former IRS commissioner Mark Everson-R announces presidential campaign

[Mr. Morden]

Probably has no more chance at being invited to the GOP debates than Fred Karger did:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/03/05/mark-everson-enters-the-2016-race-because-sometimes-random-people-run-for-president/

[Vega]

Discount Heather Dunbar.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Well, there goes about 40 votes in Iowa.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Ladies and Gentleman, I present Roemer 2.0.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Roemer was 2 legit. This man is not Roemer.

But he is the perfect man to debate Hillary on the Lois Lerner IRS scandal, the domestic Benghazi. So what If SoS has nothing to do with that. As long as we can find a way to shout Benghazi, then the people will turn against her!

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Roemer was 2 legit. This man is not Roemer.

Yeah, there's a difference between political has-beens and totally random guys.

[Zioneer]

Yes, because the American people TOTALLY want an IRS guy as president. We just love the IRS so much.

[Pouring Rain and Blairing Music]

Everson/Carson 2016

[Maxwell]

Not to mention an IRS guy running in a Republican guy. This guy is a punchline.

[Thunderbird is the word]

2016's version of Thaddeus McCotter.

[Goldwater]

Now we need an oil tycoon running as a member of the Green Party.

[Mr. Morden]

Before his stint as IRS commissioner in the GW Bush administration, Everson was deputy commissioner of the INS during the Reagan administration, and oversaw Reagan's 1986 "amnesty".  Conservative outlets are now going after him for running on a "pro-amnesty platform":

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/5/mark-everson-launches-gop-white-house-bid-pro-amne/

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[Maxwell]

I would be bewildered if he actually made it to a debate.

[Simfan34]

Well, there goes about 40 votes in Iowa.

That was the difference, wasn't it?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Well, there goes about 40 votes in Iowa.

That was the difference, wasn't it?

40 Cain voters stopped Santorum from an outright win, when you think about it.

[Flake]

Well, there goes about 40 votes in Iowa.

That was the difference, wasn't it?

40 Cain voters stopped Santorum from an outright win, when you think about it.

They weren't ready to get off of the Cain Train.

[Türkisblau]

Have you all seen the announcement video? Absolutely hilarious.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Relevant bump since the 2016 board is currently full of trash on the fron page: The Republican National Committee's online monthly straw poll actually included this guy!! Sure they include Romney, Daniels, West, Thune, Sandoval, Susana Martinez, Haley, Condi Rice, Pawlenty, Barbour, Cain, Gingrich, Tim Scott, Ayotte, and the elder Paul, but this is still some serious relevance! Not only to have his name recognized - I mean, I'm pretty sure he replaced THE Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Not even Bachmann managed to do that when she threatened to run.

So, is that debate stage going to have two rows of podiums? Or are they just going to have some of these guys be understudies who replace the regulars at the halfway mark?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I wonder if he got the idea from watching House of Cards.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Relevant bump since the 2016 board is currently full of trash on the fron page: The Republican National Committee's online monthly straw poll actually included this guy!! Sure they include Romney, Daniels, West, Thune, Sandoval, Susana Martinez, Haley, Condi Rice, Pawlenty, Barbour, Cain, Gingrich, Tim Scott, Ayotte, and the elder Paul, but this is still some serious relevance! Not only to have his name recognized - I mean, I'm pretty sure he replaced THE Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Not even Bachmann managed to do that when she threatened to run.

So, is that debate stage going to have two rows of podiums? Or are they just going to have some of these guys be understudies who replace the regulars at the halfway mark?

If it gets bad enough, I could see a situation where half the candidates debate for the first two hours, then the other half for the next two, but switching up the groups every debate so everyone gets a chance to be on the debate stage with every other candidate at least once. Of course, Atlas would probably love seeing two back to back republican debates, but not sure about the party itself.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Relevant bump since the 2016 board is currently full of trash on the fron page: The Republican National Committee's online monthly straw poll actually included this guy!! Sure they include Romney, Daniels, West, Thune, Sandoval, Susana Martinez, Haley, Condi Rice, Pawlenty, Barbour, Cain, Gingrich, Tim Scott, Ayotte, and the elder Paul, but this is still some serious relevance! Not only to have his name recognized - I mean, I'm pretty sure he replaced THE Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Not even Bachmann managed to do that when she threatened to run.

So, is that debate stage going to have two rows of podiums? Or are they just going to have some of these guys be understudies who replace the regulars at the halfway mark?

If it gets bad enough, I could see a situation where half the candidates debate for the first two hours, then the other half for the next two, but switching up the groups every debate so everyone gets a chance to be on the debate stage with every other candidate at least once. Of course, Atlas would probably love seeing two back to back republican debates, but not sure about the party itself.

Maybe a knockout tournament?

[WalterMitty]

This changes everything.

[WalterMitty]

he supports re-establishing the draft.  wouldnt that be horribly expensive, even if it were politically possible?  so much for fiscal conservatism.

anyway, rip candidacy.