The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Bus Driver of Company 1 says "I'm going to take you to City A." Bus Driver of Company 2 says "I'm going to take you to city A, but I'll do it faster and my bus will take more people." They argue and both take a group.

Each bus wreck. Both Bus Drivers say "stay on the bus! All is fine! There's no problem, and we actually didn't wreck at all."

Each bus has an unaffiliated mechanic and body repair specialist who offer to help, but out of fear of losing control of the bus, each bus driver insists that they have the problems well under control and the passengers can all just go about their business on the wrecked busses.

Meanwhile, their busses block the road to City A for anyone else trying to get there, so no one gets to City A.

Then the sharp pencil boys from the parent bus company of all involved buses (which just happens to be a subsidiary of Halliburton) decides that they'll retrofit all the buses in corrugated tin and ship them to Baghdad. The bus drivers are concerned about their safety, but the Company assures them that the Girl Scout security troop accompanying them have been specially trained by Blackwater, and will be well supplied with cookies.

[BDBopper]

In what is a very interesting development the establishment of the Libertarian party is trying very hard to defeat Bob Barr at the convention. It is very possible at this moment that Barr won't get the nomination despite all the publicity to the contrary. If you watched the media in the last few weeks you would get the idea he had the nomination in the bag. They were dead wrong!

The procedings are on C-SPAN if you have nothing else to do. They are currently on ballot 5.

[BDBopper]

It took six ballots but Bob Barr is now the official Libertarian candidate for President.

[BDBopper]

A big question continues to be who John McCain will pick as his running mate. I am certain of who he should pick but I have no faith he will do it. Obama is new and fresh and really connects with the people and inspires passion. McCain is the total opposite. He needs someone on his ticket that would do the same. There are only two people who I can think of that could do that for McCain and that is Governor Jindal of Louisiana and Mike Huckabee. McCain would be foolish to tap Jindal's shoulders because he just took office in the Pelican State and the GOP is rarely in power there at the State level (one of the last states in the former the Democratic Solid South to fall - Only Arkansas and West Virgina are left). That leaves Mike Huckabee. However (while the media leaves you to think otherwise) he is showing no real signs of wanting the nod or he isn't campaigning for the job. McCain invited several potential candidates for the job (including Huck) to his home in Arizona this past weekend. Huckabee turned down the invitation as it was his wife's (Janet) wedding anniversary over the weekend.

Another reason I don't think McCain will tap Huckabee is that while Mike will inject a huge amount of passion into the ticket, it won't be for McCain. Most of Huckabee's supporters are not very fond of McCain for various reasons and won't vote for him without Huckabee on the ticket. However they are barraging the McCain HQ with E-mails, phone calls, and faxes every day trying to get Huck on the ticket. In addition at every step of the way Huckabee outshined his rival during the primary season on the trail. That's not something you want in a running mate. Just ask Dukakis.

My guess would be Romney (bleh), Govorner Crist of Florida, or Governor Pawlenty of Minnesota. Romney may be the best bet because while he is a major jerk he did try to play to the Conservative base while Crist or Pawlenty are nowhere close. If so watch for the Dems to go back to all the fights both Romney and McCain had at debates and in ads in January and play them ad nauseum.

[3894]

McCain was taken as a POW in 1967. He was emprisoned for five years. Which, among many other things, means he essentially missed the '60's.

I'm just saying.

[Morrigoon]

Brian: You're leaving out the possibility of a Hail Mary move by McCain - he could always appoint a female running mate.

[BDBopper]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Brian: You're leaving out the possibility of a Hail Mary move by McCain - he could always appoint a female running mate.

He really could. At the top of that list would be governor Palin of Alaska - but she just had her 5th child (and the baby was born premature and with disabilities). Another pick could be Condolezza Rice but if I remember correctly she said she would turn down an offer if it came. the only other female choice I can think of would be Elizabeth Dole who I actually like and have met in person (during the '96 campaign she visited the Georgia Academy For The Blind while it was holing a summer camp I was attending). I actually shook her hand and she was very polite and gracious despite the fact that I told her that if I was voting age I would be voting for Perot. She looked at me and smiled and said "I am very proud of you because you are already interested in the political process at your young age even though you would not vote for my husband." Needless to say I was disappointed when she failed to get the GOP's nomination in 2000.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by BDBopper

It took six ballots but Bob Barr is now the official Libertarian candidate for President.

I just read this article that said Barr would repeal DOMA if he was president. Barr was the dinglecheese authored DOMA! Oy. Even Clinton said he doesn't support it any more.

[Alex]

Yeah, Lani and I were laughing over the weekend about Barr being the Lib candidate. A socially conservative Libertarian. I assume his platform is "everybody can do whatever they want so long as it doesn't involve butts."

[BDBopper]

It is very clear to me that Bob Barr has PMS (Power, Money, Sex) syndrome. I can see right through him. He won't be getting my vote.