Trying to get ahead to learning additional from you afterward!……

Marco Rubio: 39% Approve, 0% Disapprove: +39%
Rob Portman: 6% Approve, 17% Disapprove: -9%
Jim DeMint: 39% Approve, 11% Disapprove: +28%
John Thune: 11% Approve, 11% Disapprove: +0
Jon Kyl: 6% Approve, 17% Disapprove: -9%
Tom Coburn: 28% Approve, 6% Diapprove: +22%
Paul Ryan: 39% Approve, 0% Disapprove: +39%
Cathy McMorris Rodgers: 11% Approve, 6% Disapprove: +5%
Allen West: 22% Approve, 17% Disapprove: +5%
Bobby Jindal: 33% Approve, 11% Disapprove: +22%
Mitch Daniels: 6% Approve, 11% Disapprove: -5%
Chris Christie: 17% Approve, 17% Disapprove: +0%
Mary Fallin: 6% Approve, 11% Disapprove: -5%
John Kasich: 0% Approve, 11% Disapprove: -11%
Fred Thompson: 22% Approve, 11% Disapprove: +11%
Alan Simpson: 0% Approve, 22% Disapprove: -22%
John Ashcroft: 6% Approve, 22% Disapprove: -16%
Jon Huntsman: 17% Approve, 17% Disapprove: +0%
John Engler: 11% Approve, 6% Disapprove: +5%
Tim Pawlenty: 22% Approve, 17% Disapprove: +5%
Jeb Bush: 11% Approve, 22% Disapprove: -11%
John Boehner: 0% Approve, 33% Disapprove: -33%
Mitch McConnell: 0% Approve, 33% Disapprove: -33%
Condoleezza Rice: 11% Approve, 11% Disapprove: +0%
Rand Paul: 11% Approve, 22% Disapprove: -11%

Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio are tied for first place, followed by Jim DeMint and then Bobby Jindal. The most unpopular are the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader, followed by former Senator Alan Simpson.

14 candidates have a net score of 0 points or more. 11 candidates have a net negative score.

Just a side note of Jindal…while the MSM was all abuzz about women’s rights AGAIN…Jindal all but privatized the educational system into vouchers!!!

I don’t think Rubio will be a figure-head as you say. I hope that Romney is “humble” enough (ha…ha) to put him front line and center for a more inclusive role…thus enhancing the vote in 2016 wherein…Hildabeast enters with Bill leading the parade.

But an establishment pick would be redundant. Maybe the veep is supposed to be that way, but anyone associated with Bush spells trouble for Romney. That especially means Danilels. Having a rockstar Hispanic candidate on the ticket is a gesture that would resonate with a huge voting block. Sure, it’s the top of the ticket that counts, but Rubio is very popular among Hispanics, even Democrats.

I like Jindal, too, because he is an authority on the two biggest issues in this election — energy and healthcare. Not so crazy about Gingrich and his baggage.

The sing-songey “Americans can solve anything” refrain was a bit corny. However, SOTU responses are always difficult. You go from the POTUS addressing the full Congress and getting thundersous applause (at least from half the audience) to a one-man speech. I thought the venue they chose for Jindal was a mistake. For the tone of his speech, he should have been seated behind a desk, not in front of a podium because that just made the contrast from the POTUS speech a bit more jarring.

And ever since then, you rarely hear Jindal being discussed for a national ticket, even though, by most accounts he has done a fine job in LA.

Also, no one here seems to be playing up Paul Ryan much. For an election about the economy, there’s no one better versed. Dems would likely bring up his age and experience, but I’d be willing to have that battle (stock answer : My experience? You mean like the Presidents’ in 2008?). Danger with Ryan is that he knows the numbers so well and is so wonkish that people’s eye might glaze over after he speaks for more than 30 seconds. He’s got to boil the message down, but I think he could do it.

Is something Romney should mention heavily if Obama tries to pivot to foreign policy…

Also the equivocation over shooting the life-boat pirates, and so on…

I have heard horror stories about salons ripping people off, though .. so I do care that she didn’t get scammed.

Mew

(just a thought)

Also, the word you meant to use is clearly “regardless”, “having no regard of, without regard to” .. instead you took the Bush-era comedy gold path of making up your own “irregardless”…

Just .. kind of sad.

Hope you didn’t pay to much for those nails.

Mew

Stall, stall, stall.
Waiting …
Fabulous, fake fingernails clicking on the tabletop….

Rand is pro-life, but I’ve not heard him touted as able to bring out pro-lifers… Rand is Tea Party, but .. again, not sure he can bring ‘em to the voting booth. That’s the key, Stricia – Romney needs votes.

One other little problem – Rand Paul has been a Senator for .. how long now? Not very … Jumping straight to the veep position – in Romney’s shadow, no less – would muzzle him for a minimum of the campaign, and winning with that muzzle may be worse than losing. (see above – Ron Paul is infatuated with microphones and cameras .. Rand seems to have a similar love for his own voice…)

The one reason Rand Paul makes sense is it allows Romney and Ron Paul to cut a deal, and to not have any disruptions or unplanned fireworks at the convention. Romney needs it to run on rails .. Ron Paul has nothing left to lose…. I don’t think Ron has enough support to contest or disrupt the convention, so … no deal.

As for you, Stricia … it’s nice to see you have no idea how little time it takes me to write one of these things. Mavis Beacon is my hero.

Mew