The REAL GOP Nominee...

[Firebrand Gary]

While the MSM is busy falling over themselves for theses ridiculous pawns, the GOP is quietly working behind the scenes orchestrating their "Grand" objective. The truth is Bachman will never be the nominee, the GOP is too smart and too calculating to let that happen. The same goes for Perry, Cain, Santorum.

If you play the game of chess, you know that the pawns on the board are basically their to take the hits and protect the king. This whole strategy is an altered version of the Democratic 08 primaries. The GOP is getting their base frothed into a frenzy and mark my words, late in the game the real nominee will emerge.

Romney, Huckabee, Palin it will be an establishment Republican who has the gall to go toe to toe with the President.

and you better keep you eyes fixed on the WILD CARD Marco Rubio. Top or Bottom of the ticket, he will be on it.

[dgibby]

1. I'm waiting for them to drag Jeb Bush out of mothballs. n/t

[Firebrand Gary]

2. Yep, Jeb will be dragged back into this.

I wonder how they will do it? Jeb challenge Bill Nelson for the Florida Senate seat maybe?

[Sportsguy]

8. Yup, Jebbie It'll Be

DUmb move, but then again, they are republicans.

[tblue]

11. That one scares me.

I think he will prolly not run until '16, after people have forgotten how bad his brother was. And they will see him as different from W because he is truly smarter. I have dreaded this one for years.

[hifiguy]

12. I've had an awful feeling about that very thing

lurking at the back of my mind for the last few months.

The entire Booosh Crime Family should be extirpated root and branch from this country's public life, and out to at least the fourth degree of consanguinity from Prescott Bush.

[gateley]

3. Another DUer, with just as much conviction and rationale as you,

said it was going to be Patraeus.

Gonna have to wait and see.

[Firebrand Gary]

4. Interesting.

I am curious to know what that DU'ers rationale was?

[gateley]

9. Wish I could tell you, but I don't recall. Had me going "hmmmm"

giving it some thought, like this post is making me go "hmmmm" and giving it some thought.

[Firebrand Gary]

15. I'd expect that Patraeus would have more character than that.

Im thinking he would prefer his legacy be one that is more of a hero rather than partisan. Unless he would be doing it to pull the GOP from depths of hell and try to restore some sort of honor.

[underpants]

5. Rubio makes since as VP. Patreus is definitely driven but will smack of disloyalty

I read an article on Petraes in Runners World and the guy is a machine and I have no doubt that he wants to be elected probably as POTUS. I am not sure if now is the right time - he will have just over a year as CIA Director and it will look like he is abadoning his post.

I don't think he runs now. 2016 yes but not now.

[Firebrand Gary]

10. Patraeus, really?

Well, he sure would turn a lot of heads. I guess I never thought of Patraeus in that light. Sure I have heard the buzz before but never really took it seriously.

[TNLib]

6. I don't think Huckabee or Palin are electable in the general

and I just can't see the GOP base nominating Romney. I don't think they'll be a real GOP contender and the "Grand" objective from the corporate masters is to keep Obama in.

[Tesha]

7. Romney has a lot of traction in New Hampshire.

One of the famous Republican nutballs in our city
is firmly behind him as are some folks from the
very Christian Religious Reich. Apparently they're
more interested in winning than worrying about
magic underwear.

He's also got the "almost native son" advantage
of having been a Republican Governor in adjacent
Massachusetts.

He'll probably win our primary; whether that carries
him on the nomination could be debated.

Tesha

[spanone]

13. it's regis philbin

[Firebrand Gary]

14. Conservative Commentator on the ED Show just acknowledged Marco Rubio

May run for President.

Commentator is Michael Medved

[blueclown]

16. If Paul Ryan enters race, he will be nominee.

[Firebrand Gary]

17. Architect of Medicare Privatization? You think?

That's a hell of a double down.

[blueclown]

20. I think most of the Republican base wants Medicare to be privatized.

Paul Ryan, and to a lesser extent, Rick Perry are the only two nominees I worry about in the Republican Party. Paul Ryan is a very smart guy and a terrific debater. And he's not a demagogue and talking point machine like Bachmann and Perry.

[BigGovtFan]

18. I doubt it will be roubio.

[Firebrand Gary]

19. Nope it's Rubio.

We all know it.