Republican Mitch Daniels not running for president

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Daniels didn't really have the religious zealotry that the GOP hardliners seem to find so appealing. It would have been great to see him get the nomination if for no other reason than to experience the sheer joy of watching Rush Limbaugh's head explode.

That's an old stigma that the left seem to try and stick on the right. It would be like saying eveyone on the left is like this guy

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by firstdown

That's an old stigma that the left seem to try and stick on the right. It would be like saying eveyone on the left is like this guy

I didn't say "everyone" in the GOP. I said the hardliners. I don't know if the bible-thumping knuckle-draggers are as numerous as they used to be in the party, but they are among the most active at this stage of the process, and they have to be courted if a candidate has any chance.

I'm hoping for the day when the authoritarian theocrats split off from the Republicans and form their own party whose sole focus is to stamp out abortion and homosexuality. Rick Santorum can be their first candidate, they can get 1% of the vote, and then they can go f*ck themselves.