I don't have a problem with her but she needs to learn foreign policies and stop saying stuff like I'm a pittbul with lipstick and things like that. It scares me and a lot of women. I think she's a great performer but inside her brain there is very little on offer currently. Though I'm hopeful she will learn more. I doubt that she will win if she runs though, I think Obma has paved the way for another strong race in favor of the democrat party.

Oh I've just seen her calling some of the members of the party jerks on television, well honey..this does you no favor. She should have just laughed about it and said please move on instead. She makes me laugh.

Oh I've just seen her calling some of the members of the party jerks on television.

I was thinking that..how exactly is that going to work??

As for the question its too far away to even think about it but I know Palin is not on te list.

I completely agree with Governor Barber.

I wish the Republicans would take time to think about why they lost rather than start squabbling about 4 years from now. This reads like sour grapes.

I'd like to see Newt run in 2012.

My choice is Romney for 2012 right now, but since my brain is so fried from politics? Tommorow it could be Cartman for all i care.

Jeez, we've just passed the 2008 election and we're already thinking about 2012?
What is it with American people that we have to get done with one thing and we can't even pause for a while to think about it or the present? Instead we just immediately move on toward the next thing.

And this goes both ways: this Republican stuff already and I have a friend whose facebook status was "Obama in 2012" ... like an hour after Obama won!

Why don't we all pause and just focus on the present? Let's see how Obama does and lets just take it as it comes... see which Republican comes into play.

Sorry, sometimes I just have a problem with the rush, rush, rush of the American culture, just stop and smell the roses sometimes .... Rant over. ***And I'm not saying we shouldn't plan for the future, it just seems a little too fast***

Romney is my #1 choice right now, but I wouldn't mind seeing Jindal either.

Although, criticizing the party could help Palin in the long run; being seen as an "outsider" is still good in the eyes of many voters. Even though he was never an outsider, McCain was never exactly Mr. Popularity among the Republicans and he got the nomination.

Wow, we're entirely too far away for 2012 for her to even be a realistic possibility. Between calling her fellow party members jerks and pretty much showing herself to be incompetent, they must REALLY be stretching on the basis of the fact she's a woman. She's clearly not the brightest and won't even own up to that fact.

And here, Conservatives ran a campaign based on "lack of experience". But I'm not surprised...

i totally agree with everyone else who is surprised and annoyed that we are already discussing 2012? i think we have to step back from this whole election mentality and get behind the new president and try to get our country out of this nightmare it's in. four more years of political rhetoric and campaign-speak is NOT going to fix a damn thing.

besides, that's the year the mayan calendar ends - we'll all have evaporated into a black hole before a new president can be sworn in. face it, obama is our last president.

I want to like Romney, but I'm not sure I can believe him. Have you ever seen the videotape of him disavowing the policies of Reagan? It was from 1995 or so. He morphed into what he needed to be to run Massachusetts, and then morphed into what he needed to be to get the Repub nomination.

I have really liked some of his speeches. He says the right things. He seems adept at being the candidate he needs to be to win elections. That system worked for Obama, so why not?

Palin in 2012? Laughable.

...can we at the very least get passed Obama's first 100 days in office before we start dividing up again!?!

This is worse than Target having Christmas decorations out in October. It's four years away!

This is crazy-talk. I think a lot of Americans would be very turned off by people who started "running for president" less than 1 week after we finished the longest and most tiring campaign in history. Give me a break!

Now, I know that Obama started campaigning 2 years ago, but that was different, we'd already had 6 years of Mr. Bush!! Totally different story. Please give us a break Republicans and DON'T start campaigning for 2012.

"This is worse than Target having Christmas decorations out in October. It's four years away!"

Hysterical!

LOL True! I was just at Target yesterday...and couldn't believe my eyes...

Palin would be better suited for a VP...not sure yet who I would even want to run for President...let's get through the next year first...

She was calling the anonymous sources jerks, (staffers) which I agree with...somebody should speak up about the insanity!

Don't get me started on the Christmas decorations being out so early. I'm already bitter about hearing holiday songs in commercials on TV right now.

Anyway, yeah, 2012 is a bit too far away, and I'd like to see what, y'know, Obama does for the next 4 years first, but I think Romney would be a good choice for the Republican party. It would be kinda cool to see Jindal in the picture too, since he seems like a really interesting guy.

I also love that picture of Palin up there. It's so...Jessica Simpson with the facial expression.

Mike Huckabee!

Paul Ryan, Rep for Wisconsin. I'd like to see him be a big player in the future.

There are some promising prospects, I'd like to see how they step forward...

"...can we at the very least get passed Obama's first 100 days in office before we start dividing up again!?!"

Who says we ever un-divided? 46% of us don't have a president going forward after January. Also, the topic of conversation on this thread is "who would you like to see in 2012?".

Bobby Jindal is another good one, as is Paul Ryan. Bobby is a real conservative and I like him. Isn't he in Iowa next week laying the foundation for 2012?

>46% of us don't have a president going forward after January

Planning on relinquishing your citizenship? Going rogue?

wow. I feel bad for the republican party. I mean.... THATS their top choice for the nominee in 2012? Maybe the Mayans are right about the end of the world in 2012. Hmmmm.

Beavis, by that logic, over 48% of us haven't had a president in 8 years.

"46% of us don't have a president going forward after January."

If a democrat had said that last year, the repubs would be calling them unpatriotic and unAmerican.

TS and delia!

I think anyone who says that is unpatriotic.

I also think it's interesting that, with all this talk of unity, people are still Republican bashing. I guess unity isn't so important after all.

And people have been saying "Not my President" about Bush for years, so those who agreed with them have no room to criticize those who say Obama isn't their president. (I disagree with anyone who says something along those lines.)

Is it already time for and ? Well I guess it's 5:00 somewhere in the world.

delia - you are right. But, there has been a lot printed about Obama winning by landslide and the nation rallying behind him. It's simply not true.

I'll give you the Electoral College vote angle. But Obama did not actually win a landslide in the popular vote. I think that a lot of conservatives have taken a leaf from the liberal 'I-didn't-vote-for-Bush' playbook.

I don't get that "not my president" sentiment lil. I didn't vote for Bush, but that didn't make him, uh, not my president as a US citizen.

Does anyone know when someone actually won the popular vote "by a landslide"? I'm curious.

I am a republican and did not vote for Obama, but to NOT support him at this time is just wrong...

We need to focus on the republican party sure, but we cannot continue to bash Obama, we can only wish him the best. That is the best thing for the country.

And sure, there are opposing views, there always will be

I saw two Christmas commercials on TV BEFORE Halloween. That is insane.

I think the closest thing in recent times to a popular vote landslide is Reagan in 1984. (60% to Mondale's 40%)

"Beavis, by that logic, over 48% of us haven't had a president in 8 years."

Based on how much Bush bashing/hating there was from the onset of his presidency, I'd have to say you are right.

Kranky (and others who have mentioned liberals and the "not my president" sentiment we've seen) - I agree that this kind of language is thrown around willy-nilly on both sides, and it's not the way to unite this country. I'm just extra disappointed that Obama hasn't even made it to the inauguration before he's being rejectedly.

And of course, Washington got 92% of the vote in 1789.

(OK, I realize I'm just being silly now.)

I don't think my statement was willy nilly. I don't know many Republicans who really liked McCain. Most of us disliked him until Palin got on board. As such, most Republicans voted against Obama more than we voted for McCain. It's a sad situation when you have to do that, but that's pretty common in American politics.

So 46% of Americans voted against Obama in a campaign that was basically a referendum against Obama.

meringue - I believe there is a difference between bashing and being objectively critical. It's a fine line, though.

great -- Obama will be serving 2 terms then

[I am a republican and did not vote for Obama, but to NOT support him at this time is just wrong...]

You're a stand-up person!

delia - yeah, I totally concur. I didn't like Obama, and still don't like him. But, I want what's best for the country, so I am crossing my fingers and not passing judgement until he starts leading.

I think the fundamental problem is that conservatives (and some independents like me) and Obama generally don't agree on what's best for the country. I am hoping that he does not follow through on a number of his campaign promises, but that doesn't mean I hate him and am going to start commenting on his policies with rhetorical questions and a lot of these: ???? !!!! !?!?. (My version of bashing.)

Beavis - I suppose I just disagree with the sentiment of "not having a president." Perhaps it's not your choice for president (as Bush was never my choice), but he is, in fact, still the president of the country where you chose to live.

And I agree with you - it's a sad state of affairs when you have to cast your vote simply to prevent someone else from taking office. I never had any love for John Kerry, (or Bill Clinton, for that matter), so it's been a long time since I could cast my vote FOR someone. I was happy to have that chance this year!

Kranky - awesome to hear that. I think even when there are politicians in office that we don't agree with, we have to step back and look at the bigger picture. Not always easy, that's for darn sure!

delia-

If you don't mind me asking.. what is your avatar? I'm debating with myself between a rabbit or a cat with no tail, and I can't decide!