Webb announcing his intentions to run for President<\/a> next year as a Democrat. Dave Hardin and I had an email discussion about this yesterday, We agreed that in the Democrat pool of candidates – Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley – Webb was probably the best choice. <\/p>\nMy problem with Webb is that he tends towards being a petulant child at times. The picture above was taken in 2007 at an anti-war protest and the Webb for President signs were carried by Move-On protesters because Webb had snubbed President Bush while visiting the White House a few days before the protest. In my opinion, that was really bad judgement on Webb’s part. If he was really that upset with the then-President, he shouldn’t have gone to the White House in the first place, but obviously he went to ingratiate himself with the Left and make a spectacle of himself.<\/p>\n
Knowing the Move On creeps in DC like I do, I doubt many of them will be carrying “Webb for President” signs during this 2016 campaign, not with Hillary in the race. I also doubt that there will be many Democrats carrying Webb signs at all. Not when the icons of liberalism are the other choices. Webb will probably not survive the first primary when, to a liberal, even O’Malley is a better choice. The smartest vice president in the history of the United States hasn’t even announced his candidacy yet.<\/p>\n
I will admit that, despite my misgivings about Webb and his immature outburst in the White House, I would probably vote for Webb before many of the Republican candidates, though. But that is more of a testament to the dreary set of choices that the two parties have presented to the voting public than anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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