Monday, March 12, 2007
Chuck Hagel's presser
Sen. Hagel held a press conference today to announce he's running for President of the United States he'll be making an announcement at a later date if there's an announcement to make.
I like Sen. Hagel. I don't believe it's un-American or un-Republican to want a political solution in Iraq as a means to ending US involvement, although it is not my preferred approach.
I would welcome Hagel's presence in the race as healthy for the GOP, and an opportunity for rank-and-file Republicans to consider how best to proceed in fighting the GWOT. Such an examination will not occur if all the candidates have the same philosophy.
All that said, today's non-announcement announcement was an odd start for Hagel's campaign. And concurrent with his announcement, there's a non-campaign campaign website. It's unclear to me if the site is official or not.
I like Sen. Hagel. I don't believe it's un-American or un-Republican to want a political solution in Iraq as a means to ending US involvement, although it is not my preferred approach.
I would welcome Hagel's presence in the race as healthy for the GOP, and an opportunity for rank-and-file Republicans to consider how best to proceed in fighting the GWOT. Such an examination will not occur if all the candidates have the same philosophy.
All that said, today's non-announcement announcement was an odd start for Hagel's campaign. And concurrent with his announcement, there's a non-campaign campaign website. It's unclear to me if the site is official or not.
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2 comments:
Hmmmm, if Hagel, Gingrich, and Fred Thompson all enter, now you have 6 potential big names running on Republican side. The debates will certainly be a lot more honest and thorough with that many views represented. However, I also worry that 6 "star" candidates is too many: you end up with funding dilution and voter uncertainty. The Dems have 4 candidates (Hillary, Obama, Edwards, and I'll count Gore), which really I think will be narrowed down to two if Gore does run (Hillary and Gore).
On the other hand, this poll from CBSNYT says Repub voters want more choices this year while Dems like their current choices, in a reversal from historical trends.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/12/opinion/polls/main2559478.shtml
Also interesting, will this slam of Obama from Sharpton matter? And will Sharpton end up endorsing Obama anyway?
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_071165711.html