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FWIW on an anonymous message board (nothing), I can speak second-hand to the fact that more than a few powerful liberal donors are working the back channels in support of Sarah Palin.
If she wins the GOP nomination, Obama is a lock. Bank it.
I have to have faith that our voting citizens would never be that stupid, again. Surely anyone with any understanding of this country would never, ever vote for BO a second time...please, someone up there do not prove me wrong!
No "front runner" at this time really from what I can tell. Everything I've seen and read indicates Romney though.
The problem with Romney are these.
1. He passed healthcare as governor
2. He's Mormon.
Don't believe it would play a role? I know a lot of elderly folks back home that swore they'd vote for a democrat before they voted for a Mormon. Of course, the democrat is black, which may equal out their hatred, would probably just keep them at home.
The GOP establishment LOATHES Romney. Ironically I think he could beat Obama if the stars aligned. They were the same way with Ron Paul, treated him like a nutcase during the primaries, although I don't think he was capable of beating Obama, he probably would have done better than McCain.
The bottom line is that the GOP have even a weaker group of presidential hopefuls today then they did 3 years ago. They are concerned because they've allowed Palin to be their leader, but are well aware she'd never win an election. What Joe says is more than likely true: Behind closed doors Republicans find her divisive and ill equipped for a leadership position.
So...has Palin replied about this on her Face Book yet? hahahaha
Will she? It would be nice to think it's for THE PEOPLE to decide, but unfortunately, decisions require information and when information is owned, that person decides for all who will be on any ticket. Frankly it's gotten so odious that even good republican candidates dismiss themselves from politics outright. I would put my full faith and support behind conservative Andrew Bacevich because of his commitment to INTEGRITY, a character trait republicans at large have all but starved to death. Who is leading here? Have the republican masses reduced themselves to such despotic levels that they now put forth mandates their representation ought to be Judas to their country? Or is it that leadership has led the masses of conservatives to follow their Machiavellian examples? Either way, it's resulted in a cesspool contributing to the larger cesspool in DC.
I heard Rove ranting about main stream media with claims that it's all a vast left wing conspiracy as cause for my refusal to support conservatives. My decision to reject republicans has everything to do with their paranoia, their irrational attacks, their conduct, their lies, their insult to my intelligence, their lack of commitment to the greater good. The extent they'll go to lie to save face to the detriment of the mission. There is profound disgrace among you.
The republican identity is very much in question. Evolving is in order, and serious as a heart attack I'm totally fine with it-- BE whatever it is you feel is right. Lying about who you are is completely unacceptable. Moreover, using politics as a battlefield where constituency are nothing more than collateral damage makes republicans (as they are) manifestly unworthy of office.
I'm deeply offended as a woman that Palin is given a platform to represent women. She's a cartoon character. A fantasy serving the arrogance of men.
Great post harborlady. Although, I would like to point out that Palin hardly has a platform that represents women.
Also, interesting to see the feverish support she has garnered in some areas of the Lower 48 but if one only dig into the mounting criticisms of Alaskans concerning her former term in office, and her recent morphing into this national political celebrity, they might think twice.
But considering that Palin supporters appear to deftly avoid engaging in any discussion that might even hint at lack of supporting her, one can't expect her support base to actually pay heed to any of this.
The liberal media is obsessed with Sarah Palin, and for a good reason: they know Palin running on the GOP ticket is the only way Obama could be re-elected in 2012, so they are doing everything they can to encourage her and ensure that she runs. Palin has her die-hard fans but they are not enough to elect her, the majority of Americans across all political demographics would vote against her in an instant if they saw her name on the ticket, it wouldn't even matter who she was running against.
Conservatives suspect there's also some mischief-making afoot -- the desire by liberal-leaning members of the media and the White House to make Palin the symbol of the Republican Party, which they are convinced will translate into her presidential run, her nomination and a shellacking for the GOP at the polls in 2012.
You don't have to buy into a conspiracy to see that many in the media and on the left are convinced Palin will be the nominee. [...] But unlike conservatives who have had time to process the Palin phenomenon, non-conservatives are just beginning to evaluate her as more than a punchline or an object of ridicule. They suspect conservatives are oblivious to her shortcomings. But that's simply wrong.
If former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin decides to jump into the 2012 presidential race, liberals would be thrilled, an unofficial poll released today shows.
The GOP establishment LOATHES Romney. Ironically I think he could beat Obama if the stars aligned. They were the same way with Ron Paul, treated him like a nutcase during the primaries, although I don't think he was capable of beating Obama, he probably would have done better than McCain.
The bottom line is that the GOP have even a weaker group of presidential hopefuls today then they did 3 years ago. They are concerned because they've allowed Palin to be their leader, but are well aware she'd never win an election. What Joe says is more than likely true: Behind closed doors Republicans find her divisive and ill equipped for a leadership position.
So...has Palin replied about this on her Face Book yet? hahahaha
The loathe him less than Sarah Palin, you betcha
But I agree, I think it'll be hard for anyone to beat President Obama in 2012, unless there is a major fumble.
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