I have to admit I don't know a lot about Romney, and will have to look into him.

Neither party have any standouts to me right now.
It'd be nice to see someone in office who knows how to balance a budget for a change and that looks out for the citizens of this country for a change.
We (Indiana) have a new Governor that I think is going to turn this state around.
I'd guess on the Democratic side look for ex Governor Evan Bayh to be a contender. The Republicans??? Can't think of any right now.

okay now I have to look into Romney AND Bayh..those are two names I have to admit had hardly even heard of before now..

I'm pretty happy with the Bush era ... I wouldn't mind seeing it continue, so I'll throw in a new ticket, Jeb Bush / Dr Rice (or Rudy).

Jeb was the one that Barbara and GH Bush were actually grooming for president, GW just ran because the Republicans didn't really have a solid candidate

Actually ... I'm just sorry that they can't convince Sean Hannity to run!

How about Dr. Alan Keyes! Jeb sucks! Rice would be great! Hannity Great!

I would hate to see Jeb run but I wouldn't be surprised if it happens.

Yes, I would too. Having just moved from Talahassee last year I can tell ya that he has further political ambitions.

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Originally posted by Dane46:
How about Dr. Alan Keyes! Jeb sucks! Rice would be great! Hannity Great!

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What's your beef with Jeb? Maybe I need to look a little more closely?!

Sean said that he has NO intention on EVER running for office. LOL, he makes GW look like a liberal, the Dems would just drop-over in a faint if he decided to run!

He DOES have really good name recognition (as the #2 Radio talk-show host). It's too bad he won't run, sigh ...

Keyes is not going to get the Black vote. Jeb will have to fight the "little brother" stigma. Hannity can't even run a good interview.

I'll go for Rice and Rudy on the Republican side.

I know this might not sound good to most but Hilary can kick ass and she is moving further towards the middle with her rhetoric.

Also is it just me or is Bill and George becoming running buddies?

So it's Hilary and Obama vs Rice and Rudy. That would be a real heavywieght bout, IMO.

I am all for Hillary and Barock Obama (I think I just screwed up his name).Thing is I do not know if the country is ready for both a female president and a black VP at the moment. But perhaps in another 4-8 years the country will be. I hope so as that is my choice for the Dem. ticket. Now for the republicans I would like to see a Powell/McCain ticket.

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I am all for Hillary and Barock Obama (I think I just screwed up his name).Thing is I do not know if the country is ready for both a female president and a black VP at the moment. But perhaps in another 4-8 years the country will be. I hope so as that is my choice for the Dem. ticket. Now for the republicans I would like to see a Powell/McCain ticket.

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Point taken. Powell/McCain would get my vote.

Swear to God if republicans run a Sean Hannity ticket I will be pushing for a Michael Moore ticket.

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Connection between Iraq and the Oklahoma City bombing...!!!!!

They both begin with 'vowels'...

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RIML, LOL, you're showing your brain malfunctions again. There are several independent papers out that reflect a direct connection. In addition, there's plenty out there to show a pretty substantial connection between Al Qaeda and Saddam, basically a monetary connection. Damned straight he wasn't going to have them in Iraq, that would make it too obvious. Do a little digging around the net, Ron, you'll find it !!

Now, Guiliani is a Dem in Repub clothes, same as Arnold. Yeah they run on the republican ticket, but that's about as far as it goes. Condi needs some maturity and hopefully GWB can give her that. Right now, I don't see any viable Republican ticket. The dem ticket is still up in the air, IMHO. Of course, they pick some looney leftist. I have noticed that Hillary is moving towards center, so there may be some handwriting on the wall. (aka Queen's Gambit)

Obama is too new at the game and I'm sure he has a skeleton or two in his closet. Maybe in time, he might be a viable candidate. Alan Keyes is a smart man, but he sure did some dumbass things while running against Obama and before. Bayh voted against Condi. He sure talks a lot of sense, but I don't trust him too much.

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Originally posted by r36mx(2nd):
I am all for Hillary and Barock Obama (I think I just screwed up his name).Thing is I do not know if the country is ready for both a female president and a black VP at the moment. But perhaps in another 4-8 years the country will be. I hope so as that is my choice for the Dem. ticket. Now for the republicans I would like to see a Powell/McCain ticket.

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Have you looked at Obama's stands on the issues? He trys to portray himself as a moderate, but he's almost as liberal as Hillary! No thx!
... Hillary coming towards the center? LOL! She started so far to the left that she would have fallen off the face of the map if she hadn't moved a little towards the center!

Powell has said that he won't run, PERIOD!

McCain is wishy-washy and not true to his party (which is fine if you aren't a republican in the first place )

If the Dems want to run a radical liberal like Hillary, that's fine by ME! She will get shot down by even more cross-over voters than Kerry had !

If the Dems really want to be competitive, they need to talk to Zell Miller, or at least read his book to find out how they are screwing up!

I think the country IS ready for either a female or a black president, with Dr Rice, we'd get a "two-fer" ...

I don't buy into the "Liberal/conservative" crap in the first place. Zell is a big coup for conservo's but Hillary has more firepower than you might be willing to admit.

Also, GWB has made Iraq into his doomsday machine. If the button is pushed, meaning Iraq doesn't get resolved, there is going to be some tough sledding for his party.

Hey, does Zell Miller still got some of them thar Axe Handles in his closet from when he was Chief of Staff for Georgia's segregationist governor Lester Maddox??

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Connection between Iraq and the Oklahoma City bombing...!!!!!

They both begin with 'vowels'...

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RIML, LOL, you're showing your brain malfunctions again. There are several independent papers out that reflect a direct connection.

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Then post links to any serious, independent papers...

a Hilary/Obama vs Rice/Rudy ticket would be an awesome matchup and one I would love to see!!!

would vote the latter, of course..but if Obama would run without Hilary, would reconsider it..

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Hey, does Zell Miller still got some of them thar Axe Handles in his closet from when he was Chief of Staff for Georgia's segregationist governor Lester Maddox??

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/06/25/obituaries/25cnd-maddox.184.jpg

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Ya mean Zell was tight with Lester Maddox?

How come the people that talk about Bryd's KKK history forget to bring that up? Maybe they just forgot.

Dr. Rice is too uncompromising to ever run for a national office. Her lack of flexibility would drive her crazy within a very short period of time. She is wired entirely too tight.

Rudy is too moderate to ever get nominated by the Republican Party for the Presidency. He may be a hero to New Yorkers but that feeling fades somewhat the further you get from the Empire State. That little divorce thing might also come back to haunt him.

We probably will never elect a Vietnam Veteran as president because most people do not care about military service in this country (I do not agree with the attitude but it does exist) and that war seems to cast a pallor over the best of them.

We should take a serious look at our governors; there are 50 of them and at lest 48 of them (excluding California and Michigan) may have someone who can run. I tend to think that governors are better presidents.