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GrassrootsConservative
11-09-2012, 10:14 PM
Alright Republicans I'm sick and tired of seeing people who aren't conservatives at heart being on our ballot. I've heard it from others too, so I know I am not the only one. John McCain was an old Libertarian fart and this Mitt Romney guy looked like a very very moderate Liberal. Who do you guys want to see nominated for the ballot in 2016? I'll start:

President - Chris Christie
Vice - Marco Rubio

For all that is holy, please none of you mention Jeb Bush. I've heard that name thrown around a lot in the last two days and you all know that the media would ruin his chances before he was even nominated.
BooHoo
11-09-2012, 10:17 PM
I would LOVE to see Rubio, Christie and Rice!
KC
11-09-2012, 10:17 PM
Alright Republicans I'm sick and tired of seeing people who aren't conservatives at heart being on our ballot. I've heard it from others too, so I know I am not the only one. John McCain was an old Libertarian fart and this Mitt Romney guy looked like a very very moderate Liberal. Who do you guys want to see nominated for the ballot in 2016? I'll start:

President - Chris Christie
Vice - Marco Rubio

For all that is holy, please none of you mention Jeb Bush. I've heard that name thrown around a lot in the last two days and you all know that the media would ruin his chances before he was even nominated.

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/173/576/Wat8.jpg?1315930535
Chris
11-09-2012, 10:22 PM
Ron Paul!

Hehe, just kidding.


What I've seen in mention of Bush is he would bring in the Hispanic vote.
oceanloverOH
11-09-2012, 10:23 PM
Definitely Rice and Rubio.
Conley
11-09-2012, 10:24 PM
That photo looks like Tim in drag.

Lotta folks saying Christie will make the jump to D, not sure if that's just angry Laura Ingraham or if there's something to it.
GrassrootsConservative
11-09-2012, 10:25 PM
What I've seen in mention of Bush is he would bring in the Hispanic vote.

So would Rubio, without being a Bush.
KC
11-09-2012, 10:33 PM
Rand Paul and Gary Johnson, now they would be a dream team. Dream as in not in our lifetime.

I'm curious GrassrootsConservative, why you think John McCain is a libertarian old fart? He came off as very interventionist to me, and he even supported giving people a tax credit to pay for health insurance.
Aristophanes
11-09-2012, 10:52 PM
Sounds like a dream team to me.
Peter1469
11-09-2012, 11:27 PM
There won't be any elections in 2016. The economy will crash next year. Game over.
Chris
11-09-2012, 11:31 PM
Rand Paul and Gary Johnson, now they would be a dream team. Dream as in not in our lifetime.

I'm curious GrassrootsConservative, why you think John McCain is a libertarian old fart? He came off as very interventionist to me, and he even supported giving people a tax credit to pay for health insurance.

Rand's too young as his father's too old.

McCain, a libertarian!?!?!?! He's a moderate. Palin was somewhat tea party libertarian.
KC
11-09-2012, 11:33 PM
Rand's too young as his father's too old.

McCain, a libertarian!?!?!?! He's a moderate. Palin was somewhat tea party libertarian.

That's what I thought about McCain, but I'm still awaiting some reason why GRC thinks he's libertarian.

Also, Rand's only two years younger than our current President, and I think he'd do a much better job. I really want to support candidates who will speak openly against the NDAA and drones though, so that's part of my reason for liking him.
Chris
11-09-2012, 11:40 PM
Maybe he meant McCain's liberal. :-D

Our current prez is too young and inexperienced, among other things.
GrassrootsConservative
11-09-2012, 11:53 PM
Sorry, I meant progressive, actually. Libertarian would be a godsend and I had it on my mind because I was originally going to talk about Rand Paul.
KC
11-10-2012, 12:13 AM
Sorry, I meant progressive, actually. Libertarian would be a godsend and I had it on my mind because I was originally going to talk about Rand Paul.

That makes sense. I'm not sure I'd put him the progressive camp, but he wasn't really a conservative either. Like Chris said, moderate is probably the best readily available description of McCain's 2008 politics.
GrassrootsConservative
11-10-2012, 02:41 AM
That makes sense. I'm not sure I'd put him the progressive camp, but he wasn't really a conservative either. Like Chris said, moderate is probably the best readily available description of McCain's 2008 politics.

IMHO he's a RINO (Republican In Name Only) and really that's the way most conservatives I know described him.


But, like Romney, it's always been anyone but Obama. Obama is the great deceiver. He's a silver-tongued serpent and he's very good at persuading the ignorant.
Chris
11-10-2012, 03:27 AM
Posted elsewhere but here's the link: When Conservatism Is a Second Language (http://spectator.org/archives/2012/11/08/when-conservatism-is-a-secon). Talks about the last 10 moderate Republican candidates for President.
Mainecoons
11-10-2012, 08:15 AM
Rubio fails the Constitutional eligibility test. Of course that test will be enforced against a Republican.

Forget Christie. Too many feel he stabbed the party in the back at the most inopportune moment. Plus he is extremely unattractive physically. Even though there are a lot of fat people in America, fattest country in the world, it is still looked down on.