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IT HAS BEGUN (or Presidential Nominees '08! 1-07 Edition)
Well, since everyone else is doing it, I might as well jump on the bandwagon. Even though it's only January 2007, and elections aren't until November 2008, everyone is so fucking sick of Bush's bullshit that they want to ignore him and focus on the future. So here it is, my countdown (so far) of a little game I like to call:
"Who Wants To Be President 2008?!?"
Senator Barack Obama, Democrat, Illinois-
Okay, I know I'm biased because he's from my state of origin, but I like Obama. I really like him. I'd buy the man ice cream without him asking. I've liked him since I first heard about him when he was running for Senator of Illinois. He says all the right things, pisses off all the right people, and looks damn good doing it. He's one of, if not the best speaker on the list of democrat nominees, and there's a sense of opportunity and optimism to his campaign that hasn't been seen in a president since Kennedy. The downside? He hasn't finished his first Senate term yet. He's young, inexperienced, and he's opposed to just about everything that the average Republican is for. Now that's good for me, but it's bad for him in red states. And he's going to have to deal with the more experienced contenders with their loyal guards of successful fundraisers if he's going to win the Democrat bid.
Senator John Edwards, Democrat, North Carolina-
I'm the first to admit that the Democrat candidates didn't overly thrill me initially for President and VP in 2004. But by about September, after they'd kicked their campaign up a notch and were starting to hit at Bush and Co real hard, they started to really gain my support, rather then simply being the lesser of two evils. I could see Edwards as President. I think he'd do a good job. Mind you, I'm still all gung-ho about Edwards from his debate with Cheney in 2004. Edwards is (so far) keeping out of the Obama/Clinton spectacle, which is probably the smartest thing for him to do right now.
Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat, New York-
I know she's the number one choice on everyone else's list, but I'd really much rather have Obama or Edwards on the ticket than her. Do we really need a return to the Clinton White House? I know political dynasties are hard to avoid, but for 20 years of politics to be divided into the Bush family on the right and the Clintons on the left, it just seems kind of outlandish. And while Hillary has all the connections and is deeply rooted in the party, frankly she comes off as much more harsh and cold than either of the other two top three. I know she can do the job, I just would prefer someone else.
Senator Chuck Hagel, Republican, Nebraska-
Oh, if a Republican must become President in '08, let it be Chuck Hagel. Hagel has been against the Iraq war for a quite a long time. He's considering running as an Independent. He's getting lots of press because he is A.) a Republican and B.) opposed to the war. He doesn't stand a chance, of course, but there you have it.
Senator John McCain, Republican, Arizona-
In 2004 if you had asked me would I support a John McCain presidency over a Democrat who I consider weak or unqualified, the answer would have quickly been yes. McCain was a moderate, he was pro-prisoner rights, vehemently opposed to Guantanamo Bay, and he wasn't afraid to piss off the Christian Right. He was a good moderate, and by all accounts one of the few voices of reason that the GOP had left during the heyday of Bush's first term. Oh, how the world has changed. First off, I think the odds of the Democrats putting forth a candidate I consider "weak" next year are pretty much slim to none. Second of all, the John McCain of 2007 is not the John McCain of 2004. In his efforts to woo the public's support, McCain has gone from being a vocal critic of the Bush administration to being one of its biggest supporters in Iraq. By becoming more conservative, McCain is hoping to take back the voters he lost to Bush in 2000. He's also lost some of respect, I'm afraid.
Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican, New York City-
There are things about Rudy Giuliani that I like, and things I really don't like. But the really important question for him, I think, is just how qualified is he? I realize that New York is the biggest city in the country, but it's still just a city. He has virtually no experience in Washington, or even as a governor. I personally think he needs to pursue one of those two choices before he tries to bite off more than he can chew.
Senator Sam Brownback, Republican, Kansas-
I don't care for Brownback, and never have. I find his views on things like "family values" and reproductive rights to be positively medieval. And he's very loud about what he thinks. But he's setting himself in opposition to McCain on Iraq, and just as McCain has tried to get closer to Christian Conservatives, Brownback is trying to come off as more moderate. The thing is, I don't fall for it for a second. Brownback’s official Presidential Entry speech brought up his belief that America needed to become more religious and less secular, and I know all about Brownback's breed of religion.
There are a whole bunch of other candidates, on both sides, but I honestly don't know enough about most of them to comment yet. Of the Democrats I haven't mentioned, Joe Biden (Delaware Senator) probably is the name most frequently heard, with Christopher Dodd (Connecticut Senator) and Tom Vilsack (ex-Governor of Iowa) after that. On the Republican side, Mitt Romney (ex-Massachusetts Governor) is getting some press, but I haven't looked into him at all yet. With any luck, Newt Gingrich (ex-House Speaker and World Class Jerkwad) will just keep his mouth shot. If there's one person I disdain more than Dick Cheney and George Bush…
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