tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post8945402885123694372..comments2023-03-25T10:28:33.592-05:00Comments on The Bellman has your snark right here: Who ya got?Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00529428284031416088noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-29791436959454996862011-05-29T12:36:20.904-05:002011-05-29T12:36:20.904-05:00Bill, I think Michelle Bachmann IS a beard. Just g...Bill, I think Michelle Bachmann IS a beard. Just google Marcus Bachmann.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-6446583699835774982011-05-29T12:30:13.352-05:002011-05-29T12:30:13.352-05:00I'm still troubled by Jason's comment that...I'm still troubled by Jason's comment that beards are unelectable. The Civil War era appears to the apex of beards appearing presidential. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis both wore beards, as did Ulysses S. Grant.<br /><br />Styles change as <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/057_intr.html" rel="nofollow">this Library of Congress page</a> on the Presidents shows.<br /><br />Mustaches were quite popular in the 19th century, but even they have vanished from the faces of politicians recently.Safety Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342660829277897082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-34475230420292501452011-05-29T12:28:25.191-05:002011-05-29T12:28:25.191-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Safety Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342660829277897082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-74983012916539673452011-05-25T10:24:04.641-05:002011-05-25T10:24:04.641-05:00I think Michelle Bachmann has a beard....I think Michelle Bachmann has a beard....Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103575402867575614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-79413351262275756152011-05-25T10:21:57.909-05:002011-05-25T10:21:57.909-05:00I said I thought Romney had problems with conserva...I said I thought Romney had problems with conservative orthodoxy, not Perry. Perry has conspicuously positioned himself on the correct side of every right-wing issue for years, including secession. He's never heard a conservative dog whistle he didn't instantly repeat in front of a microphone. But to address your Huntsman concerns:<br /><br />1. Ron Paul is also in favor of civil unions, it's a libertarian issue.<br />2. Cap-and-Trade is not an issue that will move the needle in a primary.<br />3. Wall Street is still the biggest spender on GOP political campaigns and big business loved the stimulus. (They should, they got all the money)<br />4. Working for Obama might be an issue.<br />5. Even Eric Cantor likes Obama.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103575402867575614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-90966668169864878682011-05-25T10:20:38.975-05:002011-05-25T10:20:38.975-05:00Beards are unelectableBeards are unelectableJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529428284031416088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-89121573022593786182011-05-25T09:44:09.275-05:002011-05-25T09:44:09.275-05:00Are any of the Republican contenders bearded? I kn...Are any of the Republican contenders bearded? I know that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLQI8X2R6Y&t=0m11s" rel="nofollow">John Ashcroft used to sing from the heart</a>. Perhaps a bearded, singing candidate could ride the current wave of popularity.Joe6paqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377784476010530375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-31267147374562552842011-05-25T09:34:28.787-05:002011-05-25T09:34:28.787-05:00You think Perry has trouble with conservative orth...You think Perry has trouble with conservative orthodoxy, but think Huntsman's biggest problem is that he's Ivy League? Let me suggest a few more problems:<br /><br />1. In favor of civil unions, and therefore in thrall to the homosexual agenda.<br />2. In favor of cap-and-trade, and therefore bamboozled by the global climate change scammers.<br />3. In favor of Obama's stimulus package. <br />4. Worked for Obama.<br />5. Says he likes and respects Obama. <br /><br />Unless he suddenly goes birther on us, I don't see how he's going to get national in today's Republican party.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529428284031416088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-32180426735525649072011-05-25T09:05:21.453-05:002011-05-25T09:05:21.453-05:00Romney has to be taken seriously because of the mo...Romney has to be taken seriously because of the money. He has some very real problems with conservative orthodoxy, which in the current climate of purity pledges and tea parties must also be taken seriously. However, if I were to handicap the contest right now I'd make Romney the favorite simply on the basis of the money. But don't sleep on John Huntsman. He's got the chief executive credential as Utah governor, which could trump Romney's Massachusetts experience. He has more foreign policy experience than anyone else in the field including speaking Mandarin. He worked in the Reagan white house. Maybe the only negative aspect of his resume is his Ivy League education, which doesn't play very well in GOP circles, but it's only the University of Pennsylvania. It's not like he has an undergraduate degree from Columbia and a law degree from Harvard or something.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103575402867575614noreply@blogger.com