Cheney isn’t a very likeable character. He always reminds me of some high powered CEO who thinks everyone else is wasting his (Cheney’s) time.
Given our country’s fascination and preocupation with celebs, Giulliani is probably a good choice. He’s got the ambition for it, too.
It’s true that Ike, FDR, and JFK had serious health problems. The difference is that the extent of their health problems was largely concealed from the electorate. Until very recently, I don’t think most people realized just how bad JFK’s health was. FDR, of course, was never even photographed in such a way that his leg braces were visible, and he was certainly never shown in his wheelchair.
These days, on the other hand, we’re likely to get treated to films of a candidate’s most recent colonoscopy!
Bush? Liberal? Okay, when did I make the left turn into Bizarro World?
I’m neither a Republican nor a conservative, but I’m capable of playing one in the voting booth.
McCain has good crossover appeal.
Giuliani does, too, but he’s more of a maverick than McCain, if anything, and might self-immolate during the course of the election. Still a possibility, I guess.
Of those with more traditional Republican appeal, Dennis Hastert could probably go far by arguing that Bush’s policies per se were good sound conservative policies, but that he’s proven himself to be a poor executive and ineffectual communicator and team leader, i.e., the corporation needs a new CEO not a new mission statement.
I’d love to see Olympia Snowe or Susan Collins go for it, as Sofa King suggests, that would be cool!
I don’t think Condi Rice is anywher near ready for pres yet, but I’d love to see you as the VP on the ticket. I’ve followed her career for quite awhile and have always been impressed. If you really want to spice things up, how about a Powell/Rice ticket…?