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Originally Posted by Guardian
I am a Republican and work for a Republican politician. I consider myself Libertarian so I do not get bent on whoever the party is pushing or endorsing. We talk often at work about the future of the Republican Party and the GOP candidates are a good tell-tale sign. THERE IS NO ONE GOOD!!
All of them try to make Reagan allusions, appear to be hawkish, strong on foreign policy, strong on social issues, strong on immigration. All of the current candidates would make a fine cabinet, but none of them would make a decent president.
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If only we could find a Lincoln; he'd put them all in the cabinet. But I disagree that none of them would make a "decent" president. Perhaps you mean "great". There I would agree with you. In any case, any GOP is more decent than a the current crop of dems.
The only dem I like is Chris Dodd; doesn't always look like he has a lemon up his arse the way the others do.
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I do not see much hope for the GOP in 08 or '10 and '12 for that matter.
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Oh hell, yes. For example if Hillary gets nominated, she's no shoo in according to the women in these parts. Kucinich is off the richter scale; the Kennedy clone, Edwards, maybe; Barak, hmmm, he vulnerable to underhanded scare tactics; Richardson, an interesting possibility, very resourceful, but narrow base; who else? Biden, too strident, not likely; Gravel--dark horse, could surprise, but Alaska? -- there you have it.
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No GOP candidate has unanimous support from evangelicals, and no GOP will win without their support.
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It's too early to assess the evangelical support; more than likely they'd back the nominee. New poll out shows majority of voters want a deeply religious president. Go figure.
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I expect this country to become increasingly liberal in the years to come (damn!), at least in Congress and the Executive Branch.
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Liberal is just a point of view; defining it means knowing what the center is. If you mean we're going to swing left of center over the next few years, you're probably right, but that doesn't mean a dem will get elected; the beauty of the two party is that the pendulum never goes too far in one direction or the other. Either party, however, can ride both ways. Imagine if GOP had a Rockefeller running.
