If Hillary gets the nomination in 2008...

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Patrick: what's the chances of Powell running?

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Patrick: what's the chances of Powell running?

I don't see it happening.  There were some rumblings in the local papers but it is all speculation and wishful thinking among anti-Hillary people. Powell is like what 67 years old and he'd be 69 by the time the race goes and 75 at the end of a term.  I just don't Powell or his wife especially like politics.  I think he writes a book or goes on the speaking circuit.  Basically relaxes and makes some real cash.  The one factor that could possibly bring him to run is that he would not want to be remember for the UN thing.  I am not confident about 2006.  There are no real rising stars or people with name recognition save Rudy.  New York G.O.P. is in a sorry state of affairs.  Bloomberg is a RINO and Pataki has oversaw the loss of state senate seats and in the legislature.  I am trying to rack ,y brain for some viable candidates but am drawing a blank.  The Howard Mills candidacy was an absolute joke.  I didnt even vote for the guy. I went Conservative party.  I know your not a fan of Hilary either so I will keep my thinking cap on.

Hmm... how likely is a certain former mayor of NYC to run then?

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Another reason that Rudy should run for the Senate in 2006 as I stated above are that I don't think he can win the nomination.  Some of the "family values" activists in the party would not be pleased to find out some things about Giuliani.  He was married for fourteen years to a woman named Regina- his second cousin.  After all those years married he had the marriage annulled on grounds they were to closely related.  Not one of Rudy's finer moments IMO.  He then married Donna Hanover and while mayor he was screwing his press secretary- worst kept secret in town.
He is now very happily married to Judi Nathan.  I could care less who he shagged but this type of stuff could hurt him.  Not to mention that he is pro choice, gun control and gay nups.  Im breaking out my draft Rudy for 06 stickers now.

Hmm... I don't see that sort of stuff playing well in all those Sunbelty Suburbs...