The more I read articles about this man the more I think we should be worried. Why you ask? Because you are going to have people in the South and Midwest that are tired of Bush, but don't want "weak" Dems or Fake Republicans (Talking about you America's Mayor) running the country. This from Today's "USA Today"
"But Hagel has not only emerged as a leading critic of the administration's foreign policy, he's also flirting with running for president next year — possibly on a hybrid ticket that would include a Democrat."
One more quote below along with a link to the rest of the article
"Yet he's also talking up Unity08. That's a plan by a bipartisan group of political operatives to draft a bipartisan presidential ticket on the Internet and offer voters an alternative to the Democratic and Republican candidates next year."
War Critic Speaks from heart of Bush Country
I believe that we are going to see this happening really soon. This is not a one size fits all country and you are going to have people that are going to want a real Republicrat running the country. I have no idea who would be his running mate, but if he picks a strong one it would make things very interesting.
People voted for Ross, but knew he wasn't going to win. A combined moderate Republican (He isn't moderate to us on the Daily Kos, but he might be to that farmer in the Midwest) and a moderate Dem could really stir things up.
What do you think?
Update 1: One more quote because it's just a great one from the President himself: "I believe firmly in Ronald Reagan's '11th Commandment': Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican," Vice President Cheney told Newsweek magazine in an interview this month. "But it's very hard sometimes to adhere to that where Chuck Hagel is involved."
That would make me want to run for President