Five Signs Your Republican Governor Wants to Be President: Salon

Here are some signs that your formerly rational Republican governor (or former governor, or mayor, or representative) might be planning a presidential run:

Candidate develops doubts about evolution

Evolution, a scientific fact, is not recognized by one of America's two major political parties, and a majority of Americans are either creationists or at least express "doubts" about evolution, so it just makes sense for people seeking the Republican nomination to align themselves with people who think the Earth is 10,000 years old.

But belief in evolution correlates to education level, and most of the elites in politics and media are well-educated, so you don't want to become a creationist -- then you will be mercilessly mocked -- you just need to signal your tacit support for creationism and promise to let it be taught in schools. Just like Chris Christie did!

Candidate suddenly agnostic on or openly hostile to climate science

Not that long ago, most Republicans agreed that climate change was real and something should be done about it. Nearly everyone currently running for the Republican nomination supported cap-and-trade, which was the moderate alternative to a proper carbon tax. Now, though, not so much! ...(more at Salon)

and the one that gets the most radical on these is likely to be the GOP nominee. Stupid crazy sells in the GOP.

...there is already talk of her running some time in the future. My governor is teabagger darling, Nikki "Sarah, Jr." Haley, who is basically Bobby Jindal with tits. Only he's much smarter. She's batshit crazy AND "hawt". What's not there to like for your average lunatic rethug?

I'm sure we could add a few more such as........Governors whom previously seemed like social moderates and have previously called for a "truce" on social issues enthusiastically signing a bill that not only adds a ton of more restrictions on abortion rights but also cuts funding for women's health/family planning programs whose services, in addition to the 97% of other standard non-controversial health services they provide, include a LEGAL service that some people are morally opposed but is ALREADY not being paid for with public dollars.

"A non-Jewish politician suddenly becomes deeply, passionately interested in Israel."
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