Monthly Archives: December 2010

Song of the Day: Playing God

 

Seriously? Vice-President Rubio Already?

I almost want to jump ahead to 2016. Mitch Daniels is my guy in 2012, but the new Republicans who excite me the most are Chris Christie and Marco Rubio. Christie is rumoured to be running for President or Vice President at least once a week, and now it appears to be Rubio’s turn. Mind you, he hasn’t even been seated as Senator yet.

You may ask, “Why 2016? Why not 2012?” Basically, I’ve created what I call the “Yes We Can/You Betcha” rule. Simply put, experience matters and as much of a fan as I may be, I require all presidential candidates to have at least proven that they can serve and get re-elected to one full term in whatever office they currently hold. Crazy talk, I know. But before I get behind someone as a potential leader of the free world, I’d like to see that they can handle the job they have now.

Which is not to say Marco Rubio wouldn’t make sense on the ticket…

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Sarah Palin’s “Roadmap for America’s Future”

I’m a Sarah Palin agnostic. I don’t dislike her as much as I dislike the fact that everyone thinks they need to have an opinion on her. I dislike having to defend her from the liberal media whenever they go on the attack over petty bullshit (particular involving her family) and blame anything that happened in 2008 on the mind-numbing incompetence of the McCain campaign. I also dislike having some of the zealots who follow her go on the attack every time anyone makes the slightest criticism of her.

I also reserve the right to disavow knowledge of anyone who seriously tries to compare her to Ronald Reagan. A) it’s not funny. B) Reagan is the Republican Highlander: There Can Only Be One.

If she chooses to run, she’s no where near my first choice as a candidate. It isn’t because she’s a woman or not part of the establishment, I just never considered her to be serious. Fine, she knows the catchphrases and the ten word version of conservative dogma, but outside of Fox News and the assignments she posts on Facebook…has anyone challenger her on any of it?

Here’s the rub. The preceding paragraph? All before last Friday when she penned a Wall Street Journal editorial endorsing Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap for America’s Future.” So sayeth Mrs. Palin…

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