Bolton mulling 2016 run?

[seyferjm]

http://www.theamericanconservative.c...nning-in-2016/

Robert Costa reports some very funny news:

But Paul’s positions and rapid ascent have alarmed many Republican hawks. Behind the scenes, they’re worried that he has a shot at the nomination.

Enter John Bolton. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is being encouraged by several leading conservative power brokers to consider a presidential bid.

[Neil Desmond]

[sailingaway]

[AngryCanadian]

LOL the same John Bolton whom stated this?


Good luck losing again GOP even though the elections well you know...

[Antischism]

I thought this was about Michael Bolton. Now I'm disappointed.

Please don't call Michael Bolton.

[Working Poor]

We all need to face the reality that whoever we want for president is going to be fought from all angles

[KCIndy]

I would rather see the 5 year old neighborhood brat running loose with a stick of dynamite than see John Bolton turned loose with an arsenal of nukes.

[2young2vote]

What the republicans need to win is an old white guy. That'll win it for them!

[Don Lapre]

What the republicans need to win is an old white guy. That'll win it for them!

Yeah, they need to find an appealing brown candidate to run.

Critically important.

[Brian4Liberty]

What the republicans need to win is an old white guy. That'll win it for them!

Collectivist much?

[Brian4Liberty]

Bolton is a turd. Even some neo-conservatives may question this. Just like they now question McCain, Graham, Rubio, Flake and Ayotte.

[Lucille]

I hope he does!

Because Bolton is such an easily caricatured and genuinely dangerous hawk, a 2016 Bolton presidential bid might be one of the better things to happen to the cause of foreign policy restraint in the GOP in years. A Bolton campaign would have absolutely nothing new or relevant to say to most primary voters on the domestic issues that matter most to them, and Bolton’s hard-line foreign policy views would be an added drag to a candidacy that has no more reason to exist that Giuliani’s ill-fated 2008 bid. As an added bonus, a Bolton campaign would siphon off a little support from one or more of the slightly more credible hard-liners in the field. That would deprive Rubio or Santorum or whoever of some votes, and that in turn would make it easier for someone like Paul to prevail. On top of all this, Bolton has no experience campaigning or serving in elected office, so he would be a uniquely poor standard-bearer for the cause of hard-line foreign policy. Republican primary voters would reject a Bolton candidacy, and I imagine they would do overwhelmingly. If a Bolton candidacy made it harder for a Rubio or a Santorum to win in early states, it would also make the GOP slightly less likely to nominate a candidate with disastrous foreign policy ideas, and that would be good for the country as well as the party.

[...] Of course, Bolton will probably spoil all of this by not running, but it’s telling how oblivious these “leading conservative power brokers” are to the sentiments of most people in their own party that they think this is a good idea.

I Am A Camera says:
June 24, 2013 at 11:03 pm

I say bring it on. I can’t imagine a more edifying spectacle than the mild mannered Sen. Paul looking on in polite bemusement as a bug-eyed Bolton wipes the spittle from his mustaches with both hands.

LOL

Roose Bolton was also mentioned. Some great meme material there!

[mczerone]

This isn't a serious candidacy, Bolton is obviously not Presidential material.

He's just being pimped by the GOP to get another war-hawk, party-line-spouter out on the stage who will feed the narrative but won't draw primary votes away from the serious GOP-approved candidates.

[jllundqu]

Just find that mashup that the Daily Show did that showed him saying on Fox news each country he thought we should bomb and/or send troops into...

LMAO.... great vid. Can't find it though. Any help?

[bunklocoempire]

"The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Everything
Cuz We're ALL The Walrus And They Want Us Dead"

Anyone But Hillary -Bolton 2016

[jkob]

Bolton is an insane man and I am convinced no one could possibly take him seriously.

[RP Supporter]

Oh, I so hope he does.

The way I see it, Bolton has no real chance at the nomination. He would be a Santorum like candidate to neocons. But his presence would be awesome. I'm sure he'd spend most of his time attacking Rand Paul, trying to pull a Rudy. What Mr. Bolton might not know is that it was that moment during the debate that woke me and many many other Americans up. If he wants to slam Paul for not loving war enough, I welcome it. Because I think that would only make Rand more popular with the general public when they realize his first response is not to blow everything up and get involved in everyone's business.

[brushfire]

More to be offended by... Poor Michael

[opal]

Frothy 2?