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I made two comments to Mickie and I don't see them on the board. Do you have a problem with what I said in those comments? Comment boards are for to give your opinion of whoever as long as you think its the truth.

Maybe if a republican tried running on American values instead of conservative values, they'll have a shot. Times have changed.

Mickie: By the time Obama's term is up this country might be in the biggest depression since 1929. Of course, his approval rating is falling and it will fall more if he bails more millionaires out. Get a grip on life. Now is the time for the republicans to start thinking ahead. After all before Obama ran for the senate he wasn't a community organizer he was organizing himself to run for the senate. And didn't he miss 140 days as a senator? Yes, he was studying to run for the presidency. And as far as the economy is concerned he should ask the advice of Bill Clinton.

Dear CPAC,

Please, oh pretty please support Sarah Palin for the 2012 Republican nomination. After his speech the other night, Bobby Jindal would clearly make an excellent running mate for her.

Sincerely,

The Democrats

as long as the dimocrats keep Pelosi and Reid in power, and obama keeps up the bad decisions, the republicans will be fine in 2012.

All this cockiness will make the victory even sweeter in 2012.

Judging by most of these posts we have much to fear.

oh yeah i forgot to mention that Bill Clinton was a Rhodes scholar too. so I guess my argument does not work,

What a joke!!!!! If this is their best, it will be a landslide of us Dems in 2012.!! Ha!! Ha!!

To Angie in PA: Im in Florida, what has Crist done that is so wonderful? Your in PA, Im in Florida, and I cannot tell you one thing he has done to help the people of Florida! Enlighten me!

I think Charlie Crist or Tim Pawlenty would be reasonable picks. Any of those other lunatics gets through, and God help us all if the GOP prevails.

I love the theme here, GARRR WITH A LIST LIKE THAT US LIBS WILL WIN AGAIN! Really? People are getting sick of Obamas BS, all this talk of change and his big idea is throw a fake trillion dollars in expanding the government, making people slaves to the goverment, and making health care no longer a choice but something he can hold over your head? What fresh and new ideas, good thing he is half black otherwise somebody at CNN might point all of this out.

When we as Republican learn to separate Fiscal Conservatism from Religious Practices...then and only then we will be succesful...but as long as our party is run by Right Wing Religious Conservatives...we have not a chance. We need fiscal conservatives with center left social values. Otherwise we will be doomed!!!

Let the stats speak for themselves. For those governors opposing the stimulus bill:

State Infant Mort. Edu. Wage
MS 1 50 48
LA 2 48 31
SC 3 41 40
AL 4 45 33

Fix your state problems before offering any opinion to the rest of the union!!!

Wake up, America. Why would these governors offer anything meaningful to this country? Do you trust Bobby Jindal to offer anything substantial to your kids education, health care and the economic development of this country? He can't even fix the state of LA, what makes you think the so called "solutions" offered by him will be anything but a boat load of crap (pardon my language)... If you truly want to save your childrens' future, please invest in education and health care. If we don't, the whole nation will, one day, become one of these four states!!!

Vicki – I read your posts on these blogs and truly have to wonder if you are even educated. You sound like Mrs. Hannity or Limbaugh to me. Do you remember the financial mess Reagan left us? It took Bill Clinton to clean up 12 years of Reagan/Bush #1 economic disaster. Do you remember "trickle down economics?" Is that what you're so proud of? If so, then you are as stupid as you sound on these blogs.

Why not add Karl Rove, Ann Coulter, or Scooter Libby? Come on, there's nothing new in the list!! Stop looking in the men's room for the next GOP front runner and give us someone who has no record - that would be a start!

I am with you just leaving Sara Palin on the list does not show much intelligence for 2012. I hope that whoever comes up against her buries her.

The GOP is FINISHED, they're a footnote in history. They failed to change with the times. They're like clueless parents who are out of touch, yet are trying to be cool by "hip-hopping up the GOP with one armed midgets".

You're done. Bye bye.

I left the GOP because of their hard line religious right stance. I support small gov and fiscal responsibility. GOP strayed from the platform of small government and fiscal responsibility to a platform of religious views. The above list are candidates that have all already confirmed their belief in the GOP religious right platform. GOP is a party of no. No new ideas. No to the Bill of Rights (freedom of speech and religion.) They need a whole new list of people!

The re-thuggg-nicans can forget it...they don't have a chance. They are so through. We need someone that care about others, is articulate, SMART - not people spreading hate and doesn't wear candy cane ties and walks out like Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith show.....Jeeezzz Louise, not an air head being a yes girl to everything that weird party tells them to do and lastly not a prescription addicted radio announcer that runs his mouth like water running from a faucet. Yes, the democrats will bring the country back into balance. I feel just fine...but keep giving us these laughs...

to Vickie:
You have to realize WHY we have such high unemployment. Remember, Bush was in office for the past 8 years. Pretty hard to blame Obama for any of that, realistically.
Besides the fact that the republicans have nothing new to add to the mix save their old, worn tax cut rhetoric. It's the same from them everytime.
At least obama is willing to do something different.
Your guys can't even muster that. They're out of touch and irrelevant.

Angie in PA:

You are right. Crist is their best hope, but the Republicans are too stupid to realize that because he supported the President on something. Their stubborness will be their demise, just watch.

@ vicki..

lol.. guess we will have the "me, me, me" "greed, greed, greed" years back in 4 years.. thanks for the heads up.. reagan was not as great as you remember.. maybe you have alzheimers, like he did, the second time he got elected... use your mind.. that is if it still works.

cpac is a bunch of old men who cannot believe their day is over. they are from the group that is responsible for the economic mess we are in. their only solution is tax cuts – no new ideas – like old men all they do is complain – complain – republican party is dead – who cares?

To G.R.I.T.S.

Ron Paul is personally against abortion, but is utterly opposed to government interference with the rights of women to make their own decisions in that regard.

I'd only vote for Ron Paul, if I had to choose. He at least is a real conservative and not just in name. That is if he really lives by what he ways.

Palin, all the way.

That way it's guaranteed that Obama will win re-election.

Jindal would be a good second. He's certainly more polished than Palin, but he's proven he can't think on his feet much better than she can: when asked to respond to Obama's speech, he hardly mentioned it, instead simply choosing to repeat the same tired GOP talking points that lost them the last election.

Keep doing more of the same, GOP, hoping for different results. That's a great strategy.

Republican party is lost . No good leaders with a clear agenda. Some of them are prejudice and racial. It's time for them to burry those thinking. Bush's pick for president McCain was a mistake and Mc Cain's pick for VP Sarah Palin was a blunder. It's hard for americans to listen and follow. The tone of Obama was qustioned the other day. Too much freedom is not good. Whether at home or at nation we need some law abiding, displined people. It's not about party. Unless this sickness be treated right it will continue. No eligible candidate will come to lead or guide or take charge in this country. The very family value is lost. Many highschool drop out. whose problem is that. There is no Al-quida or communist to blame. It is american disease. Wake up friends.

Ron Paul, but with this list, the Republicans can surely not expect to get anywhere near the White House in 2012 or maybe 2016 as well.

Yeah Palin is the joke? All you morons that got your news from SNL and voted for Obama are the real joke. Boy Wonder Obama with the backing of a scared media and millions of self hating whites got the nod... and where is the change? Tax cheats in the cabinet and throwing fake money at problems caused by..... fake money. GENIUS! Sorry Dems, you voted for the joke, I guarantee you someone like Palin wouldnt be handing out more money to business and individuals who have already burned through billions and Dodd and Frank would be in front of a firing squad. But let daddy Obama hold your hand fix it all for you!

You bloggers have a fantastic sense of humor, I was laughing while reading till the end....I second the motion with you Had IT...."Lord, please help us." Amen

any one of them would be better than what we are stuck with now.

you know.. most americans probably feel the same way about hurricane prevention the way gov jindal feels about volcanic predicitons... guess if gov jindal gets elected.. the u.s. hurricane center is out the window, and we wont give a hoot that 1000+ people died in new orleans because of katrina or any other hurricane..

the republican hypocrisy lives on....lol

So much for "Country First". Typical Republicans more worried about regaining power than they are about the health and well being of our country. Well, we're now living the consequences of those thieves being in power for 8 years. Maybe they should quit whining, stop worrying about 2012, and help fix what they broke. If they continue on their present path, in 2010 and 2012 we should send every last one of them packing.

Jeb Bush not available?

Until they change their message/attitude it will not matter who they pick. The republicans still do not get it.

Ron Paul is the GOP's only real choice. But they need to give up liberalism and special interests first. Aint gonna happen.
Both parties are currently nothing more than a den of thieves.

Very well said Vicki!

Except Pawlenty, they are all LOSERS

My favorite is PALIN, send her back out for more laughs.

As a Dem, I am really scared of her and what she stands for, which is NOTHING
Go ahead Repugs, give your best shot, because after Obama's 2nd Term.... Hillary WILL win!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vicki!

Can I have some of the drugs you're on? An idiot Republican (which is redundant!) conservative is the reason we're in the mess we're in! What a dope!

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem!! Stop being part of the F&*%$#^ problem!

What s a shame for the republicans.First things first.Do they want to put the cat before the horse.The election just took place and the next thing now is unity to achive prosperity.The economy need to be injected.Not a new election just to satisfy some selfish intrest at the espense of the american people.Besides that obama is still the udefeated champion.

And none of you are worried at all about the mess we are heading into. Taxed till you cant breath. Let me guess, only rich republicans should be worried.

I love it! Democrats will never have nothing to fear as long as these boneheads continue to be, well, boneheads! Thanks Republicans for being such idiots. How about Sarah Palin and Carrot Top...those seem like good republican nominees.

The only one that cares about the people in his state and has any back-bone at all is Charlie Christ. At least he is making some effort to work with the President. If anything happens to President I hope all of these fools are prosecuted for it except Charlie Christ. Don't lease out Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

What the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy??

Obama/Biden 2008-2016

It doesn't really matter who they pick if President Obama does a good job. I think the GOP is living in a dream world. Republican Bobby Jindal's criticism of funding for the geological survey to monitor dangerous volcanos is a good example. How is this not important if you live near a volcano? This is an example of how out of touch they are. Another example is how John McCain kept criticizing Obama for voting for the funding for a new state of the art planetarium projector, as if science and science education is a waste of money. Every time McCain mentioned it during the campaign I think he lost hundreds of thousands of voters who do believe in science.
The GOP conservative mantra of small government and tax cuts for the weathy have been completely disasterous for our economy and infrastructure. I believe we are seeing the slow decline of the conservative philosophy. It is possible that the Republican party will never regain the status they used to have. I think they are going to go the way of the old Whig Party.

I say the pick for 2012 should be Satan. Afterall he represents all the ideals of my beloeved GOP party.

@ Vicki

I like the way you say ' back in shape '. Just what are you talking about ? It is because of conservatives ( Republicans ) that we are where we're at now. The worst economy since the 1930's. And it actually did start during the Regan years.

Sarah Palin?

Obama has nothing to worry about in 2012.

We strongly stand behind President Obama and we'll vote for him in 2012. Republicans do not have a credible message for the americans people. The only message they have is tax cut, tax cut, tax cut. They argue that the Government can't create jobs by spending, but the question, I'm asking them is this; who creates the job of senator or governor? They can bring in anyone for 2012, Barack will win the second term. Thanks to the internet, we all are involved in politics now.

Patrick M

Anybody but this socialism obama. Micky Mouse would be better.

I love Ron Paul but how old will he be by then?

Would it be too early to consider the Republican Party Marginalized? I believe the only direction for the Republican Party is # 1 Start to care about this Country. #2 Drop the Idea that the conservative ideology is the only way for America. We have seen a continued decline in the American life style since the beginning of Reaganomics. #3 Republicans need to start working with the other party for the common good of this nation. I doubt the Republicans can pull this together by 2012 but maybe next time.

Rocco

Grits,

On the matter of CHOICE, unless Ron Paul has recently changed his stance, he has stated that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT should stay out of the matter. In fact he says so in his book REVOLUTION: A MANIFESTO.

If President Obama keeps his nose clean and even just stops the bleeding by 2012 the question becomes who wants to be the whipping boy and take on this hopeless task? It could easily become Mondale in 1984 or Dole in 1996 for this person. No one wants to waste time and money running against an incumbant with strong numbers so they will be forced to trot out someone who figures "eh, I'm at the end of my career. What the heck".

Maybe if they would contribute something worthwhile to getting our country back on track instead of campaigning, they might have a better chance of winning in 2012. As it stands they are stonewalling and whining and causing trouble. But they don't want AMERICA TO WIN, I see that and I would never vote Republican, ever.

My last comment should have been to Robert not Randy. And I hope Robert reads it and gets a grip.

P.S. We are really sick of looking at John McCains mug.

Jindal the Clown. How about Ron Paul? The only sane person in the list

Uh... Vicki? You said "I think any of them would make a good choice as long as they stick to conservative values. "

Newsflash:
Sarah Palin: Terrible Choice
Rudy Giuliani: Terrible Choice
Bobby Jindal: HAHAHAHAHAHA
The rest of them: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!

And to call President Obama 'Jimmy Carter on steroids" is just weird. They are both Democrats... that's true. Beyond that I think they're completely different personalities.

I’m going to keep this short and sweet! Conservatives, you party is a joke and so are the individuals with in your so called regional party. You won’t win anything in 2012, and the following election either. Get used to it losers!!!!

That list reads like the starting line-up card for the 67'Mets...........

Good Luck, you'll need it.

This list of potentials is exactly what is wrong with the GOP. Americans are not going to vote for someone with 4 billion dollar homes or that alreadly has a negative image. The GOP would do well to spend a year reflecting on their attitude that turns off the public. We are ready for some hard working politicians, Put on a smiley face and work hard to get us out of all the messes we are in so all we have to think about is what to cook for supper, not where is our next meal is
coming from. You give people some Pubbies that go along with good democratc plans and work hard for our success and we will notice you.

Randy: Democrats don't have anything to fear but the country will if Obama is elected again. Between their corruption and backstabbing it is evident that they may not get elected. Between Quinn, Madigan, Pelosi, Dean, Reid and Durbin this has been the worst corrupt democratic election in history. Dean was the worst DNC ever and I am glad he retired from that job. And what is the matter with Biden that he didn't know his own website plus does he know what he is saying when commenting. Is that why Obama gave him that look?

If this is all they have to represent their party, God help this country if any one of them should ever get elected. Not one of them really care about the American people. Most are dishonest, immoral or both. More concerned about what they can get out of office than what they can accomplish for the good of the general public.

It`s going to take a lot longer than 4 yrs. to forget the last 8 Republican years. Why didn`t they clamp down on the banks and other financial institutions during that period ?? In `07 when there were a flurry of G-7 summits and those in gov`t knew the " meltdown" was inevitable, they chose rather than to turn it around, to just prolong it as much as possible so they could feather their personal nesteggs and keep stockholders in the dark-– Now we all pay ( too late).

They are actually voting on who can be manipulated the best by the Neo Cons, and who will be their puppet. They don't want anyone who could actually have a thought of their own. McCain and Palin were one of the best comedy teams I ever watched. I laughed more at them than I had laughed in years.

Romney 2010!!!!

Go Mitt Go !

Treason.

How scary – hordes of right wing, self righteous ,bigoted, homophobic, hypocritical clowns all gathered in one place. Yikes!

That easy...Ron Paul.....He is honest and rails against the expansion of the federal government. I would rather most of the power be with the states. The rest do not follow the U.S. Constitution! This is not a liberal or conservate issue, it is a constitutional one!!!!!!!!!!

Not a single winner in the bunch!

You can all laugh and make fun of the Republicans – and I hope Obama does a great job – but the Republicans do have a slew of good candidates with substance. Hillary has been looking to be President since she became the NY senator. I still can't believe that she was a NY senator – so this is expected of any political party to prepare themselves for the next election. They have a lot to do to figure out what it's going to take. Obama is a smart man but he's also charimatic and charming – but I look at the backbone of the candidate and what they're proposing – not just how they look and sound.

I don't know why .... "RUSH" isn't on the list, he runs the GOP.

all proven DINGBATS – every single one......

Those of you pushin for Palin here need to rethink...she can best serve the USA up there in A-laska guardin' Putin and lookin' for that N. Korea missle...INCOMING! You betcha, also, wink,wink.

I've seen the ads for this show. It's called The Biggest Loser.

Right now Obama looks good for the running for 2012. The listed above is a straight out joke. Palin please!! There is know way she could handle this country in the state its in right now. If she gets it we will be living in a box!

I don't think there is any hope for people who are more concerned about how a person looks or how he gives speaches rather than what he has actually accomplished. Yeah I know – stuck in moderation again, thanks CNN

Ron Paul would eat Obama alive in a debate. Obama is too much a part of the system to even stand on the same platform or stage as Paul. Are you people kidding me? Ron Paul understands the problem a lot better than Obama and has knowledge about the economy that far exceeds him. I welcome this challenge anywhere, anytime.

These Republicans are too obsessed with power, instead of governing. We just got done with an election year for Pete's sake. Give me a break.

Forget about what George Bush did or didn't do. Our voters need a lesson in history and the hard fight for limited government. Now we are throwing that uniqueness away and will become like the lethargic socialist countries of Europe and the third world.
The Obama supporters have no appreciation or understanding of what made America different and great – limited government! They have no frontier spirit or ability to thrive as individuals and therfor look to a cradle to grave nanny system which suppresses all.
Any opposing candidate must paint a picture of what a future would look like with a government that focused on business, fair trade/commerce practices, public safety, national defense, civil rights and infrastructure, basic efficient education as the only priorities – a government half the size of the current bureacracy and all taxes cut in half.

I think Mitt Romney is the best choice here. Even as an Obama supporter, I was disappointed when Romney dropped out of the Republican primaries last year.

However, if the Republicans really, really want to see if America is with them, why not front Rush Limbaugh for president?

Figure by 2012, country will be sick of this liberal crap and really broken so badly, that the only thing that will keep republicans out is the liberal media control of news outlets, and even that is loosening. It took 8 years of liberal hate and deception to get Obama elected and the way things are going, we could even see a change in this contemtible congress by 2010. Remember Chuck Schumers statement about no on cares about pork, and Charlie Rangel not paying his taxes.

The only man in this Republican bunch of crapartists that makes any sense and is rather intellectual is physician, Ron Paul. The rest of the idiots mentioned need to start shining shoes for a nickel a pitch. Bush was awarded a pair of shoes to be shined right before he vacated office. They were thrown at him. Let these other crooks and religious phanatics such as that huckelbee guy start his own church blowin gas to pseudo christians.

Ron Paul is the only choice of the lot.

Here's a prediction: Just like in 1932–1934, there will be a slight recovery of the economy over the next two years due to Obama's "stimulus." Then, in 2010, once the cost of that stimulus hits, the economy will start to slide, just like it did in 1934. (As an aside, if that happens before the 2010 election, the Dems will lose control of Congress.) By 2012, the country will realize that the Dems were as brain-dead as the Reps and that the only guy who really understands the economy and may be able to fix it is Ron Paul.

None of the above. All are steeped in the old ideas. Jindal has blown his lead. Compare the Republican Party to an inbred royal family that doesn't give a dam about the populace and you've got it. The Revolution has come and it has succeeded. The party needs new blood, new morality and new ideas to support its philosophy and to continue on.

Actually...Charlie Crist could be a force in the General election. Even Democrats love him here in Florida. I'm a Democrat but this guy does work for the people and we are proud of him. He will never make it out of the primaries because he's not a zealot like Jindal and the rest of them.

wow. the republicans are going to have to do a LOT better than that for me to even SUBCONCIOUSLY consider voting for them.

are you serious? it's like they're not even trying!

Obama 2012

Mabel: Don't you wish you were a governor of a state? What position do you hold or do you work at all. Most of the comments against Sarah Palin are from people that will never ever accomplish an important job in their entire lifetime and that includes you. Even if your a college graduate you will never hold a job like that. First of all you have to be aggressive, secondly you want to accomplish your goals in life. Get a grip.

The GOP will get another Bush or MR. Black, a 55-year-old former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard...
Don Black says he despises Barack Obama. And he says he believes illegal aliens undermine the economic fabric of our country.

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HAS IT SUNK IN YET THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OUT OF THE CRISIS WE'RE IN??? Does that not tell you people what the GOP has become???

PLEASE POST THIS COMMENT!!!!

BY THE WAY I'M NOT A DEM. I'M AN INDEPENDENT

I can't beleive that the GOP feel they need to search for a canidate.Because of the why they have acted in the past and show no signs of changing from give to the rich and dang the working they want stand a chance with our new Robin Hood in the White House

Romeny spent millions of dollars of his personal money only to loose the primary – and people say he will be better for the economy. President Barack raised over 700 million dollars. I think I will stick with President Obama.

Conservatives have conveniently forgotten that our current problems are a direct result of the last eight years....AKA a republican administration!!!

why not Limbaugh or Hannity in 2012? They claim they have all the answers anyway. Hey put Joe the Plumber on the ticket as well!

OBAMA 2012

Whats the search for don't they have these shining stars
Jindal- Mumba Junga
Phailling$ Palin last we saw her she was standing on the bridge to nowhere sorting /hiding clothes and First Nut was snowmobiling with one of their kids Dairygate .

Sarah Palin and Piyush Jindal for President and VP in 2012! Dumb and Incoherent! Barack's dream come true. Many events can and will occur between now and 2012. The stimulus may fail and the US economy could be in a severe depression with a 38% unemployment rate. In this case Donald Duck could run for the GOP and win. Even Sarah Palin could win!

@ SCOTT..... SO well said!! I am a former-Republican, now a registered Independent. You are SO correct! Its obvious to any "thinking" person, that the GOP has been hijacked by the extremists of the far-right.

Unless and until the GOP, steps up, and decides to FREE itself from these far-right-holier-than-thou-haters, like Hannity, Coulter, Limbaugh, etc., and "Faux News" .... they will continue to be voted out of office and marginalized by MODERATE-FARI-MINDED-AMERICANS!

ONCE AGAIN.......... AMERICA REJECTED THE VILE, DIVISIVE POLITICS OF THE GOP.

Crist? CRIST???

How about Mc Cain-Palin---- no, let`s see- uh!-- Palin-Jindal -uh!- Meaby, uh!-- Huckabee- Limbaugh – no, that may not work either, but it would be an interesting race and bring together the nuts. Better they stick with someone like Romney- Paul, that would be a winner for sure-----– for Obama.

Pawlenty is a fairly strong executive, and a decently smart guy, and he does well with the media. He's an interesting one to watch.

Within Florida , Crist has had the type of cross-over appeal that could get him help him win in a national election, but he might not be "conservative" enough to get the nomination.

I just can't see any of the other folks getting much broad support from current mainstream America.

Some would argue that Palin already has a national base. However, Palin's popularity in Alaska is plummeting (no extra oil company bonus to bribe the constituents with this year) so she would have a lot of work if she wants to create a strong launching pad for president. An online Civics course and perhaps a couple of History and Geography courses wouldn't hurt either (and no, I'm not joking).

All of these candidates supported Bush policies 100%. They all speak the same stuff: voodoo economics, corporate deregulation, don't try to solve any of the nation's problems but let the "free market" handle them (how's that working out, by the way?), adopt fundamentalist teachings as the official national morality, increase CEO pay as much as possible, crappy jobs with no benefits for the rest of us, etc. etc.

Republians are geniuses at persuading people to vote against their own interests. Conservatism is a bogus philosophy. If you elect them, they never do any of that stuff (remember term limits?)

Why do they think last year's losers are 2012's winners? Oh well, makes my job easier.

Obama/Biden '12

I think the Republicans need to keep looking – I would like to see the Republicans back in the White House – but with the group listed. Forget it!! These are certainly not America's finest – at least I hope not.

My opinion is that if any of the Republicans that didn't beat Obama this time should stay out of the race in 2012. Jindal.......you're not Obama, stop trying to act like him. Get a new list of people, it's not looking good.

AS FAR AS THE HATE GROUPS.....IF YOU DON'T LIKE AMERICA'S COLORS OR THE WAY AMERICA IS HEADING, THEN LEAVE, WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE ANYWAY.
I think we should line each one of you up at the White House door and let Michelle and Mrs Robinson slap each and everyone of you silly. Then you can walk away with your hoods hung low.

God Bless America and God Bless President Obama and his family.

why not inculde russ limbaugh and lou dobbs? they have just as much to offer as the rest of the jokers.

What a bunch of losers....can you even imagine WANTING a president who will announce to the world that they don't believe in evolution and contraception?

@ Gabriel...

I'm with you – Due to the "objective vetting" of CNN maybe 1 out of 5 of my comments ever get posted. And mine are tepid compared to the others that I see.

PS: Betcha this one will be "awaiting moderation" and never makes it either. If you see it Gabriel, give me a shout out on this or any other comments section...

Randy: The republicans are looking at 2012 because they know what is going to happen to this country within four years. And it isn't good. BO is spending the taxpayers money like it is going out of style and only the rich are going to come out ahead. I understand he wants to change social security, medicare and medicaid. Well, medicaid they should discontinue altogether. $96.00 out of the social security check for medicare should be reduced to about $60.00 not over. Obama needs to sit down and go over the important issues not the bailouts. . He also needs to check into the welfare system. Stop the link cards and add $70 to the check and no more.There are people that sell their link cards for cash. It cost the government money to print those cards. Its the government that is wasting money.

its not about "the new face of the republicans" how about we have a NEW PARTY!!! the republicans failed. as a matter of fact the republicans fail almost every time they are in charge nowadays. they think that by making michael steele and jindal front page stories on fox news that it will work. they catered to the ignorant people of the country and they lost. now they are trying to trick intelligent people with ignorant tactics and think it will have the same effect it has on the religious right...lol stupid republicans tricks are for kids!

You liberal Dems should star in the sequel to the Dumb & Dumber movie. After all Hollywood is getting a tax break, maybe they can make room for extras. We'll call it Dumbest & Cant Get Any Dumber. If you recall, all the problems started when the Dems took control of congress in 2006. You are all either too stupid or just don't care. Obama is going to destroy this country. Everyone knows you never spend your way out of debt. That's what got you there in the first place.

Mitt Romney is the only choice.....America needs to be informed, smart, and use their brains before it's toon late. Elect someone who has the skill, will and determination to do the right thing!

It doesn't matter who they put on here, because obama will run for a second term and win. He's young and loved by many.

Any one but Barack should be all right for this country. We are going down the hole right now. Newsweek said it right that we are SOCIALISTS now. We have to go back to our traditions. Barack wants to experiment his radical agenda on us with his sweet talk. Americans are being fooled and Media is taking up for him. He wants to destroy our country, our children and grandchildren.

if mccain had picked romney, for example, instead of palin, mccain might be president today. palin caused many republicans to vote for obama or simply not vote at all. mccain made a stupid choice based on his stupid maverick ego, persona. idiot.

Good luck with all of these losers.

God I hope they select any combination of two of those idiots mentioned in the article! What a bunch of LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!! LOVE IT!!! LOVE IT!!!

They ought to vote for a block of cheese. It sure would be smarter than their roster of failures.

any of the above choices have about as much to offer as russ limbaugh or low dobbs. this is funny

You all blame the republicans for 8 years of financial hell, but neglect to remember that it's the democrats and their legislation during the clinton and carter era that forced the housing crisis.
Oops. Convenient memory loss?

I'm not a bush or an obama supporter. I think the government needs to be out of my business – plain and simple. Less taxes, less interference. Let people be free. If they kill themselves, that's their problem.

CPAC sucks and GOP sucks

wow....they're gonna tell us already who Obama will beat in 2012...

GOP needs to face blunt reality: conservative Republicanism is obsolete. No matter who carries that standard . . . it's a loser.

Obama will never win a second term unless he uses his power to suspend elections. I would never put that past him

Well Obama has had 38 days now? Hmmm and already the Republicans are gearing up for the fight in 2012? Interesting! Course one does wonder who Sarah Palin got on the ballot at all, she has very little substance to add to the world, but a whole hell of alot of flap.

I would imagine that crumudgeon that was on CNN a few days ago plugging his less than interesting film on Sarah is thrilled she is on the ballot, but what about the promising guy what's his name Bobby Jindal who appeared to be a fading daisy in the midst of roses.

Republicans have a lot to learn since they put us here I hope to GOD they do not get back in power no time soon! Oh I am republican! To think we choose those puppets like Jindal and Palin to be our next leader scares me.

Why don't they just run Rush? He's their mouthpiece. Quit dancing around this and make it official.
Ron Paul is the darling of shortwave nutjobs. Not right enough like Rush is.

"CPAC attendees will also be able to vote on their approval of President Obama and Republicans in Congress."

LMAO, and I wonder just how they are going to vote????

With this group, Democrats have nothing to fear in 2012.

I don't have a dog in this hunt, but I loved Sarah Palin. She was great for laughs. Put her back out there, so Tina Fey can have me in stitches again. It was a funny, funny campaign season, but the best part was on election night when Barack Obama won.

Obama 2012

I think any of them would make a good choice as long as they stick to conservative values.

Remember everyone; we had to suffer through Jimmy Carter to get Ronald Regan. Obama is Jimmy Carter on steroids!!! I know after 4 years of high taxes, high unemployment, high inflation, etc, this country will be ready for another true conservative to get this country back in shape.

MICKIE.....you been watching tooo much CNN...step back and take a deep breath and think about WHO is in the WHITE HOUSE and WHO is controlling Congress....then you should really be SCARED....the TAX and SPEND crew are hard at work to SUCK UP your hard earned dollars and give it to others who don't want to work....You better grab a cool one, sit by the fire place for a brief moment and then RETHINK the whole deal.

I agree with a comment above...Will the real GOP stand up? Who was this "Jindel" character? How horrible was that speech....and this was the GOPs rising star? Come on, it had a unique feel of one of those MAC and PC commercials...where Obama is the Mac and Jindel was the PC!! Seriously, it was almost like...hey this minority thing worked for the democrats...maybe we should get one too! What a gooney!

With this group, Democrats have nothing to fear in 2010.

Scary!

Gabriel:

It got through CNN's vetting. They allowed you to look foolish TWICE.

Ron Paul is the only choice!

If the country ever needs and alternative to Barack Obama, I'd suggest someone who is smart, savvy, understands average people, straight talking, and has no agenda other than to make this country a better place for everyone.

Who else but Michelle Obama?

there's NOT a single republican that i would ever vote for.

The future leaders of Republicans:

Woman-– Sarah Palin
Color--– Michael Steele
Youth--- Piyush " Bobby" Jindal

let god rule us,,, he is wiser,, on no,, we already have god,,, in the wh,,, oh well... i can kill a deer to eat

The Republicans have no desire to do anything except create havoc if they are not in power. The people and the problems that we face today are a big joke to them. I am sick of it.

Ron Paul. Ron Paul. Ron Paul

If that's who the GOP will trot out in 2012, then they don't stand a chance. Ron Paul is 100 percent unelectable.

But I don't understand some of the comments here. Do you think that because Obama is President, the opposition party is going to sit out the next election?

Oh, for anyone who thinks that the Democrats are going to be in power forever... go read the history books. Eventually, the other party always comes back. ALWAYS. Why? Because it's impossible to solve all our problems, so eventually the party in power gives way to the next group promising "change." Also, if a President gets two terms, there's no guarantee that the public will like for his party successor.

Ahhhh....I'm voting for Barack in 2012 and he's going to win AGAIN. This is a moot gathering, and a moot vote, hence STRAW POLL. The losers can entertain themselves but the Obamas will not have to pack in 2012. The Obamas are staying at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with our blessings.

Same old pig headed attitude that brought us this state of the State.

What a pathetic group of misfits to choose from ... not one of them will be capable of coming anywhere near 50% of the vote in 2012.

@Fellow Democrats.Please dont tell the morons they dont have anyone and are no longer credible,let them go on believing in Rush Limbaugh.

The problem with the Republicans is that they cling stubbornly to this "do nothing" attitude and "let the private sector work things out".

HELLOOO!!! It was the private sector in America and it's greed that helped to cause this mess, and it's what people trust the least at the moment.

If the economy begins to recover in 2011 and strengthens in 2012, coupled with the foreign policy points Obama will earn by ending Iraq, he will win in a landslide comparable to Reagan in 1984.

I imagine the Republicans will be frustrated in 4 years because there will be a split in the party between those who like to read, write and think, and those who decide everything using faith and sentimentality.

I like Bobby Jindal, but his thankless rebuttal speech to Obama's address the other night was lackluster. Didn't you get the sense that he didn't even really believe all that he was saying?

I think it's going to be between Palin/Huckabee in terms of the religious right wing, and Romney/Pawlenty on the more "thinking" side of the party. I think Jindal and Pawlenty are the two likeliest candidates who will sit things out, particularly if the economy is getting better.

.....You right-wing nuts..................Give it a rest...The reason for President Obama. Is because, the republicans were in charge. Pretty much since 1994. And look, what has happened to us. The wall street crowd. majority of them vote republican, The' red neck ' states, oh, I mean red states, vote republican. Guys, your hand your chance.....................That's why the country is in deep do-do now. If the American people allow themselves to be fooled again. By you right-wing-so-called christians....The very much deserve what, they get for voting for these losers listed. As for michael steele. I want him to live one of those 'red states' and see he will really be welcomed. He's what call a clueless black uncle tom. Along, with allen keyes and ken blackwell.....................All clueless losers.......................

God, that list of choices reminds me of why I'm so happy that I'm a Democrat. What a bunch of thugs and dopes.

A very unimpressive list of goons for the GOP! Obama is sure to win re-election in 2012 competing with any of the goons on the list. Maybe we can change the constitution and let Obama serve three terms! It might take that long to dig out of the hole that Bush, Cheney and the GOP has dug for us over the last 8 years. After seeing the unemployment figures today, reading who the GOP wants to run for pres. in 2012 seems to be really out of touch to me. Let's work on today's problems, together!

why is this what they are worring about now. We have Americans losing homes, poverty, losing jobs and all they can worry about is who they can get to beat Obama in 2012? I am soooo disappointed in the republicans. I voted for a rpublican before and I will never make that mistake again.

GLORIA....You are for SURE....living in LAH LAH LAND!!!!

Rhetoric and Promises....are CHEAP....ACTION AND SOLUTIONS ARE WHAT COUNT.

A WANNABE like Obama, a person of color with immigrant parents, who seemingly has it made on the political scene?? Yes, there is one, although the contrasts couldn't have been more different!! A man who even westernized his name, in order to be mainstream – yet, Obama he is not, and never will be, ever! Even as the republicans are touting "Bobby" as heir-apparent to our president, it is only a dream.......a dream, so dream on republicans, for you yourselves have witnessed the truth of this two days ago.

The problem with our Republican party now is that there is no credible candidate...outside the original Confederate states. People like Mark Sanford from SC have an IQ of about 85...and their states, South Carolina in this case...are simply wards of the federal government getting $ 1.35 from the feds for every $ 1 they contribute. Jindal got off to a great start, but pops off in the response the other night about Volcano research being an example of gov waste. Now, the people in the states with Volcanos are coming back at him. I don't especially like having to pay for LA to fix cities they built below sea level either...but there are far better examples of gov waste than Geologic research and forecasting. What was he thinking ? and what genius wrote that line for him. I hope he's fired...we can now write off ever carrying the Pac NW. Until we can focus on major issues such as the economy, instead of the apparent focus on personal behaviors and beliefs, we might as well just put on Confederate uniforms again. I'm sure that will be real appealing to the rest of the nation.

Sarah Palin for Pres
Bobby Jindal for VP

Run with it GOP

Please

angel: Let's hope he is replaced before his four years are up. Closing Gitmo was the only good change he made. No industry should ever be bailed out by the taxpayer's money. And not reading it.? Give me a break.

LMAO.......LANDSLIDE ONCE AGAIN COME 2012....GO DEM'S

"What difference does it make. The US is going to fall apart under the Obama administration. Stock up on food, water and ammunition."

Looks like Bush and his cronies beat him to the punch!! The US has already fallen apart thanks to Bush. Thank goodness Obama's even trying to sort this mess out. What I don't understand is that republicans are blind to the last 8 years, as if things would be fine and dandy had Obama not run for president. Give me a break!

What in the Hell is wrong with the Republicans? Voting for 4 years from now? They need to be thinking of their country NOW, not what they want 4 years from now. What a bunch of idiots! That's their problem, always on the wrong page. How in blazes did that bunch ever get elected to anything? Of them all, I don't know which is the bigger loser, but they're all pretty close. If they didn't have what it takes in 2008, what makes any of them think they'll be any better in 4 years?
Thank God I'm a Democrat with a leader who has brains, knows how to use them, and is living in the here and now, isn't interested in2012.

KEEP LOOKING!!!! HE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. CONSIDERING THAT THE LEADER OF THE PARTY IS LIMBAUGH, IT IS ANYONE'S GUESS.

Put Rev. Jeremiah Wright against Hussein Obama.

A lot will be revealed, as a result !

And it will be entertaining!!!

I have a basic question ... especially after watching that HBO special on the right wing's resistance to President Obama's successful campaign last year.

Piyush Jindal ... can the base rednecks in the party ever vote for someone with a name like this?

Can the rest of the country beyond the good ole boy's in the south that want to get with her ever vote for Sarah Palin?

Who would ever go backwards to Newt and his highly partisan, my way or the highway history?

Bobby Jindal thinks it is fine for the Federal government to spend millions monitoring hurricanes, but seems to think monitoring volcanoes is pork barrel spending. Obviously, he does live in a state that has to deal with volcanic eruptions.

He also told a story about his father calling him "Bobby" when he was a child. "Bobby" is a nickname. My understanding is that no one called him that until he was in is early 20's.

Does this mean the Governor of Louisiana is a fraud? Probably not. However, it does seem to be he has mastered the art of being slippery when he needs to.

KRIS...they may not be the best but at least better than the MORONS, and TAX CHEATS that you have in the Administration today. How about that?

Palin is pretty much "trailer park trash" is what most people think.
With her daughters and her boyfriends antics, & the boyfriends mother, she needs to stay in alaska, to keep them straight, especially when he does not have a job.

What difference does it make? At this point in time (and for the past 20 years), the Republican Party's battle cry is a one-trick pony: Cut Taxes. They CLAIM it is also "cut spending," but not a one of them ever has. You can be a high school drop out and understand that you can't increase spending and cut revenues/taxes without an eventual economic collapse. The country is finally wising up to the fact that no politiican is ever going to turn down a juicy piece of pork - accordingly, real-world/as practiced conservative economics is fiscally irresponsible.

Marie from San Diego,

You think "sounding academian" qaulifies one for leadership? yikes!

I don't think this country could handle another Republican President.

(And for the people who voted twice for Bush and either lost their job or their house, well, you reap what you sow.)

What happened to Hanity and Limbaugh? They should be on that list!!

We need someone with VALUES in the oval office. We need to return to our core values, like "UFOs are real" and "The earth is flat".

Oops...I misspoke...those are beliefs, not values. Sorry.

Rick, you hit it on the head. and Whimper fi, the accumulation has already begun...

And this motley group represents the alternatives??

You must be kidding me. The GOP is fast-tracking itself to a permanent minority party, but of course without any real minorities.

The GOP are at work in 2009 trying to decide who ought to be the presidential pick in 2012. How about deciding now whether they will even be a viable party in 2010 rather than engaging in superficial makeovers such as putting Michael Steele in the top position of heading the GOP? There was a reason why they lost in 2008, it was called George W. Bush. Now if they want to be a viable party, they need to start engaging with reality.

Sarah Palin–John McCain

Dumb and Dumber !!!!!!!

Give me a break, let the Flinstones run the country, they would have more insight than these two idiots !

CPAC = pathetic.

Four years away from the next election and it's already election season. That's ridiculous. Anyway, regardless of who the GOP nominate if the nominee gives the same old talking points they've been using for decades Obama will see term number 2. Even if the economy doesn't improve I can't see a Republican getting in if they offer the same old story with no alternative to solving the problems in this country.

At this point I think most Americans would rather have a tax and spend Democrat then a tax-cut and spend Republican. That really doesn't work well.

What a list of nuts! With the exception of Charlie Crist of Florida, who seems to be a moderate. The 54% of Americans, who voted for Obama will be out once more voting for him; and with Obama's success millions more will join us!

The GOPers will never win, unless they give up the vile politics of hate.... lies...... fear and division!

America REJECTED them in 2008 and WILL again! With Limbaugh-the-comedian and Hannity-the-hater at the helm of the GOP!

Whew, for a while I had been worrying that the GOP might actually come up with a candidate that would be a challenge to Obama. Thankfully none of these has-beens will be.

Please vote for Palin. We need the laughter.

Larry, Apex, North Carolina...

Larry, you said it so well....

what about putting all their energy into helping us get out of this mess... and in doing so, maybe by 2012 we will actually SEE who has what it takes...

what a bunch of self-serving egomaniacs.

God! I hope they pick Palin. We need something to laugh at.

Are you kidding? These are your choices? haha. What a joke this party has become!

Is there an alternative to our current crop of bloggers?

LOL.....I think this is funny, you mean 'ol Newt, the geezer ?
The one who was the former speaker, and had to "step down" because of "scandals" and infeldelities ?
He was worthless, and the only place for him is FOX News, for his
opinions, which does not matter to anyone.

Please insert Sarah 'Paddlin' Peggy Hill' Palin, please.

Disclaimner: I am a registgered Republican.
I voted for Obama becasue "my" party could not provide me with a choice that reflected my views.
Memo to the Party: you better move from the far-Right to a more centrist position if you want to be considered in the future let alone 2012.
Formula for sure failure: keep letting Palin grab media spots, keep putting "token" leaders (Jindal) in front of the camers (Shame on such an obvious choice for the rebuttal....tokenism at its worst), keep choosing utlra-conservative candidates.

So far, the GOP has come up empty.
In fact, I don't see anyone who would be viable, much less
someone with ideas that will fly.

I'm writing in my dog Betty Sue. I think she will make a better candidate that every last one of those jokers on the list.

Good Luck! You will need loads of it!

Good luck to the guy who gets the GOP nod for 2012. You don't want go down in history as a loser.

The problem is not in the White House. The problem is in the House of Representatives where Democrats have held a majority for 34 of the past 40 years ...... and that is why Nancy Pelosi is in charge, and is helping to tank this country. Her spending bill has so much pork in it, that the futures price of pork rinds has fallen through the floor

Mickey Mouse will be able to run against NObama and win in 2012 after the stock market hits 3000 pts and unemployment over 12%. He is ruining this country and will be GONE! Everyone on here that thinks Obama is "working so hard" are so "stupid"...the only thing he is working had for us is to turn this country into a Socialist Government – how'd that work for the Soviet Union by the way? Anyone see Canada as a Super Power?

Hahahaha, I hope to God they choose Sarah Palin! Why not just lay down and walk away? you can still have a little bit of dignity

I can't believe they're floating the names of all those 2008 losers! Please!

TO Rick:

If that is your outlook, use your freedom we Americans have and leave! If your not part of the solution and have nothing to offer but doubt and fear, I say either remain silent, get out of the way, or do something to help and not point fingers. Truth is, we are all to blame, and Greed is the culprit! As Americans we are never satisfied with enough!

So much for the Republican effort to be "bipartisan"!
Looks like they jsut care about having power...

I wish the Republican party would hurry up and break apart, so the Green party can take their place, or something..

Stories like this is why I stop watching CNN months ago. They news is more concerned about creating drama than focusing on the ideas of getting this country back on track. The repubs have no ideas... none... I've heard no ideas from them, only complaints. Now even the KKK get a front page.

Hmm...sounds like last evening's salad to me. Truth be told, the Republican party is irrelevant. Pack it in, guys.

bush wrecked the country, the conservaties buried their heads in the sand, enough already

Doesn't matter who the messenger is. As long as the message is still exclusion, arrogance, and prejudice, they will lose.

To win, the republicans don't need an alternative to Obama, they need to change the message.

Janey: Jindal wasn't so good that he engendered all this hatred from the liberals. No, ma'am. Honey, he was THAT BAD. We don't hate him, we just think he's way out of his league, too right-wing neo-con theocrat, and absolutely ridiculous. We don't like when politicians speak to us as if we were children. A large number of liberals are well-educated professionals. Talk to us as adults, please.

This Bobby guy is neither a Hindu nor a Christian. There is a saying in India, the washerman's donkey neither belongs at home nor at the stream. This guy converted to Christianity to get into politics. So sincere are his efforts to get into power. So all the conservatives, decide on who you want to be lead. Someone who works for his name or your welfare. Dont you guys ever believe Country first before your party? God Bless America from all the sunburnt necks.

yeah right good luck we hate you red Ba$tards, no way you will see power for 50 years and thats if your lucky which you are not. It's as Palin as that lol.

Are the democrats really reading this and saying the republicans are counting their chickens before they hatch? Are people that biased and uneducated that they cant give one rational thought? This process is nothing new and is always done by both parties. And yes always this far in advance. Have the democrats forgotten how Obama came to be thier choice? Happened many years before the election at the convention with his speech. He was being hyped years before he even decided to run, and even then it was almost a two year campaign, its what happens when a party is out of power. Obvioulsy you dont see the same article for the democrat side becuase Obama will run again, their choice is already picked. Pleas people, think before you make fools of yourself and leave ignorant comments, try to think what is best for you for once and not just be a lemming for your party (democrat and republican), believe it or not the best thing for you and your lives probably comes from both parties.

The butt kicking McCain got is going to seem like a peck on the cheek compared to what the 2012 candidate is going to get.

The Republicans seem as out of touch with most Americans as in the days of Herbert Hoover (1932) and Alfred Landon (1936). I am amazed and disappointed at how negative and grumpy the Republicans have behaved during the first month of Obama's administration. Gov. Jindal's speech had no appeal or content whatsoever.

Yea... Sarah Palin for president and Jingle jungle jindle for VP!!!!!!!!!!

Yea... Sarah Palin for president and Jingle jungle jindle for VP!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle Bachmann!!

I would vote for Bachmann .. with her big blue 'wide open fool look ' eyes ..... honey you got my vote!

I am so sick to death of the Republicans. I am tired also about all the talk of Ron Paul, the Libertarian. He is anti-choice, he believes in legislating morality when it applies to a woman's reproductive choices. That is NOT small government staying out of people's lives and doctor's offices.

Newt? Give me a break, hardly the bastion of morality the GOP makes him out to be. Check him out, dying wife, adultery. Really.

President Obama is irreplaceable....lets not get carried away now

Come on its obvious!!!!!

Sarah Palin for President
John McCain for Vice President.......

This is a no brainer!!!!!

Progressive..........
Modern...........
Forward Thinking......
Results Driven...........

NOT!!!

For the recond I will be shocked if this gets through the CNN 'objective vetting' system

Come on its obvious!!!!!

Sarah Palin for President
John McCain for Vice President.......

This is a no brainer!!!!!

Progressive..........
Modern...........
Forward Thinking......
Results Driven...........

NOT!!!

For the recond I will be shocked if this gets through the CNN 'objective vetting' system

This is amazing. The choices are not exactly the right people to lead the “softening” republican party. The news about the joe the plumber to advise the new young republicans is quite entertaining. Is the party running out of charismatic intellectual advisors? How about that governor from Utah? He sounds academian and recognizes the party’s shortcomings.

Been there, done that, didn't win. Next?

Romney was the perfect candidate for the White House in 2008 and he will be the perfect candidate in 2012. He's the only republican or democrat that has a clue about financial situation in this country.

Come on its obvious!!!!!

Sarah Palin for President
John McCain for Vice President.......

This is a no brainer!!!!!

Progressive..........
Modern...........
Forward Thinking......
Results Driven...........

NOT!!!

For the recond I will be shocked if this gets through the CNN 'objective vetting' system

With the American people getting to see canidates thru the misty eyes of the media, it will not matter as this BHO love fest will continue thru '12

New faces...same old policies, same old rhetoric, same old politics.

After reading all the other alternatives on thier list. I am amazed with whom they have written down. It goes to show you the Republican base still does not "get it". Every person on the list, except for Ron Paul, represents exactly why the people of this country quite clearly said "Hell no" last November to their party. They keep talking about how they need to turn their party around, and how thier party has lost the faith of the american people, but then they turn out this list that every person on it represents what the american people are saying NO to. Sarah Palin?? Still a prospect?? AGAIN, the GOP still "DOES NOT GET IT!!"

That's the best the Repubs can come up with? They're all losers, and most of them have already gone through the campaign machine once already and have lost miserably. Rudy did not even win one state primary. Bring it on Repubs! OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!

free_from_w.....must be nice to be a model human and be able to criticize like that....you MORON

I am not a republican, but I would imagine the only serious candidate on that list is Ron Paul.

"LuckyLeo"
Newt, he’s smart, tried,tested a crook and thrown out of office.
How short your memory!

Rick – Your GOP party put this country in the shape it is in. Would like to see that chrystal ball of yours that predicts all this failure. Gee, why do you hate the USA?????
My choice – None of the above. Newt is too busy banging all his campaign workers to get anything done...just ask Georgia why he is no longer in Congress.

The Republican party is OVER.

I thought Sarah Palin was a joke... then along came Bobby Jindal. What a laugh!

Who will step up to be the Wendell Wilkie of 2012?

The left wing wackos posting to this site wont be happy until there is a one-party system. Let freedom ring...... Soviet Union style.

I believe, at least in present day America, Conservatives and Republicans still have a right to gather and express their views.

Talk of Obama replacement just after one month in office?? CNN headline writers are more interested in catchy attention grabbing headlines. Only low end tabloids try to entice readers with catchy headlines. CNN is emulating all that.

you poor poor republicans...It will be a long time before the nation looks to you for leadership ever again. You conservative platform of ideologies has been tried and all of your ideas and methods of government have proven to fail.
The GOP scared America into voting them into office in record numbers. And you guys failed. You will not accept responsibility for your failures. You are too stubborn to change your mis guided ways and you stand in natural opposition to the nations attempt to clean up the mess created by your party.
Here, I'll help you.
Forget about your base. You guys have always marched in lockstep and have had an 'us versus them' attitude. Your base is locked up. You want undecided and independents to rally around you.
Everybody is paying attention now, so stop trying to prey on the ignorant and stupid.
Start agreeing with the Dems on issues you know they are right on (the economy) and say something other than tax cut. That would be a good start

The GOP has no stars and bobby jindal was just plain embarrasing, face it the GOP is all but dead and buried and america will be much better off without them.

Hey, Rick 'Old Boy' the Republicans deserve the bulk of the blame for this mess. You can bet they'd be taking 100 percent credit if things were good. And I'm afraid President Obama HAS to TAX (the wealthy) and SPEND because he was given NO OTHER OPTION!!!

Maybe the brilliant Rhodes scholar is not that adept at public speaking Janey....and perhaps the scholar could learn from the Harvard Law Review president. Then again, perhaps Jindal's message just stinks.

Do they care about anything but the next election? Hey Republicans...we have a few issues that need to be taken care of right now!

What a story! Instead of CNN trying to now support the new President, who has been in office abit over one month, CNN tries to muddy the waters with this parade of Republicans. Please everyone, get a clue and support America instead of trying to find fault when there is none.

America needs all of us right now and definitely working together to solve our problems should be at the top of the agenda.

We just had an election on November 4 and installed our new President Obama on January 20, 2009.

Hello, can you hear me now?

How many of them are up to date with their taxes? We already know Palin had a problem.

Obama/Osama 12!

Don't base every last hope of recovering your parties lost voters on the failure of an Obama presidency. What am I saying?!?! Go ahead and do it!

Shari in NY – Giuliani had to be aggressive to fix NYC. Nobody before him could get it done. Remember Dinkins and Koch? Dinkins was worthless and Koch wasn't much better at times.

Gloria Defeo – BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE READY BECAUSE NOBAMA IS GOING TO FAIL. WE CANNOT HAVE THIS TAX AND SPEND GOVERNMENT WE SEEM TO HAVE NOW, TO LAST FOREVER. WE'RE OUT OF MONEY NOW. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT THAT ONE IS GOING TO DO TO US.

Guys, you need to knock it off with these headlines. They're very misleading and really help promote the perception that Obama is an all-around disappointment to everyone watching him.

Try "Republican search begins for Obama alternative."

Do you understand what you're doing?

Same old crap...Nothing will change until big corps and lobbyist are out of the game......

WHAT A PACK OF LOSERS!!! RIP GOP!!!

Spend, spend, spend, Tax, Tax, Tax, even the Republican Party is better than we have now. Democrats are the parsites of America. Just remember to lay-off the people who voted for Obama first.

As for Charlie Crist. I live in Florida. He has been practically non existent in our state. He has done NOTHING for Florida since taking office. It is as if he is not even in office. The only time he has made the news is when he announced his marriage plans. And the only reason that peaked my interest, is because the marriage is a sham. How do you cover up a homosexual Govenor wanting to run for a conservative ticket for president? Come up with a sham marriage to a young beauty queen, and try to fool the people. Fooled some, but not those who have a clue. I was hoping he would turn this state around after Jeb left, but our state is just getting worse in every possible manner, and Crist has no interest what so ever in helping our people or the state of Florida. Just a little info for other states that have no clue who he is.

John McCain, Republican reported a $27.6 million
California Republican Rep. Daryl Issa at $337.4 million
Freshman Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker's average net worth slid from $78.1 million
Republican Rep. Vernon Buchanan of Florida reported an average net worth of $277.8 million in 2005, but it fell to $191.7 million in 2006.

Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C., of Concord, led the Carolinas list among wealthiest members of Congress. His average net worth was estimated at $82,552,100. That is eighth-highest in the House and Senate. Second-highest among the Carolinas' representatives was Sen. Elizabeth Dole, whose average net worth of $43,867,100 was 13th-largest overall.

Stock up on food, water and ammunition he says... You're full up on hate, old ideas and hillbilly attitude already it seems.

Laurel/Hardy 2012!

I love how all the kool-aid drinkers think the republican party should just close down and support Obama. Because all of you DEMS fell in line to support Bush for the last 8 years... RIIIIIIGHT... get real

Jindel looks like Mickey Mouse to me, no wonder he went back to Disney World after his speech !!!

It doesn't matter who wins in their party BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL LOSERS!!

KEEP CHASING THE WATERMELONS, REPUBLICANS!!

Your party is soon to become a casualty of evolution, like the Dodo...

lol....hehehehhhahahah......lol .....hahahahhehehe
suck it up repugs

For the love of G-d! Why in the world are they worrying about 2012? Well, I guess when your only policy approach is to vote NO on anything and everything that the administration puts forward, having any discussion about any *new* ideas is pretty pointless. That's insanity for ya – keep doing the same thing, expecting a different outcome. Jeeeesh!

I'm totally for Jindal, but I'd take Romney as well. Jindal would bring actual change, and not just politics as usual, disguised as change...or is it hope? Romney would be able to get us out of the depression that Obamanomics will put us in. Either way, the country would be far better off than with the "law professor".

Barack Obama's economic plan = "Trickle up Poverty" (Michael Savage)

Who cares! The Republican Party is nothing more than late night comic material right now. They spent eight years bankrupting the nation and now they have found fiscal conservatism. The nation is facing economic hardship as a result of the frat boy mentality of the last eight years. Screw bi-partisanship. The Republicans can get on board while the Democrats once again save our nation or they can spend the next 30 years in political isolation and exile. Frankly, I hope for the latter.

Oh Please let it be Palin....Someone like Bush is just what we need !
I understood everything Mr.Obama had to say in his speech. It was
so nice to have a real President speak to ALL of us..Pain sounds like
a crap saleswoman with a mouth full of samples !!!

A good game of musical chairs would be the best way to see who wins.. and i betcha some 1 would pull a chair right out from up under some 1 just to win ..lol

Let's just hope these guys will be able to repeal much of the damage inflicted by Obama over the next four years to our businesses.

A Party stupid enough to publicize a list that they should know will draw laughs may be smart enough to boost the SNL ratings, but won't get within a mile of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. How many Red States are left....5? Wonder why!

Rudy Giuliani? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!! And I didn't know I had any more laughs in me after seeing Bobby Jindal's speech... oh wait... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

A host of GOP rising stars!!!!
I seem to remember these same so called stars rising last year, LOL..
What happened to dear old JEB, could it be that daddy will be to old to pull strings and hand over the oval office to him like he did for BUSHIE??
We all know that Bushie doesn't have the knowledge or the right connections to pull the strings for his brother and probably doesn't want to anyway because JEB might end up with a slightly higher rating than him. They keep picking from the bottom of the barrell, so sad if this is this is all they have left.

Doesn't matter if they come up with Jesus Christ himself, their platform of exclusion, arrogance and bigotry just can't win.

A tip to the republicans – if you want to win, CHANGE YOUR MESSAGE.

Feel the hatred flow through you, my young apprentices.

GOP better hope there is somebody out there not on the list who is actually competent. None of these are. Right now looking like replay of 2008.

To Whimper: I am sorry that your extremely negative view made it to this forum-it was a bummer to read and the opposite of our American Can-Do Spirit.

Out of all of them I like write-in-candidate best. If any of the others get the nod, look for my vote to go to a different party.

I'll start donating my $7.62 "Making Work Pay" payments from Obama to Romney for 2012. I'll never vote for a repub again if you repubs even think about running McCain.

If McCain had stepped down instead of Romney last summer we could have seen a REAL stimulus package and REAL solutions to the banking problem NOW.

OMG!!! Is that all they got? Neither one of these people are good enough to be President of the US.

I hope, for the republicans, this is not the best they can offer. These individuals might not want to quit their day jobs.

They should concentrate on changing their attitudes about, and show more respect for the intelligence of, the people who put them in the offices they currently hold, lest they lose those positions long before they have an opportunity to run for President.

Hey narrow-minded CPAC morons...if you do not have ideas to help with the current crisis then we may not be around to vote in 2012. And if this is what is high on your agenda now what IDIOT would vote for any candidate you package and market to voters. DO SOME REAL WORK NOW OR RESIGN !!!

Hey, Whimper, FL: Instead of just throwing up your hands and quitting, why not take some positive action? Even if your dire prediction should come true (which I know it won't), at least by doing something and not copping out you'd be able to look yourself in the mirror and say, "Not by my hand!"

We all have the choice: Either be part of the problem, or be part of the solution.

I'm choosing the latter!

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R, OH- Personal net worth: between $2,154,029 and $7,911,000 in 2007, according to Boehner’s mandated financial disclosure statements.

McCain: $36,000,000

Ask yourself.. Do you really think they understand ?

None of the above. None offer new and fresh ideas. All spout the same negativity that caused their defeat in 2008. They should consider getting rid of prejudices, and attempt to become a kinder, gentler group of people.

Will someone please explain this statement to me?

"The results, culled from the party’s most resolute activists, could go a long way in shoring up a presidential hopeful’s conservative resume, as was the case with Romney when he won the straw poll in 2007. The eventual 2008 Republican nominee – Sen. John McCain — finished fifth in that same vote."

Gosh, if the person who won the nomination only finished 5th, and the winner didn't even make it through the early primaries, why would the results "shore up" a hopeful's resume?

Believe me, you don't want Ron Paul - we in Texas have him and would love to give him back to somewhere else. And Guiliani? Oh, please, all he does is say 9/11, 9/11 anytime anyone asks him a question. Of course, that's better than Governor Palin who doesn't even have that on her resume, just a whole series of questionable ethics violations like charging the state of Alaska for meals she fixed at home, travel for her whole family on state business (BIG no-no), using cronyism to fill state offices...et. al. and a complete inability to express a complete thought or have an original idea. Crist isn't too bad - not very credible, but not too bad. Jindal was a joke the other night, and we know that the GOP (the old white man's club) would never have anyone on their ticket who the religious right can't get behind. Newt is a favorite every year, and still hasn't been able to make the cut, as is Huckabee.

Face it GOP, you don't need a makeover, you need cosmetic surgery!

Joe the Plumber should be ready to make a run at it by 2012!

t

Strategically, the Republicans are probably soundest to find someone to "throw under the bus," so to speak, in 2012 and worry about 2016 as far as presidential nominees are concerned.

I'm tempted to say that Bobby "I'm Kenneth the Page all of a sudden" Jindal bombed on purpose just to take his name OUT of the 2012 hat so that he could have a chance to put it IN the 2016 hat...

oh, crap!

i'm talking about Fred thomson or some such fool, of course.

again, repugs are either idiots, liars, or schizos.

They figure that they need a head start to win in 2012, look John McCain you had a head start in 2008, either way it goes YOU LOOSE!!!!!!!!

I predict they'll choose The Stormin' Mormon and Booby Jingle. I can't even bring myself to accuse the GOP of being stupid enough to still be stuck on Palin.

Rick,

You are aware we've had a tax and spend President and Congress for 8 years, minus the "tax" part for the President the entire time? Bush didn't veto any spending bills of magnitude in office.

The rushpublicans should nominate the former CEO of Merrill Lynch. After all he stands for the same thing they do. Greed and Corruption.

i think they should pick the true one behind all their ideology, SATAN. Satan should run for the GOP ticket, and once again 46% will vote him.

@Janey...it's not just 'liberals' criticizing Bobby Jindal's speech. You may be surprised by this, but alot of Republicans are also criticizing his speech. It was an awful speech....plain and simple.

These are the people that want Barack Obama to fail.

Newt Gingrich????? Please God, no.

All of you are expressing a lot of negative energy. But you do it to make yourselves feel better about electing a socialist and ending capitalism and the free market.

It doesn't take long to tire of a liberal president (Carter). Before this term is over, you will all be begging for a fiscal conservative's help. Unless you are one of those with your hand out, begging for government welfare. Thanks to Obama, you won't have to beg for it. Share the wealth.

The only two on that list who don't completely make me want to vomit are Crist and Pawlenty. Crist is a closet Dem anyway; he just needs to open the door and walk out into the light.

Pawlenty may have a shred of decency too, but the rest are positively hopeless.

Why should we vote for a Republican who is so bitter now and will be bitter then. We need someone to lead by example not by mistakes.

hey why not Limbaugh or Hannity? They seem to claim to have all the answers.

What a circus....

@Dieter Zerr.Great idea.They deserve every trick they used,right back at them.

Please no Sanford or Jindal. Palin don't have a clue.

Remember just a short a year and a half ago when everyone was so sure that Rudy Guiliani and Hillary Clinton were going to be the nominees? I think I'll hold off on making predictions for now.

I got the impression the 2012 election season began on Tuesday, with Governor Jindal's painfully obvious campaign speech.

What a list of fat chances.

Ew, to read those names in one fell swoop. Shudder! I have to go shower now.

Mickey Mouse!

yep go for it vote the same morons in that created this MESS.I think NOT
give Pres Obama a chance to at least try and clean up the mess they left behind
they are going to have to do better than this!!!

Cross Bobby Jindal off, or better yet run him and Sarah Palin. Guaranteed win for the
Democrats. Good Luck to the third party Republicans and Lush Dumbaugh.

The sooner we get the intern out of office the better!

Isn't the GOP getting ahead of themselves? Do they realize they can not win no matter who they have running. After the president's first term, which i'm sure will be a successful one, I don't think the American people will let history repeat itself by putting a republican back in the White House. They need a serious reform done to their party.

janey February 26th, 2009 11:27 am ET
Bobby Jindal must be really good to engender all of those hateful Liberal remarks about his speech. I will take a brilliant Rhodes Scholar any day over a frustrated idol star star who can con millions of liberals!
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They weren't liberal hateful remarks about his speech. His speech was god-awful and its pretty much been decided by both the GOP and Dem's and Independants. But no one should have to follow after the brilliant Harvard Scholar President Obama.

Janey, you are a blind fool!

In reviewing the choices for 2012 favorite--–the list is like reading a book that you already have read-–the Republicans have better modify the list--or better yet create a new list.

Larry old Boy: You Demoncrats seem to forget that your representives are to blame as well. Now we have a complete TAX and SPEND President and congress. The USA is hosed for sure now.

Palin has what Jindal lacks and vice versa, so they have a lot of work to do. Under Giuliani, the streets of NYC became a bit safer but I find him a bit too aggressive. The governor of S.C. needs to bring his state out of poverty before he does anything else. As to to the rest, the pickings are slim. Re Mr. Jindal's debut – I thought it lacked luster. Poor guy, I am sure he is very educated but public speaking is not his forté. He looked like he was scared to death.

If 2012 were today Ron Paul would get my vote.

@ andrea:

You are so right !! I would guess they need an early jump on 2012 to see
who will raise the most stink. Put them all together and I guess you'll
have one big skunk !!

The Republicans might as well look to 2012, they have absolutely no frigging idea what to do now. Maybe then they might get a new idea.

Here's an idea. WHY DON'T OUR GOVERNMENT FOLK JUST TRY AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR A CHANGE.

Living in Tahiti is starting to look like a nice alternative.

Moranic Repubs. .
New Gov, just barely started and they are looking for Thug No.1, Thug No.2, No.3–we have seen all of them during these 8 years.
For heavens sake, support the president and the country.
Selfish , incompetent Reops-Gops, Goofs..

What difference does it make. The US is going to fall apart under the Obama administration. Stock up on food, water and ammunition.

Nah,Paul will be too old by then.Let`s go with Mark Sanford and Eric Cantor

Why don't they concentrate on the needs of our country NOW instead of thinking of themselves AGAIN!

They are an unbelievable group of people and you wonder why we are in this mess.

President Obama is working so hard for us and those dam Republicans can only sit and stir in their sour grapes.

Shame on them!

It may take a Ron Paul getting elected in 2012 to turn around all the failed policies of the PINO NOBAMA.

I hope Palin/Jindal. I can't wait for the skits to be on SNL... A moron and a self-hater...

Definately Sarah Palin, She is dumb and perfect for the task of following our orders.

They should not even have a nominee and leave it to the Greens to challenge Obama from the left and come back when there's an open seat in 2016.

Who cares nobody in their right mind will vote for any Republican with the right wing extream polices.

It is still amazing to me how much pork the Republicans can find in every bill the Dems put forward in Congress. However, I recall the 8 years of the worst Presidnet in my life time George W. Bush the Republicans never said a word about "PORK'

Question am I the only one to see this and if the Republicans were so concerned about the American tax payer why did they not take the same cheap shots at President George W. Bush?

I have always be thinking Republicans are learned people , so the are using the third world methods instead of showing the modernised ways for bring the country to normal. its so unbelievable what they want to do at this time.

Doesn't LIMBAUGH have to approve this first?

I say they should run a ticket of Jindal/Palin. Two more inept Republicans should seal it for the Dems another 4 years.

I will not vote for any of the candidates listed. Bobby Jindal is a joke and I would NEVER vote for him. I have family that lives in his state that wouldn't vote for him.

Pick Sarah and Bobby!!!! Palin/Jindal 2012!!!! The easy choice for true conservatives, the easy team for Obama to defeat!

WHAT A JOKE!! IF THEY DON'T SEE TODAY, HOW CAN THEY SEE 2012?

WORK WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA BECAUSE HE IS TRYING TO CLEAN UP WHAT YOU GUYS MESSED UP.

Internet is the ruination of this country.
Reasons:
(1) Do not know if they are a legal official web site.
(2) Internet porno websites that should be investigated and banned.
(3) Child porno that should be investigated and put in prison.
(4) More divorces becaused of porno websites.
(5) Websites can and should be tracked by Federal gov.t. and people
be prosecuted for illegal activity.
(6) No privacy, once you give your confidential information everyone
has access to your info and you do not even know for shure that it
is a trusted website.
(7) Things bought on the internet are not always a good deal and if
there is a problem with merchandise you must ship back and
then pay a restocking fee. How can you say this is a good deal.
The cost is more than going to the store and just buy it there. No
shipping fee and restocking fee.

Wow, love to hear what Hannity, Rush baby has to say about the above list. With regards to Jindal, I will only use his last name because I really don't believe that "Bobby" is his birth name. Kudos to President Obama who didn't hide behind an American name like this Mr Jindal. I still can't get out of my head that women on the campaing who Senator McCain put in here place (kudos to him) when she on national TV for all America to hear called Obama a Muslim (not that there is anything wrong being a Muslim). I would love for her to look at the color of Mr Jindal skin. Oh what a cat fight the campaigning will be if Sarah does run and so does Mr Jindal, who will she accuse him of palling around with. I am not a Dem or Repub, I don't vote a party but vote for the person who I feel can better help this country.

These Obama supporters sniping at the GOP make me weep for the future. Partisan fools. Democrats and republicans are the SAME ANIMAL. It wasn't the republicans that got us in this mess, it wasn't the democrats.

It was people like you, and those like you on the other side, voting party politics. After all, it's easier than educating yourselves on the issues, isn't it?

Hope they pick Romney again. Would love to see him waste even more money than last time and tear down everyone else again with his negative attack ads. Hope he's up against Palin then the far right who seem to love her so much will see just how low and dirty their own side will get. Honestly, thinking the Dems are hard on her pulleeez!

This list is so uplifiting..... if you're a Democrat.

Thank you GOP, you've made my day.

Conservatives who?

Yeah Ron Paul, the honest smart economist and politician who saw this meltdown coming since more than 30 years, the guy who has plans to save us from this big interventionist government, the guy who stood on the floor alone to advocate not going into aggressive wars and waist all this money, the guy who never abused his power nor participated in the congress looting of the tax payers money, the guy who is crusading against the federal reserve and telling the people where the problem of this banckrupcy is coming from, the guy who never lied to us, the only guy who is taking his oath on the constitution and is defending freedom and liberty, the guy who has been nominated every year the tax payers best friend, the doctor who opposes abortion but say it's up to the states to decide, the guy who opposes the income tax collection and the federal government medling in the states affairs, .....

Nee, this guy is too smart and too honest for us to even research or dare even listen to because the mainstream media told NOT to!
And of course the MSM are always right!

Why don't they select Joe the Plumber, he seems to be better qualified than the others.

Go Sarah!

By 2012 any governor who refused stimulus money or any senator or representative who voted against it will look mighty silly to most of America. That being said it doesn't preclude them from getting the nomination but I hope it precludes them winning.

I say let them play musical chairs and see who will be the winner . and broadcast it on Foxnews...i betcha some 1 would pull out a chair on some 1 .... lol

This is all they have...

From what I understand, Joe the Plumber will be giving advice.(???) Sad, or what?

Gee, what a shocker. They've already begun their 2012 campaign for the WH. It's the ONLY thing they care about.

Seems like a mutiny before the building the ship....LOL....pick Sara at least we could have some more laughs........

Is it too late to clone Ronald Reagan?

@andrea February 26th, 2009 11:01 am ET
None of the Above…..FORGET IT !!!****I Agree!!!

Go Huckabee!!!

How about they try actually doing their JOBS! How about they try to help fix their own mistakes before they look for a new leader to make new ones!

Mark Sanford or Dr. Paul are the only ones I could vote for. Palin needs to spend a few years reading books. Romney is an opportunists phony. Giuliani = Fascists. Crist = Democrat. Huckabee wants to force a Christian version of the Iranian theocracy on us. Gingrich doesn't mind spending trillions on illegal wars.

Not suprising. They've already begun their 2012 campaign for the WH. It's the ONLY thing they care about.

And this is the best they have to offer? I was thiknign that Jindal would be a threat to obama in 2012 but after his Volcano comment I see he is just another Repug spweing out either hate or stupidity.... in this case it was stu[idity.

I guess republicans sound smart when the shut the hell up.

Jindal Rules!!

Romney is the guy in that list that has the most economic experience.

Facing the economic crisis that we are, I would like to see someone in office who understands how the economy works.

Romney 2012!!!

Based on where this administration is taking the country, I have no doubt the Republican Party will sweep the House, Senate and presidency, and we can only hope we get true conservatives back in power.

Sad choices. Just leaving Jindal and Palin on the list shows how out of touch they really are...

If President Obama at least stabilizes the economy, then all of this will be for nothing.

Now that is a comforting feeling.

All of them are opportunists
We are in financial crisis. i think their attention should be in how to help the public to get back on their feet after 8 years of GOP administration. Work with democrate presidents to ease people's stress in job and foreclosure.

Bobby Jindal must be really good to engender all of those hateful Liberal remarks about his speech. I will take a brilliant Rhodes Scholar any day over a frustrated idol star star who can con millions of liberals!

This is news media crap. Can't we concentrate on NOW?!? 2012 is a long way off and it doesn't matter what the RePIGlicans are planning for then. Barak Obama was not even a twinkle in the Democrat's eye in 2005, much less a consideration for 2008.
Hey RePIGlicans-listen up!! Why not try to help your country get out of the mess you put us in, instead of going for a 4 year away power grab?! What a bunch of out-of-touch jerks!!

And the Choices are:
1. NeoCon crook #1
2. NeoCon crook #3
3. NeoCon Adulterer #7
4. NeoCon War Enthusiast #46
5. Evangelical Moron #2
6. Ron Paul

Let's all do our best to get Sarah picked as the GOP standard bearer in 2012. Register as an R for the primaries, crossover vote, the whole Limbaugh "operation chaos" approach. First, the GOP deserves to be the target of dirty tricks and they deserve that anti everything moron Palin.

All the big hitters will be there, Joe the Plumber, Rush, Michelle Bachmann, Zieglar, Coulter, ect... to discuss how they are such victems of the libreals. Sounds like a great time, but I would rather have a triple root canal and colonoscopy.

And this, America, is the bling, bling brought to you by the hip-hop-I'm open-to-everything-baby, Michael Steele. CPAC: Conservative Party Animals Copulating.

Ok. Conservatives have been having a field day with the cabinet nominees who owed back taxes. What about Sarah having to pay taxes on the money she received for staying in her own home? What about the money she owes for taking her children on trips? Shouldn't that just about ruin her like the conservatives like to do with anyone found owing back taxes?

We want Newt!!!

Newt/Crist '12

Shouldn't they worry about the current issues instead of working on their resumes? And didn't they learn that you can't cater to the same ol' hard right conservatives and win?

Can't there be the option of none of the above. They seem to be those most reponsible for getting us into this mess, and we need to find a way out, not back to where we have been. If Sara Palin were to get elected I would be packing my worldy goods and moving to Australia or the Yukon Territory.

Palin/Coulter 2012!

Going to a moot point anyway unless Obama does something REALLY stupid. I'm hard pressed to see how anyone could stop his second term. People have long enough memories to know it's going to take more than one term to reverse all the damage the GOP did under Bush the Lesser.

I'm sick of this conservative and liberal crap. If that was the only pre requisite involved than that's what the parties would be called instead of Democrat and Republican. Conservative and Liberal are just simplified terms for the seventy percent of Americans that don't know jack about politics.

It would be very interesting how well Ron Paul tracks! He might be the only salvation for a party that has no idea which direction to go.

Paul's world views are slightly different than the Republican BASE, but he has some sane, sage platforms from which, the GOP might actually survive.

Go Jindal... the Obama wannabe.

iI JUST HEARD A NUT CASE ON TALK RADIO ADVISING BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE PEOPLE WORKING FOR THEM , WHO VOTED FOR OBAMA TO FIRE THOSE WHO DID SO, BECAUSE THEIR TAXES WILL BE RAISED! REPUBS TALKING ABOUT THEY CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE! PLEASE!! IS THIS WHAT THEY MEAN BY CONSERVATIVE?

Not Sarah again! Haven't we seen enough of that train-wreck of a woman?

Out of that motley crew, I could vote for Crist. At least he puts people first over petty party politics.

Same old losers,

Same old economic failures,

Same old lipstick on a pig.

The best part is Newt "love 'em and leave 'em in the cancer ward" Gingrich iis back for another "Contract on America" – yeah that turned out well.

I hope they never figure out why they lost so badly the last 2 cycles...

How is that possible? that person has not been born. the gop/repubs/ole boys club/sore losers, whatever you want to call them don't have anyone to chose from. palin pitbull in lipstick fell flat because she can't complete a sentence. jindal thought he was at disneyland. what the hell. the gop thought both of them were "rising stars of the gop", yeah right. they are one sad bunch of loser. LOL!!

I'm not a liberal or conservative when it comes to voting, I tend to vote more on the person. That's why I voted for Obama, so when I look at this list there is only one man that can stand up to Obama on character, and that is Gov. Charlie Crist. He's a good governor and a moderate and would have some valuable points to make against Obama. But no matter what person the GOP elects, that person will have a tough time getting elected because Obama is so popular.

Until repubs realize the President Obama is a force to be reckoned with, they will continue to remain in the wilderness.

All they do is counter him with useless rhetoric we have heard for 8 years, "tax breaks", and card board cut-outs of one dimensional candidates. First it was the half-wit who lost, then the token black guy and his "off the hook" campaign to bring the White Supremist to the "hip hop crowd" and now they trot out a goofy Indian surrogate of Alfred E. Neuman to rebutt the President's speech. Which was so bad the bald, bloated bonehead is threatening a revolt if neo-cons do not fall in love with the Louisiana Loser.

Do you ditto heads really believe the rest of America is as shallow as you? I would have thought 53 -46 differential would have given you a clue. You ran a moderate and a rabid right bible-beater and you lost by a landslide to the most liberal Senator in Congress.

Keep peddling that "back to basics" conservatism. That is just the ticket.

What is this craziness, we have just started to work with the new president, let him do what he has to do. Don't we have enough on the table???
This is like a circus. What is more important, the job done or WHO is the front runner. That is why this country is where it is because it is just the name, pomp and fame what is important, not the substance. Who is going to be running in a decade or two? Ridiculous and shameful!
Let's get to work folks, we wasted so much money in the last decade, it's not funny.
Otherwise, the names listed above are hollow. We have seen Bobby's performance the other night... What can I say. Below expectation. Is this the best the Reps can come up with?? Especially it is hard to understand in this country where performance is the most important. At least at my job. The others are sooner or later get fired.

I can predict that if obama succeeds with the economy he will be elected again in 2012 lol. Well I don't like any of those names I used to like Ron Paul until I found out he's a crazy capatalist who could care less if people are unemployed.

Sad, not a winner in the group!

L O S E R S

They thought about Rush Limbaugh but his baggage would fill a plane.Offshore untaxed accts,drug use,questionable gender,smoking,drinking,ties to big oil and gas money,never going to church,living in a castle,making millions off the uneducated followers and the list goes on and on .

Why is this news???

This list will ensure another Democratic victory in 2012!

This list will ensure another Democratic victory! Thank you GOP!!!

Put in Palin though- I've love to see her get trounced – AGAIN!

The GOP is a circus run by clowns.

Obama/Biden 2012!

I don't care if they nominate the Easter Bunny, anyone who runs against this schmuck Obama will get my vote!!!

RON PAUL – time to elect someone with libertarian beliefts – get these liberal freaks and far right nut jobs out of office

Other than perhaps Governor Crist, it's just a rehash of the same old, same old bad policies!

REPUBS ARE COUNTING THEIR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH.....

AND

BUILDING CASTLES IN THE AIR.....

WHAT A JOKE THIS PARTY IS TRYING TO MAKE OF THEMSELVES.....

I was a registered Republican until 1992. This "list of potential candidates" is so bad! I have said I didn't leave the party, the party left me! Newt – G-d help us – continue the divisive bent of the recent GOP why don't you! This is a list of people who have no concern for real people and why isn't there one woman of intelligence in the list. Oh yeah – Sarah Palin – give me a break!

Gov. Charlie Crist might not win because of his support for the current stim. package. But he does have a great standing in a state that went to Obama. He could play the bipart. game when running.

Gov. Bobbie Jindal might still be a star, but I see repeat McCain in speaking style. Did anyone else see McCain behind the green screen saying "That's not change that we can believe in."

Gov. Sarah Palin is great with the base, but she has a long way to go when it comes to speaking. She can only rally the base and right now its not that big.

It will be very interesting to see who wins.

Who knows what will happen in 2012? Kindda too early to vote. Probably some GOPs may be dead by then.... it's the usual Republicans above Americans all over again.

This is the big problem. The republicans are soo focused on 2012 that they aren't focused on what is going on now in 2009. They constantly disagree with the President but not coming up with alternatives to his ideas. They are trying so hard to fix their party. This shows that they know they messed up with out them having to say it. Obama has to fail hard as a President in order for republicans to take over again. I'm happy to say I don't see that happening at all. This man is a strategic planner and thinker. He is no dummy!

Ron Paul is by far the most conservative member in congress, by definition of the word.

Neo-Cons will vote for someone terrible, i'm sure but, Ron Paul is clearly the ideal candidate for a 2012 Run.

That's only if you still care about the constitution though... it's becoming clear that most americans haven't even read the dam thing.

It really does not matter who you vote for. None of your people are capable of leading and getting even a majority of the republicans.

Russ loooooool #1

Newt Gingrich?
Sarah Palin?

If those two EVER got close to Washington again, then it'll be worse than when Bush Jr. was in office.

All great candidates. Even the Undecided is a better choce for the country than Obama

It really doesn't matter. With way the Reps are acting with their whining, lying, and moronic rhetoric repeating about tax breaks and how fiscally responsible they are if they ran King Solomon as Rep he would lose. Seems like once someone puts that "R" by their name they lose all intelligence / common sense and it has become blatantly obvious to the majority of our people! The way the Rep's think they will probably settle on McCain and Palin again!

@angie in pa...

charlie crist may seem all moderate to you.. but here in florida, his actions and political promises are getting our fire, police, health and education cut, and cut and cut.. pretty soon, in florida, if your house is on fire.. then its your loss.. dont be fooled by the man whose name is too similar to Christ.. Christ, Crist is not.

This is why the Republicans are in such trouble. Other than Charlie Crist, none of the rest are close to electable and he's getting slammed for actually supporting the stimulus – the Republicans are trying to disavow him as I type. Romney, Guiliani, and Sanford, are plain hateful. Gingrich is old news. Jindal and Palin are both national jokes. Huckabee is a nice guy but will never get the vote of moderate Republicans. Ron Paul is interesting but won't get the vote of the religious right. And Pawlenty is boring.

Whose promising the most handouts and budget busting spending!??

I would take anyone on the list over Obama.

Please for the love of God, no more election stuff, give me at least a year before we start talking about campaigns again!!!!!

If thats all they have to pick from than GOD help them because no way can they beat OBAMA. GOD BE WITH THEM ALL

I hope it's Newt!

Mitt Romney would be a great choice too.

Oooo...ooo...I got another choice for the Rethugs. How about Tom DeLay? One of the most boorish, smug, hateful, miserable Rethugs in the country today? He fits right in. He should be their leader, along with Rush Limpig. By the way, has anyone noticed how huge Rush has gotten lately? He must be compulsively overeating since his Operation Chaos and other attempts to destroy the Democratic Party have all failed and his golden boy Jindal looked kinda goofy Tuesday night. Having a rough go of it lately, Rush? You got to stop overating though or you might explode! How about another dozen donuts? I'll FedEx them to you. Gladly.

if you want smaller education budget and stupider kids.. vote for charlie crist. just look at what is happening in florida department of education.. the kids, our future, are the ones suffering and since they are the future.. we will all be suffering.

CNN forgets to mention that Mitt Romney won the CPAC straw poll in 2008 even though he had already dropped out, with McCain finishing second

Newt Gingrich?

so glad to see the GOP going back to its glory days

MARK SANFORD!!!!!

Obviously Angie in Pa knows nothing about the complete mess Charlie Christ has made of our state. Heaven help our country if governer suntan gets a stab at the presidency!!!

It's kinda like deciding to by an analog TV after everyone has switched to digital....

Ron Paul is the best candidate they can possibly choose. Long live our Republic!

Old dude out of touch – nope that did not work.

Caribou Barbie without a brain – nope that did not work.

Cantor with the prostitute video – Repub hopeful

Romney with 10 or so homes – Repub hopeful

Jindal with a dark skin – Repub hopeful

Steele the biggest Token I have ever seen in my life!!!!

Steele will make it the Notorious G.O.P.......word to yo mothers!

And no idiot list would have been complete w/out the mention of Sarah Palin...the republicans didn't learn this go around....gheesh!....if the reupublicans want to change...then they need to get serious w/thier choices...and eliminate palin...she's the albatrose!

As a life long Republican, even I think this list is pathetic.
If this is all my party has to offer, it's time to become and Independent.

WOW this is like American Idol for Republicans. What will Sarah Palin do for the talent portion??? And no McCain??? So...NOW they think he won't survive (with all due respect) another four years??? How transient political fame is......

LuckyLeo, Newt Gingrich was the one asking Clinton to testify about Lewinsky, even as he cheated on his own wife during that same time frame.

I'm sure we'll all be on the edge of our seats to see how this votes comes out..........

Any one of those who gets nominated may have to wait until 2016.

and the list of morons grows by the day....

If these are best, I would hate to see their worse.

Lord, please help us.

RON PAUL!!! It's the only way in hell that I'd vote for the Red team in 2012!!!

Heaven help the country with this list of morons.

I'd vote for Newt. More than any other republican, I think he makes the most compelling and intelligent case for conservative values.

Bottom line...he's smart, tried, and tested.

But then again...I support President Obama and tend to vote democrat...what do I know?

Pick Sarah! Pick Sarah! I'd love to see a complete whitewashing of her pathetic candidacy except for the usual "dependable" red (neck) states

GO GO Ron Paul

I think Charlie Crist he seems to be the only Republican these days that puts Politics aside and thinks about the People go Charlie and hes a Moderate not a Far right Wing nut!

Those aren't conservatives, they are bootleg conservatives, LOL!!! You know, we have a question here...

Why are they not letting Mr. Steele do it?? I mean, isn't that why they selected him?? For crying out loud, who took that seat before, huh? Wasn't it Duncan??? Geez, that guy was everywhere, he even said things people didn't even knew he spoke...

I'm not gonna lie GOP but we really don't know what you like, we don't know what you are looking for and yes, we will find out about Gov Jindal and his role before anyone else...we are getting info...

Steele thinks the GOP needs to learn "hip-hop." John McCain's daughter believes the GOP must become more "technically savvy." Now, McCain has a Blackberry too.

Wow! They just still don't get it, do they? The $4 trillion addition to the deficit, economic impact of deregulation, huge tax cuts for the wealthy (it doesn't trickle down!), obscene corporate welfare, preemptive war with the wrong enemy, loss of nearly 3 million jobs......these are the result of reckless and greedy Republican policies.

You don't need to appear savvy, you need to change your policies.

HA, HA, HA!!! Like they are going to vote anything but non-approval of Pres. Obama – give me a break. I can easily cast their vote for them right now. If you put lipstick on a pig – it's still a pig. Hard to be a rising star when they got us into this mess, although I'm sure by 2012 they will try to convince the public it was the democratic congress (which was only in majority for last 2 years and Bush vetoed or threatened to veto anything they proposed). Maybe they could all go visit Sarah and watch the Russians.

Looks like the same 'ol losers. Seems to me they should be working to fix today's problems that were created when they had control of the White House instead of looking at four years down the road. Americans voted them OUT of the White House!

President Obama has been in office a mere one month. The election spanned 2 years and the public was pretty weary. Republicans are looking at their favorite 2012 candidate? Astonishing!

None of the Above.....FORGET IT !!!