[Purple Haize]

George HW was/is way more liberal than was Reagan. But by Reagan having him on the ticket it made 'old school' republicans more comfy with the ticket. It's what McCain did by putting Palin on the Ticket. It is what every ticket does. My thoughts are that while Romney may not be the most conservative in the bunch, by putting someone with Tea Party backing on the ticket will balance things out. The role of the vice president changed with W, and shouldn't be discounted too readily any longer.
Also, I think it would be a great move by whoever the nominee is to announce his cabinet before the election. Imagine if Romney is the nominee and he gets Newt to run Dept of Education, (or Chris Christy) Rudy as AG, Palin as Sec of Energy Santorum @ Homeline Security etc. THAT would be great

[jbock13]

Love the picture BYD! And what you've said here.

[ALUmnus]

Yeah, because all those cabinet positions dictate our war/foreign policy.

[Sly Fox]

Today Pawlenty endorsed Romney & Jindal did the same for Perry.

Do endorsements really matter at all?

[jmdickens]

who will LU endorse? Im going with Bachmann (you know, because every other word is Obamacare and Tea Party) or Gingrich (poster LU supporter for years)

[thepostman]

who will LU endorse? Im going with Bachmann (you know, because every other word is Obamacare and Tea Party) or Gingrich (poster LU supporter for years)

I would absolutely hate this

[jbock13]

Yeah, because we all know Bachmann is stupid. And the reason we know that she's stupid, is because she's stupid! (you silly people, its not because she dares to be a conservative woman!)

All sarcasm aside, LU can't officially endorse somebody (but they always do by giving out game footballs, etc.)

[thepostman]

wait do you actually think she is the kind of leader this country needs or are you just trying to be different and try to get a rise out of people?

Its an honest question

[jmdickens]

i would hate this because Bachmann is out there as much as Paul, but lacks the intellectual skills.

[Sly Fox]

Jbock13 is correct about the school not endorsing a candidate. But JLFJR is free to express his support as an individual citizen.

Frankly the school has ties to nearly every GOP candidate. I doubt anything is stated until the GOP nomination is secured unless one of the candidates makes a bonehead move. There is mo reason to do so from a political capital perspective.

[Purple Haize]

Can someone actually tell me why John Huntsman and Rick Santorum are still in the race? Huntsman brings nothing and no one to the table. Plus if people like Chris Mattews and Rachael Maddow are ripping Romney for being Mormon, what does that mean for Huntsman. He was a MORMON gov of a MORMON state. Santorum is bucking for the VP slot.

Paul supporters are few but passionate and he makes people. He is more than capable of running a guerrilla campaign so that is a plus. Also he makes for great TV

Bachmnans star is falling but she did well in Iowa and IMO shell flame out after New Hampshire. She has good ideas but IMO she is not quite ready for prime time.

Newt. Smartest guy in the room and great at reframing the questions. He could catch on more but questions of temperament and past 'indiscretions' may be too much

Perry. Tea Party's best chance. Still a little shaky when compared to Newt and Mitt.

Cain. Love him and would hope he lands someone's cabinet. Clear concise and like Newt able to reframe the argument.

Mitt. REALLY botched the fair tax question . May hurt him with the Tea Party folks who started leaning his way. I agree with those who say some Tea Party members are leaning his way b/c they feel beating Obama is more important than party purity.

[jbock13]

wait do you actually think she is the kind of leader this country needs or are you just trying to be different and try to get a rise out of people?

Its an honest question

I admit, Bachmann has fallen in stock with me, simply because I don't see her doing what it takes to win. But do you ever notice how the Democrat media calls every conservative woman politician stupid? And like the drones who ready liberal newspapers, we buy it everytime?

[thepostman]

being stupid and coming off as being stupid are 2 totally different things. I don't think she is actually a stupid woman, but its easy to see why people would take that route with her. Its lazy, but its easy

[jbock13]

Let's not forget that our current president said that there were 57 states. Could you imagine if any Republican had said that?

[From the class of 09]

Let's not forget that our current president said that there were 57 states. Could you imagine if any Republican had said that?

That's what happens when you rely on the teleprompter for everything que ron burgundy clip

But seriously maybe he was just making room for Texas ego?

[From the class of 09]

Yes it's the Times yes they are liberal but it's interesting. Here is the txt version of the conversation being talked about you can then click on the link for the opinion piece...

WILLIAMS: Governor Perry, a question about Texas. Your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other governor in modern times. Have you…
(APPLAUSE)

Have you struggled to sleep at night with the idea that any one of those might have been innocent?

PERRY: No, sir. I’ve never struggled with that at all. The state of Texas has a very thoughtful, a very clear process in place of which — when someone commits the most heinous of crimes against our citizens, they get a fair hearing, they go through an appellate process, they go up to the Supreme Court of the United States, if that’s required.

But in the state of Texas, if you come into our state and you kill one of our children, you kill a police officer, you’re involved with another crime and you kill one of our citizens, you will face the ultimate justice in the state of Texas, and that is, you will be executed.

WILLIAMS: What do you make of…

(APPLAUSE)

What do you make of that dynamic that just happened here, the mention of the execution of 234 people drew applause?

PERRY: I think Americans understand justice. I think Americans are clearly, in the vast majority of — of cases, supportive of capital punishment. When you have committed heinous crimes against our citizens — and it’s a state-by-state issue, but in the state of Texas, our citizens have made that decision, and they made it clear, and they don’t want you to commit those crimes against our citizens. And if you do, you will face the ultimate justice.

click on the link for the opinion piece...but I can't help but agree with a least a piece of what the editor is trying to say. People clapping that 234 were executed doesn't sit right with me, maybe I'm getting soft. For the record I'm for the death penalty (in certain situations) but the article was interesting non the less.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20 ... ith-texas/

[jbock13]

Can't disagree more. I wanna just for joy when people die for raping and killing women, gangbanging around our streets, murdering innocent people, etc. Our country was much better off when we had firing squads who were ready to execute justice (after a fair trial). Now, some of these scumbags live for 20 years on death row. In Texas, there are real consequences for your actions.

God bless Texas.

[From the class of 09]

Can't disagree more. I wanna just for joy when people die for raping and killing women, gangbanging around our streets, murdering innocent people, etc. Our country was much better off when we had firing squads who were ready to execute justice (after a fair trial). Now, some of these scumbags live for 20 years on death row. In Texas, there are real consequences for your actions.

God bless Texas.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have capital punishment (as I stated above), but even in these extreme cases I don't think it's a Christian attitude to "jump for joy" when sending people to die (and most likely to hell), even if that is what they deserve and they should be executed by the state.

[Sly Fox]

Wait, did I just see "Mr. States' Rights" make that statement?



Count me among the majority of Texans who are very much pro-capital punishment. But I agree wholeheartedly that the clapping in that case was in poor taste.

[LUconn]

Can't disagree more. I wanna just for joy when people die for raping and killing women, gangbanging around our streets, murdering innocent people, etc. Our country was much better off when we had firing squads who were ready to execute justice (after a fair trial). Now, some of these scumbags live for 20 years on death row. In Texas, there are real consequences for your actions.

God bless Texas.

Dude, you are at the point in your life where you are too "into" politics and your ideology to be thinking clearly. I'm assuming that since you attend Liberty you are a Christian. I know it's not a certainty but that's what I'm going to do. How on earth do you jump for joy when anybody is put to death? They deserve it, but the fact is that almost all of them are now in a very real hell and you're jumping for joy because they did things that YOU are fully capable of doing. I have soured on politics over the last few years, and have started becoming less and less of a patriot over the last few months, reevaluating my politics. I just find this entire quote lacking in an eternal perspective and saturated in a republibot mentality.

[RubberMallet]

Can't disagree more. I wanna just for joy when people die for raping and killing women, gangbanging around our streets, murdering innocent people, etc. Our country was much better off when we had firing squads who were ready to execute justice (after a fair trial). Now, some of these scumbags live for 20 years on death row. In Texas, there are real consequences for your actions.

God bless Texas.

Dude, you are at the point in your life where you are too "into" politics and your ideology to be thinking clearly. I'm assuming that since you attend Liberty you are a Christian. I know it's not a certainty but that's what I'm going to do. How on earth do you jump for joy when anybody is put to death? They deserve it, but the fact is that almost all of them are now in a very real hell and you're jumping for joy because they did things that YOU are fully capable of doing. I have soured on politics over the last few years, and have started becoming less and less of a patriot over the last few months, reevaluating my politics. I just find this entire quote lacking in an eternal perspective and saturated in a republibot mentality.

the song i was just listening to was going in beat with animal almost perfectly

[jbock13]

Let me just ask you this. If somebody close to you were killed not by a shotgun, but by far more brutal force, you'd feel the same way. I'll leave it at that.

Also, in my opinion it has more to do with common law than my ideology.

[thepostman]

Let's not forget that our current president said that there were 57 states. Could you imagine if any Republican had said that?

then the liberal media would have jumped all over them just like the conservative media jumped all over obama when he said it, your point??

[thepostman]

Let me just ask you this. If somebody close to you were killed not by a shotgun, but by far more brutal force, you'd feel the same way. I'll leave it at that.

Also, in my opinion it has more to do with common law than my ideology.

I would not want to clap or cheer that is for sure. Initially I would be angry, but once the execution took place I highly doubt I would feel any closure whatsoever or joy. I would probably still feel the emptiness that someone I loved was taken from me so early. Executing the person that did it, though justified, would not give me any kind of joy whatsoever.

10 years ago I would've said something completely different and agreed with you wholeheartedly, but not so much anymore.

[RubberMallet]

got some growing up to do. thats alright.