tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post666240144300157082..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-53063059373944563422013-07-11T08:18:57.237-04:002013-07-11T08:18:57.237-04:00Steve M --
That's what I meant, but he'll...Steve M --<br /><br />That's what I meant, but he'll have plenty of competition among everyone else singing "Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb-Iran."<br /><br />I agree it's starting to look as if Rubio is the 2016 shoo-in based on the conservative media, Jindal is too dark, Rand will be knee-capped by the military-industrial complex, Christie will be knee-capped as an "fat Obama lover from New Jersey," and Cruz will just be in the race to siphon off some of the crazy froth, and will be rewarded by the establishment with the VP spot, and Rick Perry will be too old and crazy-religious for the establishment. <br /><br />Jeb would be the perfect establishment choice, but since we're still dealing with his brother's depression and wars, I think he'll have to be convinced not to run. I think even with Clinton on the ticket, they'll have to go with an alternative, and the younger the better. <br /><br />Let's check back in 3 years and see how I did.<br /><br />Lit3Bolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407681812425172672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-68050514712723134602013-07-10T21:35:11.624-04:002013-07-10T21:35:11.624-04:00Hell, we'll be lucky if it isn't war with ...Hell, we'll be lucky if it isn't war with Mexico.aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-47644090784980917222013-07-10T18:11:08.618-04:002013-07-10T18:11:08.618-04:00In any case, the War with Iran candidate will win ...<i>In any case, the War with Iran candidate will win the GOP primary in 2016.</i><br /><br />Well, that could <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/06/04/494580/rubio-prepare-war-iran/" rel="nofollow">easily be Rubio.</a>Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-6700949020628007392013-07-10T18:01:28.509-04:002013-07-10T18:01:28.509-04:00I think your analysis is good but flawed and I agr...I think your analysis is good but flawed and I agree with aimai.<br /><br />Sure, Rubio 2016 may be thinking this is a viable strategy, but in the age of youtube, it's incredibly easy to point out waffling on issues. Rubio will be hammered in the primary no matter what, because the national conservative base will likely not do a 180 from smearing the Kenyan Usurper to embracing the GOP Great Brown Hope (although I could be wrong...look at the rallying around Zimmerman).<br /><br />In any case, the War with Iran candidate will win the GOP primary in 2016.Lit3Bolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407681812425172672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-37259826500777742012013-07-10T13:57:32.217-04:002013-07-10T13:57:32.217-04:00Of course (some) Republican national level candida...Of course (some) Republican national level candidate will "argue" that he can get comprehensive immigration reform done where Obama couldn't. But he won't do more than mutter that out of the side of his mouth, where he hopes no one in the Primary voting base can hear him. All claims to be interested in solving any problem that human beings or liberals think is a problem have to be handled in this furtive way. Even Bush had to do his "compassionate conservative" and trial baloons to the hispanic community on the down low.<br /><br />Even Rubio won't get farther than a kind of "look at me!" iconic front man stance on the issue. The last thing he can do is look like a squish on the subject to any primary voters. Like Obama had to run away from the image of the angry black man Rubio will have to stay far, far, far away from any suggestion of "amnesty" and since everything short of public electrocution for hispanic people is seen as "amnesty" he will basically have to keep his mouth shut to get past the primary and won't dare do more than gesture wordlessly at himself and his name for the purposes of courting the hispanic vote after a primary. Its not going to be very convincing.aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-41263075273324637582013-07-10T12:13:59.893-04:002013-07-10T12:13:59.893-04:00I don't think Rubio's got the political sk...I don't think Rubio's got the political skill to pull all of this off.<br /><br />Of course, all of that changes if the MSM might be ready, willing, and able to help him.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-54867237857261153192013-07-10T12:09:08.480-04:002013-07-10T12:09:08.480-04:00"Maybe arguing that he can get the job done (..."Maybe arguing that he can get the job done (without ever quite explaining how) would be better for him than helping to get a bill passed."<br /><br />Well, yeah - this has been GOP SOP for five years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137423464577067869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-61557127091014154542013-07-10T12:03:36.597-04:002013-07-10T12:03:36.597-04:00What are you smoking?
New voters created by such ...What are you smoking?<br /><br />New voters created by such a deal would mostly vote Democrat and everybody knows it.<br /><br />Existing GOP voters would mostly be opposed.<br /><br />So, huh?Philo Vaihingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150326435392881297noreply@blogger.com