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| Topic Started: Feb 19 2008, 08:30 PM (494 Views) | |
| Crysta | Feb 22 2008, 11:38 PM Post #16 |
yay for conformity!
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You need to be willing to compromise in order to attain bi-partisanship. Unless you're egotistical enough to believe you can convert Republicans into Democrats. |
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| Simon | Feb 23 2008, 07:10 PM Post #17 |
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I don't think he's egotistical...I may disagree with him on political matters, but I respect his character and personality. Maybe he thinks that Republicans will be more willing to compromise with him on issues than they would be willing to compromise with Hillary Clinton. From that angle, the claims that he'll bring about bipartisanship, although in my eyes still more along the lines of wishful thinking than easily attainable, certainly make more sense than him believing he can convert masses of people on multiple viewpoints. EDIT: Hmm...I noticed a parallel between the quote in Crysta's signature and the current state of affairs for the Democratic nomination, namely that a woman and a black man are running for president. Do you think that Obama-Clinton or Clinton-Obama would make a strong ticket? |
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| Yzarc | Feb 23 2008, 09:32 PM Post #18 |
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I would love that ticket, but I don't know how strong it would be. It would be difficult to get moderate votes with a double minority. |
  
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| Crysta | Feb 23 2008, 10:04 PM Post #19 |
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I'd <3 that ticket. But it's probably not going to happen. I can't imagine either of them being comfortable with being second fiddle. |
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| Grady | Feb 23 2008, 11:23 PM Post #20 |
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I could see Obama being Hillary's vice president, but probably not vice versa. |
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| Simon | Feb 24 2008, 01:37 PM Post #21 |
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| Sentenal | Feb 24 2008, 11:27 PM Post #22 |
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I'm pretty sure he could select pretty much anyone for his VP selection. Huckabee is most likely IMO. |
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| Simon | Feb 25 2008, 06:22 PM Post #23 |
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Really? YES! McCain-Paul for the White House, baby! I figure he'll take Romney or Thompson, though...he's close enough to Giuliani as far as policies go that it'd be redundant for them both to be the ticket. Huckabee is also in the running for VP...and could legitimately be the VP McCain chooses. But I think that Romney/Thompson would appeal best to the conservative crowd that has been going after him ever since he became the frontrunner. |
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| Sentenal | Feb 25 2008, 06:31 PM Post #24 |
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McCain needs a very good VP in order to satisfy the right-wing base of the Republican party. |
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| Simon | Feb 25 2008, 06:39 PM Post #25 |
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Yeah, that's why I'm thinking Giuliani and Paul are done. He'll need someone fairly hardcore right to appease the conservative base. I think Romney will get the nod, but I could also realistically see Huckabee getting the bid. Thompson didn't take off like I (and a lot of others) were hoping... OK, technically Huckabee isn't hardcore right either, but he's gotten the support of a lot of conservatives in my area -- we Southerners really like this Baptist preacher guy they call Huckabee. |
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| Sentenal | Feb 26 2008, 09:10 PM Post #26 |
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My dream VP would be Newt Gingrich, but I don't know how likely that would be. Fred Thompson would by my next choice. |
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| Simon | Feb 26 2008, 09:28 PM Post #27 |
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My dream VP is Ron Paul, and I know how (im)probable that choice is. I'm hoping Thompson/Romney gets the nod...nothing against Huckabee, but they're more hardcore right and can get conservatives happy. |
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| Soja | Mar 5 2008, 08:14 AM Post #28 |
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You guys apparently don't know exactly how far-right Ron Paul actually is. The only thing he doesn't align with the right on is the War in Iraq. Unfortunately, that's kind of a big deal. That means that his views on that automatically nullify him as a choice when all the others share the same view as the majority of the mainstream right. I'd vote for Obama because, despite his immaturity and inexperience, I feel that he has good potential as a leader. I don't know of anyone who ever anticipated the day that an actor, and not a great one at that, would become among the most lauded Presidents in recent memory. In Obama's case, I doubt he could bring partisanship to an end as he says he wants to. He's farther to the left than even Hillary. There's no way that 90% of Republicans could stomach that. Regardless, this is the odd case where I wouldn't mind seeing a Democrat in office. For something... new. Something that could go very well, or horrifically wrong. In Hillary's case, I'd never vote for that shrill, megalomaniacal, empty-worded, poorly-planning idiot. Her lengthy and inconsequential public service record is enough proof that she is both an ineffectual leader and arrogant, indecisive, waffling decision-maker. She says she's proofed. Tested? Yes. Passed? No. Most decidedly, not a centrist. To me, there is no choice but John McCain. Personally, I never liked Huckabee. Him being a preacher is inconsequential to me. Of bigger issue was his habit for raising taxes, and the fact that he came out of nowhere made me suspicious. His bass-playing made me lul, but that's about it. |
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