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The first caucus is only a little over a month away... with Cain pretty much a no-show in this race due to yet another (surprise) sex scandal, who do you all think will get the GOP's nomination now?
Here's my take on the remaining list (though I fully expect Cain to drop out within a week):
- Bachmann is an unrealistic lunatic. Her immigration policy alone shows that she has no sense. Her ability to be say the stupidest things is unequaled among the candidates. She is one of the conductors in the wacky conservative christian scary train. On the plus side... she's pretty hot for a female in her mid-50's.
Verdict: not a chance.
- Frothy Mixture Santorum is a hyper-religious lunatic not fit for any elected position of any consequence. This guy is way, way, waaaaaaaaay too interested in what goes on in your bedroom. He is actually calling for states to regulate sexual encounters between adults.
Verdict: not a chance.
- Cain is an ass-grabbing horn-dog with aspirations of being able to stain dresses in the oval office. He was totally unacceptable as a POTUS candidate (knowledge-wise) even before the first female came forward with any allegations. Sorry, but the Presidential office is not a good entry-level elected position. If he became president, he would likely far surpass Clinton's record for diddling interns and treating the Lincoln bedroom like a Motel 6.
Verdict: not a chance, and apparently he needs a good Deuteronomy 22:22 smackdown stoning as well...
- Perry is the slimiest form of politician dripping with the shmooze of what he thinks you want to hear, which means he is completely wrong for any form of leadership. That he runs Texas does not reflect on his viability as much as it reflects on Texas' lack of relevance.
Verdict: not a chance, not even a snowball's chance.
-Newt has got a tremendous amount of baggage that goes well beyond his serial adultery issues. Yet he is a clever and resourceful political veteran. In terms of actually having experience in getting both sides of the Congressional aisle to work toward compromise, Newt has had success more than any other Red Team candidate. Even if you many don't agree with his views, Newt is a very smart man and has significant legislative experience the other candidates lack. That having been said, the baggage Newt carrys is significant, and still might end up drowning him. Maybe.
Verdict: It's entirely possible that the eventual GOP showdown will be between Newt and a Mormon.
-Huntsman is a completely forgettable candidate. The Mormon thingy is a serious drawback to the GOP's wacky conservative christian scary train. He is, however, probably more capable of actually being President than any of them, administratively. He just came off a stint as the ambassador to China, so has some foreign affairs experience. It is unfortunate that the GOP fails to realize that Huntsman is the only possible candidate (other than Paul) that Obama supporters would even consider voting for in 2012.
Verdict: A dark horse. Possible VP contender to Newt. Both Newt and Romney would have to trip up badly for Huntsman to rise to the top.
-Ron Paul is more consistent in his views than any other candidate. Unfortunately, he is just too unrealistic in some of his isolationist views. Certainly he is intelligent enough, but he's too drastic and while his level of draconian anti-globalism may save money in the short term, a Paul presidency, if allowed to institute his platform, would likely do more long term damage to the country than just about any other GOP candidate. Still, his whiny-ass voice would make for tremendous fodder on SNL and the late-night talk shows.
Verdict: Can't see it happening.
-Romney is the boring, squeaky clean Mormon which means that the GOP hates him because he's Mormon and the media hates him because he's clean and boring. He's been well vetted which means the best they got against him is some flip flop statements. He's a moderate realizing that he's gotta attempt to present himself as a right-wing nut at this point, because until the convention, he only cares about the right-wing nut vote. Expect a very reluctant GOP to very reluctantly give the nod... "gee, ok, I guess you're the guy". Like the kid no one wants on their team, if Romney were a christian, there would have been no ascension of Perry, Cain, or Newt. Mormons scare christians, which is why many of the more whacky christians ironically claim Mormonism is a cult (Perry's former pastor, for example). That said, Romney is the safe bet for moderates, and could be paired with a right-wing nut for VP, to appease the Moral Extremists.
Verdict: Barring any 11th hour surprises, Mitt will probably get the GOP nod.
The Dems already know that Romney will be their opposition, that's why they already started investing money in the TV smear campaigns... this one truly highlights the disturbing flip-flopping:
Here's my take on the remaining list (though I fully expect Cain to drop out within a week):
- Bachmann is an unrealistic lunatic. Her immigration policy alone shows that she has no sense. Her ability to be say the stupidest things is unequaled among the candidates. She is one of the conductors in the wacky conservative christian scary train. On the plus side... she's pretty hot for a female in her mid-50's.
Verdict: not a chance.
- Frothy Mixture Santorum is a hyper-religious lunatic not fit for any elected position of any consequence. This guy is way, way, waaaaaaaaay too interested in what goes on in your bedroom. He is actually calling for states to regulate sexual encounters between adults.
Verdict: not a chance.
- Cain is an ass-grabbing horn-dog with aspirations of being able to stain dresses in the oval office. He was totally unacceptable as a POTUS candidate (knowledge-wise) even before the first female came forward with any allegations. Sorry, but the Presidential office is not a good entry-level elected position. If he became president, he would likely far surpass Clinton's record for diddling interns and treating the Lincoln bedroom like a Motel 6.
Verdict: not a chance, and apparently he needs a good Deuteronomy 22:22 smackdown stoning as well...
- Perry is the slimiest form of politician dripping with the shmooze of what he thinks you want to hear, which means he is completely wrong for any form of leadership. That he runs Texas does not reflect on his viability as much as it reflects on Texas' lack of relevance.
Verdict: not a chance, not even a snowball's chance.
-Newt has got a tremendous amount of baggage that goes well beyond his serial adultery issues. Yet he is a clever and resourceful political veteran. In terms of actually having experience in getting both sides of the Congressional aisle to work toward compromise, Newt has had success more than any other Red Team candidate. Even if you many don't agree with his views, Newt is a very smart man and has significant legislative experience the other candidates lack. That having been said, the baggage Newt carrys is significant, and still might end up drowning him. Maybe.
Verdict: It's entirely possible that the eventual GOP showdown will be between Newt and a Mormon.
-Huntsman is a completely forgettable candidate. The Mormon thingy is a serious drawback to the GOP's wacky conservative christian scary train. He is, however, probably more capable of actually being President than any of them, administratively. He just came off a stint as the ambassador to China, so has some foreign affairs experience. It is unfortunate that the GOP fails to realize that Huntsman is the only possible candidate (other than Paul) that Obama supporters would even consider voting for in 2012.
Verdict: A dark horse. Possible VP contender to Newt. Both Newt and Romney would have to trip up badly for Huntsman to rise to the top.
-Ron Paul is more consistent in his views than any other candidate. Unfortunately, he is just too unrealistic in some of his isolationist views. Certainly he is intelligent enough, but he's too drastic and while his level of draconian anti-globalism may save money in the short term, a Paul presidency, if allowed to institute his platform, would likely do more long term damage to the country than just about any other GOP candidate. Still, his whiny-ass voice would make for tremendous fodder on SNL and the late-night talk shows.
Verdict: Can't see it happening.
-Romney is the boring, squeaky clean Mormon which means that the GOP hates him because he's Mormon and the media hates him because he's clean and boring. He's been well vetted which means the best they got against him is some flip flop statements. He's a moderate realizing that he's gotta attempt to present himself as a right-wing nut at this point, because until the convention, he only cares about the right-wing nut vote. Expect a very reluctant GOP to very reluctantly give the nod... "gee, ok, I guess you're the guy". Like the kid no one wants on their team, if Romney were a christian, there would have been no ascension of Perry, Cain, or Newt. Mormons scare christians, which is why many of the more whacky christians ironically claim Mormonism is a cult (Perry's former pastor, for example). That said, Romney is the safe bet for moderates, and could be paired with a right-wing nut for VP, to appease the Moral Extremists.
Verdict: Barring any 11th hour surprises, Mitt will probably get the GOP nod.
The Dems already know that Romney will be their opposition, that's why they already started investing money in the TV smear campaigns... this one truly highlights the disturbing flip-flopping:
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