Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska said he would consider entering the 2008 presidential campaign as an independent.

An independent bid “is possible,” Hagel, 60, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” scheduled to air today. “I don’t ever foreclose any options.” He will decide in the next few months whether to run for a third Senate term, pursue the presidency or leave politics altogether, he said.

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Choice number three is sounding pretty darn good to me, Chuck. Even if he does make an attempt at the Presidency being an Independent would be the only way he could do it anyhow. He doesn’t have a shot in Hell at getting at the GOP nomination. The number of Republicans opposed to giving him just another Senate term are racking up daily. Personally, I think Hagel is just auditioning to be the Media’s new McCain.

Apparently, there have been several riots erupting across France as the result of Sarkozy’s election win. Why does it seem that all the political violence comes from the Left? You saw it at Columbia University when Left wing protesters rushed the stage shutting down a speech by a member of the Minutemen and causing a scuffle. We saw it just a few weeks ago when Left wing activists threw rocks and other projectiles at Karl Rove’s car following his speech at American University. Conservative pundits such as Ann Coulter and David Horowitz have been attacked while speaking in public. Several Bush campaign offices were vandalized during his reelection bid.

You simply don’t observe this behavior from right wing or conservative groups, yet violent actions are becoming increasingly common by the Left throughout the western world. These same people who claim to cherish free speech and the exchange of ideas under the guise of liberalism are simultaneously undermining those freedoms with their own actions. Their behavior is Stalinist. You frequently hear right wing politicians and commentators state that the Left is just as patriotic as the Right; they just have different views. I think the Right needs to stop fooling themselves and start calling a spade a spade.

For those of you interested in campaign science, not only is Sarko pretty good on policy issues but he also ran a web effort that would put most of the US Presidential campaigns to shame. Check it out

Don’t procreate.