I think Haley Barbour is running for President and that Karl Rove is advising him.

[11 Bravo]

Over the weekend he tried to spin his life-long career as a lobbyist into a positive attribute for any President. That's classic Rove - present your weakness as a strength and attack your opponent's strength as a weakness (as in John Kerry's Vietnam service).
Dems would be well advised not to underestimate old mush-mouth, especially if Rove is pulling the strings.

[L. Coyote]

1. The Confederacy vs. Obama. That should be a riot!

[Kingofalldems]

2. So far all repub candidates are sure losers

Keep 'em coming!

[Pirate Smile]

3. Barbour is definitely running - just like Romney & Pawlenty.

This definitely adds an undercurrent of the Confederacy running against Obama.

And on Barbour -- it looks like he’s running: The final CPAC speaker, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who finished tied for eighth in the straw poll getting 1% of the vote, should now be seen as a candidate who is RUNNING (a la Romney), but simply hasn't formally announced. Watch his Fox News Sunday interview and then you'll see what we mean. Here’s what he said in response to his lobbying past: “The guy who gets elected or the lady who gets elected president of the United States will immediately be lobbying. They would be advocating to the Congress, they'll be lobbying our allies and our adversaries overseas. They'll be asking the business community and labor unions.” (It was similar to the response he gave to the Weekly Standard in that profile of him.) He even referred to Ronald Reagan as a "lobbyist"! And here’s what he said about the potential GOP field: “I have a record as governor. I have a record of cutting spending. And I talked yesterday not only about we ought to cut spending, I talked about how we've cut spending in Mississippi and how if you did the same things in the federal government, you would save tens of billions of dollars a year.”


http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/14/6051703-first-thoughts-obamas-opening-bid

[Angry Dragon]

4. It seems there are over a hundred radical right republicans

kinda running for the nomination.
It seems they are just going around collecting money so they can travel and
give speeches on someone else's dime and are all afraid to be the first one to declare.

[CrossChris]

5. I can't wait until they dust off the Katrina talking points to use

That should be a fun thing to relive.

[Scottybeamer70]

6. Of course he's running.......

he just ran to Israel, just like all the other politicians do when
they get ready to run for office! Guess they need to get their
marching orders.......or something.......just sayin'. Not sure
if some of them are running for office in Israel or the US.......
it's hard to tell sometimes!

[backscatter712]

7. Hopefully he won't get far.

My bet is that he'll be painted as a Southern Fried Asshole and won't make it past Iowa.

[dkofos]

8. Turd blossum made the shrub look good.

I'll start worrying next year.

[Historic NY]

9. Mississippi.......the almost dead last state thats a record to run on.

http://www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2010/Overall.aspx

[PBS Poll-435]

10. That "U" in his last name is really going to hurt him among the "We Hate Europeans" crowd

But the Haley might help him who think he might be a woman.

[jmowreader]

11. Haley Barbour will never win the presidency for one reason

This is Haley Barbour...



Doesn't he remind you of this guy?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xMS2n8DGAw/TLtj-caE9YI/AAAAAAAAA3A/7KED4QMXaZc/s1600/Despicable+ME+Minion.jpg

Or this one?