has been known to everyone in VA as “the part-time Governor.” He has been asked to step aside, as his new duties of the DNC has taken him far and wide across the nation in his “new role.” He now has to report how much time he spends outside of VA, and, how much time he spends inside VA on DNC duties. This is laughable. Is there the first honest person in the Democrat Party? Don’t answer that, I already know the answer. I personally am glad whenever he is gone, that means he can’t do any more damage to the state.

He is not a conservative. Remember he embraced McCain from the get go, he’s big on global warming and all that drivel, he is (or was) big on ethanol mandates and state tax dollars to ethanol plants and he did raise taxes but he called them fees and fines.

Remember Minnesota is a liberal nanny state who elected a Republican Governor. Just as Romney got elected in Massachusetts. It doesn’t happen because they’re conservative!

I remember when GW was grabbing everyone’s attention back in ’99/’00. I was one of the lone dissenters among my conservative friends (actually there weren’t too many since I lived in MN then). I actually listened to what GW said, he was pro amnesty for illegal aliens. I commended him for telling us his true views, too many people ignored that side to GW. All I could think of was his father and the ‘no new taxes pledge’. I was never surprised by GW’s big government support and if you support Pawlenty, Romney or Huckabee don’t be surprised by what you get either.

I don’t know who to support but I know it won’t be one of these mentioned. Maybe if Palin gets in I’ll support her but she is also a bit of a populist which translates to big government but I do think she’s more fiscally conservative than the others. Thompson blew his chance and he won’t try again. He’s just too lazy to put in the effort and drive required. I like Fred and was a huge supporter but he’s done. I can never forget Romney’s Massachusetts’ care, what a debacle. Huckabee was pro amnesty before he was against amnesty and don’t forget he was for a total ban on cigarettes – that’s nanny statism.

I have no doubt we will have some squishy Republican foisted us whether we like it or not.

it makes me laugh when some say they are willing to give Pawlenty/Huckabee/Romney a “chance.” I see that as desperation. If there was any potential/probable candidate for 2012 that excited many, they would not be getting a high of only 28% Huckabee, and, 12% Romney, Palin, Pawlenty and whoever else was included in the V V starw poll. 28% is not very impressive, and the rest were about as good as the margin of error.

I would think that so many would have learned from 2008, with McCain as the candidate, that to try to appeal to a wide variety of voters is a losing position. Isn’t that the Big Tent theory? You can’t have your cake (principles) and eat it too (appeal to everyone). As to the Independents, which are apparently leaving Obama in droves, according to polling information, why were they for him to begin with? Because he promised “hope” and “change”? Did they close their eyes and ears and just go for what looked like the winner? Did they get caught up in the fancy teleprompter rhetoric? Did they falsely believe that he would govern from the center, even after he told everyone exactly what leftist agenda he had in mind? Has he not accomplished their single issues that they voted for him for? Trouble is, no one knows what is in the minds of “Indeoendents” or why they vote for who they vote for. How about we wait for someone who has some solid principles, that isn’t worried about appealing to the masses, has a good track record of sticking to their principles, who has the welfare of the country at heart, rather than their own political power, and then get behind that person in droves. At this point, I am not willing to give anyone a “chance.” They have to earn my support, and it will need to be someone who “stands for something, no matter where he is standing” rather than “being for something depending on where they are standing.” No, Fred Thompson will not run again, even though he would be the best thing that could happen for this country. I pray for someone like him to appear on the scene.

May I ask a question? What does the “nt” at the end of a post mean? Please, anyone

Thanks