Who are you going to vote for president?

[Chi Ag]

Democrat or Republican? Specifically, if you choose a party.

[dragonag517]

Republican.

[Agnlaw]

Huck!

[Chi Ag]

Why? for the thread...not me directly.

[TwelfthAG]

Voting sounds like a lot of work.

[DCAggie]

Paul. I'd maybe vote for McCain in the general.

[KCAggie]

Democrat as long as it is not Clinton.

[Vlyrock]

'publican.

[The Massacre]

pedro

[texags08]

:popcorn:

[texags08]

pedro
:rep:

[Loftin]

Republican.

I'm still hoping for Thompson, but I like Huckabee as well. McCain is ok. I just really hope it's not Romney, Giuliani or Paul.

[jacruzer01]

Democrat or Republican? Specifically, if you choose a party.


I will be voting for a new indepedent that is now running and I back him 100%:


TYRONE BIGGUMS

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[texag005]

I like Thompson, but i'm with Loftin waiting to see if he can get it pulled together

[phatbc]

Republican:

Huckleberry

[Thisjeffguy07]

Stephen Colbert :gig:

[Conan]

I don't want to shoot up trouble, but Huckabee is my favorite candidate. McCain is BY FAR the most qualified for the position, but I don't feel like he will help our country make the changes necessary to be economically more successful.
I also feel like NO democratic candidate understands how to make America competitive in the global market and they all seem to feel taxes on everything is the way to go.

How about pollution tax? Give me a break.

Hillary Clinton and I agree on 1 thing. She said once that America can't afford all of her ideas. I couldn't agree more. -paraphrase RG

[whitelightnin_23]

I heart Huckabee.

If Thompson appeared to give a dayum...he might actually have had a chance...instead most of his "base" has surged to Huckabee...leaving him without a platform (except, "yeah, what Huckabee said").

[Burnetaggie99]

Republican - anybody but Ron Paul. I think McCain should win. He's making a comeback. I'd like to see a McCain/Huckabee ticket.

[Gravy]

Writing myself in of course. I have gotten at least one vote ever since I turned 18.

[whitelightnin_23]

Writing myself in of course. I have gotten at least one vote ever since I turned 18.

way to piss on the republic...:sad:

[CHHS_Aggie]

way to piss on the republic...:sad:


Someone has to.


I'm voting Ralph Wiggum.

[Gravy]

way to piss on the republic...:sad:

You think that pisses them off? Wait until I win!

[whitelightnin_23]

You think that pisses them off? Wait until I win!

soooo...what is your platform?

We should vote for president of Aggiefans...:popcorn:

and have candidates debate & present their platform...

[ekesqueaky]

Republican - Fred Thompson.

[DCAggie]

Why Thompson? What issues do yall like him on? Not trying to give yall a hard time, just wondering.

[Fxalaweed]

Why Thompson? What issues do yall like him on? Not trying to give yall a hard time, just wondering.
they are Law & Order fans duh:D

[DCAggie]

they are Law & Order fans duh:D

Haha. Don't say that, my faith in democracy is already pretty low.

[whitelightnin_23]

Haha. Don't say that, my faith in democracy is already pretty low.

I'm pretty sure there are many "U.S. Americans" out there that do this (vote for the person they see on TV the most)...

[Pumchavas28]

Steven McGee

[DCAggie]

I'm pretty sure there are many "U.S. Americans" out there that do this (vote for the person they see on TV the most)...

Yep. That's why Hillary is planning to go on Tyra soon. (Barry Obama already has.) Like I said, my faith is weak.

[Slotback]

I am very unhappy with the selection available of "candidates". I will find a way to protest vote. We need leadership in this country. We do not have it. And the majority running will not provide it.

My disgust is total right now.

[phatbc]

no votes for Bobert Gates!?!?

[whitelightnin_23]

Gates is too good to be ruined by the presidential process...

[whitelightnin_23]

according to a volunteer email I just received...

Thompson has pushed into 2nd place (gaining 4 points) and Huckabee is losing ground in South Carolina...

again, this seems to be more of a horse race than a debate/primary to find the most qualified person to lead our country...

[Loftin]

Why Thompson? What issues do yall like him on? Not trying to give yall a hard time, just wondering.

The Republicans are all pretty similar about the "issues," since they are in the same party. The only exceptions to me are Paul, Guiliani and Romney, who are not conservative enough for my taste.

What I like about Thompson is how informed he seems to be on every subject and how he can give simple, straightforward answers that make sense. In the event that he's not sure, he says that he doesn't know enough about that subject to comment (instead of just BS'ing an answer). It's actually a refreshing change of pace in today's politics.

Thompson's candor and common sense appeal to me. Also, and this may be just his acting skills, Thompson seems to be the most "presidential" candidate there is.

If Fred can't salvage his campaign, I really hope that whoever gets the nomination puts Thompson on the ticket as a VP.

[jagowar]

Anybody but hillary...

[Chi Ag]

I'm not a big Hillary supporter, BUT, what has Georgie Boy done for us? I was told as a young kid, that most people are not RICH enough to be Republican. I am truly beginning to believe this (every time I go to the pump)
It really pays to be really poor or very rich in this society. I really wish we could find someone not on the lobbyist take!!:sad:

[macduff93]

Republican, most likely Huckabee.



Republican - anybody but Ron Paul.


Really, even Giuliani? Isn't he more liberal than moderate and an oxymoron in a conservative party?

How can anyone who supports legalized abortion call themselves Christian and not be excommunicated from an orthodox denomination of the church catholic, confessing Scripture as the inerrant Word of God? I know the RCC holds this position as do Confessional Lutherans.

Would you really vote for Giuliani over Ron Paul if faith is your litmus test? I'm just curious if you've seen their voting records.

[whitelightnin_23]

my family knows Thompson's mom pretty well (have gone to Church together for a while)...

Fred, while a politician, shows all signs (personally) of being a decent person...and let's not forget he isn't JUST an actor...he "did some time" in Washington...:popcorn:

The strike against him is he started late & allowed Huckabee to take what would have been his "base" of voters...he's narrowing the gap though...

[macduff93]

Thompson just doesn't seem like he wants it very much, though. There were a couple of very decent men who never had a chance, but that's the way it goes. I will be shocked if Romney does well in Texas, but I can see Thompson getting a lot of votes if he makes himself at all visible, but if he stays in the shadows, McCain will likely get those votes.

[DCAggie]

The only exceptions to me are Paul, Guiliani and Romney, who are not conservative enough for my taste.

If Fred can't salvage his campaign, I really hope that whoever gets the nomination puts Thompson on the ticket as a VP.

Paul is the most conservative guy in the race.

As for VP, why would a Republican candidate put Thompson on the ticket? The Rs don't need help winning the South and he doesn't campaign very hard. The VP nominee will be Mel Martinez.

[Loftin]

Paul is the most fiscally conservative guy in the race.


FIFY

[Burnetaggie99]

I'm a Marine and would shoot myself if Paul got in. He would destroy everything my fellow Marines died for. As a Catholic I would still vote for anybody but Ron Paul. I would say alot of Catholics vote Democrat because they feel the party is for the working class and they promise to help minority and low to middle class Catholics with their socialism idea's.

[ekesqueaky]

Why Thompson? What issues do yall like him on? Not trying to give yall a hard time, just wondering.
He's a straight-shooter who doesn't change his position on issues to match whatever the polling data says is popular that week. He doesn't have to spin his record to appear conservative. He expresses his views with clarity and confidence.
YouTube - Fred on the issues
YouTube - Fred's Message to Iowa Voters

[DCAggie]

FIFY

He's also good on social conservative stuff--anti-abortion (he's an obgyn, so that has a lot to do w/ it, I assume), gun rights, etc. As for the gay thing, he's for the state's deciding, just as he is for abortion. Given the way the Constitution was set up and the horrible privacy/penumbra jurisprudence, this is the only intellectually honest position for a conservative to take.

But I assume you're getting at foreign policy. Paul's anti-UN for a start. When Bush came to office, he was anti-UN, but then he propped up the UN once again by saying that the US could only go to war w/ the UN's approval. He's against NATO--hard to say someone's not conservative when they don't support an alliance that has outlived its purpose and is searching for a new role. Looking for a new way in which to use governmental = liberal to me.

Paul is against the FTAs and the WTO. Hard to be a conservative and support US involvement in organziations that sacrifice soveriegnty by taking away power from both the Congress and the judiciary. (Not to mention the policy problems w/ this.)

But I assume that you're talking about the Iraq war. Were conservatives in the 90s not being conservative when they derided Clinton's military interventions in the Balkans, Haiti, and Somalia? Republican members of Congress were dead set against those acts of nation-building. Is it conservative when Pelosi and her ilk call for intervention in the Sudan? So was Bush when he ran in 2000. But Paul is not in 2003-2008? No one's ever explained that inconsistency. If you support the Iraq war, that's fine, but don't act like it's not a conservative policy (remember that its biggest backers are former Democrats).

[whitelightnin_23]

(to keep with the superficial theme)

also Thompson's wife is probably the hottest of the candidate's wives...:gig:

[whitelightnin_23]

He's also good on social conservative stuff--anti-abortion (he's an obgyn, so that has a lot to do w/ it, I assume), gun rights, etc. As for the gay thing, he's for the state's deciding, just as he is for abortion. Given the way the Constitution was set up and the horrible privacy/penumbra jurisprudence, this is the only intellectually honest position for a conservative to take.

But I assume you're getting at foreign policy. Paul's anti-UN for a start. When Bush came to office, he was anti-UN, but then he propped up the UN once again by saying that the US could only go to war w/ the UN's approval. He's against NATO--hard to say someone's not conservative when they don't support an alliance that has outlived its purpose and is searching for a new role. Looking for a new way in which to use governmental = liberal to me.

Paul is against the FTAs and the WTO. Hard to be a conservative and support US involvement in organziations that sacrifice soveriegnty by taking away power from both the Congress and the judiciary. (Not to mention the policy problems w/ this.)

But I assume that you're talking about the Iraq war. Were conservatives in the 90s not being conservative when they derided Clinton's military interventions in the Balkans, Haiti, and Somalia? Republican members of Congress were dead set against those acts of nation-building. Is it conservative when Pelosi and her ilk call for intervention in the Sudan? So was Bush when he ran in 2000. But Paul is not in 2003-2008? No one's ever explained that inconsistency. If you support the Iraq war, that's fine, but don't act like it's not a conservative policy (remember that its biggest backers are former Democrats).


:rep: VERY informative post...as usual.

[DCAggie]

I'm a Marine and would shoot myself if Paul got in. He would destroy everything my fellow Marines died for. As a Catholic I would still vote for anybody but Ron Paul. I would say alot of Catholics vote Democrat because they feel the party is for the working class and they promise to help minority and low to middle class Catholics with their socialism idea's.

I think you're right about the Catholics.

As for the military and Paul, I can see that, I guess. At one point, though, he had more military contributions than any other candidate. I was surprised to hear that at the time, and wonder if it's still true.

[whitelightnin_23]

I like Ron Paul...I just don't think he has a chance...he's rarely mentioned w/ the Romney's, Huckabee's, McCain, & Thompson's...seems like his campaign is running out of steam.

[DCAggie]

I agree that his chances are slim. But just because he's not mentioned w/ some of those guys doesn't mean they're doing better than him. I don't think he's losing steam as he finishes with about the same percentage in each primary or caucus. As for being mentioned w/ the big 5 of the primary, he's been beating Guiliani and Thompson or running even in the primaries, but for some reason isn't talked about by the talking heads.

[macduff93]

I like Ron Paul...I just don't think he has a chance...he's rarely mentioned w/ the Romney's, Huckabee's, McCain, & Thompson's...seems like his campaign is running out of steam.


He isn't aware or honest enough to realize that you can't influence the process by running at the gate with a bettering ram. Better to get your foot in the door and then implement change from within. It's a pretty basic concept, but he's too stubborn and too darn flaky to be able to handle it.

[DCAggie]

He isn't aware or honest enough to realize that you can't influence the process by running at the gate with a bettering ram. Better to get your foot in the door and then implement change from within. It's a pretty basic concept, but he's too stubborn and too darn flaky to be able to handle it.

You don't think he's influencing the process? Compare the content of the debate that Fox kept him out of to the other debates. He's forcing the R candidates back to the right on most issues (all other than the war).

[macduff93]

I don't think that can be totally attributed to any one factor or candidate, but if your point were valid, are his efforts really helping his campaign?