What do John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama share?

Believe it or not, here's what The Ticket wrote last July 23:

"Rudy Giuliani's campaign for the presidential race is over. Simply close up shop now. Save all that money. The same goes for both Fred and Tommy Thompson, Mike Huckabee, Bill Richardson, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo and Dennis Kucinich. To continue their expensive campaigns would be an unnecessary drama and simply futile."

Let's see, how many of those guys are still in the race? Uh, none, now that Huckabee dropped out the other day. And how did we know all this all those many months ago?

Call it Rule 7.

In the last 52 years, Americans have not elected a president with more than seven letters in his name. Think about it. Bush (4), Clinton (7), Bush (4), Reagan (6), Carter (6), Ford (4), Nixon (5), Johnson (7), Kennedy (7).

In fact, because all three remaining candidates for the 2008 election -- John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton -- have seven or less letters in their last name, the total in our nation's history come next Jan. 20 will be 29 of 44 presidents with short names.

Yet another reason -- or seven of them -- to remain a loyal Ticket reader.

-- Andrew Malcolm

Comments

[Ron Sizely]

"In the last 52 years, Americans have not elected a president with more than seven letters in his name. Think about it...Ford"

Huh? What's Ford got to do with it?

[Nelson Peebles]

We must take a moment to thank Bill Clinton for his endorsement of Barack Obama Although he mistakenly empowered himself with the ability to choose the presidential nominee, he did however Endorse Obama for the vice president which means he asked himself the question: Would he be competent to assume the presidency? And, he answered a resounding YES. Now, let's turn things back over to Hillar and let the voters decide.

[Luke]

I hear what you guys are saying about the last 50 years...but "Roosevelt" definitely has more than 7 letters, and a guy with that last name won an election or five, even if it was a bit longer ago.

(Four. Yes, indeed. And the very first president had 10 letters. It is intriguing to examine such things for whatever lessons, trends or just interesting aspects we might see. Thanks.)

[MJ]

They are all for BIG GOVERNMENT and do not subscribe to the principles of LIBERTY and the U.S. CONSTITUTION.

[Trish]

The democrats are just TOO MESSED UP.

Hillary Clinton is NOT A FIGHTER..SHE’S A BULLY!! She would SAY & DO ANYTHING TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS. She's soo full of herself, stoop soo low as to make Obama less qualified than the Republican nominee , calling him a fairy tale, maybe a muslim, maybe a drug dealer, going around telling people to fear him, equate him to Ken Starr for crying out loud and after that she has THE ARROGANCE to imply she would consider him to be her running mate when he’s the one with more delegates, more states won, more votes. Now, that's LOW even for republicans. The Clintons would rather see their party torn apart, than having somebody else be the nominee. She has made Obama's supporters so disgusted & appalled that the thought of voting for her on any ticket would make them hurl!!! REPUBLICANS SHOULD KEEP THIS GOING, The longer the Clintons talk, the more repulsive they become, they JUST CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES.

My republican friends, WITH OUR CANDIDATE ALREADY SELECTED, LET'S MAKE SURE WE VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON! This is OUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. She has screwed up her party so much, there's no way most of those new enthusiastic Obama’s supporters would vote for her come general election, those Obama republicans certainly won't, majority of independents may consider McCain but CAN’T STAND Clinton. There's NOTHING MORE ENERGIZING FOR US THAN TO VOTE AGAINST HER IN NOVEMBER (talking about turning the table to our side) She's done a PERFECT job FOR The Republican Party, LET'S REPAY HER “KINDNESS” & GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS. Obama's movement will be GONE (Thanks to her), and WE'LL BE THE ONE REAPING THE BENEFIT. WE WILL HAVE A MOVEMENT VOTING AGAINST HILLARY IN GENERAL ELECTION. You gotta stomach it republicans, if you’re in PA you have until March 24 to register as democrat & vote for Hillary. The outcome will so worth the sacrifice.

We should NEVER let democrats win the White House & Hillary can help us do it, SHE ALREADY HAVE, WE JUST NEED TO FINISH IT! Even after George Bush screwing up, Billary are helping us claim VICTORY in 2009. There's still HOPE for us afterall. Ooh the IRONY is just too much. One DEMOCRAT is A MONSTER and the OTHER is A LOOSER, Thanks to the Monster! Their ONLY HOPE candidate is crushed by his party MONSTER and giving US the HOPE instead. PERFECT!

THANK GOD FOR MCCAIN…, he looks BETTER & BETTER BY THE DAY! My fellow republicans let's MAKE SURE WE VOTE FOR HILLARY. This is WAY…TOO EASY to keep the White House. NO WONDER DEMOCRATS NEVER WIN. Hillary has given us OBAMA on a SILVER PLATER, & SHE WILL BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK when SHE'S THE NOMINEE. EITHER WAY, REPUBLICAN WILL WIN! HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THAT!

[dave]

while it might seem helpful to have a short and memorable name in the game of politics, even names like schwarzenegger could not keep some people from making headway in their career to positions of dominance and (self?)importance.
but if you bet on a horse in the race just because it's got a short name or darkish hue, you might not be quite the expert. and some short names that once seemed sure 'winners' now appear as synonyms for shame, and a curse - and who knows, after 52 years, people just might be tired of being ruled by a dynasty of memorable four-letter-words?
and even if it should be a four letter name emerging at the top of the hill, i would not rule out that it would be a blessing this time.

(Think you may have mis-read this. What it says is names of seven or less letters have won since after 1956. Short names don't guarantee success.i.e. Ron Paul.)

[dave]

what is success?
i think you mis-read ron paul.

[Luke]

What, TR doesn't count as a Roosevelt too?

(???)

[lybberty]

Oh Harry, where art thou? Senators Clinton, Obama, and McCain stepped up to the plate and threw TD's, what about Senator Reid?

Harry Reid’s Nuts: The Contraction, Not The Possessive

[Luke]

Sorry to harp on this (and to confuse you.) In my first comment, I was mostly referring to the fact that there were a total of 5 elected terms served by Roosevelt presidents, 4 by FDR and 1 by Theodore. Didn't mean to confuse you guys.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

[Patty]

They are all CFR members, with an agenda they are expected to pursue, namely the formation of a North American Union, already in progress through the SPP (Security and Prosperity Partnership, signed into play by the Bush and his counterparts in Canada and Mexico March, 2005. Rick Perry Governor of Texas has begun the Super Highway connecting All of Mexico ( at our expense !) the US and Canada , secretly putting it into play with no action by congress to do so. It ia another step to dissolve the sovereignty of the USA, Some states have enacted law to "Stop the "North American Union", so don't call it a conspiracy theory ! Why is it that this never reaches the eyes and ears of the public ?

[PulSamsara]

Clinton may have almost half of the Democrats in her corner now. What she fails to understand is that her disgusting 'Rovian' campaign style has assured that she will have half of those democrats voting against her in the General Election... should she slither her way into the nomination. If you doubt this... understand full well that this is not politics as usual anymore. This will be assured destruction for Mrs. Clinton - and she and her supporters will be the pariahs of the Democratic Party... what's left of it.
Mark my words.

[Annie Carol]

Here is a novel idea, How a about a candidate with a message, with direction and/or a plan?

Am I the only one who noticed how quickly both Hillary & Obama changed directions 360% after their first night while Kucinich got in a few 'to the point' of issues.? Was I the only one to see the dramatic changes in words after Kuncinich spoke?

Ron Paul is still in the running with more than 65% of his financial support coming from military families.

I heard an older gentleman today say, "I am only worried about, a war & a recession". So I said to him, "Then you must be voting for Ron Paul." I said.

The older gentleman shook his head and said, "I never heard of him."

What!!!!!???
The Media is failing this country in the most grotesque of ways.

He did not say, "I haven't heard lately, or I haven't heard much." He said, " I have Never heard of...".

Folks, in case you might not know it;
Ron Paul is still in the Race. With a compelling website or three.

Please stop the impulse reactions to the spot lights. Take everything you see & hear with a grain of salt. Study, read books, papers, the internet, and all sides.
This is still you, me, our children, & theirs, country. Please use common sense. Read and not just one media or 3 or 5. But read as our and our childrens life - futures, depend upon it.

[Eric Nordstrom]

They all share a lust for spending.

Billary and Obama, numerous unfunded social programs, example: universal medicare.

McCain: War and empire.

All three are members of the CFR and as such will continue to direct legislation and executive powers toward the will of the CFR mandate.

The military respects McCain? Ask his fellow Vietnam Vets. Hell, I am active duty and I don't care for him.

http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com

or how Billary are actually very advanced political grifters who break laws at every opportunity.

http://www.theindustrystandard.com/article/0,1902,27348,00.html

or that Obama is tight with the Nation of Islam.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/obama_distances.html

or that America is the poorest nation in the world and that Ron Paul has the tools to fix it all.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html (Encrypted Link)

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/Prosperity

Why, if voters knew these things, the GOP may have to back the only conservative running for office and we can't have that nonsense going on.

This United States of America is under attack. It is under attack from within and so far they are winning. McCain, Billary, and Obama, are a few (perhaps unwittingly) political terrorists against what our Constitution represents and allows. One or all of them will bring about the end of our republic.

They will do this by increasing the size of government, increasing the operations tempo by the military, increasing the amount spent to corporate america, they will increase the amount of war-dead in Iraq and find new locations to expand US empire. An exponential increase in the amount of hatred for the United States around the world will balloon the amount of terrorist activities, then requiring additional spending. This will then continue to increase the amount of inflation of the dollar, increase the size of the lower class, decrease the size of the middle class, increase the amount of constitutional infractions, demand a reduction of liberties by the people and eventualy cause an economic depression of the likes never before seen.

Now, if you want to pull the United States out of it's current economic nose dive. Ron Paul must be elected as President and a swarm of economic savvy and constitutional minded representatives must be elected into congress.

When you go to the polls vote for Ron Paul even if he isn't on the ballot. Your vote is not wasted if you vote for the Constitution. It is wasted if you vote based on Party lines, gender, race, or popularity.

It's your chance to salvage our country from economic ruin.

Do your homework because we are in a real bind. The housing market, price of gold, price of oil, you name it... the house of cards is shaking and our economy is buckling under it's own weight of debt. The main reasons: Dollar not backed by Gold (fiat monitary system), the 16th amendment needs to be repealed, IRS needs to be abolished, the Iraq War, sustained military involvement with countries such as S. Korea & Japan, involvement with the United Nations and the CFR and socialist (liberal) taxation to support massive social welfare programs.

Once again, I'll post the link to our very own CIA Fact Book which states our country as dead last "the poorest" country ( https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html ) and once again here is the link to Dr. Pauls fix ( http://www.ronpaul2008.com/Prosperity ) no single person in our government knows more about the economy than Dr. Paul ( http://www.kereport.com/videos/RonPaul.shtml ) - ( http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul125.html ) - ( http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr021506.htm ) - ( http://www.politicallore.com/presidential-candidates/ron-paul/ron-paul-still-relevant-still-ignored/170 ) - ( http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr090503.htm ) - ( http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=49168 ) - ( http://www.oodora.com/life-stories/personal-commentary/why-you-should-vote-for-ron-paul.html )

I was you 4 months ago and I'm not laughing any more. Read. I don't blame you for misunderstanding what you see in the press or understanding the misrepresentation of Dr. Paul in the press.

I just ask that you do some homework as I did and form a true decision based on knowledge versus opinion or popularity.

[miyah]

can you obama change how people live