The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

I cannot, in all good conscience, lob a vote in Hillary's direction since I do not believe her to be good or honorable (her not being a man is immaterial).

Her lack of a penis is a cause for concern for me for one very big reason:


Hillary will feel the need to show that she is as tough as any man. Imagine insecure little Republican gay boyz playing war games and multiply by 3....that'll be Hillary.

[Ghoulish Delight]

One thing's for sure, after the last couple of weeks the idea of a Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama ticket is right out.

[wendybeth]

I agree with Sac. I think she's not balanced, and by that I don't mean a'la Brittney Spears but rather that she's going to spend a lot of time and effort showing she's got bigger cajones than the other players, and all the while it may be a situation that would benefit from a gentler, more diplomatic approach. I also suspect she's got a few grudges going that would impair her abilities to set aside the past and move forward. We need to start fresh, if that is at all possible. I'd love to see a viable female candidate, but I'm afraid it's not going to happen this time around.

[SacTown Chronic]

Yeah, and i want a female candidate - hell, a female president - with the cajones to say that the boys' way of doing things is antiquated, outdated, and just plain wrong. Let's get in touch with our feminine side, America.




And maybe gently, yet firmly, flick the bean while we're at it?

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

One thing's for sure, after the last couple of weeks the idea of a Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama ticket is right out.

That's for sure. Look for Ford, Clark, Warner or Richardson to be the eventual VP nominee.

On the Republican side Thompson, Hunter, Rice, Steele, or Huckabee seem the most likely to me.

[SacTown Chronic]

Thompson thinks being Veep sounds like fun but wonders do you have anything a little less taxing? Like Nap Czar, maybe?

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

...every time a law is passed the shine of freedom is scuffed up a bit....

You must be referring to the Patriot Act...

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

...so basically all of the Dem issues will get attention while the Conservative needs go by the way side.

Just like during the first four years of the Bush administration, when conservative issues were pushed through while democratic needs were ignored....

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Alex

I doubt Edwards would be picked for Veep but probably offered cabinet level for his delegates. I wouldn't mind seeing Richardson as VP and he seems to be angling for it.

An Obama/Richardson ticket would make me happy. (While a Richardson/Obama ticket would have made me positively ecstatic!)

Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

Yeah, and i want a female candidate - hell, a female president - with the cajones to say that the boys' way of doing things is antiquated, outdated, and just plain wrong....

Nancy Pelosi!

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by JWBear

You must be referring to the Patriot Act...



Just like during the first four years of the Bush administration, when conservative issues were pushed through while democratic needs were ignored....

1) Among others.

2) Well, if you think Campaign Finance Reform, Prescription drugs and NCLB were conservative issues...I don't. But that's not the point. Bush was put in office by Republicans and we had a Republican Congress....one would expect mostly conservative issues to be pushed forward. But if McCain were President with a Dem Congress the only things to see the light of day will be those the Dems and McCain agreee on......so even though McCain has many conservative views they will not go anywhere.

If McCain wins the Whitehouse Republicans will have at least 8 years of liberal policies winning out.

If Obama or Clinton wins there is a chance that they could be defeated after 4 years.

Not that I am considering a vote for the eventual dem nominee....but if McCain is our nominee I might just forget to mail in my ballot come November....I am sure I am not alone in that feeling either. McCain can't win in November.

[Strangler Lewis]

Edwards adds nothing. I think Richardson is the clear VP choice for anybody. He's Latinoish, he's experienced, and he came off well during the debates (with the exception of the Whizzer White comment, which he gracefully ate crow on). I don't see it's in either frontrunner's interest to waste time on a decision process to introduce us to somebody new.

Plus if Hillary or Obama chokes on a chicken bone or videotapes of a cocaine fueled orgy, I could still win my bet.