Earlier, I wrote a post about the possible Republican candidates for president, and since then there’s been a lot of movement in the Republican field. Below is a list of the possible Republican nominees, ranked by how likely I think they are to be nominated (and why).
Tag Archive: Ron Paul
Weekend Reads – May 14, 2011
Here are four articles/posts from this week that you should read. These are the best of the best of what I’ve read in the areas of politics, economics, Christianity, and leadership:
Politics – “Ron Paul’s land of second-rate values” – by Michael Gerson at The Washington Post. Gerson has a critique of libertarianism, saying:
2012 Update: Who is Gary Johnson?
He’s not as good-looking as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin or Paul Ryan (do you know how often I begin to call him Ryan Paul, or even Ron Paul—what kind of guy has two first names for a name?). He’s not as ugly as Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich or Mitch Daniels. So, I guess we can chalk up his average looks as another point against him.
The New Big Men (and Woman) in Town – The Senate Freshmen
There are 13 new members of the United States Senate, and here they are (well, most of them, anyways), along with the best way to identify them in conversation (if, like me, you ever refer to them in conversation):
