tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post714409490630103095..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Ryan Out (Really, He Swears)Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-63554483845050477702011-08-24T09:46:03.451-05:002011-08-24T09:46:03.451-05:00I would guess it only takes 1 which means the curr...I would guess it only takes 1 which means the current GOP field doesn't have any good candidates. Sounds about right.Ron E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-15754829626024358902011-08-23T17:14:01.799-05:002011-08-23T17:14:01.799-05:00I wonder....how many good candidates does it take ...I wonder....how many good candidates does it take to quash the quadrennial "if only X would run" sentiments?<br /><br />As I recall, that sentiment was relatively dead for the Dems in 2008, but alive for the GOP. It was alive for the Dems in 2004 (GOP doesn't count). And it was dead for both in 2000; understandably on the Dem side, with an heir apparent, but did Liddy Dole, McCain and Bush constitute "enough" heavyweights to tamp down that sentiment?Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-47884181021132397482011-08-23T11:07:21.808-05:002011-08-23T11:07:21.808-05:00I bet those insiders were telling him, "Pleas...I bet those insiders were telling him, "Please don't run. If you run, our Congressional candidates won't be able to run away from your Medicare repeal plan and will get killed."Ron E.noreply@blogger.com