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WTH?  The governor of a state in the midst of an economic crisis just up and leaves - without a security detail - to do some writing?  And no one can get ahold of him?  It's just unbelievable - if someone put it into a movie, I'd laugh them off the screen for being so unbelievable.

Sadly, I laughed at this juxtaposition:

First lady Jenny Sanford told The Associated Press earlier Monday her husband has been gone for several days and she did not know where.

She said she was not concerned.

they're self-destructing at a rapidly increasing pace. first jindahl, then ensign, now sanford...pickin's are getting a bit slim over in the gop corral...palin by default...slaughter at the polls ensues.

the revolution will not be televised...

Apparently it took some time for anybody to notice.

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

Sarah Palin will be the  nominee.

nalbar

I say MN gov Pawlenty will be the nominee.

Being from Minnesota automatically confers some "moderate" cred to the guy--good for the general election.

Oops! But being perceived as "moderate" (which he ain't in any case) is the kiss of death in the primaries.

Such a conundrum for the goppers.

My conundrum is what 3rd party I'll support if Obama fails to take a stand in a really big way on the public healthcare option.

I'm 58 and been going the lesser of two evils route since '68--everytime against my better judgment.

Huckabee. Or did he do something unforgettable, too. I can't keep track anymore.

Anyway, I can't help feeling a little empathy for Sanford. He seems to be seriously going off the deep end.

FDR's response to progressive demands: "I agree. Now go out and make me do it."

The stress of having the SC legislature disagree with him over the stimulus sent him over the edge? Another one bites the dust!

Michaela

Palin/Paul
"Uniting what's left of the GOP"

The Underground Railroad

He sounds like he's having a nervous breakdown of some sort.  If I were the Lt. Guv I'd quietly see if his family could convince him to step down.

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt

It won't be Palin.

Since 1960, the following VP nominees of the losing ticket ran for President:  Lodge, Muskie, Shriver, Dole, Mondale, Quayle, Lieberman, and Edwards.  Only Mondale won the nomination (Dole's turn came only after he had served another 20 years in the Senate), and Mondale had not only been a VP candidate, but had actually served as VP.   Palin was a liability to the ticket in 2008; I don't see any way Palin becomes the Republican nominee in 2012.

I think it will be Petraeus.

I hope Sanford's found with an underaged illegal named Pedro.

Let them nominate Caribou Barbie.

OK, I'm just talking out my ass here (so what else is new?)  But I'd bet on Huckabee.  The repubs have a sense of hierarchy.  The next nominee is often the guy who came in 2nd the last time (Ford/Reagan-->Reagan, Reagan/Bush-->Bush, Bush/Dole-->Dole, Bush/McCain-->McCain).  Huck was 2nd last time, so he'll be the front runner this time.  My bet is that he tones down his "populism" to be more acceptable to the corporate interests.  And we should underestimate him.  He is very personable.  Sure, he's a right-wing nut, but that doesn't disqualify him in the eyes of most of the country.  

from freeperville:

palin and bachmann 2012. they are the voices speaking with authority and conviction.

sarah palin / liz cheney 2012.

petraeus /palin or palin/petraeus -either is fine with me. slight preference for petraeus at the top of the ticket. then palin for president 8 years later.

palin/voigt 2012!

palin- ingraham 2012

two ladies who could leave a mark on america. call it the brand of freedom. (mark levin chief of staff)

if we've come to a point where men will not stand for our freedom, then let it be a woman. if a man won't pick up the sword and a woman will, let her lead, i don't have a problem. courage and freedom come packaged together. you can't have one without the other.

who knows, maybe 2012 will be Ladies Night. i'm buying.

alan keyes / sarah palin 2012. not necessarily in that order.

sanford and palin 2012.

i'm glad you asked

IFFF Sanford was having a ' breakdown', then I don't think his wife would be reacting the way that she did. She's a proper White Southern political wife, who basically just shived her husband.

So, unless she's a cold mofo, I'm not thinking `breakdown'.

I'm thinking an underaged illegal named Pedro

or Shaniqua (any age will do).

Take your pick.