Best Presidential Candidate, Republicans

A few days ago we posted a story for you to discuss the best presidential candidates for Super Tuesday, but I figured it would be an interesting idea to try that again, but split the discussion into 2 halves. This is the Republican half — please only discuss the Republican candidates in this story. Huckabee, McCain, and Romney only.

Ron Paul?

[MikeD83]

No discussion over Ron Paul? What is this Fox News?

Re:Ron Paul?

[Brian Gordon]

What's the big deal with Ron Paul? And what kind of libertarian votes?

Re:Ron Paul?

[EveryNickIsTaken]

You sound confused.. This is for discussion of candidates who having a chance of winning the nomination.

Re:Huckabee, McCain, and Romney only?

[boisepunk]

The vocal minority was snubbed by reality. Deal with it.

Re:What about Ron Paul?

[tomhudson]

Speaking of Ron Paul, etc ...:

Q. A plane with Huckabee, McCain, and Romney crashes. Who's saved?
A. The United States.

(Disclaimer: Honestly, I think with the way things are going, nobody can "fix" this mess)

Re:My candidate is not allowed?

[bunratty]

Switch the the new Opera browser! It's fantastic! It has a new de-Ronulizer feature that removes all those annoying Ron Paul posts! Why haven't you switched to Opera yet? Get it now!!!1!!! It's da best! It's liek the Ron Paul of the browser world!1!!!!1!

Re:Ron Paul?

[Anonymous Coward]

But we all know the race is going to be between Obama and Romney. Hillary and McCain are early front runners who will run out of steam in the back stretch.

Why bother discussing anyone besides these two canidates?

Indeed! I've been brainwashed!

[iknownuttin]

He needs more attention.

After my post above, I saw all the Ron Paul posts. WTF is my problem! - I'm not being sarcastic either!

That's our media for you - /. included! All I see on Yahoo, Google, and radio, (No TV anymore) are the above candidates for Republican. And when you consider that I pass a huge billboard for Paul all the time, I'm pathetic! I've been brainwashed by the media into thinking there's only 3 (Three) Rep candidates.

We as a country are in sorry shape if I'm the norm!

Huckabee's faith-based approach is refreshing

[victorvodka]

I expect that new faith-based engineering techniques are going to be what it will require to do the things Bush has proposed with respect to manned space flight. In the past we used to worry about interplanetary radiation, food supplies for a six year voyage, and reliable rocket engines. But the advances in faith-based engineering (mostly spinoffs of the faith-based Iraq war) have made it possible to seal up a couple of dudes in a steampunk diving bell and fire them at Mars from a cannon, confident of their eventual return.

We can't discuss Ron Paul? I wish I were dead.

[Anonymous Coward]

Not because we can't discuss him, but I've got other problems in my life.

Ron Paul Filter

[Edward Ka-Spel]

I put a filter on my connection so that any time the words "Ron Paul" comes through, it is changed to "fringe lunatic reactionary". So far, I haven't missed anything.

Re:Typical!

[thePowerOfGrayskull]

so you are pretty much completely pissing into the wind

This great little phrase is best enjoyed when you take the time to actually envision it.

Re:Ron Paul?

[Moryath]

The problem with that strategy is, there's no way that Crazy Uncle Paul wins a brokered convention.

Scarier, however, is McCain winning the nomination. Sad will be the day when the Republicans run a feminine version of Hillary Clinton.

Re: You need to RTFA more...

[maxume]

Ask yourself, IF George Washington, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were alive today. WHO would they vote for?

I'm pretty sure McCain would dominate the zombie vote.

Best Presidential Candidate for Republicans

[Stanistani]

This candidate looks presidential - somewhat like John Adams.
This candidate has Senate experience.
This candidate hews to many of the accepted neoconservative principles.
This candidate early on supported the Iraq war.
This candidate's nomination would galvanize the conservative voters.
Republicans, I present to you:
Hillary Clinton (R)

Re:Least bad choice?

[siriuskase]

Why do you (and others) have so much faith in polls of people who pick up their landlines when Caller ID says Unknown Caller?

Re:Ron Paul?

[Dachannien]

Screw Ron Paul, where's the CowboyNeal option!?

Re:Analogy Theatre

[R2.0]

Oooh, I wanna play!

Big Boss: Your performance is shitty - what gives?
Mid manager: Waah! My car is broken and I don't have the money to fix it so I can't get to work on time!
Big Boss: OK, I'll make you a deal - I'll start paying you more now, but in 3 months your car had better be fixed. I'll take proof in the form of a passed DMV inspection.
Mid manager: AWESOME [takes money and runs off]

3 months pass

Big Boss: You're late - what's up.
Mid manager: My car's still broke! I spent all that money but it still doesn't work right!
Big Boss: Well, you passed the inspection...
Mid manager: Well, yeah, but I only did what I needed to do to pass the letter of the inspection - patched the holes, covered over the busted window, that kinda thing. I had to take the engine out, though. Oh, and I paid the tech's extra, but they did exactly what I told them to do, so I think it's their fault.
Big Boss: Sooo...what do we do now?
Mid manager: Give me more money, and make it so I don't need to pass any inspections. Without the pressure of inspections, I GUARANTEE we'll get this running right.
Big Boss: Ummm...I don't think so.
Mid manager: Waaah! Unfair! [scampers off to complain to the union]

Re:Those candidates are lame

[Entropius]

No, but you can learn that -137 is a losing number for lotto, and that the donkey hanging out behind the stables eating grass isn't going to win the race.

Re:Ron Paul?

[Hal_Porter]

Ron Paul is the Cowboy Neal option.

Re:Ron Paul?

[EveryNickIsTaken]

I may be nuts, but at least I'm not supporting the Republican version of Dennis Kucinich. Zing!

Re:Ron Paul?

[Foobar of Borg]

My problem with McCain ... is that he's talked about putting Ballmer in his cabinet.

[in the news from Feb. 9, 2009] Secretary of State Ballmer has vowed to "fucking kill" Iranian President Ahmadinejad in a chair throwing ceremony that took place earlier today in the Rose Garden.

Re:Those candidates are lame

[toph42]

SHIT! I just put my whole damned paycheck on the donkey. SHIT SHIT SHIT!

Re:Oooh, so much karma for me to burn...

[Scrameustache]

If a non-Christian harms you, you are to accept the abuse. Love your enemy.

That's pre-9/11 theology. Now Jesus says "preemptive war" is the key.
George Bush heard it straight from god himself, dontcha know.

Re:Ron Paul?

[Chris Burke]

My problem with McCain, besides the constant barrage of "Veteran" status that he's played dry, is that he's talked about putting Ballmer in his cabinet. Now... I'm not a fan of Microsoft, but you have to wonder what the CEO of a monopolistic company would do to help support his cause.

AMERICANS! AMERICANS! AMERICANS!

Yeah, I see a Secretary of State position in his future.

Re:Best Presidential Candidate for Republicans

[yoyhed]

Amusingly I have heard from a handful of diehard Republicans that if it comes down to John McCain and Hilary Clinton, they just might vote for Clinton.

Even more amusingly, I have heard the exact opposite from diehard Democrats that if it comes down McCain or Clinton, they'd go for McCain.

And many die-hard Republicans have said that they will vote for Hillary over McCain. Kinda funny how politicians who lean to the center tend to have their heads bitten off by the party idealogues.

And many die-hard Democrats have said that they will vote for McCain over Hillary. Wait...