most overrated current poltiician

[12th Doctor]

Rudy Guiliani

Why?  Is it just because he "just so happened to be there"?  Winston Churchill, FDR, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington "just so happened to be there" as well.  Are they overrated?

Yeah, because Rudy just happened to be here, but some Republicans seem to think of him as a demigod, where he has no exprience about the local level and a crapload of scandals that will hurt his election chances.

Rudy has a Hell of a lot more expirience as mayor of New York than some Senators and governors do.

New York City (pop) 8,158,000

Arkansas (pop) 2,673,400

Massachusetts (pop) 6,349,097

See where I am going with this?

That's true but having experience dealing with state, and especially national-level issues are much importnat as president than local issues.

The mayor of New York is basically a governor.  On day-to-day affairs, the mayor acts almost completely independently of the state.  This was an arrangment that was worked out a long time ago.  He has the profile of any governor as well.  If something goes wrong there, the White House does not call the governor.  When state governors need to work out a deal with New York City, they don't bother to call the governor.  It is the only city in the country where city government is higher profile than what is going on throughout the state.

[Serenity Now]

George Osbourne

I got that one

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Yep, it's Spitzer. He'll be the Obama of 2006.

You mean he'll win in a landslide and receive national attention as a new rising star? I totally agree!

Do any of you who think he's so overrated really dispute that he is basically already governor-elect now? Come on.

When did I say he wasn't likely to win? I do believe he'll win easily. I do believe he'll be a rising star. However, there's more to it. Obama was a rising star and now he's done. You don't hear about Obama anymore. People don't care. So, yes, he'll be the next Obama.

the guy's been in office less than 6 months and you're already saying he's done?

Giuliani is overrated because he's not the God Republicans seem to think. And regardless of whether you consider his position equivalent to a governor or whatever, he's been out of office for 4 years, and that'll be 7 years by 2008. Pretty damning, even despite all his scandals and social liberalism that ensures he'd never win the nomination.

I personally believe Guilani will never run for political office ever again. He's shown no intention of running for governor or senator in New York, and no intention for president for that matter as well. I believe that the last time a former NYC mayor made it to higher office was almost 100 years ago, right at the turn of the century, so he doesn't have precedent going for him either. I'm predicting he'll just take the same status Gingrich and Bill Clinton are now, maybe write a few books and go on a few lecture tours. But as a politician he's done.

[Moooooo]

Probably Sen. Obama... This comming form an Obama fan.

[Keystone Phil]

Yep, it's Spitzer. He'll be the Obama of 2006.

You mean he'll win in a landslide and receive national attention as a new rising star? I totally agree!

Do any of you who think he's so overrated really dispute that he is basically already governor-elect now? Come on.

When did I say he wasn't likely to win? I do believe he'll win easily. I do believe he'll be a rising star. However, there's more to it. Obama was a rising star and now he's done. You don't hear about Obama anymore. People don't care. So, yes, he'll be the next Obama.

the guy's been in office less than 6 months and you're already saying he's done?

Done as in no one cares about him anymore and you never heard about him.

[Governor PiT]

Spitzer Sucks!

[Dr. Cynic]

Overrated Democrat:

Hillary Clinton - She is where she is because she didn't divorce Bill. Those who during the Lewinsky farce wondering why she didn't... Here's why.


Overrated Republican:

Fred Thompson - This guy was supposed to be the next Reagan... He's lived up to that in as far as he's an old man from California.

[Nym90]

Giuliani.

[Eraserhead]

Hillary Clinton easily.

[AkSaber]

I say Senator Clinton.

[pogo stick]

Spitzer's star will only continue to rise.

LOL!!!

[LastMcGovernite]

This thread is hilarious, but then, that's hindsight for you.  I predicted back in 1998 that disco was going to make a comeback, so I can hardly talk, can I?

[pogo stick]

Mike Huckabee
Mitch Daniels

[You kip if you want to...]

Sarah Palin

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Sarah Palin

How is she OVERRATED? LOL

Half the country hates her. Palin is underrated

[Senator Robert A. Taft]

President Obama.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Obama.

[Coburn In 2012]

Barack Hussain Obama