tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post189662775200842378..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: On the Non-Candidacy of Mitt RomneyThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-6956235454576659262015-02-01T18:02:58.975-05:002015-02-01T18:02:58.975-05:00I don't think Jeb Bush will be the nominee, bu...I don't think Jeb Bush will be the nominee, but for rather an odd reason. That reason is that one of the strikes against Hillary is that she drags with her a lot of baggage people don't want to deal with any more-- Hillarycare, Bill and Monica, all that dreary 90s stuff, as well as our general overexposure to her flaws as a candidate (brittleness, entitledness, relative inexperience, et cetera). Make it Clinton v. Bush II by nominating Jeb and we can't turn away from all that, the way it feels to me that we want to.<br /><br />Mind you, I don't think Jeb Bush would be a bad President. He'd have been better than his brother. But against Hillary it's not such a great idea, I think.antiquariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-81869900495370564802015-02-01T11:37:34.996-05:002015-02-01T11:37:34.996-05:00It's a long way to the top if you want to rock...It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll. I wouldn't venture a guess as to who the Republican nominee will be. Certainly Jeb is running the GHWB/GWB playbook and locking up all the big donors early, which probably played a big part in Mitt's departure. <br />Personally, and I think history proves this, our best Presidents are ex-governors. So for my money that cuts out Rubio, Cruz, Rand Paul et al. I like Walker. He ain't perfect (immigration for example) but he's gone through the wars with surprisingly very little anger or bitterness. I can't imagine the whole of union thugocracy coming after someone, picking apart their politics, their personal lives, threatening, and with all the corrupt judges coming after him...it just boggles the mind. BUT THE GUY WON! Obviously the man knows how to run a state and has the political chops to get it done. <br />So at this early EARLY stage, I'm a Scott Walker kinda guy. Go Cheeseheads!"The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.com