Reaganfan
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« on: November 18, 2008, 06:56:01 AM » |
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« edited: November 18, 2008, 06:57:49 AM by Reaganfan »
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Man, this is tough compared to this year. In 2004 and 2005, I flirted with the idea of supporting a "Bill Owens" or "Mark Sanford". But of course, they never ran and I soon realized that given the War on Terror and all the problems at home and abroad, we needed a Senator. So by 2005, I decided on two: Sen. George Allen of Virginia, who was headed for an easy re-election in 2006, and Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
By the time 2006 rolled around, my support grew stronger for McCain, and by the fall obviously Allen was out of the running.
I looked at the 2008 field as:
John McCain - Pro-life conservative, electable, National Security Credentials, Experience
Rudy Giuliani - Electable, National Security Credentials, but not a pro-life conservative
Mitt Romney - flip-flopped too much recently, no National Security Credentials
Mike Huckabee - Pro-life conservative, electable, but no National Security Credentials
Fred Thompson - Pro-life conservative, electable, but ineffective campaign
When I looked at that list, only John McCain had the most conservative yet electable positions, a pro-life record, experience and National Security Credentials.
As I look down the list of 2012 candidates, I find myself liking the idea of supporting:
Haley Barbour
Sarah Palin
Bobby Jindal
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
Mike Huckabee
I guess maybe this time around, my focus will be more on electing a conservative who can unite America and enforce economic and social conservatism, rather than only caring about who has strong foreign policy credentials. Shows how much times have changed for even my own preferences.
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