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Must have chickened out with Santorum running.

I don't understand why GOP isn't putting Tom Miller in the front row:

http://www.reducegovernment.com/

But this is probably why:

I will close a majority of our non combat military bases in the developed countries that can and should be providing their own first line of defense (Japan, Korea and Germany). I will bring 250,000 U.S. service members home and assign them to actively defend our own borders. This will stop the flow of illegal aliens, human trafficking and a majority of the drugs that are currently physically and financially threatening our National security every day

He wouldn't play well with the existing power structure at all.

No way Vincente... he'd be a shoo-in if he was sporting a 'pornstash'. THAT is Tom Miller's weakness.

For example, contrast this...

with THIS!

Tom Selleck is a Hollywood Republican/Libertarian, seems he'd be ideal. Have to wonder why he didn't run for Governor he could have followed right in Reagan's footprints and starting from a career that left him more known and liked.

Vicente says

Have to wonder why he didn’t run for Governor he could have followed right in Reagan’s footprints and starting from a career that left him more known and liked.

Probably was too busy squirreling that red Ferrari around Oahu to make a serious bid at Govenator. Or maybe Higgins had some deep dirt on him that kept him out of politics?

APOCALYPSEFUCK says

Fuckabee is a brain-damaged hillbilly Jesus freak who would be best employed licking tires clean at a car wash.

So you're for Bachmann then?

And the Republican nominee for president will be:

"I will bring 250,000 U.S. service members home and assign them to actively defend our own borders."

The Mexico border is 2000 miles, that's a company for every mile. What a cake job, watching the clouds go by on the Wacht Am Grande.

Would cost around $50B/yr I guess. And all to keep carwash attendants and lawncare professionals out of the country . . . Wouldn't it be cheaper to just pay these surplus military $50K/yr to play xbox like they do anyway, another $50K per year to pay the people the Mexicans are displacing from the workforce to play xbox all day with them, and have the Mexicans come and do the work for us?

As a result, the moderates fled to Obama.

The House pivoted +20 seats too, so it wasn't really Palin's fault. The Republicans had the bad luck of having their Go-Go economy utterly fall apart on their watch.

McCain didn't win any prizes having Mr "It's a Mental Recession" Gramm as his campaign advisor.

Hawaii dune today?
I'm not sure if Selleck has the kahunas to run. Seems like he prefers to lei low rather than raise cane. That being said, I really don't think he's the type who would be willing to grease palms, so he would most likely end up with few fronds in government to help him, which would drive him bananas.
Oh, well. Here today, gone to Maui.

Looks like Ron Paul WILL be the Republican nominee in 2012.

I welcome Ron Paul as the nominee. America would certainly have a fair choice of futures.

"Looks like Ron Paul WILL be the Republican nominee in 2012."

In fantasy land, yes.

HousingWatcher says

“Looks like Ron Paul WILL be the Republican nominee in 2012.”

In fantasy land, yes.

So technically, is it safe to say that you are fantasizing about Ron Paul running for president?

So Trump dumped today... the field narrows just a bit more.

Palin will choose the Huckabee path; there's more much much money on the table grifting on Fox than being Prez. Plus being Prez really fucks with your private life, and, TBH, all of these clowns know they're beholden to the same stupid playbook and kingmakers so it's not like they actually have anything to add to the debate.

In fact, the world is actually better for them personally if Obama remains president.

Easier to throw shit at people from the sidelines than actually trying to fix anything.

Intrade has Palin and Paul neck-and-neck at ~1.5%, Gingrich at 4.5% (???), and Romney at ~25%. We'll see how things progress...

Nate Silver has something convoluted to say about all this, but, in summary, he seems to believe that only the establishment players have a chance in the general election.

We Won’t Have Donald Trump to Kick Around Anymore
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/we-wont-have-donald-trump-to-kick-around-anymore/

Troy says

“I will bring 250,000 U.S. service members home and assign them to actively defend our own borders.”
The Mexico border is 2000 miles, that’s a company for every mile. What a cake job, watching the clouds go by on the Wacht Am Grande.
Would cost around $50B/yr I guess

There are cheaper ways of guarding the border. Landmines and helicopter gunships that mow 'em down as soon as they cross the border is probably most of what we need.