The Vail Spot: An Instapundit.com Poll, Who Would You Prefer as GOP Nominee in 2012?

Nemo me impune lacessit

No one provokes me with impunity

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No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Article 1, Section 9, Constitution of the United States

If this is the law of the land...why in a republic (little r) and as republicans, do we allow mere POLITICIANS to the right to use a "title of office" for the rest of their lives as if it were de facto a patent of nobility. Because, as republicans, this should NOT be the case...just saying...

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

An Instapundit.com Poll, Who Would You Prefer as GOP Nominee in 2012?

Who would you most favor as GOP nominee in 2012?

Selection Votes
Mike Huckabee 3% 252
Sarah Palin 40% 3,910
Condi Rice 17% 1,634
Mitt Romney 21% 2,114
Bob Corker 6% 551
Other 14% 1,426

9,887 votes total
pollcode.com free polls

I'd say the results speak for themselves. The GOP leadership has gone far astray from what the rank and file would like to see done. They've become, in and of themselves, the party of expediency...not the GOP. This follows from my post below about three women we in the "grass roots" would like to see become de facto leaders of our party, and not be ignored by our "elite leaders".