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VP for Jindal
Since Jindal is a likely candidate in 2012 and will need a salty ol dog to compensate for his youth and lack of international experience, I think Richard Lugar would be a good pick. He is moderate and has a lot of Foreign Relations experience.
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Thoughts?
Re: VP for Jindal
I guess I don't even understand what a RINO is anymore, given the way the Republican-controlled Congress during Bush's first 6 years seemed to be spending money like they were Eliot Spitzer in a whorehouse. I mean, honestly, wouldn't that make most Congressional Republicans RINOs? Lugar is from Indiana. I spent 3 years there, and I'm sure Marquis will agree with me - it ain't exactly a bastion of left-wing pinko commies.
So what does it take to be a "real" Republican? And are there any in the Congress who would satisfy you?
Who? Did these people oppose Bush's spending? I'm not up on my Republican members of the House. Honest questions, not snarky.
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From the limited research I have done, I have found his overall record to be fairly moderate republican. He voted a lot with Current President Bush until recently. I didn't find any social issues he was outspoken on.
I could not find anything quickly to comment on him being a RINO; but I'd like that term be used both ways; on Conservatives who call themselves Republicans, and borderline Dems (spending wise) who call themselves Republicans
Jindal has some social conservative issues he'll need to overcome so I think a moderate non-social running mate will help pull in moderates.
Agreed. No wishy-washy-fiscal-moderates need apply! I would agree that the Senate under Bush allowed too much to go through, and I would classify most of em as RINOs. I think someone older would be good. Think a Cheney type - sharp, beheind the scenes, no BS. I really like the idea of VPs who are in the job for the VP job and arent spending half the term campaigning for President. Given his congressional and gubernatorial experience, I dont know if it necessarily HAS to be a Senator though...
I do love the idea of people outside of Washington though even though that may not be the best idea (CEOs etc). Maybe Forbes can run and we can finally get that flat tax!
(kidding... kinda...)
Id be down iwth pro-choice, whatever. Serious on foreign policy and a realy fiscal conservative. Does such a person EXIST????
I don't keep track of house members' votes over an 8 year period. I think my Rep, Candice Miller, is a real conservative for the most part. There's John Boehner, Roy Blunt, Thaddeus McCotter, that Hensarling guy, Culberson. I don't know Reps by memory. I usually only hear and remember names of the bad ones. If you're looking for a list I'd start at those that voted against the bank bailout. : )
Pet peeve of mine: There is only one N in Hutchison's last name. i saw her speak in high school, and I didn't like her at the time. I don't know a ton about her, except that she's broken with the party line on several women's issues. I do like that part.
But from the things I've heard over the last couple of weeks, I'd still be shocked to see a pro-choice GOP nominee. I could consider voting GOP at the national level if they would be content to leave my healthcare decisions to me and my doc.
I have no problem with a socially moderate VP. Just with the fiscal stuff.
I don't know that much about Kay Bailey. What foreign policy experience does she have? That's what I think Jindal needs for balance.
Apparently Lugar has won awards for being a friend to small businesses, but I don't really think of him much in terms of economic policy one way or the other. He's a foreign policy guy, which is what Jindal could use as a governor.
However, he'll also be 80 years old in 2012, so I think he'd be a bit too old for VP (though he's been considered for the position for almost 30 years...).
True dat. ?Boehner's clam to fame is that he has never taken a cent of pork for his district. ?
As for *** Luger, I like him. ?He once held the door open for me and I returned the favor by standing between him and the sleazy reporter that was following him.?
But 80 is the new 60.
j/k yeah he's out.
Wasn't that McCain's strategy as well? I'm not sure if that's something to imitate, since McCain had to work hard in his own state, and didn't seem to have that great of an approval rating with his constituents.
I think on a national scale, a candidate's no-pork policies sound fabulous, but to that district's individual voters? Not so much.
I'm purely speculating, though.
Aww, yeah. He's definitely a good guy. The only person in my family who doesn't have a picture with him is my brother.
re his age: wikipedia has him as still planning to run for reelection for his senate seat in 2012. I guess winning by a 74% margin made him cocky.
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Boehner wins his district with about 80% of the vote every election cycle. ?He's a pretty popular guy.?
It's funny you ask this because lately I have been wondering - who are the big name Republican senators? Who is the conservative Ted Kennedy?
There really seems to be a vaccuum and now is a fantastic time for a strong conservative senator to start making a name for himself.
Well, I think the bigger problem for McCain was the way he ridiculed legitimate research projects as pointless pork. I am sympathetic to the argument that riders added on to unrelated bills is the improper way to get the funding for these projects, but ridiculing the projects themselves was not the best strategy. Palin and the fruit flies was a great example. You can argue that the method of allocating funds was not the proper one, but the research itself was important and not deserving of ridicule.
I couldn't agree more.
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George Voinovich is a pretty sound fiscal conservative. ?I can't help but wonder if he plans on making his voice heard.?
McCain's biggest problem was that he harped on pork and ignored the actual reason we have a huge deficit - entitlement programs and other massive gov't spending projects. Yes pork is bad, but there's a bunch more farm animals to kill off besides pigs. McCain didn't go far enough. Even Obama pointed that out when he said (aka lied) that his new spending programs would be a net cut once he got in there with the scissors and went "line by line" through the federal budget.
Thank you. Exactly.
Im down with Voinovich. Just because his name is fun to say. Voinivich. Try saying it 3 times fast...