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There is more to life than elections CNN et al. Please join us in the grown up real world someday, won't you?

Palin was not mentioned in this story however, I believe she is gearing up for the presidency run in 2012. Her book is selling fast and the public is getting to know her better. Plus she wouldn't have to deal with McCain's aides who gave her so much trouble. I think it was all jealousy. She is well educated and knows enough about the political field to run this country. We are now in the biggest mess ever and it will take Bill Clinton to balance it. It is also understood that China owns the U.S. because we needed to borrow from them due to AIG, GM and others.

Cant we just have at least a year with out constant campaigning ?

We end one election then spend the next 3 years 11 months and 29 days going on about the next one

I am by no means a Republican but someone has to upset the unbelieveable political power those four small states have and if they're the ones to do it, good for them.

Mitt, Mike and Rudy are not the best qualified to become president of this country although I would vote for Rudy first not Mitt or Mike. It appears that the republicans are in an uphill battle because it is going to be rough sledding to beat Obama who will be running for a second term. If Palin runs against him then I believe Obama will have an uphill battle because she is getting more popular with the public as the days go by and her policies are for the American people. Her views on abortion, economy and war are better then Obama's. She may not win but she would give him a good battle. I believe she should run.

Want to know what is not in the best interests of the GOP?

probably not, but you need to, and I hope you don't listen because I love that you are going down in flames

do not listen to Ann Coultour, Rush, Hannity, O'Rielly: these nut cases are the reason you are in the trouble you are in; Obama is doing well but he would not be if you would show a little bit of common sense instead of listening to these knee jerk monday morning quarterbacking air heads

As much as I love a Palin story over coffee as much as any other red blooded American, you need to make her stop; she is good for the democrats, poison for the GOPers

Finally, come up with another answer/proposal besides 'no'

The selection of a good candidate, is likely going to require new blood. Failure to do that, may doom the party to failure.

The probllem isn't the presidential process; it is the message that is flawed. As long as the extreme right controls the GOP, expect problems attacting moderates and independents regardless of party in the general election.

come on, do we have any other contenders...someone to get the party going again....oh yes palin

G"NO"P can start the nomination process with South Carolina so Gov. Mark Sanford the "family values" guy gets the nomination!!!!

Mitt, Mike and Rudy all suck. There is no viable rerpublican out there.

Agree with the idea that other states be allowed to take their turn to be the initial focus. I don't like that those three states have a disproportionate say in who the candidates of either party should be. I think the main factor keeping it that way is the fear prospective candidates have of opposing the status quo and thus "offending" the voters in those three states in case the powers that be don't have the courage to make the change. Rather selfish of those states for continuing to campaign for the priviledge.

Romney/Palin 2012

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! Tell me that Palin is not going to run!

In the primaries, Sarah and her running mate Glenn Beck, will beat her sock puppets, Mr. Mittens and Little Timmy.

If people think things are bad now, just wait until one of these clowns(my apologies to clowns everywhere) gets in.

DuHaime went on to say that the early phase of the nomination calendar should be more geographically and ethnically diverse and that doing so could make the party more competitive in general elections.

Translation: "Let's fool the American people into thinking we are diverse and that we care about everyone."

The primary system needs to be revamped. Perhaps something along the lines of series of monthly regional primaries and caucuses. It's crazy for a handful of early states to cause the majority of candidates to drop out, effectively deciding the matter.

This recession is and always will be a republican recession i.e. GWB and friends who along with coming close to destroying the constituiton, promoted torture, came close to taking the banking system to a world crises. It will take years, perhaps decades to repair the damage this guy and his party have done. I will never vote for any republican ever again.

Who's to blame? The american people. We put these people in office. We also let them do whatever they wanted, blindly letting them do their thing. We have no one to blame except ourselves, but we are so foolish that we don't see.

Instead of the GOP planning on 2012 , they need to ask the Good Lord if they will be around. People like this take life for granted. Do they all know that God is in control .

So it's Colonel Klink, Mr. Rogers, or Ted Kennedy lite who will be the Republican nominee. Congratulations, Mr. Obama. Just like Clinton, they are giving you a free second term.

Go Romney....Huckabee is a fanatical loon and Guliani can't win Florida. And Palin...keep her on a book tour; she's a nut.

Well folks, Dems are still cleaning up after the republicans mess. Everyone thinks the mess can be clean up in a day. Nonetheless, it will take time and patience because the Dems are cleaning up the Republican's mess who got this country into a mess and probably will take 8 more years to clean up up after the Republicans mess who were a firm believers in deregulations in which got us into this mess.

Get your act together RNC. get us a candidate we can vote for

What is needed is a national primary for both parties.

All of them losers - ZERO credibility and NO answers!

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

thanks for the laugh

ALL 3 are unacceptable -- NEXT !!!