Comments on: On deck: The media makes a “first” exception for Romney, and a Rudy supporter tries to make the conservative case for Rudy

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 15 May 2007 21:25:57 +0000

S.T. asks her faithful readers:

“On the heels of Senator Chuck Hagel’s annoucement that he may seek an independent bid for president, and would consider NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg as a running mate comes the news that Bloomberg himself is considering his own independent bid for the WH…. John Hinderaker wonders if a Hagel candidacy would hurt Republicans. What do you think?”

I was going to argue that it would depend on who the GOP nominee is, but after pondering the situation for a bit, I realized that I couldn’t think of any GOP candidate who would _not_ be hurt by a third-party run by these men.

So then I pondered this: what Democrat would be most hurt by a third party run by them? And I decided it would hurt Hilary the most. (Especially if the ticket’s Bloomberg/Hegel.)

I still think, in the end, though, that the likely election of a Democrat next year would made all but certain if they run.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:18:35 +0000

John Cox won't be on that stage because he's a fringe candidate. He has raised no money, has only a handful of delusional supporters and can't break that HUGE one percent barrier in the polls. Suing the GOP to force them to put him into the debate isn't the Republican way, John Cox. Get the facts on this: LINK

By: Bachbone

Bachbone — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:10:30 +0000

While I respect Olson (his late wife died on the 9/11 plane that hit the Pentagon), I don’t trust much any politician says. I look at what they have done. Guiliani found “reasons” to be a “gun grabber” while mayor of NYC. He also found “reasons” to be overtly unfaithful to his then wife. Anyone who found “reasons” to negate the Second Amendment and marital vows could find “reasons” to do anything. I’ll need more reassurance about Guiliani than yet provided.

By: Pre-Debate Reading » The American Mind

Pre-Debate Reading » The American Mind — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:01:25 +0000

[...] If you want to prepare for the Republican Presidential Debate that isn’t Sister Toldjah has you covered with plenty of reading material. [...]

By: Lorica

Lorica — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:37:13 +0000

Well I wish I could get to this. We are blocked here at work, so I can't download this video. THOMPSON RESPONDS TO MICHEAL MOORE I don't know what the big thing is. Cuban cigars have really gone down hill since Castro started to only machine roll them. I'll take a Gurkha Dominican or a Fuente Dominican anytime over a Cuban, they just ain't worth the money, in or out of this country. The guy who runs JR Cigars.com says that Cubans are going to be made legal by the end of the year. Which when it comes down to it, how do you justify the almost 50 year embargo, but you don't have these restrictions on China. Or you allow everyone in Mexico to jump our borders under the idea that "They just want a better life", but you keep repressing the Cubans because of their dictator. Either way it is pretty silly to keep this, and only makes us look like the bully on the block. - Lorica