Reply To: Your Dream-Ticket for 2012

Give Me a Break,

Oh! I didn’t think you were referring to the constitutional limitations placed upon the electors of a state with two of its residents on the ticket. This is absolutely no problem. Firstly, Huckabee can register as an Arkansas resident (despite the construction of his Florida mansion) as Cheney did (as you mentioned). Secondly, the President can still get the electorals of his state. It will only bar the electors to vote for the veep which would have to be decided in the Senate (which will likely be under Republican control).

I believe that the Republicans have better electable candidates than Petraeus. Mitch Daniels for one (recently called ‘serious’ by President Obama) is definitely electable.

True. However, the Cold War was a psychological war that left many Americans edgy about America’s exeptionalism; the war on terror is a war that needs to be lead from the Pentagon. Reagan induced optimism into the American public and boosted their morale that. Led to the collapse of the Soviets. General Petraeus would make a great Secretary of Defense and would perhaps be more effective working for the Pentagon than in the White House.

newhere,

Although I know that Charlie Hall (and undoubtedly nfgo3 — the one who constantly distorts facts and engages in demagoguery to ‘Palinize’ me) will disagree with me, I tend to classify myself as a moderate. Nevertheless, I fundamentally believe that Obama is ruining this country. His ideology is making irreversible damage to this country — worse than you can ever imagine. While I will hesitate to pull the lever for Ron Paul, I will not vote for President Obama if he continues on this path. I’ll let you in on another secret: I probably have more in common ideologically with Ron Paul than with (the old) “The Donald.” My conviction is that Donald Trump’s shift in issues is as fraudulent as Obama’s birth certificate.