Comments on: Scott Brown Gets ‘Presidential Timber’ Question

By: Zip

Zip — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:37:45 +0000

Palin/Brown in 2012. Stupid and pretty.

By: Esstee Intusk

Esstee Intusk — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:24:00 +0000

If Brown favors slaughtering the unborn, he has zero chance of getting to the White House as a Republican. The GOP held its’ nose for McCain, someone who missed few opportunities to offend the party rank-and-file. If another milquetoast Republican becomes the candidate for 2012, Ted Kennedy (deceased) could beat whatever RINO (Republican in Name Only) is trotted out there. Nobody would confuse Obama with a Republican in 2008 and he won. Not many people would confuse W with a Democrat in 2000 and he won. You have to win over your base first if you’re going to win over the American people to reach the White House. The Press said a Republican moderate had the best chance in 2008, but it was Palin’s conservatism that won over the base to even give McCain a shot. Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is Dan Quayle in a skirt.

By: Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:43:20 +0000

Wow.. the worst thing the GOP could do is send up a 2012 candidate that resembles the mold of Barack Obama. It’s a historically observed fact that Senators generally make bad presidents. Governors usually make… better… Presidents.
The Republican Dream Team for 2012 is some combination of Romney/Palin/Gingrich. Don’t argue.. you’ll be wrong.

By: Garba Maigoro

Garba Maigoro — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:58:07 +0000

If he is considering running for office, he better wait till 2016. If he or any Republican runs against Obama, chances are very good that the candidate will lose.

By: Chica

Chica — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:23:05 +0000

Bush and Palin weren’t as cute as this guy is…and he’s not an anti-abortionist freak, either.

By: Jspicer

Jspicer — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:42:37 +0000

You know what kills me, is this guy probably would make a great pres if what he ran on is what he is. But so many conservatives are so worried about what other people do with their own bodies he would never make it.
Im a total fiscal conservative heck im all for freedom, complete freedom, i dont believe in fiscal freedom and then turn around and want to restrict others personal freedoms. Freedom is freedom period. If you believe in one you should believe in the other. If the democrats and the republicans would start to use some logic then maybe jerks like Obama wouldnt get elected.

By: Spicy Mustard

Spicy Mustard — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:38:19 +0000

How about proving himself first? We know nothing.

By: John

John — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:17:24 +0000

I cringed when I saw the Drudge headline. Man, have we learned NOTHING? Why would we want another neophyte in the White House? Maybe in 2020, but not in 2012.

By: Batguano

Batguano — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:05:17 +0000

Pretty fair answer. He wouldn’t want to say “No, I don’t want to run for President” in case it comes back to haunt him years down the track.
Realistically, pretty much every Senator and Governor (and ex Governors) must wonder at some at some point if they are a chance. Just they wait until it is time to say it out loud.
When is Brown up for re-election? Get past that first. See if Mass. returns to the Dark side.

By: Dark Matter

Dark Matter — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:52:28 +0000

Having made my snide remark however, indy_voter does have a point. Palin, Obama, and other candidates for national office seem to be picked more and more based on surface appearance and “sexy factor” than on real track record and substance. We all pay for that in the end, as we’re paying for it with the current administration.