While my head tells me Mitt Romney for our candidate in 2012, my heart is with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels…which of course means he’s going to toy with my emotions. Most recently in a local paper Courier-Journal he said he’s NOT running for President. Then he said he’s not looking at ‘12 bid, but “if [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2012’
Dear Mitch Daniels, Quit Playing Games With My Heart
Posted: August 26, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, Mitch Daniels
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Can Newt Gingrich win in 2012?
Posted: July 26, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, newt gingrich
Newt Gingrich said last Sunday on “Fox News Sunday” he was going to decide if he was running for President or not in February, which of course now makes his annual speech at CPAC that much more eagerly anticipated. We’ve heard this from him before, but my question isn’t if he will run…but should he [...]
Chris Christie for…VICE President?
Posted: June 23, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, chris christie, vice president
Chris Christie is not running for President. He said he’s not running for President. It makes no sense for him to run for President. It’s still hard for someone who is increasing growing as popular as he is to NOT have people call on him to run, especially when many of us on the Right [...]
Mitch Daniels/Paul Ryan 2012?
Posted: June 17, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: paul ryan, 2012, Mitch Daniels
Around these parts, we’re all huge fans of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. They’re two of the smartest guys conservatives have fighting for us, and represent what I call the “Shut Up and Govern” wing of the Republican Party where they do just that…shut up and govern. They’re also two cats [...]
Don’t know Mitch Daniels? Start.
Posted: June 7, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, indiana, Mitch Daniels
My post aboot how Chris Christie should NOT run for President started from a conversation with a friend who agreed, but felt he was all we had. Many people aren’t too impressed with our front runners (Mitt, Newt, Huck, and T-Paw) and are looking elsewhere. The more I keep thinking aboot a dark horse candidate [...]
Chris Christie NOT for President
Posted: June 7, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, chris christie
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is reaching Michael Jackson “Thriller” levels of popularity amongst conservatives. Every time he “drops” a new video from one of his town hall meetings, it gets retweeted all over the internets, and generally leaves us with one to three quotable zingers. Folks keep saying “Christie in 2012.” While your humble [...]
Why Newt Gingrich Matters
Posted: May 18, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, education, newt gingrich
I don’t care aboot baggage, which whenever I mention being a fan of Newt Gingrich, people always want to bring up. The Right complains aboot people he’s endorsed. The Left always brings up his marriages. I just don’t care. And that includes when it comes to Democrats. I was only marginally upset over the Rev. [...]
Rudy Giuliani v3.0?
Posted: May 17, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, New York, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, Rudy Giuliani
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying I was hoping for a Rudy ’10 bumper sticker for the back of my car. Originally I was counting on him to run for Governor, but as he seemed less interested and I read more aboot Rick Lazio, I figure he could easy destroy Kristen Gillibrand for the [...]
In Defense of Newt Gingrich
Posted: May 9, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2+2=4, 2012, newt gingrich
I wasn’t paying that close attention to the UTAH Republican Convention, and while I usually side with the side that pushes for younger reform minded conservatives to run for Senate and Congress, the fact that current Senator Bob Bennett won’t be on the ballot this November really doesn’t rank high to stories I pay attention [...]
BOOK REVIEW: No Apology by Mitt Romney
Posted: March 2, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Book Review, Entertainment, Mitt Romney, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, mitt romney, no apologies
I always hate political books that are more biographical than they are the person’s ideas. You know, 300 pages of what an awesome person they are, with one chapter dedicated to everything they would do the fix the country. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case with “No Apologies.” In it, Mitt Romney focused almost entirely on [...]
Mitch Daniels: Healthcare Reform Hoosier Stylee
Posted: March 1, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, healthcare, Mitch Daniels
So many articles lately on Mitch Daniels, so little time. This one is topical because it has to do with health care reform, or more specifically, health savings accounts. You know, one of the Republican alternatives the President lies aboot us not having. I’ve always been the most interest in HSA (let Wikipedia explain more), [...]
Newt Gingrich: The Proteus of a Potomac?
Posted: March 1, 2010 by John Brodigan in Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, newt gingrich
For all of the whining some of my fellow eCon’s do when Newt Gingrich disagrees with them aboot anything, you saw none of that at CPAC as we walked through the crowd to “Eye of the Tiger” and chants of “NEWT!” All is usually forgiven once he starts speaking and aides throw chunks of raw [...]
Mitch Daniels…Really Does Announce His Candidacy for President?
Posted: February 26, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, Mitch Daniels
Normally I go with the “Person X Announces His Candidacy for President” as a joke and a cheap way to get people on the Twitter to click the link to my blog, but this time it’s at least slightly truthful. Only slightly. While Mitt Romney is still the perennial favourite for the nomination, some conservatives [...]
Mitt Romney: Meet Him Again, For The First time
Posted: February 22, 2010 by John Brodigan in 2012 Watch, Mitt Romney, Politics, Politics, PoliticsTags: 2012, mitt romney
I mentioned the “Re-Imagining of Mitt Romney” last week (to which a friend of mine snarkily called the re-re-re-re-imagining, *shakes fist*) on how M-Ro has learned from the mistakes of his failed 2008 campaign. Top of the list is of course not running as himself and instead running as a born again social conservative who [...]
