Is General Petraeus seriously considered to be a possible Republican candidate in 2012?

[Jackeens]

Just read this in the (UK) Guardian:

Here you have a liberal Democratic president who probably did not receive 51% of the votes of top Pentagon brass...Post-Vietnam Democratic presidents are always tugged by the urge to win the approval of that laurelled cohort. Even more so in this case, when one member of the high military brain trust, General David Petraeus, looms as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, and when a substantial portion of the public doesn't even think the president is a "real" American.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2009/dec/02/michael-tomasky-barack-obama-troops

Sorry if this speculation is common knowledge, I hadn't heard it before.

But bloody hell, if there is any truth to it, how absurd is this conflict of interest?!

[bluestateguy]

1. Sounds like a lot of MSM crap

probably written by some bored reporter.

Just to be safe Obama could give him the Joint Chiefs Chairmanship.

[Jackeens]

2. I wouldn't call The Guardian MSM, but it's the first time I came across this, eh, prediction.

:shrug:

[ShortnFiery]

3. If this escalation does not work ... which it won't and, heaven forbid ...

we are hit within the USA by a terrorist attack again, say WELCOME to President Petraeus come 2012.

That's because President Obama does NOT have the moral courage to ADMIT that we need to pull our troops out of both Muslim Nations.

Every day we are occupying these nations, AMERICANS are less safe. Keeping these occupation going and now escalating the troop numbers in Afghanistan is "A GREEN LIGHT" for terrorist organizations all over the world to act.

This is a grave mistake by President Obama that will lead to us "clinging to" right wing republicans for at least a generation.

When things get REAL BAD, I'm becoming A-POLITICAL because we will have NO Civil Liberties.

[Mojambo]

4. He won't head a ticket.

I could see him garnering interest as a running mate, particularly if Palin gets the nomination.

[ShortnFiery]

5. Palin is not bright enough to run the nation and has made too many enemies of the GOP elite.

I could see Gingrich/Petraeus ticket if our nation goes into FEAR and IGNORANCE and chooses security over sanity.

[OHdem10]

6. While I have a lot of respect for Gen. Petreus, our country has

never been big on Generals for President. Yes, Ike was the exception.
It might not be wise for Petreus being so close to time in Military

Perhaps once he is out of the Military.

[DonkeyHoTay]

7. Let's resurrect Walt Kelly's "Pogo for President" campaign...

It sure worked decades ago against McCarthyism. Maybe this generation needs to read Pogo cartoons.
"We have seen the enemy and he is us."

In the meantime, as we try to muster our opposition to this futile war, we are bruised, confused and in Walt Kelly's words, "slightly decomposed" after last night's speech - - Here are the lyrics:

Walt Kelly - Slopposition

Oh, once the opposition was completely opposed,
To all the supposition that was generally supposed,
But now the superstitions that were thought to be imposed,
Are seen by composition to be slightly decomposed.

[Thothmes]

12. Did you forget about President Ulysses S. Grant.

On edit, How about General George Washington, General Andrew Jackson, General Zackery Taylor, General Rutherford Hayes, General James Garfield.

[knightinwhitesatin]

13. ummm 12 out of 44 is more than 25%

Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Benjamin Harrison and Dwight D. Eisenhower were Republicans.

George Washington, belonged to no party, and William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor were elected as Whigs.

Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce and James Garfield and Andrew Johnson were elected as Democrats.

[Imajika]

8. Not going to happen...

The Republicans only mention his name sometimes out of desperation.

Right now they have a crop of awful potential candidates and are throwing his name out there hoping he is a more conservative version of Powell who can ride to the rescue and save them.

I know it is early yet, but seriously, look at what the GOP has to offer up so for in 2012. It's a joke. Palin? Huckabee? Gingrich? These are not serious candidates. Romney isn't well liked with the GOP for many reasons, primary of which is that he is a political chameleon who changes his colors to suit whatever constituency he is standing in front of. MassCare is not popular among Republican primary voters as just one example.

[NC_Nurse]

9. No. Most people are more interested in domestic issues at this point. Unless

terrorism ratchets up domestically, or the economy is suddenly healed, I don't think he has a chance.

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. THe US will be so god damn tired of wars by then, that guy wouldn't

even be considered for a county agent job.

[Historic NY]

11. No, Peaches isn't that vain .

[FrenchieCat]

14. If General Clark could hardly get any traction,

I'm not sure what General Patraeus has done
that would somehow let him close to the job.

I don't think so.

Maybe as Palin's Veep!