How about 2012? Via Instapundit comes this piece by the great James Lileks. Money quote:
It’s not the e-mail. It’s not the blog. It’s not the Web sites. It’s the computers, and the people behind them, connected like never before. They won’t control the buzz this year. But in 2008? Count on it.
We might be a wee bit early, but things change so fast in internet time.
Here’s the original table of candidates one more time:
| Position | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|
| President | Glenn Reynolds |
| Vice President | Rachel Lucas, Donald Sensing |
| Sec. of Agriculture | Adam H., Julie Neidlinger, Bobby A-G |
| Sec. of Interior | Say Uncle, Kevin Aylward |
| Sec. of Commerce | Jane Galt, Brink Lindsey |
| Attorney General | Eugene Volokh |
| Sec. of |
Donald Sensing, Kim du Toit, Emperor Misha I |
| Sec. of Labor | Mitch Berg |
| Sec. of Education | Connie du Toit, Joanne Jacobs, Thomas Sowell |
| Sec. of State | Steven Den Beste, Bill Whittle, Venomous Kate |
| Homeland Security | Kim du Toit, Emperor Misha I, Charles Johnson |
| Sec. Energy | Laurence Simon |
| Sec. of Transportation | James Lileks, Gary Leff, Patrick Crozier |
| Sec. of the Treasury | Mindles H. Dreck, Daniel W. Drezner |
| Sec. of Health & Human Svcs. | James Lileks, Sydney Smith |
| Sec. of HUD | Aaron the Liberal Slayer |
| Sec. of Veteran’s Affairs | C. Dodd Harris IV |
| Sec. of EPA | (Probably not needed) |
| Director of OMB | Andrew Sullivan |
| Chief of Staff | Bill Whittle, |
| Press Secretary | Bill Quick, Scott Ott, Bill Hobbs, Ken Layne, Virginia Postrel |
| Director of the Office of Drug Policy | (Probably not needed) |
| U.S. Trade Representative | Robert Prather |
| Position | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|
| Amb. to (screw with) the UN | Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus |
| Amb. to France | Frank J., Sean Hackbarth |
| Amb. to Iran (after the revolution) | Pejman Yousefzadeh |
| Amb. to England | Andrew Ian Dodge |
| Amb. to Saudi Arabia | Charles Johnson |
| Amb. to Israel | Laurence Simon |
| Amb. to Germany (or Belgium – he’s not picky) | Sean Hackbarth |
| Amb. to Cuba (after Castro kicks) | Steve H. |
| Amb. to Thailand | Kathy Kinsley |
| Head of CIA/NSA | Fred Pruit, Steven Den Beste |
| National Technology Advisor | Eric Raymond |
| Head of NASA (disassembly of) | Jay Manifold, Rand Simberg |
| Solicitor General | Pejman Yousefzadeh |
| Sec. of Defeated Former Enemies’ Security | Jay Manifold |
| Campaign Chairman/Chief Fundraiser | Andrew Sullivan |
| Undersecretary of WAR! | Austin Bay, LT Smash |
| Chairman, Joint Chiefs | LT Smash |
| Matt Margolis, Michele Catalano, Tim the Michigander | |
| Director of the BATF | Kim du Toit |
Nominations are still open, people.
The Blogger Party primaries should be fascinating.