over????

[jon1856]

Rather interesting thought:
Next Stop, Supreme Court?
As the primary season nears a merciful end, the Clinton-Obama conflict is giving way to Obama-Clinton conjecture. Many in the Democratic Party support a so-called dream ticket of both, with Barack Obama at the top. They believe Hillary Clinton has earned the No. 2 spot through her feisty, never-say-die campaign, and they worry that her supporters will stay home in November if she isn't part of the ticket.
Opponents counter that in terms of the electoral vote, Clinton might not help carry any states that wouldn't already go for Obama. Moreover, the possibility of both Clintons ganging up on a President Obama could make life more difficult for him than anything the Republicans could ever put together.
But there is another way to foster party unity without forcing a political marriage.
It's likely that the next president will face at least one Supreme Court vacancy. Obama should promise Hillary Clinton, now, that if he wins in November, the vacancy will be hers, making her first on a list of one. ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...052001571.html

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Rather interesting thought:
Next Stop, Supreme Court?
As the primary season nears a merciful end, the Clinton-Obama conflict is giving way to Obama-Clinton conjecture. Many in the Democratic Party support a so-called dream ticket of both, with Barack Obama at the top. They believe Hillary Clinton has earned the No. 2 spot through her feisty, never-say-die campaign, and they worry that her supporters will stay home in November if she isn't part of the ticket.
Opponents counter that in terms of the electoral vote, Clinton might not help carry any states that wouldn't already go for Obama. Moreover, the possibility of both Clintons ganging up on a President Obama could make life more difficult for him than anything the Republicans could ever put together.
But there is another way to foster party unity without forcing a political marriage.
It's likely that the next president will face at least one Supreme Court vacancy. Obama should promise Hillary Clinton, now, that if he wins in November, the vacancy will be hers, making her first on a list of one. ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...052001571.html

good job!! you went from "guy who posts news things" to "guy who could take over washington" with just that one post

i didn't even think about the supreme court thing

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I'd prefer someone other than Pawlenty or Crist.

Romney would be good, but I'm worried about tarnishing him if McCain goes in the tank. I'd love a Romney/Jindal campaign in 2012.

I'm a huge Romney supporter, for a number of reasons. His presence on the ticket would be enough for me to vote McCain, but, like you, I'm hoping he just holds off for a possible 2012 run.

As for Hilary on the SCOTUS; I really don't see that happening. If Obama wins, there are a number of other potential nominees (MA Governor Deval Patrick, Dean Kagan from Harvard, Kathleen Sullivan from Stanford, Seth Waxman at WilmerHale, among many others) who would be ahead of Hilary on the list.

Incidentally, the SCOTUSblog has a post listing some potential nominees (note, the list is from July 2007):
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/the-dem...so-short-list/

Looks like Crist, Jindal, and maybe Romney will talk VP stuff at his Arizona home.

[nate2512]

http://www.presidentelectionpolls.co...hn-mccain.html
http://www.presidentelectionpolls.co...hn-mccain.html

Ah how the democrats totally screwed up primary process is going to ensure great odds for the Republicans

[DaemonSeid]

(CNN) -- In the face of mounting controversy over headline-grabbing statements from the Rev. John Hagee, CNN has learned that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain decided Thursday to reject his endorsement.

McCain later also repudiated the support of Rod Parsley, an Ohio preacher who has called Islam an inherantly violent religion.

McCain told CNN's Brian Todd that he rejected Hagee's endorsement after Todd brought to his attention Hagee's comments that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God's will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in accordance with biblical prophecy.

"God says in Jeremiah 16: 'Behold, I will bring them the Jewish people again unto their land that I gave to their fathers. ... Behold, I will send for many fishers, and after will I send for many hunters. And they the hunters shall hunt them.' That would be the Jews. ... Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone who comes with a gun and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter," Hagee said, according to a transcript of his sermon.

In a statement to CNN on Thursday, McCain said "Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them. I did not know of them before Rev. Hagee's endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well." Watch how the Hagee endorsement unraveled »

Shortly after McCain's announcement Thursday afternoon, Hagee withdrew his endorsement, citing critics who had been "grossly misrepresenting" his positions.

"I am tired of these baseless attacks and fear that they have become a distraction in what should be a national debate about important issues. I have therefore decided to withdraw my endorsement of Sen. McCain for president effective today, and to remove myself from any active role in the 2008 campaign," he said in a statement.

"I hope that the Sen. McCain will accept this withdrawal so that he may focus on the issues that are most important to America and the world."

McCain also said that his relationship with Hagee did not compare with Sen. Barack Obama's lengthy association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose own inflammatory comments remain, for some Republicans, a persistent campaign issue even though Obama has denounced his former minister.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/...gee/index.html





Hmmmm....McCain had sought Hagee's endorsement, which he gave at a news conference on Feb. 27.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20...ahbriwyyaaym_1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-h...e_b_89227.html

There are differences and similarities....

Obama had a personal relationship with Wright

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

(CNN) -- In the face of mounting controversy over headline-grabbing statements from the Rev. John Hagee, CNN has learned that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain decided Thursday to reject his endorsement.

McCain later also repudiated the support of Rod Parsley, an Ohio preacher who has called Islam an inherantly violent religion.

McCain told CNN's Brian Todd that he rejected Hagee's endorsement after Todd brought to his attention Hagee's comments that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God's will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in accordance with biblical prophecy.

"God says in Jeremiah 16: 'Behold, I will bring them the Jewish people again unto their land that I gave to their fathers. ... Behold, I will send for many fishers, and after will I send for many hunters. And they the hunters shall hunt them.' That would be the Jews. ... Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone who comes with a gun and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter," Hagee said, according to a transcript of his sermon.

In a statement to CNN on Thursday, McCain said "Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them. I did not know of them before Rev. Hagee's endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well." Watch how the Hagee endorsement unraveled »

Shortly after McCain's announcement Thursday afternoon, Hagee withdrew his endorsement, citing critics who had been "grossly misrepresenting" his positions.

"I am tired of these baseless attacks and fear that they have become a distraction in what should be a national debate about important issues. I have therefore decided to withdraw my endorsement of Sen. McCain for president effective today, and to remove myself from any active role in the 2008 campaign," he said in a statement.

"I hope that the Sen. McCain will accept this withdrawal so that he may focus on the issues that are most important to America and the world."

McCain also said that his relationship with Hagee did not compare with Sen. Barack Obama's lengthy association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose own inflammatory comments remain, for some Republicans, a persistent campaign issue even though Obama has denounced his former minister.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/...gee/index.html





Hmmmm....McCain had sought Hagee's endorsement, which he gave at a news conference on Feb. 27.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20...ahbriwyyaaym_1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-h...e_b_89227.html

There are differences and similarities....

Obama had a personal relationship with Wright

I don't see what the big deal here is?

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by OTW

Looks like Crist, Jindal, and maybe Romney will talk VP stuff at his Arizona home.

This article made me laugh.......It called Crist "popular" and a "good campaigner." It mentions his tenure as Attorney General, but doesn't mention the fact that he also served as Secretary of Education and screwed that up!

But then again, Education is not a top proority for McCain. Before becoming the nominee, he had no mention of this issue on his website. Now he has a generic, "I support the President and No Child Left Behind Act" junk...

I do comend both Obama and Clinton on their itemized listing of the issues.

[LeslieAGD]

I read an article that said Obama's camp is already searching for a VP candidate...specifically a female one. They hope it will help pacifiy the Clinton supporters and "unite the party." Don't you think that is awfully patronizing, as if one woman is just as good as another?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD

I read an article that said Obama's camp is already searching for a VP candidate...specifically a female one. They hope it will help pacifiy the Clinton supporters and "unite the party." Don't you think that is awfully patronizing, as if one woman is just as good as another?

"Already?" I would think that he's been considering candidates for quite a while.

I don't see this as being patronizing - the search for a VP candidate is frequently involves strategy, whether it's looking for someone from a particular part of the country, or someone with a specific set of views to balance the ticket.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

"Already?" I would think that he's been considering candidates for quite a while.

I don't see this as being patronizing - the search for a VP candidate is frequently involves strategy, whether it's looking for someone from a particular part of the country, or someone with a specific set of views to balance the ticket.

Agree-and on this matter I will follow your prior advise.