President '08

Ok, so he's from the South Side. But is he a Sox fan? If he's a Cubs fan, well ...

 

He's a Sox fan, IIRC.

 

I'd like to see Brian Schweitzer, governor of Montana, on the ticket.

The fact that Lyman once said he'd vote for Schweitzer says it all about the man's appeal to those who aren't hardcore Democrats.

 

And for the record, editor of Harvard Law Review is a merit-based position, unlike Skull & Bones at Yale...

 

I want a statesman, not a politician. I want somebody who isn't afraid to piss off the extremists from both sides and willing to tell his own party to STFU. I want somebody who'll elevate the level of discourse and not play to the lowest common denominator.

I want the impossible.

 

I've heard Obama speak in person, and, believe me, he's captivating.

And what's wrong with the President of the United States being able to verbally articulate a clear chain of thought?

 

Since the Beltway/media script dictates that the race is going to be between the "fake, inauthentic" Democrat -- no matter who he or she is -- versus the "genuine, straight-talking" Republican -- no matter who he is -- I'll take the phony every time.

 

Based on what I know of Obama, I'd vote for him. I like that he's worked with the other party in order to find consensuses (consensii?). We need someone who can help the nation heal, cliched as it sounds.

 

Obama is too liberal, although I think he's OK personally.

Realistically, I think Rudy Giuliani will be the next president. Personally, I think Mike Huckabee, the governor of Arkansas, might be a dark horse on the GOP side. Wouldn't mind seeing him make a splash.

And, SC, yes, I'd be able to live with Schweitzer as president, although his location won't do him any favors.

(BTW, Double J, if you think Bush is the reason the country needs "healing," you are more than sadly mistaken.)

 

I didn't say that. But it certainly does need to be united again, wouldn't you agree?

 

Yes it does, if it ever was in the first place.

 

Rove split the country, pitting working people against each other, for political gain.

It worked.

Hardly admirable -- not to mention that it left everyone with the prevailing clown show.