Comments on: Hagel-Bloomberg In '08? You Never Know

Senator Says Today's GOP Is Not The Party He Joined; Considers An Independent Ticket In '08

[enufalready1]

Does he have a party? Are there other independent people in Congress with whom he would caucus? Or would the people elected to Congress be the same old same old, ie the Republicans who are there now? Nothing would change, the politics would still be the same because there is NO independent party in this country having elected officials in offices throughout our country. Come on people, think.

[jodo201]

We need Independents for Congress to start running now. This is the effort that would support the top-of-the-ticket Independents. We are recruiting both Bloomberg to run and 468 Indie candidates now at www.DraftMichael.com

[forthepeopl1]

IN 08 THERE WILL BE MORE INDEPENDENTS ELECTED THAN ANY TIME IN HISTORY..REP HAVE BEEN PUT ON NOTICE AND THEY KNOW IT....IF I WAS A REP/ I WOULDN'T EVEN SAY I WAS..GOOD THING I AM A INDY..

[Razzl]

Chuck Hagel is the only Republican who can run with honor in '08. He would lose, and I would not vote for him, but he would not lose badly and rank-and-file Republicans would have an honorable alternative to being spoon-fed a bunch of Texas dynastic oil fascists picked by professional think-tank staff targeting religious fanatics...

[toldyouso21]

At present, I can't stand the Republican party and think they are dangerous. But as an Independent, I would vote for Chuck Hagel. He has been very honest and outspoken on this war and is the first of either party to dare speak of impeachment. That takes ballz, cajones, moxie--you name it. He will always have my respect for that. Yep. I'd vote for Hagel. Obama is too inexperienced (so was Bush and look where it got us) he needs more time and credentials under his belt. Clinton is too calculating, determined to please everyone and I still don't know what she truly supports or believes in as opposed to what she finds is expedient to say or support. Dispassionate and caluculating would be a good way to describe her.
No other real Democratic contenders (though I like Dodd) ON the Republican side--the most electable is Guiliani but I despise unapologetic adulterers. I have a feeling the man is as vindictive and self serving in public arenas as he was in his private life--but he does know how to talk the talk. McCain is a loser. I stopped liking him after the torture bill was watered down and rubberstamped. The trip to Iraq confirmed what I already suspected--sell out. . Hagel would definitely upset the applecart. Maybe it is time to send a message to both parties--we are tired of the 2 party, lobbyist controlled system, we don't want amnesty for illegals, we don't want special interest above our interest, and we want the war to stop. If he runs, I will vote for him.

[neoconrcrazy]

The republican party

has been hijacked

and is being held

indefinitely

in Iraq.

[houser123]

Bloomberg & Hagel, now that is an interseting Independent ticket. Bloomberg certainly has enough money to start and fund a presidential bid. Judging by some polls a certain block of the electorate would support an Independent ticket. However, we will still have a Democratic (hopefully)controlled Senate and House that any Independent will have to deal with. What we must be careful with here is that should this ticket evolve, that those voters moving to the Independent ticket do not syphon off votes that would go to the Democrats alone. Remember one thing, both Bloomberg and Hagel are now Republicans and have always been. I am leary of a wolve in sheeps clothing.

[rfstevens]

But the real question becomes which major political party would be hurt most? I think it will take away Republican votes that might otherwise cross over to the Democratic Party in 2008. The Democrats cannot be happy about this.

[johnpatrick9]

Senator Hagel means well and has the (Vietnam) credentials to know the horror and stupidity of an ill run war...I see him as in the same mold as Ike...common sense and decency..but maily common sense. Most Republicans today have neither nor do those who support them. Chuck push for IMPEACHING BUSH/CHENEY and you may gain the vote of those who yearn for the real, the beloved America to return and this southern based-fascist one to be put back under the rock from which it crawled out of.

[mh4cbs1]

"GOP was hijached" - Senator Hagel

This is News ????

It was obvious in 2002 that the GOP had been hijacked by NeoCon fascists, who LIED us in to Invading Iraq, creating a needless horrific WAR, and diverting our resources from the true need to track and dismantle terrorist organizations.

JAIL CHENEY and JAIL BUSH. Their LIES to take us into War are CRIMINAL ACTIONS!!