snuffbox 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2006 Former Senator/VP Candidate Lloyd Bensten has died at 85. http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/lloyd_bentsen I have thought for awhile that had Bentsen led the ticket in 1988 (preferably with somebody besides Dukakis) he would have won the presidency that year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted May 24, 2006 He could've won, but everyone on the left would eventually complain, because the guy was just as deep in the pocket of big business as most Republicans, which is precisely why he had a better shot than Dukakis. But then again, why vote for a fake Republican when you can get the real thing, and all that jazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2006 Im not saying Lloyd Bentsen was better/worse than anyone else...but the 'pundit' in me says he would have defeated Bush for the second time had he led the '88 ticket. Dukakis ran almost as awful a campaign as John Kerry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2006 Bentsen probably would've been a much better campaigner, and was definitely a better public speaker than Dukakis, so yeah, I think he could have beat the Bush the Elder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted May 25, 2006 Which would've been funny in retrospect, because it would've made "Man, I wish we elected Bush instead of that big-business big-government Texan" possible. I sure say that these days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2006 Lloyd Bentsen was also a Secretary of the Treasury, and he defeated George H.W. Bush in the Texas 1970 US Senate election. Also Kerry > Dukakis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2006 When I think of Dukakis I think of that foolish picture of him in that tank with the Mickey Mouse ears on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2006 When I think of Dukakis I think of that foolish picture of him in that tank with the Mickey Mouse ears on. I think its funny that Dukakis is still given shit for that...yet GWB gets a free pass for playing dress-up soldier during an actual war. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2006 A lot of people have given GWB shit for that. Where have you been Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2006 SOLID! Solid as a rock... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted May 27, 2006 Are you sure we should use "solid as a rock" when we're building houses in Iraq? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
