Petraeus 2012? GOP Mulls New Candidates

Cue the sex scandal. Reply

Ahh Wraith so you now admit that the ecomony has been tanking under the Dem leadership of the last 3.5 years. Glad to see some honesty. Reply

Both Scarborough and Petraeus would be excellent candidates. Reply

Almost anyone is better than Sarah Palin. Is the GOP sprouting some new brains? Reply

Look for scandals involving Scarborough and Petraeus. Everytime the GOP floats a name, they publicly fuck up. (IE, Stanford, Jindal, etc) Reply

The last thing we need is another Eisenhower. Reply

GOP can't win. They're outnumbered by people who have been victimized by GOP ideology. Reply

i disapprove...seems awfully similar to a military dictatorship at this point in time Reply

Petraeus has been publicly commended by the likes of President Obama and acquitted himself very well during the Congressional hearings last year (without the use of a teleprompter). He is not a younger version of John McCain. John McCain was a retired Navy Captain, who had served honorably and bravely in a very bloody and unpopular war. However, he personally did not have a measurable impact on the outcome of that war one way or another. His combat record showed that he was a skilled A-4 pilot and his conduct during his long captivity demonstrated a high level of commitment to country and to fellow servicemen. For this he has the respect of the vast majority of Americans. However, respect alone was not enough for someone to go out and vote for him. This is where Petraeus has a serious edge over McCain, and possibly over President Obama in the event he does run in 2012. Petraeus is clearly a brilliant military strategist and very quick on his feet before a congressional committee (even while being grilled by disgruntled democratic congressmen, upset that he succeeded at defeating the Iraqi insurgents after many of them had publicly stated that they believed the war was lost). The fact that Petraeus is still young and vigorous is just icing on the cake. As far as his policies go; Petraeus is a natural born leader and clearly very intelligent, he could have made a great deal of money working with Haliburton, or any of a number of other private contractors or even as a corporate executive. I believe that a man that has dedicated his life to the defense of our nation does not need to publish multiple autobiographies to prove that he is committed to seeing this country through these dark times without ulterior motives. If he runs he will have my vote. Reply