Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was the only guy who worried me and he announced today that he isn’t running.
U.S. Sen. John Thune said Tuesday that he won’t join what’s expected to be a crowded GOP field of presidential hopefuls next year, concluding he would have a difficult time fundraising and that President Barack Obama would be tough to beat.
So, it’s Tim Pawlenty, Haley Barbour, or Mitt Romney then. Unless you want to tell me that Sarah Palin or Newt Gingrich is going to win the nomination.
Oh, yeah. There’s that guy Jon Huntsman of Utah who is quitting his job as Obama’s ambassador to China to run against Obama and tell everyone what a miserable president he is. I guess the folks who want a grown-up and don’t mind Mormonism will vote for him.
All I know is that the Republican primaries are going to be a circus. The only two guys I can see possibly running the country are both Mormons, and one works for the Obama administration and the other pioneered his health care approach. And they’re going up against Caribou Barbie, Newt ‘Family Values’ Gingrich,’ and a guy who thinks the Citizen’s Councils weren’t so bad.
And The Donald. Don’t forget The Donald.
And Man on Dog.
I do think that the political foundations are shaking under the feet of entertainment government.
Consider that more people turned out at the Wisconsin capitol on Saturday than any national demonstration on the Washington mall, even after extensive promotion by FoxNews and hype by the corporate media.
I’d still take even odds its going to be someone who isn’t “running” for President right now. I really can’t believe after a strong showing in the midterms the GOP is going to nominate a weak candidate and let Obama have a decent shot at winning.
Their current plan is to sabotage the economy wherever possible to ensure that Obama loses, and use strong arm tactics in redistricting to make sure the House doesn’t suffer too much from the blowback from this. If its all for naught, then what’s the point?
Perhaps the big money backers are giving Pawlenty a little bit of time to get his stuff together, and if he’s not the guy, move on to someone else.
As an aside, its amazing that nobody ever brings up the Carter parallel here. Everyone always looks at the Obama presidency in terms of Clinton, LBJ, FDR, but what about Carter? I’m not trolling here- he was a post-partisan type who lost reelection because he got outplayed politically by the right. If Obama loses, and of course I’m praying he doesn’t, those comparisons will seem pretty apt. Hopefully folks much smarter than I at the white house have learned the relevant lessons and are applying them dutifully.
If they wanted a grown-up they wouldn’t be Republicans.
I think you too easily dismiss the possibility of a Palin and/or Gingrich nomination. Neither is any more absurd than 90% of the creatures they nominated for Congress last time.
Also, why doesn’t Pawlenty worry you?
Why would Pawlenty worry me. He looks like my 15-year old niece could drop and pin him in less than 30 seconds. He’s softer than Wonder Bread dough. I can more easily picture him as one of Santa’s elves than commanding our troops.
he’s a blank slate. maybe he can get it together in the next few months. i think he has a decent shot actually, and if the GOP succeeds in sabotaging the economy, then, I’d give T-Paw even odds.
If you’re not afraid to let him date your sister, you’re not voting for him for president. Especially if you are a Republican. Pawlenty has less testosterone than a jelly bean. You want someone from Minnesota? How about Prince. He’s horny enough for the whole Republican field.
Look, I’m joking around here, but Pawlenty is not a leader of people. He’s just not.
You are right about T-Paw. He’s a super lightweight.
On the very day of the I-5 bridge collapse, Pawlenty’s office was openly celebrating his gubernatorial veto n of the passage of funding for highway and bridge repair.
Should he run, this should be highlighted nationally.
Cool how when “Circus Freak Show” is the head, Google ads puts McCain’s face in the banner. Maybe AI is further along than I thought.
So Mike Pence doesn’t bother you? Mitch Daniels? Huntsmen?
Pence is a clown. I still think Huckabee is going to run. Especially is Queen Sarah of Grifterville doesn’t.
Caribou Barbie is going to be the nominee unless wolves learn how to shoot down helicopters – the teabaggers will literally burn Tampa to the ground if she’s not the nominee. The Donald™ will probably be her veep, the campaign will indeed be a P.T. Barnum production, and Obama will win 40+ states.
BooMan, you are hilarious.
brought to you by ringling bros, barnum and bailey…
gop mascot’s an elephant for a reason, eh.
There should be some sort of pool to vote for/predict the Republican nominee.
If Palin declares soon, or nearly first, she’ll win the nomination. The Republican base hates her the least of any potential candidate. IMHO.
small time. I see that list of names and it’s a bunch of nobodies or proven losers. I’m with Calvin above, i still expect to see Huckleberry in the race. not that he’s much of a step up from the other nobodies.
I read a story a couple of days ago that said that the darling of the GOP Chris Christie has been losing weight, the reporters reports that his suits are “a lot baggier”. I wrote elsewhere, that if Christie starts to lose weight, then I would bet on a presidential run, if not a VP run.
You heard it hear first.
If Christie thinks he’s going to be invited to the VP prom he’ll find Marco Rubio blocking his access. Marco looks like he’s just waiting to be asked out on a date by whoever gets the nomination, and given the abysmal record of the GOP with the Hispanic community there will be plenty of GOP operatives who think he’s just the ticket to recapture some of those votes.
You know my thoughts – I’m sticking with Palin.
Your post did inspire me to brush off my Photoshop skills though. Enjoy.
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Mitch Daniels looks to me like he’s trying for an inside move, coming up along the guardrail and trying to look all center-y in the midst of a bunch of Tea toxin madmen. This might explain his eminently reasonable-sounding statement about not sending troopers after fleeing Indiana Democratic legislators while still maintaining his support for Walker.
Agree with everyone else, T-Paw is that A-V Club kid you knew back in high school who was too much of a lightweight to make a decent athlete, lacked the brains to get into the chess or math clubs, and just wasn’t cool enough to be one of the bad boys. So he’s stuck hanging around with his buddy (the Fonz) while hoping the cool rubs off. Now that the Fonz is in prison or running a bar somewhere T-Paw the A-V Club treasurer is stuck trying to look and sound cool all on his own. Sure, he’s heard the Fonz look and sound cool, but how come he can’t manage it with the same mannerisms and language? Like all loser A-V Club guys he’ll never, ever get why he’s not cool. Someday he’ll ask someone why, and then they’ll tell him if you have to ask then you’re just not cool.