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  • #31
    Re: Want to bet on that?

    Originally posted by Pyrodrew
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    REPUB
    McCain 28.2
    Allen 15.1
    Giuliani 14.5
    Romney 8.5
    Rice 4.8
    Frist 4.0


    DEMO
    H.Clinton 44.0
    Warner 18.8
    Gore 5.4
    Edwards 4.6
    Feingold 4.3
    Biden 4.2
    Bayh 4.1
    That is a crazy site.

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    • #32
      Arnold.

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      • #33
        I don't think George Allen is a strong candidate. Nothing to be enlightened about.
        I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Ramo
          Just got this from the Hotline blog:



          This is just bizarre.
          Ramo, Ramo. The Dems -- who've nominated 3 Catholics an one Greek Orthodox candidate for president, as well one Jew and at least one Catholic for vice president, do have a litmus test: don't be a complete freakin' religious nutjob. The GOP has no such test.
          "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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          • #35
            Originally posted by DanS
            I don't think George Allen is a strong candidate. Nothing to be enlightened about.
            Fair enough. I'm just surprised at how much play he's getting already.
            "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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            • #36
              That's only because the field is wide open. Normally, the GOP has an establishment candidate. Not this cycle.
              I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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              • #37
                Allen, like Shrub, is able to unite the corporate and social wings of the GOP. The Republican coalition has serious fissures, and few people can really bridge that gap. Incidentally, Allen was also a Governor before his Senate terms (like Evan Bayh).

                The only Republican Governor that I think can win the nomination is Haley Barbour (MS). Pawlenty (MN) is also a contender, but he might lose his re-election campaign next year. Huckabee (AR) would be a good candidate for the general, but his tax increases may make him anathema to the Republican base. Sanford (SC) had been mentioned, but from what I've heard he's incredibly inept, and besides took himself out of the running. Pataki (NY) obviously has no shot in hell due to his social views, and I have no idea why anyone takes his bid seriously.
                "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
                -Bokonon

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                • #38
                  Romney

                  I just read about his mandatory medical insurance plan that would force everyone to get medical insurance. Targeted specifically for young men in their 20's who decided not to get it due to finances or health (i.e. me). Time was heralding it as a third way on medical insurance, but I think its bull****.

                  An unfunded mandate on the individual level. I am struggling just to pay rent, so I make a rational choice "well I haven't needed a hospital in years, so do I want medical insurance or food?" Tough choice.

                  I'd be screwed if I was required by law to buy insurance. Its bull****.

                  Romney
                  Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012

                  When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah

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                  • #39
                    Ramo, Ramo. The Dems -- who've nominated 3 Catholics an one Greek Orthodox candidate for president, as well one Jew and at least one Catholic for vice president, do have a litmus test: don't be a complete freakin' religious nutjob. The GOP has no such test.
                    That's not the really bizarre thing in Romney's quote. The statement's actually good politics as long as the press doesn't point out that it's patently untrue and ridicule him for saying so (which they probably won't). The second bolded part though - saying that there's no place for religion in politics and government. Does he really expect to win the Republican nomination with that attitude?
                    "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
                    -Bokonon

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                    • #40
                      Hmmmm, looks like Warner is moving up. That's good, he seems like just the person to stop Hillary...
                      Stop Quoting Ben

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by Bosh
                        Hmmmm, looks like Warner is moving up. That's good, he seems like just the person to stop Hillary...
                        Does Warner have any warmth or charisma? I've never heard him address a crowd, so I don't know -- but I do know that, even after Bill, the Dems seem not to understand how important that is. How this keeps escaping the party of FDR and JFK is beyond me...
                        "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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                        • #42
                          Warner

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                          • #43
                            Does Warner have any warmth or charisma?
                            Not much.
                            I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by DanS


                              Not much.
                              Figures.
                              "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Ramo
                                The only Republican Governor that I think can win the nomination is Haley Barbour (MS).
                                I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                                For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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