[extropy-chat] now here is craftiness...

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Trend Ologist <trendologist at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Maybe our Republic is passe'? Perhaps we should dispense with these
> inefficient, divisive elections to set up a Bush monarchy?  The Bush
> family has already had a guy who served as Director of the CIA, vice
> president, and president; another who served as governor of Texas and
> is now president; plus there is yet another who is governor of
> Florida, who says he isn't going to run for president in 2008 but
> wont decide until he leaves his current office in 2006. Sounds like
> the beginnings of a hereditary monarchy. 

A lot can happen between now and then. Keeping Cheney in the VP spot,
when he's stated he doesn't want to be President, leaves the door wide
open for GOP candidates from across the country. Jeb is just one
possibility. Tom Ridge is another. Craig Benson is said to be looking
at it, and he's got a half billion dollar war chest of his own to play
with, winning elections is becoming a bit of a hobby for him. Ahnuld
won't, unless they change the constitution between now and then.
They'll all be going up against the presumptive DNC heir, Hillary,
unless she succumbs to the realization that the real authority without
accountability in DC is as a Senator.

My bet is Benson will be the come from behind candidate because he'll
have the most money to spend on getting more name recognition
nationwide. He's fighting for one more two year term as governor, but
won't run again in 2006, so he'll have two years to build a base nationwide.

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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism


		
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