Comments on: Time for a New RNC Chair http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/ News And Commentary On Louisiana And National Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave777 http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Dave777 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:13:40 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-313 How much foreign policy experience had GW had? Clinton? Obama? Reagan? only Bush senior had some in his CIA experience. Other than that, nobody came with proven foreign policy experience. She can surround herself with pros like Reagan did. How much foreign policy experience had GW had? Clinton? Obama? Reagan? only Bush senior had some in his CIA experience. Other than that, nobody came with proven foreign policy experience. She can surround herself with pros like Reagan did.

]]> By: Dave777 http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-5318 Dave777 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:13:00 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-5318 How much foreign policy experience had GW had? Clinton? Obama? Reagan? only Bush senior had some in his CIA experience. Other than that, nobody came with proven foreign policy experience. She can surround herself with pros like Reagan did. How much foreign policy experience had GW had? Clinton? Obama? Reagan? only Bush senior had some in his CIA experience. Other than that, nobody came with proven foreign policy experience. She can surround herself with pros like Reagan did.

]]> By: Mike_Youngblood http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Mike_Youngblood Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:55:47 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-307 I'd forgotten about Fred Thompson. I like. I'd forgotten about Fred Thompson. I like.

]]> By: Mike_Youngblood http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-5317 Mike_Youngblood Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:55:00 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-5317 I'd forgotten about Fred Thompson. I like. I'd forgotten about Fred Thompson. I like.

]]> By: Ryan Booth http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Ryan Booth Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:44:11 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-305 My choice would be Fred Thompson. He has most of Palin's speaking skill and charisma, is perfectly in step with the conservative movement (you mentioned NY-23, and Fred was the first major figure to go there and campaign for Hoffman), and is also well-liked by the DC establishment. He's ideal. My choice would be Fred Thompson. He has most of Palin's speaking skill and charisma, is perfectly in step with the conservative movement (you mentioned NY-23, and Fred was the first major figure to go there and campaign for Hoffman), and is also well-liked by the DC establishment. He's ideal.

]]> By: Ryan Booth http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 Ryan Booth Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:44:00 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-5316 My choice would be Fred Thompson. He has most of Palin's speaking skill and charisma, is perfectly in step with the conservative movement (you mentioned NY-23, and Fred was the first major figure to go there and campaign for Hoffman), and is also well-liked by the DC establishment. He's ideal. My choice would be Fred Thompson. He has most of Palin's speaking skill and charisma, is perfectly in step with the conservative movement (you mentioned NY-23, and Fred was the first major figure to go there and campaign for Hoffman), and is also well-liked by the DC establishment. He's ideal.

]]> By: Mike_Youngblood http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Mike_Youngblood Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:51:44 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-303 I'm just trying to stir the pot here, Scotty. Palin would quickly have the tea party contingent in lockstep, and I'm not sure the White House should be her ultimate destiny. Steele needs to be replaced - if not by Palin, then who? I fear that Newt is too representative of the status quo, and he was on board with Dede in the NY23. Your point about Barbour is well made. Palin, Gingrich and Steele all enjoy the limelight. The best choice is probably someone I'm not even aware of. I'm just trying to stir the pot here, Scotty. Palin would quickly have the tea party contingent in lockstep, and I'm not sure the White House should be her ultimate destiny.

Steele needs to be replaced – if not by Palin, then who? I fear that Newt is too representative of the status quo, and he was on board with Dede in the NY23.

Your point about Barbour is well made. Palin, Gingrich and Steele all enjoy the limelight. The best choice is probably someone I'm not even aware of.

]]> By: Mike_Youngblood http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-5315 Mike_Youngblood Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:51:00 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-5315 I'm just trying to stir the pot here, Scotty. Palin would quickly have the tea party contingent in lockstep, and I'm not sure the White House should be her ultimate destiny. Steele needs to be replaced - if not by Palin, then who? I fear that Newt is too representative of the status quo, and he was on board with Dede in the NY23. Your point about Barbour is well made. Palin, Gingrich and Steele all enjoy the limelight. The best choice is probably someone I'm not even aware of. I'm just trying to stir the pot here, Scotty. Palin would quickly have the tea party contingent in lockstep, and I'm not sure the White House should be her ultimate destiny.

Steele needs to be replaced – if not by Palin, then who? I fear that Newt is too representative of the status quo, and he was on board with Dede in the NY23.

Your point about Barbour is well made. Palin, Gingrich and Steele all enjoy the limelight. The best choice is probably someone I'm not even aware of.

]]> By: macaoidh http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-302 macaoidh Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:41:50 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-302 I'm going to disagree with the choice of Palin here, for a couple of reasons. First, as the party chair she would be hamstrung in her efforts to build constituencies for a future run, either in 2012 or 2016, for president. And second, what you don't want in your party chair is somebody who makes a lot of headlines. The best RNC chair we've had in decades was Haley Barbour, and at the time nobody knew who in the hell he was. I would much prefer Newt Gingrich to Palin for the RNC job. While I have lots of items of irritation with Newt, and while he's not exactly the behind the scenes type Barbour was, Gingrich is one of the better formulators of an agenda to come down the pike in the past half-century. He's also got experience in building successful coalitions to get things done. Gingrich was up for the RNC job a year ago, and for whatever reason backed out and threw his support to Steele. That turned out to be an unfortunate choice; the GOP would be much further along under his stewardship even if I've got to admit he is anything but perfect. I'm going to disagree with the choice of Palin here, for a couple of reasons. First, as the party chair she would be hamstrung in her efforts to build constituencies for a future run, either in 2012 or 2016, for president. And second, what you don't want in your party chair is somebody who makes a lot of headlines. The best RNC chair we've had in decades was Haley Barbour, and at the time nobody knew who in the hell he was.

I would much prefer Newt Gingrich to Palin for the RNC job. While I have lots of items of irritation with Newt, and while he's not exactly the behind the scenes type Barbour was, Gingrich is one of the better formulators of an agenda to come down the pike in the past half-century. He's also got experience in building successful coalitions to get things done.

Gingrich was up for the RNC job a year ago, and for whatever reason backed out and threw his support to Steele. That turned out to be an unfortunate choice; the GOP would be much further along under his stewardship even if I've got to admit he is anything but perfect.

]]> By: macaoidh http://thehayride.com/2010/01/time-for-a-new-rnc-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-5314 macaoidh Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:41:00 +0000 http://thehayride.com/?p=686#comment-5314 I'm going to disagree with the choice of Palin here, for a couple of reasons. First, as the party chair she would be hamstrung in her efforts to build constituencies for a future run, either in 2012 or 2016, for president. And second, what you don't want in your party chair is somebody who makes a lot of headlines. The best RNC chair we've had in decades was Haley Barbour, and at the time nobody knew who in the hell he was. I would much prefer Newt Gingrich to Palin for the RNC job. While I have lots of items of irritation with Newt, and while he's not exactly the behind the scenes type Barbour was, Gingrich is one of the better formulators of an agenda to come down the pike in the past half-century. He's also got experience in building successful coalitions to get things done. Gingrich was up for the RNC job a year ago, and for whatever reason backed out and threw his support to Steele. That turned out to be an unfortunate choice; the GOP would be much further along under his stewardship even if I've got to admit he is anything but perfect. I'm going to disagree with the choice of Palin here, for a couple of reasons. First, as the party chair she would be hamstrung in her efforts to build constituencies for a future run, either in 2012 or 2016, for president. And second, what you don't want in your party chair is somebody who makes a lot of headlines. The best RNC chair we've had in decades was Haley Barbour, and at the time nobody knew who in the hell he was.

I would much prefer Newt Gingrich to Palin for the RNC job. While I have lots of items of irritation with Newt, and while he's not exactly the behind the scenes type Barbour was, Gingrich is one of the better formulators of an agenda to come down the pike in the past half-century. He's also got experience in building successful coalitions to get things done.

Gingrich was up for the RNC job a year ago, and for whatever reason backed out and threw his support to Steele. That turned out to be an unfortunate choice; the GOP would be much further along under his stewardship even if I've got to admit he is anything but perfect.

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