Poll Question: If the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary were being held today who would you vote for?

I’m not crazy about Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee so they’re not even on my short list. I love Sarah Palin but I think she’s been to damaged by partisan attacks to be viable candidate… Ditto for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, he’s to much of a lighting rod.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal are both rising stars but I think they’re still a little “green” to be viable challengers in 2012. I don’t know enough about John Huntsman to make an informed judgment… That leaves Texas Gov. Rick Perry… He has proven record and most importantly he’s not on any of the media short lists.

Righto-sphere Poll

Cassandra posted these questions from John Hawkins survey of rightwing bloggers at Villainous Company earlier and though I’d add my two cents.

1) Do you think the GOP will gain or lose seats in the House in 2010?

They’ll pick up a handful of seats.

2) Do you think the GOP will gain or lose seats in the Senate in 2010?

Ditto above… They’ll pick a seat or two.

3) Colin Powell said the following, “Americans do want to pay taxes for services. Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less.” Do you agree?

Yes and no… On the first point no one likes paying taxes but we do it willingly for the most part. On the second point I think a great many Americans want it, or think they can have it, both ways… they want more government services, lower taxes and less regulation and as long as someone else is paying the bill they’re happy. But when the bill comes due and it has their name on it as just happened in California they scream bloody murder and blame everyone but themselves.

4) Whose views do you think are more representative of your personal opinion: David Frum, Meghan McCain, John McCain, & Colin Powell or Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Tom Coburn, & Newt Gingrich?

Overall, I agree with Limbaugh, Levin, Coburn and Gingrich more often than I do either of the either of the McCains, Frum or Powell. That said I do agree with Cassandra… many of the folks I agree with (and many I disagree with) are needlessly snotty and divisive.

5) Do you support the NRSC’s decision to endorse Charlie Crist in Florida’s Republican primary?

No, the NRSC should keep it’s nose out of the primarys.

6) Do you think Barack Obama was born in Hawaii or elsewhere?

Hasn’t this bit of silliness been settled? Absent proof otherwise he’s a citizen.

7) Do you think that Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed?

Yes, she’ll face some moderately tough questioning from Republicans during her confirmation hearing but she’ll be confirmed.

Poll Question: Is the U.S. Economy Headed for a Recovery or a ‘Dead Cat Bounce’?

Ok folks, here’s the 64 trillion dollar question for you…

I’m leaning toward dead cat bounce for various reasons… In short all the money the Federal Reserve and the Federal Government are pumping into the economy will have a positive effect and we will see GDP rebound in the short term. In the longer term though all that spending will to lead to a weakening of the dollar and rising inflation that will choke off any recovery. You simply can not spend your way into long term prosperity.

Related

• Roubini says U.S. economy may dip again next year – Reuters
• U.S. Inflation to Approach Zimbabwe Level, Faber Says – Bloomberg News
• New Investor Worry: Treasury Selloff Spiking Interest Rates – CNBC
• Thousands of New Jobs ‘Created’ by Obama’s Stimulus Are Summer Jobs for Teens – CNSNews.com
• Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink – USA Today
• Bond Vigilantes Confront Obama as Housing Falters – Bloomberg News
• Dollar Hits 5-Month Low on Rise in Risk Appetite – CNBC
• US economy sinks at a 5.7 percent pace in 1Q – Examiner.com

Poll Question: How Would You Rate Barack Obama’s First 100 Days?

Poll Question: Who Will Win the 2009 Masters

It’s Masters time!

I’m going with Phil Mickelson, yes I know he missed the cut at the Shell Houston open but we’re talking about Phil Mickelson here… I can’t think of another player for whom a previous week’s results predict a following week’s results less than they do for Phil Mickelson.

Sure Tiger Woods may be the best player of his generation but when he’s firing on all cylinders he plays the game with an almost inhuman precision. Phil on the hand plays the game with a near reckless abandon that’s equal parts fun and frightening to watch.

Poll Question: Who Do You Want As RNC Chair?

My initial gut reaction is Newt Gingrich, though, the more I think about it the more I’m leaning towards Michael Steele or Fred Thompson. As much as I like Newt he may be to polarizing for the job.

The choice between Steele and Thompson is tough one, I don’t think we could go wrong with either one, ultimately I think Michael Steele embodies the idea of “change” more than Thompson does so I guess you can put me in the Steele camp.

Who’s your choice? Tell us why in comments.

Poll Question: Who Are You Voting For?

It’s a slow news day, and like Allahpundit I’m a blogger strapped for content so here comes a poll question:

Poll Question: Who Won The Final Presidential Debate?

Overall I thought this was John McCain’s best debate. Unfortunately, I don’t think it was a game changer. In fact I think the plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, was the only real winner.

A couple of quick points:

1) The Secret Service says they have yet to find anyone who can backup that Scranton ‘Kill Him’ Report.

[Secret Service agent] Bill Slavoski said he was in the audience, along with an undisclosed number of additional secret service agents and other law enforcement officers and not one heard the comment.

“I was baffled,” he said after reading the report in Wednesday’s Times-Tribune.

He said the agency conducted an investigation Wednesday, after seeing the story, and could not find one person to corroborate the allegation other than Singleton.

Slavoski said more than 20 non-security agents were interviewed Wednesday, from news media to ordinary citizens in attendance at the rally for the Republican vice presidential candidate held at the Riverfront Sports Complex. He said Singleton was the only one to say he heard someone yell “kill him.”

“We have yet to find someone to back up the story,” Slavoski said. “We had people all over and we have yet to find anyone who said they heard it.”

2) Can we please put that 47 million uninsured myth to rest?

Michelle Malkin has a brief debate wrap up here. Jeff Emanuel has commentary and analysis @ Red State.

Morning After Updates

Ed Morrissey has post debate analysis and a run down of Obama’s big lies @ Hot Air. Karl Rove says Obama hasn’t closed the sale and the Wall Street Journal editorial board says Joe the Plumber cuts to the heart of the Presidential choice.

Poll Question: Who Won The Second Pesidential Debate?

I’m calling it a draw… I though Sen. McCain did much better on the economy and health care than he did in the first debate. He slammed Sen. Obama on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and challenged the assumption that is was deregulation caused the financial crisis. He completely lost me with mortgage buy up program though.

Both candidates did very well on health care. McCain made a strong pitch for free market solutions, Obama pushing a big government solution. Ditto entitlement reform.

Foreign policy and national security are John McCain’s strong suits and his saviors tonight. I had it as a draw or slight lead for Sen. Obama up until the last 30 minutes or so, McCain simply outclassed Obama. Sen. Obama still couldn’t offer a coherent policy on Russia and equivocated on support for Israel.

Ed Morrissey has a more complete recap and analysis at Hot Air. Michelle Malkin has the details on McCain’s “American Home Ownership Resurgence Plan” (AKA the $300 billion Crap sandwich light).

As an aside I thought Tom Brokaw a far better and more even handed job as moderator than either Jim Lehrer or Gwen Ifill.

Poll Question: Who Won The Vice Presidential Debate?

On points I’d score it as a narrow win for Gov. Palin, overall on style and substance it was a landslide… She wiped the floor with both Senator Biden and moderator Gwen Ifill.

Best line: “I may not answer the questions the way that the moderator or the Senator may want me to but I will speak to America.”

She lost me with populist greed rhetoric, but I understand they’re trying to appeal to independents and/or undecided voters… But she won me back when channeled Reagan and hit Biden with that “there you go again” line.

I thought she also missed a couple of opportunities to really drive home the point that reducing the corporate tax rate will, in the long term, promote economic growth and create jobs.

Michelle Malkin says SARAH ROCKS… I agree.

Mark Levin says “She is the bright light in this campaign from my perspective.”

Ed Morrissey has post debate commentary and analysis here.

Ace has Biden’s 14 lies.

Stephen Dinan says Biden got the VP’s role wrong.

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