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[shifter2009]

I'd like to lay some money on Mark Warner but looks like the jerk isn't gonna run. So John Edwards would make a nice bet. People LOVE southern democrats. Or they love them up until they get into office. (See Carter, Jimmy or Johnson, Lyndon)

[contrarian]

Well I don't get a vote.

Obama not a chance. First of all he's a Muslim his mommy sent him. This has been all over the blogs and some news sources. Second, he's black and there are enough racists left to kill that.

Hillary: Anybody but Hillary will be the name of the game. Overall popularity might help but the electoral college system says no. I wonder if she likes flavoured cigars.

McCain: He would be perfect. A fairly conservative Republican, a genuine war hero, The Christian right could tolerate him and they are still a solid 30% per cent of the vote. As opposed to the blacks they do get out and vote. He would make a good one term president with a black woman, Condi Rice as Vice President. One term then Condi all the way.

I would prefer Romney but the Christian right would rather vote for Osama bin Laden than a Mormon.

I see the Lieberman has been saying that he may very well support the republicans, particularly McCain.

[SuperFly]

Anyone here old enough to remember this book?

The Man by Irving Wallace

[blynch]

Dear Abby:

My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and, when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows that he cheats on me. It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job five years ago, he hasn't even looked for a new one. All he does all day is smoke cigars, cruise around and talk with his buddies while I have to work to pay the bills. Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me.

What should I do?

Signed: Clueless

Dear Clueless:

Grow up and dump him. Good grief, woman. You don't need him anymore.
You're a United States Senator from New York, not to mention a Presidential candidate. Act like one!

Abby

[mytime]

If Hillary does get elected what will Bill be known as?
First husband or gentleman or what?
Serious question

[Rteacher]

Obama's not really a Muslim, and those blogs were discredited, but the country might not be ready to elect a black man with the middle name Hussein - even if he does sound like "the Rock" (and there would be a lot more phoney partisan attacks questioning his loyalties ...)

Aside from the gender issue, people might balk at voting for Hillary, faced with the prospect of having Bill loitering around the White House for four more years without that much to do (and the right-wing media would have a field day conjuring up lurid sex scandal scenarios...)

If either gets the nomination, they would probably lose a close election (or get assassinated on the campaign trail...)

Gore, Edwards (and maybe Biden...) probably have the best chance of winning among the Democrats, I think... Among Republicans, I see McCain, Hagel (and maybe half-Latino Richardson...) as probably having the best chance...

Right now, I'd put a moderate bet on Edwards (and a small wager on long shot vegan Kucinich...)

[contrarian]

The Muslims would consider him to be one. But then it doesn't really matter people will think he is.

Gore the bore doesn't have a chance in heck.

The Rock is a Samoan.

I still go for McCain for one term with Condi Rice as VP Candidate. Even the Southern Rednneck whites would vot for her.

[Ya-ta Boy]

Richardson is a Democrat.

contrarian is practicing Hitler's dictum of the Big Lie. In propaganda smear campaigns, the bigger the lie the better. Typical right-wing garbage.

[contrarian]

In politics everyone takes advantage of whatever they can. The right calls everyone a commie and the left call everyone fascists.

Just like the faked records on Bush's Air National Guard Service.

[jajdude]

Oprah gets my vote!

I'm not American and she's not running but damn she is a hottie...

[Rteacher]

I don't know how I confused Richardson with being a Republican (probably I made that association after he was officially approved to meet with North Korean officials...)

For others who may also need to brush up on who the most likely candidates are to make a Presidential run in each party, these Wikipedia lists are good references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_and_potential_2008_United_States_presidential_election_Republican_candidates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_and_potential_2008_United_States_presidential_election_Democratic_candidates

After skimming both lists, I'll add Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani among my Republican picks, and Bill Richardson and Wesley Clark to the list of Democrats who could win it all - if they can get their party's nomination.

Another sentimental long-shot for me (at much bigger odds than Kucinich...) would be former Democratic senator, Mike Gravel, who was born in my hometown (Springfield, Mass.) and will be only 78 years old in '08...

I don't like the idea of a final show-down between Hillary and Giuliani because of the extent to which both are controlled by pro-Israeli lobbyists, making peaceful resolutions to Middle-east crises less likely. Of the two, Hillary would be better in that regard, because at least her husband has some diplomatic skills...

[igotthisguitar]

Handling of 9/11? How about key "ROLE" in orchestrating?

A little strongly worded perhaps?


Giuliani's 9/11 "Handling" May Fuel Campaign Debate
By Daniel Trotta
Wed Feb 7, 1:06 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York mayor and presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani gained fame for his performance after the September 11 attacks, but charges that he also made serious blunders could give ammunition to rival candidates.



Giuliani, a Republican, has all but formally declared his candidacy and polls show he is a strong contender, largely because of his steely and comforting leadership that day in 2001.

But Giuliani also made "mistakes" in handling the city's emergency services that may have cost lives, say the co-authors of the 2006 book "Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11."

Of the 2,992 people killed in the hijacked plane attacks, 2,759 died at New York's World Trade Center.[/size]

CONT'd ...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070207/pl_nm/usa_politics_giuliani_dc

Gee ... i almopst forgot how strangely empty those "passenger" planes were.

Those genius "terrorists" must have had amazing intel, knowing exactly what flights they had to be on

[gang ah jee]

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