Comments on: Mays out; where is conservative candidate?

By: XXX

XXX — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:54:38 +0000

Most of the republicans who might be able to run for governor have at one time or another, embarrassed us. Kline would be great because of his national name recognition (another major embarrassment). Maybe republicans should draft one of the reverends, Fox or Wright.

By: Joe Williams

Joe Williams — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:36:35 +0000

Since Kathleen Sebelius is a do nothing governor, maybe it is a good thing to keep your focus on the legislature.

Sebelius isn’t really too popular. I believe in the last poll taken, she was around the 30% approval rating. Although she has the advantage of incumbacy, if the right Republican steps in, its one-term for Sebelius. Just like old Joan Finney lost big time by Bill Graves.

Shallenburger doesn’t have it. I haven’t heard any more on Gen. Myers. Well! Seleblius isn’t any big threat to the Republicans. So it wouldn’t matter if she wins another term. She would be a more lame duck then as she is now.

By: Jed

Jed — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:57:14 +0000

Kelly,Yeah, losing bigtime would do wonders cutting Mayan’s ego back down to size!

By: kelly

kelly — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:58:50 +0000

The time is ripe for Mayor Carlos Mayans to take his winning smile to the gubernatorial campaign. We all know he is a real conservative because Paul Rosell says so.

By: Steven E.

Steven E. — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:59:36 +0000

I heartily endorse JWink’s plan. It would accomplish two benefits for Kansas.1) The re-election of Kathleen Sebelius; and2) the banishing of Phill Kline into the outer darkness.

Unfortunately for Kansas, Kline is neither courageous nor stupid enough to take on a popular incumbent governor.

By: JWink

JWink — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:43:30 +0000

As a long-time Republican precinct committeeman in Kansas (moderate on social issues, conservative on fiscal issues) — I am somewhat familiar with the Republican landscape.

Personally, my first preference would be to see Mr. Shallenburger run again for Governor. I don’t think he was as conservative as he was portrayed by the Wichita EAGLE. However, he would still come up short in name identification against the current governor.

So, in my opinion, Phill Kline should step up to run for governor. His time as Kansas Attorney General gives him an up to date understanding of Kansas government and current name identification. His aggressive style as a communicator might be the tonic Kansas needs to get back on track somehow. And I would like to again hear him deliver his speech of the “100 against the 10,000″ or whatever it was.

Then invite Paul Morrison back into the Republican Party, if he would return, to run for Kansas Attorney General. Paul Morrison has been a great prosecuting attorney in Johnson County and is respected in that field by the law enforcement community of Kansas. Morrison, of course, prosecuted two major major multiple murder cases in Johnson County that I remember.

By: Steven E.

Steven E. — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:02:52 +0000

Phillip: “If Kansas is such a conservative state, how come it can’t field a viable conservative candidate for governor?”

Maybe, because no such creature exists???