Lou Dobbs for President?

Lou Dobbs is pondering running for president apparently. He already has a website: http://www.loudobbsforpresident.org. Well, “someone” has one for him anyways. And, he’s not denying he’s interested. So far he seems to be a one issue candidate. But, since it’s kinda early, and he’s not officially running, that’s hardly a strike. That one issue is one that can generate a lot of support. What I find most odd about the draft Dobbs page is this initial paragraph:

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) is mobilizing activists and groups across America to defend CNN host Lou Dobbs and all First Amendment rights from attacks launched by illegal alien and Obama supporting organizations such as La Raza, Media Matters, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Associated Press.”

That’s supposed to be reserved for anti-American Christian redneck Republicans. L0u Dobbs may be Christian. The rest, not so much. Well, he was born in Texas, so that should count. But, he left there. He seems quite patriotic, but attended college in Moscow. So he’s got a couple of things going for him. But, since he’s been at CNN for thirty years, I couldn’t possibly like him. CNN bit the radical liberal pill in the 90′s and pretty much drove the country into the partisan bickering to levels never known to man before. Well, OK, so Dobbs left CNN for that reason in 1999. But, I gotta admit, he’s got one huge thing going for him:

He left CNN to help start up space.com. But, in the long run, space.com’s done for astronomy what CNN did for political commentary.

To say the least, he presents an unusual political conundrum. I like that. What I like most is when people who make their living criticizing and second guessing politicians put their money where their mouth is.