Possible GOP vice presidents

Who's committed to ending it quickly?

And red, ask actual socialists. Kennedy and Kerry ain't theirs.

 

(This was written in 2007)
Obama's plan, outlined before an audience of about 500 at Ashford University, calls for the complete pullout of troops by the end of (2008) by bringing home one or two brigades each month.

"Let me be clear: There is no military solution in Iraq. There never was," he said. "'The best way to protect our security and to pressure Iraq's leaders to resolve their civil war is to immediately begin to remove our combat troops. Not in six months or one year – now."

Other Democratic candidates have also called for the immediate start of a troop withdrawal. While Obama's speech added some new details, it did not offer any dramatic new insights about his position on the war.

"The American people have the right instincts on Iraq," Obama said. "It's time to heed their judgment…I will be a president who listens to the American people, not a president who ignores the American people."

 

"'The best way to protect our security and to pressure Iraq's leaders to resolve their civil war is to immediately begin to remove our combat troops. Not in six months or one year – now" is not a commitment to ending the war quickly, and neither is, "the immediate start of a troop withdrawal."

I'm sorry, but it's just not. It's a commitment to begin the process of ending the war, which both Obama and Clinton have agreed may -- read "will" -- entail leaving residual forces in Iraq for the foreseeable.

 

A Republican I work with has already written Bloomberg’s name as the write-in candidate, refusing to vote for the other foofs. I don’t blame him. The Republican field is a wreck.

 

WTF for? Bloomberg is a RINO — he's more liberal than Clinton and maybe more so than Obama.

 

Simply put: I live in North Jersey. People usually care more about fiscal issues than gays fucking. The Republicans around here are more like Bloomberg than they will ever be like Huckabee.

 

By what possible standard can you classify Bloomberg as more liberal than Obama? Obama is text book liberal on every issue out there, I can't think of a single variation. Not attacking, I think he's proud of it, and it certainly seems to sell, but as much as Bloomberg is a joke as a Republican - smart move to avoid the gridlock of losers in the Democratic primary - he can't be MORE liberal than Obama.

 

I like Bloomberg. He's big time into environmental issues and gun control, and like you say, the Wall Street crowd should love him.

He could really throw a monkey wrench into this whole election.

 

I don't think Hagel would turn it down if offered.

And don't assume that. I wouldn't want Joe anywhere near the Dems this year.

 

Wouldn't choosing Leiberman show a commitment to move forward/work together (blah, blah) despite differences in opinion? Or is that only a value when the commitment is towards what you believe as opposed to away from it?

 

Lieberman is a liberal in every single way except the war. Gay marriage, immigration, affirmative action, enviroment, abortion, gun control, etc.

You really think the GOP base would be OK with all of that because of one issue? Did you see what happened to Rudy?

 

The discussion is for the Dems. Read the background (if you're interested).