January 2008 Archives
Said Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani: "I'm the only Republican who has done things like this in the past, turned around a government, and a large government, turned it around from the point of view of its economy, and the life of the city, quality of life."
Said Democratic presidential ex-candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich: "I'm the only one who voted against the war, who voted against funding the war 100 percent of the time."
Said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the 45-second mark: "I'm the only candidate for President who's done that in the real world."
Said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama: "I'm in this race to take those tax breaks away from companies that are moving jobs overseas and put them in the pockets of hard working Americans who deserve it, and I'm the only candidate in this race to introduce a middle-class tax cut that will give 95% of working Americans a break."Said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney: "I think I'm the only guy — Republican or Democrat — who's running for president who actually understands how the economy works."
Said Republican candidate for Dallas County sheriff Jim Bowles: "I am the only candidate with the knowledge and ability to begin work immediately to restore operations to their past glory."Said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama: "I believe that I am the only candidate that best represents real change."
Said Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul while repudiating his previous adventures in the Fourth Estate: "I am the anti-racist because I am the only candidate — Republican or Democrat — who would protect the minority against these vicious drug laws."
In honor of Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson's decision to end his 2008 presidential bid, once more, Bill, with feeling: "I'm proud to be the only Democratic candidate who supports a constitutional amendment to balance the budget and have spelled out in specific detail just how I would pay for my policy proposals."
Said Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on an airplane to Michigan: "I can throw a dart at a map of the world and show you a place where there's national security challenges. I'm the only one that's been involved in these issues for the last 20 years."Said Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson: "I'm the only Hispanic candidate."
You might be interested to see this year's presidential candidates re-imagined as Star Wars characters.
You might also consider nominating Lonely Candidate for the 2008 Bloggies. Might I suggest "best weblog about politics" or "best new weblog"?
Update: Yahoo! Picks named Lonely Candidate one of its Picks of the Year. Yahoo!, and thanks.
Cheers, and happy primary day, New Hampshire.
Writes Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson: "I am proud of offering the only health-care plan that not only covers every American, but also includes a 'Heroes Health Card' for every veteran, so they can receive health care wherever they need it."Said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney: "There are three tickets out of Iowa, two tickets out of New Hampshire. I'm the only guy playing in both markets, and who has potential to do well in both."Said Dave Contarino, campaign manager, on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson: "We're the only candidate left with any executive experience or serious foreign policy experience. We're the only candidate who has a plan to get troops out of Iraq quickly."
Said Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee: "I'm the only guy who's had his obituary written before he was born."
Said no longer a Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden about Iraq: "I'm the only one that has an exit strategy."Iraq has four letters; Iowa has four letter. Coincidence? Bye then, Biden.
Said Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Gravel: "I'm the only person running for President since the beginning of the country that advocates empowering the people to be able to make laws, as opposed to just voting for a political candidate. All they want to do is live in a big white house, and that's not going to solve our problems."
Said independent presidential non-candidate Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "I’m the only one not running for anything yet."
Said Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards: "I'm the only (Democratic) candidate who's won in a red (Republican) state."
Said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd of China: "Every other candidate calls them a competitor, I'm the only one that calls them an adversary."Said Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd: "I’m a former peace corps volunteer, I’m the only candidate to have done that public service, and we believe very strong strongly that that kind of background and history contributes well to the decisions a president must make."Writes Democratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Richardson: "I'm the only major candidate who would scrap "No Child Left Behind" - we need to stop punishing schools and help them instead."Said Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd: "I'm the only candidate who has advocated for a national service program."
Said Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson: "I think I'm the only one, for example, who has actively and specifically promoted a corporate tax cut."
It's 2008, and that means it's officially the big election year. Here's to hoping the only candidate to win is the best one.
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