Sarah Palin 'rules out Alaska re-run'

You really think it's a slam dunk if the economy continues to be terrible? He can't keep blaming the previous administration for everything forever. Sooner or later he's going to own this mess and voters may be angry enough to consider another candidate.

I don't particularly like Jindal; anti-abortion, opposition to same-sex marriage, support for the Patriot act, banning of flag burning .etc. Much better than Palin however.

Yeah I heard his state of the union thing was bad, what was actually so bad about it?



Charlie Crist is the Republican governor of Florida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Crist

Isn't Crist running for the Senate though?
That'd rule him out as a candidate for the 2012 election pretty much, he'd probably be a likely figure after his first term as a Senator.

Yeah he is apparently, I had no idea. I was talking about the 2008 Republican VP ticket though , he would have been much better than Palin.

Ah oh right, on that I definitely agree with you

Well what's wrong with blaming something on the people that caused it?

History has shown that the Great Depression was prolonged by the economic policies of Roosevelt; so too will future history show that our current recession/depression was exacerbated by the economic policies of Obama. His first stimulus was a complete failure and now we may even see a second stimulus that will leave the US with debt we may take generations to fully recover from.

Ever hear about what the definition of insanity is?

The Depression was actually prolonged by the inability on Hoover's part to actually do anything about it. History has never shown that Roosevelt made things worse. If anything it shows that he didn't help, but he by no means prolonged the depression.

But no, Obama's stimulus has not made thing worse and there's no evidence that it has. All we know right now is that the current economic situation was caused by the Bush administration's economic policies and their unwillingness to ever do anything right.

Sooner or later he's going to own this mess and voters may be angry enough to consider another candidate.

Sure. However, assuming the US economy has a deeper recession or doesn't recover as quickly/well as the rest of the world, I seriously doubt that Sarah Palin is the best choice for the Republicans if they wish to choose someone to challenge Obama on the way he handled the economy. She has qualities that make her attractive to the electorate, but economic weight isn't one of them.

This entire meltdown happened on the democrat's watch. Democrats have been in control of congress since 2006. Chris Dodd, Chair of the Banking committee and Barney Frank, Chair of the Finance Committee should be in the hot seat right now.

Bush tried to reform Freddy and Fanny several times. Who stopped him? Congress, especially the democrats.

"These two entities — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — are not facing any kind of financial crisis," said Rep. Barney Frank, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. "The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."

Here is what McCain said in 2005: "If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system and the economy as a whole."

Sounds like McCain and GWB were on the right side of this issue.