Anyone else just counting the days until it would be possible for McCain to run for President?

[GroundedSailor]

Originally posted by: Lemon law
Megan is like 23, that 12 years before she would be eligible to run for Pres, but plenty of time to run for lesser offices, make a name for herself, get her ideas and face recognition up, and we shall see.

One thing for sure, this country and the various political parties will be vastly different 12 years for now. Sadly, IMHO, the current GOP leadership is in lala land, even as a partisan democrat, I had hoped they would be well on their way to learning from past mistakes. But I am now somewhat resigned to the fact that the GOP learning process is going to take far longer.

This.

The GOP has to make a sea change in their outlook if they want to become the majority party again. Which is going to piss off their traditionally religious based voters. Really puts the GOP between a rock and a hard place. What might hurt them further is the younger generation is less likely to be on their side on wedge issues like gay marriage / abortion etc and that will have a longer term effect.

Megan is cashing in on her fathers name. Nothing wrong with that, but as someone posted earlier she comes across as an airhead. Maybe she will mature an develop into a adult whose opinion is worth considering. Right now she is not. Time will tell.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
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[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: GroundedSailor

Originally posted by: Lemon law
Megan is like 23, that 12 years before she would be eligible to run for Pres, but plenty of time to run for lesser offices, make a name for herself, get her ideas and face recognition up, and we shall see.

One thing for sure, this country and the various political parties will be vastly different 12 years for now. Sadly, IMHO, the current GOP leadership is in lala land, even as a partisan democrat, I had hoped they would be well on their way to learning from past mistakes. But I am now somewhat resigned to the fact that the GOP learning process is going to take far longer.

This.

The GOP has to make a sea change in their outlook if they want to become the majority party again. Which is going to piss off their traditionally religious based voters. Really puts the GOP between a rock and a hard place. What might hurt them further is the younger generation is less likely to be on their side on wedge issues like gay marriage / abortion etc and that will have a longer term effect.

Megan is cashing in on her fathers name. Nothing wrong with that, but as someone posted earlier she comes across as an airhead. Maybe she will mature an develop into a adult whose opinion is worth considering. Right now she is not. Time will tell.

Yes, some of her columns are very "society section" but the fact is that she's not trying to be a traditional pundit like George Will or John Leo. Her positions certainly seem a damn sight better than those of most traditional Republicans.

ZV

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: BoberFett
Why do we perpetuate these family dynasties and political celebrities? We need to stop putting politicians and a pedestal. We need to stop desperately seeking the next person to worship like they're the fucking return of Jesus. We need to start putting some intelligent, pragmatic people into office.

Trip Palin for the '36 Republican Candidate!!

I can always count on you for the lulz Red.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: OCguy

Originally posted by: jpeyton
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Awwww, I think someone's got a little crush on Megs.

She got your log cabin at attention?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: jpeyton
I really prefer not to see the name McCain anywhere near a Presidential ballot ever again.

glad to see you are staying open minded, I would expect nothing less from you.

He is being open minded....open to anybody but a McCain!!

 

[LumbergTech]

Originally posted by: bamacre
I don't think she has real grasp on what the Republican party used to be nor what it has become.

does it ever occur to you that this former glory is actually fictitious and just a device( partially self created) to give one hope?

 

[Craig234]

No. Less bad is not good.

 

[newnameman]

The only reason she even pretends to be a Republican is that her father was the nominee. She's got a better chance of running on the Democratic ticket.

 

[BudAshes]

will she seduce and then destroy all of our enemies?

 

[EXman]

Originally posted by: BudAshes
will she seduce and then destroy all of our enemies?

dood she is a seductress that is a fact.

I bet she is a [ib]FREAK[/i] in the bedroom...

oh crap did I say that?

sorry just stating what many were thinking.

 

[Robor]

Meghan > Sarah

 

[TheSlamma]

I am fine with her.

That being said though I don't know how people can even touch her with the word "Conservative"

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Seriously. It's absolutely ridiculous that people like Glenn Beck are held up as "leaders" while Ms. McCain gets ostracized. If more conservatives thought as she does, we'd have a fighting chance.

She's probably smart enough not to want to be President, but a man can dream. At the very least it's nice to see some sanity out of a conservative in the media; she's a welcome respite from the likes of O'Reiley, Hannity, and Beck.

ZV

She'd probably be a viable candidate, and if there's a future for the party, it's with candidates like her with a less rabid social agenda. The problem is with the contingent in the party who would never accept her - these are the same people who think they have their finger on the pulse of the nation while constituting Bush's 20% approval rating at the end of his term.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: GroundedSailor

Originally posted by: Lemon law
Megan is like 23, that 12 years before she would be eligible to run for Pres, but plenty of time to run for lesser offices, make a name for herself, get her ideas and face recognition up, and we shall see.

One thing for sure, this country and the various political parties will be vastly different 12 years for now. Sadly, IMHO, the current GOP leadership is in lala land, even as a partisan democrat, I had hoped they would be well on their way to learning from past mistakes. But I am now somewhat resigned to the fact that the GOP learning process is going to take far longer.

This.

The GOP has to make a sea change in their outlook if they want to become the majority party again. Which is going to piss off their traditionally religious based voters. Really puts the GOP between a rock and a hard place. What might hurt them further is the younger generation is less likely to be on their side on wedge issues like gay marriage / abortion etc and that will have a longer term effect.

Megan is cashing in on her fathers name. Nothing wrong with that, but as someone posted earlier she comes across as an airhead. Maybe she will mature an develop into a adult whose opinion is worth considering. Right now she is not. Time will tell.

This is true imo. The Republicans can win if they shed the social conservative crap or at least keep it on a low key priority and run on a small govt policy and then actually legislate like they campaign. As well they have to capture at least 40% of the Latino vote if they want a snow balls chance in hell.

 

[jpeyton]

McCain got owned, hard.

It runs in the family.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
McCain got owned, hard.

It runs in the family.

that is such a bullshit ownage...

"i wasnt born during the french revolution, but i know about it" is akin to saying "i wasnt alive during WWII but i know about it"

while saying "i wasnt alive during Regan's presidency, so i dont know about who he blamed and how long for" is like saying, no i dont know the score of September 21st 2002's Indians vs Whitesox game...

go back to your hole

 

[ZeGermans]

Originally posted by: Fern
GB isn't even a Republican; he's an independant.

ahahahahahahhahhhahahahahhahahahahhahaha


shut the fuck up and kill yourself


e: moderator was right I messed up the formatting on the quote tags! Thanks mod!

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Seriously. It's absolutely ridiculous that people like Glenn Beck are held up as "leaders" while Ms. McCain gets ostracized. If more conservatives thought as she does, we'd have a fighting chance.

She's probably smart enough not to want to be President, but a man can dream. At the very least it's nice to see some sanity out of a conservative in the media; she's a welcome respite from the likes of O'Reiley, Hannity, and Beck.

ZV

I saw her on Bill Mahr's show and she got easily flustered. She wouldn't be able to handle campaigning let alone the critics as President

 

[ZeGermans]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
I think there are plenty of republicans like her but they would never vote for a "liberal" dem even though that Dem is more in line with their views.

To many vote on party name and not the person or their values. That and the religious nuts that control the Rep's would not allow it.

Of course they wouldnt vote for a "liberal" Dem because those are the far left whackjob counterparts to the far right wing whackjobs in the Republican party.

That's pretty stupid. The people on the national stage that are the furthest to the left can barely even be called socialists let alone anything like communist or whatever. Those on the far right have to look over their left shoulder to see Mussolini.

 

[jpeyton]

She'd get torn apart during the GOP primary debates.

 

[Jaskalas]

Originally posted by: Lemon law
Megan is like 23, that 12 years before she would be eligible to run for Pres, but plenty of time to run for lesser offices, make a name for herself, get her ideas and face recognition up, and we shall see.

One thing for sure, this country and the various political parties will be vastly different 12 years for now. Sadly, IMHO, the current GOP leadership is in lala land, even as a partisan democrat, I had hoped they would be well on their way to learning from past mistakes. But I am now somewhat resigned to the fact
that the GOP learning process is going to take far longer.

It gives me a small hope that whoever leads it will not simply be Democrat-lite. That it will not simply be the next Bush or McCain.

That they have not come back strong is a good sign that their wounds are deep enough to inspire deeper changes than a new coat of lipstick on the "compassionate" big government conservative. That pig doesn't need lipstick, it needs to be turned to bacon.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: jpeyton
I really prefer not to see the name McCain anywhere near a Presidential ballot ever again.

glad to see you are staying open minded, I would expect nothing less from you.

That is open minded!! I totally agree with jpeyton!!!

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: masteryoda34

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
If more conservatives thought as she does, we'd have a fighting chance.

"Progressive-Republican" is about as much as an oxy-moron you can possibly have. I don't think she has any idea what she's talking about.

The GOP needs to listen to people like Ron Paul.

yeah, damn teddy roosevelt!

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
I really prefer not to see the name McCain anywhere near a Presidential ballot ever again.

Oh, don't worry, you probably won't, at least not any time in the near future. However, I can't say the same for the ditzy broad from Alaska. Who knows, maybe Willow will be knocked up by the time 2012 rolls around. Then we could have unmarried teenage moms in the White House.