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The granddaughter is in town and we will be tied up with her through Easter. Priorities!
The 2012 GOP Nomination
It’s very early, so this is not an endorsement, but here’s my thinking as of now. Keep in mind there is no perfect candidate, as my health won’t permit me to run, despite a groundswell of support from three or four blog readers. And remember that Reagan wasn’t “Reagan” until after he won.
I think we need a new face. Right now, my preferences, in order, are: Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, Mike Pence, Herman Cain, Haley Barbour (who has foot-in-mouth disease), David Petraeus and Michele Bachmann. There are doubtless some I’ve missed who belong on this list.
I don’t think anyone in the top tier is likely to do it, but of those four, my picks in order would be: Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and last Mitt Romney (who I think is competent, but doesn’t have strong principles). All have too much baggage to win, IMHO.
There are also people in the lower tier I think would be a disaster: Rick Santorum (whom I recall as very arrogant when I was living in PA) and, especially, Donald Trump (who contributed $24k to corrupt Democrat Charlie Rangel and $116k to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. I can’t get by that. I’d have trouble voting for him and might vote for a third-party candidate if he’s the nominee.)
There are some rising GOP stars who I think are not ready for prime time: Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Alan West and Scott Walker. Any one of them would make better presidents than the incumbent or many of the folks on the above lists, if we could get him elected.
Feel free to post comments with your thoughts. It’s still early and my thinking has not gelled on the issue, so I’m not behind any candidate.
