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Loading ...Mike Bloomberg for President: Back at RedState
I’m not sure why, but I simply can’t leave Red State alone. I suppose it’s because there so are many fiscal conservatives over there yearning to breathe free. Here’s my second post, I hope it doesn’t get my account banned.
“Mike Bloomberg for President: A Winning Strategy for Fiscal Conservatives in 2008“
With a title like Mike Bloomberg For President: A Winning Conservative Strategy for 2008″, I know I am going to get hammered. All I ask is that you read the post, think about it, and blast me later.
Fund-Raising. I hate to break it to you, but in terms of donations, the Republican party is getting trounced by the Democratic party. You can argue that it’s because: McCain-Feingold, Progressive Netroots efforts or the Republican party is loosing its conservative brand (due to spending like a drunken sailor, adoption of ill-working social programs and/or nation building).
Now consider, the Republican party will be defending 23 Senate seats in 2008. 6 of these without an incumbent. If the Democratic party achieves another landslide like 2006, they will control a super-majority in both houses and you will all be calling Hillary Clinton, “Madam President”.
In business, we consider situations like these and devise a strategy for cutting our losses. It is clear to me that the Republican party cannot defend the Presidency, 23 Senate Seats and 435 House seats at the same time.
When Mike Bloomberg declares his Presidential intentions, he will do so with substantive amounts of money. In a Presidential race where people are estimating expenditures between 2 and 4 billion, the most intelligent and fiscally conservative strategy would be for Republicans to their pool donations for the Congressional races, and let Mike Bloomberg knock the Democratic candidate for President out of the race.
For my own part, I want to see the economy of America strong, and I don’t see anyone else with close to the same resume. With Mike Bloomberg, you get someone who is a self-made billionaire. Someone who understands the budget as well as the global economy, and by that I mean a real fiscal conservative who will not waste money your money.
All right, let now let me have it.
December 29th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
From what I’ve read over there - they don’t like anyone except Fred Thompson - who isn’t going to get it. Mitt seems to be the “least of the evils” and nobody likes Huckabee.
Bloomberg will get a good share of the fiscal conservatives. I’m convinced that he just needs a good running mate.
December 29th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Indeed, part of me gets satisfaction out of telling them that the Republicans are going to get swept away in 2008. I can just imagine the panic when they read the “Madam President” line.
For whatever reason though, RedState is at least willing to engage the argument. Perhaps I’ll try my luck with blogs that focus on fiscal conservatism and blue dog democrats, any suggestions?
December 30th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Bloomberg & Schwarzenegger – The Perfect Odd Couple
News Type: Event — Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:29 AM EDT
us-news, white-house, schwarzenegger, bloomberg, 2008-presidential-elections, campain
Liviu Sigler
What appears to be a well planned media campaign to lay the ground work for a 2008 presidential run is getting people taking and even excited. It is unusual to have on an influential international blog such as the BBC’s ‘Have Your Say’ a heated debate involving US politics. This time however, it is different. Many in the US believe that the world at large is looking admiringly and even enviously at America. As a naturalized US citizen I can attest to the power the American way, which I romantically admired since childhood. I am a believer and I believe that many around the world still look up to the US as a source of inspiration and not only for economical reasons. As everybody knows this admiration is dwindling and is gradually replaced with contempt and ridicule. What have we done to ourselves? How did America lose its moral compass so willingly under GWB? It’s not W’s fault-we elected him-twice.
Come Bloomberg & Schwarzenegger – two self-made tycoons who also proved to be down-to-earth humane politicians and effective mangers in their respective communities. After witnessing his outstanding performance in NYC I was thinking about Bloomberg as presidential material for sometime now. I was happy to read so many others shared my views. When last week Bloomberg & Schwarzenegger held a joint press conference wittily deflecting questions about a possible run I couldn’t help laughing: The little Jew and the big son of a Nazi mounting a bid for the white house. Could it get any better? It is the epitome of the saying: ‘Only In America’. This is the perfect Odd Couple to bring America around and back to its traditional place among nations – providing a beacon of light and hope to the world. This is a last chance for the Empire to rejuvenate itself before decaying further. Keeping the status quo is leading to what befalls all Empires-inevitable decline. I hope they do run on the same ticket, and I am going to support them whole heartedly.
December 30th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I’ve posted a comment there at http://www.redstate.com/blogs/andrew_macrae/2007/dec/29/mike_bloomberg_for_president_a_winning_strategy_for_fiscal_conservatives_in_2008#comment-609137