Two House Republicans’ Activity May Indicate Ambitions for 2012

[babylonsister]

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Two House Republicans’ Activity May Indicate Ambitions for 2012
By Alan K. Ota, CQ Staff


The two top lieutenants for House Minority Leader John A. Boehner , R‑Ohio, are moving to become more prominent voices for their party, fueling speculation that they have their eyes on White House bids.

Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia made the short list of candidates for vice president last year and has already moved onto the list of potential candidates for president for 2012, having launched a series of listening tours and policy forums.

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana recently added his name to that list by scheduling a trip to Iowa starting July 25 — just before the final week of the hectic July session.

Cantor and Pence both insist they are focused on their party’s agenda in the House.

“So far this year, I’ve been to Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Colorado, California,” Pence said. “The only thing I’m running for right now is re-election to the 6th Congressional District of Indiana. The only other work I’m doing is trying to get as many Republicans elected to Congress as possible.”

The rising profile for both men has helped them to build thriving leadership political action committees. Cantor has raised $637,000 for his PAC, Every Republican Is Crucial, while Pence has raised $71,000 for his, called Principles Exalt a Nation.

John Feehery, a GOP consultant, said Cantor and Pence might have more than the presidency on their mind — such as possible future bids for other leadership jobs, or in the case of Pence, a possible run for the Senate in 2012, should fellow Republican Richard G. Lugar retire.

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[opihimoimoi]

1. Credibility Factor sez both have LOW ODDS at the Oval...GOP Tarnished and run over by the train,

will lose its ass unless the Hail Mary Pass is complete for the score....

No Quarter Back and no receivers makes the long bomb unlikely...

Cheney is the Factor....and Bush too...their crimes will be addressed soon(I hope)...and if what I think is coming turns out true...Pubs are Dead Meat...

[KharmaTrain]

4. Shhhh...Let 'Em Think They're Still Relevant

Hey there Opi...Aloha...

Pence is an assclown with the "charisma" of a tapeworm...but the wingnuts love him. Boner personifies sleeze...a secon-rate game show host. Cantor? Oh please...he's Jewish, no way in hell he's got a chance in the angry christian white man's party.

But that's cool...let their egos run amok...let them pander to the flying monkeys and make themselves into bigger jokes. We could use the amusement.

BTW...all those rising stars...President Obama won their states. :rofl:

:hi:

[opihimoimoi]

7. LOL, I hear ya....tis a tad funny to the bone....these Pubs crack me up...

all they got for ammo is BS Crap... .22 cal stuffs....nothing serious

No Viable Plausible Plans Party wants back control after fucking it up for 8 years? No fuckin way..Me thinks they are in a Throwaway Mode...killing time until they can make their recovery...2020 maybe

They know if Obama gets the place fixed...he will be unstoppable in 2012...This is why they are going ALL IN to destroy his agenda/policies/plans...they cannot afford his success...

Throw caution to the Hurricane...they attack with what they got...and its just not enough...the peeps out there tire of bull shit and thats what them Pubs throw...then ya gatta take what they say with salt...tons of it...

Aloha

:hi:

:bounce:

Opi

[Cognitive_Resonance]

2. It's a mighty thin bench. A might thin bench, indeed. n/t

[saltpoint]

3. Cantor, frankly, has the appeal of a mortician. There is about him the

pall of death. Smart guy perhaps, but lethally grim, IMO. I don't see him catching fire.

John Boehner is safe in his district, unfortunately, but I'm not sure he could prevail as a presidential candidate. There is hushed gossip among SW Ohioans of Boehner's zeal for liquor. That is not to say he is an alcoholic. That is also not to say that he is not an alcoholic. I bet there are some SW Ohio DU folks who could offer some insight into Boehner's chances. I don't rate them as very high.

Pence is monstrous. He is a vile, self-promoting top-down tyrant from the word go. I expect Lugar will retire at the end of his current term. I expect Pence's ego to actually announce for Lugar's Seante seat the night before Pence does. If Pence does run for the GOP presidential nomination, he may further weaken Sarah Palin's rationale for the same job. They would almost certainly be competing for the extreme fundie demographic.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Piss, meet wind.

It is truly difficult to imagine that the party of the monumentally discredited, disastrous, and dysfunctional Bush/Cheney regime will be able to offer any candidate likely to win in 2012.

[Mari333]

6. I, for one, would get a kick out of calling the POTUS President Boner

of course, that wont happen.

[babylonsister]

8. Oh, lawd. I think he'd be worse than Palin, and that's saying something.

I think President Whitehouse would be amusing, too. ;)

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Pence comes off as serious and weighty. Cantor sounds like a cartoon version of a whiny moron.

Pence can sound reasonable and well informed. He's personable and handsome. I always saw him going someplace. I was thinking Senate, but higher is not surprizing.

Cantor seems like the guy who got the job when no one else wanted it.