Tennessee’s Corker won’t rule out presidential bid

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker says he is not ruling out joining the field of Republicans running for president in 2016.

Corker said Wednesday that any decision would wait until next year. If Corker joined the race, he would have to play catch up to Republicans with higher national profiles. Corker hasn’t visited any early primary states and has no current plans to do so. He also says he has not been in talks with major donors.

Corker is a multimillionaire who made a fortune as the head of a construction company. He has been willing to work with Democrats on the auto bailout and financial regulations, which has brought criticism from fellow Republicans.

Corker is two years into his second term.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2014/08/13/tennessees_corker_wont_rule_out_presidential_bid/

[TwilightGardener]

1. He really should, though.

Rule it out, that is. He has no rationale to run. He'd be next year's Brownback.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Twangy-assed corporate mofo

Why not?

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Load up the clown car . . .

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[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

4. Do Nothing Corker?

Forgot he was even still alive.

[MADem]

5. Good old Dog Whistle Corker--who can forget this racist advertisement?

Harold, call me!

I couldn't believe he went there...but astoundingly, it worked.

[karynnj]

8. True, but look at the rest of the Republican contenders

You could find something just as bad about all of them - including Christie (Ft Lee), Bush (being related to GW and his own problems), Paul (could a Democrat have survived being a known worshipper of Aqua Buddah!), Walker (why is he still not indicted?), Ryan (with his many lies) ....

Corker actually could look and sound sane next to many of them. I do remember that he was one of the few Republicans to actually show up at the SFRC hearings other than Lugar - in the last Congress.

[MADem]

9. He's a southerner. I don't know how well that would play in the northeast, even among

the GOP party faithful. The guy is no GOP Jimmy Carter--I don't know how well he'd travel.

Of course, don't forget Wailin' Palin!! She'd be fun on the candidates' stage!! And wasn't Michelle Bachman making noise about a run...?

[KamaAina]

6. President Porker?!

[delete_bush]

17. Now THAT'S

funny!!!!

[Laurian]

7. Ha,ha,ha! (My only reaction). n/t

[edhopper]

10. Isn't he the one who

interfered in the VW Union vote?

[Samantha]

18. Yes, he was

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He was also one of the first politicians to step out and say, "Let Detroit go bankrupt." I could not imagine someone being so cold as to put his stamp of approval on those workers who were so close to earning their pensions becoming creditors in a bankruptcy proceeding.

Once a company goes bankrupt, the workers with pension claims get in line with all other creditors and they must take whatever the court gives them in satisfaction for their claim. Barbaric. Many companies declare bankruptcy to avoid pension obligations to their workers; then they regroup with another company and just start anew.

Sam

[Big_Lefty]

20. Something to thank the Regan Era for

It used to be against the law to bankrupt pension funds. The laws were changed to allow corporations to list them as assets instead of liabilities.

[NCjack]

11. In the diseased minds of Repug Senators is the faint flame of belief: "I should be POTUS!" nt

[Alhena]

12. He may be the least insane of the potential candidates

the Tea Party guys are no fan of Corker. I could be wrong, but I detect a slight bit of intellectual honesty in Corker, that he isn't purely trolling everyone for political gain as is my impression with most potential Republican candidates.

Just my first impression from seeing him on tv a few times, could be mistaken.

[Kelvin Mace]

13. I'm not ruling it out either

so can I get some dumb ass from AP to put my name in the paper?

[CanonRay]

14. There's always room for one more in the Clown Car

Hop in!

[tomm2thumbs]

15. The GOP to Bob: "Put a Cork in it!!!"

He mis-heard them. Now he's running.

[VA_Jill]

16. He'll get about as far

as his buddies Lamar Alexander (and by the way, they don't really like each other) and Fred Thompson. Lamar is a nebbish of the first order, and Fred was really more interested in his acting career. Corker is like that annoying yappy little dog your neighbor has. Nobody's going to vote for him once they hear the yap-yap-yap.

[CreekDog]

19. he doesn't need to rule it out, the voters will take care of that part for him

[JackRiddler]

21. As scenarios go, this one's not a worry.