In a Time Magazine piece headed “GOP Kingmaker or Candidate,” Halperin writes:
Among the totems in Haley Barbour’s office in Jackson, Miss., is a cheeky sign that reads, “Power corrupts but absolute power is kinda cool.”
In this season of broad conservative ascent, Barbour is approaching absolute power. As chairman of the Republican Governors Association, he is masterminding the capture or retention of as many as 28 governorships for his party in November. His fundraising — expected to top $90 million by Election Day — has enabled him to pour millions of dollars into voter-turnout efforts that will help all kinds of Republicans further down the ballot and generate chits from grateful recipients. And his recent decision to drop $2 million into Florida’s up-for-grabs gubernatorial contest is a reminder of just how much clout one man can wield in a political realm widely regarded as atomized.
The piece touches familiar bases– Barbour’s past in lobbying and as head of the GOP at the time of the 1994 election, the good impression of his performance during Katrina, his southern accent, etc.
The nice situation about Guv. Barbour running for President is that he is funding himself and picked himself.
In 1999 it was just Texas Repubs. (big money)that decided George Bush should run as the Rebub.candidate.
Possibly Guv. Barbour can follow in the foot-steps of Pres. Regan and try to appeal to all Americans who are looking to make a better life for themselves and their children and their country.
Guv. Barbour will still need the help of Sen.McCain to win either the main slot or V.P.
The nice situation about Guv. Barbour running for President is that he is funding himself and picked himself.
In 1999 it was just Texas Repubs. (big money)that decided George Bush should run as the Rebub.candidate.
MGNALT, did you read the Halperin article? Barbour “funds himself” by calling up “big money” and asking for checks.
Barbour has been a millionaire for decades. His Yazoo accent doesn’t mean he knows or cares anything about ordinary, non-millionaire Americans, and nothing he’s done in office suggests any different.
MissGal:
Possibly Guv. Barbour can follow in the foot-steps of Pres. Regan and try to appeal to all Americans who are looking to make a better life for themselves and their children and their country.
Don’t all presidential candidates try that appeal? Is there a candidate who wants to make life worse?
Is there a candidate who wants to make life worse?
You mean, besides the Kenyan atheist socialist Nazi in the White House, who has sworn undying vengeance on all Americans, their children, their country, and their little dogs too?
I realize I’m practically alone but I would be glad if he were an atheist.
Anderson, you should have called him an atheist Muslim.
I bet that if I spent a few minutes searching in Google, I could find someone somewhere who’s accused him of that.
Most of the hits seem to be satirical, thank Allah.
– Jane, I don’t think we’ve had many sincere Christians in the White House. And certainly not very many who would qualify by Southern Baptist or Tea Party standards.
Not qualifying by Talibaptist or Tea Party standards would seem to be a good thing.
Anderson, I did read the article. Stll stands, if Barbour trys a run for Pres. it will be of his own volition, not the mainstream Republican Party trying to elect a Repub. President, still think George W. was pushed into running for President by wealthy Texans.
Unfortunately the Republican Party is pretty much shattered right now.
Also the Democratic Party!
gal, the folks that put GW up were his dad’s gang. I t was planned after Clinton won re-election. Cheney and Rumsfeld, w/ help raisin money from the Texans. Haley will not get the nomination because he is perceived a racist by the rest of the country. Period. End of it.
Thank God! And Allah, Buddah, Yaweh, Krishna…
I don’t think it’s impossible for Boss Hogg to get the GOP nomination, but it would be very unlikely. He would have to thread the needle of running as the Anti-Palin (in order to get the plutocrat vote) without alienating her cult/fanbase (in order to get the theocrat vote). Perhaps he should go on Dancing with the Stars and dazzle Middle America with his foxtrot.