For What it’s Worth, my Choice in 2008
I detest the fact that we’re already talking about the ’08 elections, but running for Prez has become almost a year-round thing. This contest is interesting, of course, because the field is so wide-open. Regular readers know that I consider the Democrat party to be the home of contemporary socialism, and since I think socialism fails everywhere it’s tried, basically, I can’t even consider a Democrat (and there are other reasons as well, not that I need to enumerate them all here). Readers will also know that I say a lot of critical things about Republicans as well—since I’m not one, but certainly, I’ll consider voting Republican, depending on who gets the nomination. I’ve decided, by the way, despite a kind word or two that I had for Rudy because of his willingness to commit to appointing constructionist judges, that I cannot support his candidacy under any circumstances. I respect many things about the man, but I just can’t do it. I’ll vote third party if Rudy gets the nomination. I’m not there with John McCain, but I can see it from there with him as well. I respect many things about him as well, most notably his military service, but he just says some incredibly stupid things when he’s “Straight Talking”, and frankly, I don’t trust the man any further than I could throw him. If he gets the nomination, I might vote for him with a closepin on my nose, but I’m not even sure of that.
Then there’s Mitt the Mediocre. And he’s probably the best of the three. Uggh.
But there is a candidate that I could support pretty much wholeheartedly, though he’s a second- or even third-tier candidate, and that’s Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas. He’s a good guy, right on the issues, and with impeccable character. I don’t know if he has a ghost of a chance, but I’d love to see him in the Oval Office. Get to know him, readers!
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9 Responses to “For What it’s Worth, my Choice in 2008”
Aside from being extremely wrong about the Democrat party, there was a lot I liked in this post from you.
As someone who thinks electing another Republican to the Oval Office in 2008 would be about as horrible of an idea as desiring to date Britney Spears right now, my selfish desire is to see Rudy get the nomination, because I believe he would split the party severely and ultimately be unelectable.
BUT, as someone who loves this country and respects the political process and recognizes the very real possibility that the Democrats again won’t pull their crud together enough to win a presidential election, I want to totally echo your endorsement of Huckabee. Of the GOP choices, he is far and away the best one.
gurufrisbee ~ Mar 15, 2007 at 8:15 am
Hey, I’ll take that as a positive, dude!
And you DON’T want to date Britney???
Byron ~ Mar 15, 2007 at 8:25 am
The only thing I can imagine being dumber than dating Britney right now would be launching a pre-emptive “war” on a non-threatening nation with no plan for victory or exiting and the almost certain guarantee that such action would lead to a horrible civil war there. And no one would be dumb enough to do that….
gurufrisbee ~ Mar 15, 2007 at 9:27 am
Hey, that sounds like a pretty centrist-sounding, balanced point of view. I think I’m pretty close to agreeing on both counts…but uh, ya did kind of follow a rabbit trail there, didn’t ya???
Byron ~ Mar 15, 2007 at 10:36 am
My friend ExPat put a posting on Page 132 with the claim that this was the weakest crop of GOP presidential candidates and while I certainly do agree that it would get even more interesting if Hagel and/or Thompson and/or Newt would jump in, too, the absence of THE WORST president in the history of our nation as a candidate makes this field for the republicans LIGHT YEARS better than it was in 2000 or 2004.
gurufrisbee ~ Mar 15, 2007 at 4:59 pm
WORST president yada yada yada. Newt? You’re kidding, right? Under no circumstances would I vote for Newt Gingrich (despite my philosophical agreement with him on a lot of things). I honestly don’t know that much about Fred Thompson; he might be an intriguing candidate, though he sure isn’t the telegenic Obama/Edwards/Romney kind of guy that seems to capture attention irrespective of politics. He looks like a plumber (no offense to plumbers out there).
Byron ~ Mar 16, 2007 at 8:49 am
WORST president – and it’s not even a close contest. It’s like that Vanderbilt-George Washington game yesterday, it’s so not close. You can ‘yadda’ it all you want, but it’s the truth.
I’d never vote for ANY of these guys, but the more options out there makes it more interesting. Even Newt. And Thompson might not be telegenic to you, but he is very comfortable in front of the camera, for sure.
gurufrisbee ~ Mar 16, 2007 at 8:56 am
Sez you, dude. Stick to college basketball…
Byron ~ Mar 19, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Sez reality, dude. Wish he had stuck to just ruining the Rangers.
gurufrisbee ~ Mar 20, 2007 at 8:55 am