Didn’t see this before. Guess we got bored or sleepy that week and missed it.
(HT: Evan Courtney)
On a related note – who are you hoping to recruit for the 2012 or 2016 election? With two year campaigns becoming the norm, now might be a good time to start thinking that way.
Dallasblog reports:
Given the fact that either a woman or minority will be on the Democratic ticket (or both?), Kay Bailey Hutchison might make sense as a runningmate for John McCain, says a Washington Post columnist. Colbert King, in a column today, explores V.P. options and says that while Mike Huckabee could shore up McCain’s right flank, the GOP still ends up with two white guys running against a Democratic integrated by either race, gender or both.
He notes that Hutchison brings conservative credentials on taxes, defense and foreign policy and “gun lovers adore her.”
According to a very reliable source, Perry has said quite profanely that he is not interested in the VP job in 2008. The AP also ran a story last week confirming that.
But Vince over at Capital Annex is pretty certain Perry is thinking otherwise with his inauguration speech today.
Pop Quiz time!
Who said the following:
Our greatest threat is no longer a Cold War enemy that advances a Godless ideology, but fanatics that kill the innocent and themselves in the name of a Higher Power. Rogue states and terror cells have made nuclear proliferation a greater threat, and leaders in Europe and Latin America have risen to power and popularity based on anti-American appeals.
Was it: A. President Bush, B. Condoleeza Rice, C. Rick Perry, or D. John McCain?
If you answered “A†you’re wrong. If you answered any letter other than “C†you are wrong.
Yep, those words escaped the lips of Texas Governor Rick Perry today during his inauguration.
The governor also addressed Sudan and AIDS in Africa and Asia. For that I applaud him for thinking globally. Not sure what the Governor of Texas can do other than raise awareness – but I’m all for anyone that wants to help the cause. Maybe he’ll surprise us with a very bold initiative in the coming months.
Vince continues:
Even though he’s evidently actively campaigning for a Veep spot (wouldn’t Texas bloggers love that?), he evidently didn’t get the memo that Republicans don’t talk about the genocide in Sudan.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Republican say that we ought to do something about genocide in Sudan. It’s interesting, because it shows that Perry is trying to (a) show people that, in spite of being an Aggie and former Agriculture Commissioner, he can think globally; and (b) he’s evidently advocating a—hold onto your chairs for this one—less isolationist foreign policy!
You can bet Perry just got a big “check plus plus†on Rudy G’s “Possible Veep Candidates†scorecard, and a big red “x†on Senator McCain’s “Monitoring Sheet Of Conservative Tendencies Of Potential Vice Presidential Nominees.â€
It will be interesting to see what happens over the next several months. I heard on NPR today that Barak Obama plans to officially announce his campaign for POTUS in mid-February and it’s almost a given that Hillary will announce very soon as well.