tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post5447926353991893067..comments2023-11-03T03:26:09.877-10:00Comments on Stranger In A Foreign Land: Still Despairing Blind Entranced VotersLarry Perraulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036975077624213349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-50699888084830324142007-08-09T02:27:00.000-10:002007-08-09T02:27:00.000-10:00Larry, I've been having trouble for days getting e...Larry, I've been having trouble for days getting e-mails through to you. They "time out."<BR/><BR/>steveStephen R. Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-50267489876155947332007-08-08T13:28:00.000-10:002007-08-08T13:28:00.000-10:00Note: On the previous comment, Gerald Ford was V-...Note: On the previous comment, Gerald Ford was V-P of the country, not the House.Stephen R. Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-25469795823544735382007-08-08T13:26:00.000-10:002007-08-08T13:26:00.000-10:00In 1972, state Republican treasurer Bette Banniste...In 1972, state Republican treasurer Bette Bannister introduced me to Gerald Ford in DC. He gave a short speech about how, sometime while he was still in Congress, he would like to serve as Speaker of the House. Within the next two years, he was Vice President of the House and, soon thereafter, President of the United States. Larry and I both like to predict the future in politics, but we know that it's truly impossible to predict. I don't know what the future holds for Mike Huckabee, and nobody else (aside from God) does either. The man is 51. He probably has 25-30 good years left in American politics. I like Mike a lot, as Larry and others know. I've refrained from making predictions about what will happen with Mike, mainly because he's the kind of unsual man who could 'catch fire.' He's made millions of friends; the key is whether they turn into friends who also vote for him. I've been involved in losing campaigns many times, including the first two Gingrich campaigns (he won the third) and Diana Lynn Irey's crusade against John Murtha. On election eve, I don't have bad feelings. I've done what I thought was right for the country, and so there's little to be sad about. If Mike does become a vice-presidential candidate, that would be good for him and the country, even though I think there are compelling reasons to hope Sarah Heath Palin gets that role. Remember, people like Mike and Sarah are new to the country, and it takes most people a while to get to know them.<BR/><BR/>steveStephen R. Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.com