Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

July 31 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Thomas Mets

After the stories about how Hillary Clinton wants to cut ties with Huma Abedin due to her husband’s embarrassing mayoral campaign, the new piece about how they’re all worried about Abedin is politically more useful. She’s now taking a break from working … Continue reading →

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Politics Round-Up June 26 Edition

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Interesting day for politics, with a new big Supreme Court discussion, discussion about yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, and a filibuster against controversial legislation in the Texas State Senate, all as the Congress prepares to seriously address immigration reform for the … Continue reading →

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A True Conservative Would Not Have Beat Obama

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Thomas Mets

At CPAC, Rick Perry suggested that the presidential elections can’t be used to gauge whether the public disagreed with conservative values, since the last two losing Republican nominees were not conservatives. Bloomberg media reported that Santorum and Gingrich came pretty close … Continue reading →

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Could President Romney Be Primaried?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Earlier, I considered how Mitt Romney’s decision to choose Paul Ryan as his running mate would affect an open 2016 Republican presidential primary. This was under the assumption that President Obama would be reelected. Choosing Paul Ryan also has a … Continue reading →

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The Palin Pick

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Dick Cheney got a lot of attention for saying that it was mistake for McCain to pick Sarah Palin as his running mate four years ago. Cheney’s primary argument was that Palin, as the second year Governor of a small … Continue reading →

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Pawlenty the Un-Palin

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Current scuttlebutt is that Tim Pawlenty is currently the Romney campaign’s top choice for running mate. Pawlenty had previously been on the short list in 2008, when McCain decided to go for Sarah Palin instead, At that time, the campaign … Continue reading →

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A History of Losing Vice-Presidential Contenders

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Doug Mataconis of Outside the Beltway suggests that Marco Rubio, the odds on favorite for the spot, probably doesn’t want to be Romney’s running mate. He brings up an interesting fact, reasoning that it’s not a winning proposition. Indeed, considering … Continue reading →

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The Future of Sarah Palin

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Thomas Mets

Former Governor Palin’s options are limited. But there’s one thing she’ll be able to do, perhaps in a few years, that will get a lot of publicity and really screw over the Republican party. It’s safe to say that Sarah … Continue reading →

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The Short-List of Potential Republican Vice-Presidents

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Thomas Mets

At some point in the next year, the Republican presidential nominee will form a vice-presidential search committee. If history is any guide, they’re going to come up with a fairly long list of potential running mates, and quickly winnow that … Continue reading →

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