Do you realize that if you first voted in 1976, this year's election will the first time

[KansDem]

the GOP hasn't run either Bob Dole or a "George Bush" on its national ticket?!

32 years--8 elections!

Check it out:
1976--Ford/Dole
1980--Reagan/Bush
1984--Reagan/Bush
1988--Bush/Quayle
1992--Bush/Quayle
1996--Dole/Kemp
2000--Bush/Cheney
2004--Bush/Cheney

Talk about a political party bereft of fresh blood and new ideas.

I think Dole was run as a sacrifice (Ford's pardon of Nixon and Clinton's popularity meant no GOPer would win those elections, and the Bushes didn't want to taint themselves)

[Radical Activist]

1. Liddy Dole for VP!

I like to point this fact out also.

[Jack Rabbit]

5. You beat me to it.

!!

[NMDemDist2]

2. OMG!!! that's ME!

and you're correct

:cry:

[KansDem]

8. Yeah, the Bushes are to American politics what cockroaches are to old houses...

You can't seem to get rid of them...:(

[Bluebear]

10. And me! Oh, and . . .

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080129/hl_nm/depression_age_dc

;)

[Z_I_Peevey]

16. Me too, and what a revoltin' development that is.

I'd never really stood back and looked at the Bush-festation until your post.

[johnnie]

3. It's still early

We have to find out if they choose a bush or Dole to run as VP.

[KansDem]

7. They wouldn't dare!!!

...would they?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. Mitt/Jeb? McCain/Jeb?

THAT'll go over well.

[soleft]

4. nice catch

[LisaM]

6. Geeze - and Elizabeth Dole ran in 2000, too

PLUS she's a Senator. I think the Dole dynasty has gone somewhat under the radar here!

[lumberjack_jeff]

11. Well what the fuck am I gonna do now??

All this time, I've been voting against Bush/Doles!

Help me!

[lurky]

12. They haven't picked a veep spot yet.

McCain/Jeb anyone? :scared:
(I joke, but it wouldn't surprise me with all of Florida's electoral votes, Jeb's conservatism, etc.)

[Mz Pip]

13. Too soon to tell.

There's always Jeb. :puke:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Bluerthanblue]

14. oh my gosh- I voted for the first time in the 1979 NH primary-

and chose Jerry Browne from Calif.-
The voting age had changed to 18 so I could participate.
I hadn't realized that on the other side of each ticket since then was a Bush or a Dole-

That's kind of creepy.- And odd.

peace~

[rateyes]

15. And, that's opposed to:

1976-Carter/Mondale (won)
1980-Carter/Mondale (won)
1984-Mondale/Ferraro (lost)
1988-Dukakis/Bentsen (lost)
1992-Clinton/Gore (won)
1996-Clinton/Gore (won)
2000-Gore/Lieberman (won, but had the election stolen)
2004-Kerry/Edwards (won, but shenanigans in Ohio put it in R column)