I used to vote but nobody imo stands out this year, kind of like the potus election. All candidates for potus are not for me and there's nothing I can do about it. Ignorance must surely be bliss...
Posted on 03/04/2008 7:56:00 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Hucklebee stayed in these past six weeks for one reason.
Because he desperately wanted to have more delegates than Mitt Romney so he could convince himself and his supporters that HIS faith is more popular and powerful than Romney's faith.
I made this statement on FR weeks ago, predicting that Hucklebee would drop out the minute he got more delegates than Romney. And I took a lot of heat from FReepers who claimed I was crazy, and that Hucklebee would push all the way to the convention.
Last night (Tuesday), the AP ran a story showing Hucklebee with 254 delegates compared to Romney with 252 delegates.
Although different media organizations have different delegate counts, THAT was good enough for Hucklebee.... who promptly withdrew from the race.
Of course, in his "drop out" speech, Hucklebee couldn't resist making one last slam on Romney... claiming that he (Hucklebee) and McCain were able to last so long in the primary because the "other candidate(s)" were "too negative" and ran distorting ads.
Laura Ingraham, on her radio show today, made mention of Hucklebee's low-class last minute dig at Romney... even though Romney dropped out over a month ago.
Like I said, the main reason Hucklebee even got into the presidential race was because he so hated the "wealthy" Romney... and couldn't stand the fact that a Mormon was getting close to becoming President.
Staying home on election day, voting for a candidate no longer running, voting for a turd party candidate, or voting for whichever of these two liberal traitors is tantamount to abandoning our soldiers fighting for our freedoms. You may not like McCain (with good reason, as I'm not happy with this choice either), but compared to who our alternatives are he is the best choice at this time. If either Hitlery or Obama are elected they will gut our military, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Iraq, and abandon this war, giving our enemies every reason to again believe that we are weak and not willing to go the distance. This is unacceptable IMHO, and crying about losing and taking home your marbles is not an answer. As strong as McCain's negatives are, they are nothing in comparison to the negatives that we'll face with Hitlery or Obama. I stand by my original comment.
Bill Clinton ran on a conservative platform in 1996. What did Bob Dole run on?
“Bill Clinton was not nearly so liberal as many people made and continue to make him out to be. He actually signed a lot of the conservative legislation that Congress passed in 1995-1996.”
I agree he was more of an opportunist than an ideologue, but he was “beholden” to liberal activist groups (as well as the mainstream liberal special interests) and did their bidding more times than not. He would throw the “mushy middle” a bone (to make them think he wasn’t “as liberal as they would have you believe”) and sit down with his true friends and partake in a feast, laughing at how easy it was to fool the American people day in and day out. Some, but not enough, of us could see right through him though. Still can.
Bill Clinton certainly went along with what liberals wanted, but he did so for opportunistic rather than ideological reasons. Since people seemed to approve of the legislation he signed in 1995-1996, he campaigned on it. Republicans who attacked Clinton often did so in such a way as to repudiate the conservative programs they themselves had initiated.
McCain, like Clinton, is more opportunistic than ideological. I see no reason he won't take be more than happy to stab conservatives in the back any time doing so would benefit him. I'm sure the Democrats will reward him nicely.
Amen, and God bless you and your son.
What an intellectually dishonest answer. You're not going to persuade anyone to your opinion that way. I echo the answer above - tell that to our troops who support him.
Good God. Have you been listening to Obama recently? What kind of test do you think Hillary would be greeted with? You think AQ wants to screw with McCain?
You may well be right. A lot depends on who wins this November. If one of the Dims wins, there may well be a backlash.
If it's McCain, the chances for a GOP comeback in 2010 will be slim to none - none if they still perceive him as a "Republican" - slim if they recognize they were sold a bill of goods - and better if a credible conservative resistance coalition has arisen inside or outside of the party.
We have survived 8 years under a clinton and a simple fact of election math is that what you and I do is not going to change the defeat that McCain is going to suffer in November.
The democrats have the Republicans outnumbered and outspent, the base is fractured over many issues, certain areas have trended blue, massive numbers of Latinos are voting, and if you, sir, are waiting on the so called “moderate” or “independent” voters to rush in and save McCain, then you may as well prepare very thoughtfully about supporting the downtickets and start preparing to say Madam President Clinton for the next 8 years.
look at the electoral math
McCain was the dream ticket for the Democrats.
Nobody could have aided their cause and their agenda better than the Manchurian candidate, the GOP has gone sharply left,and I will not support this. - but I understand your points.
Again, thank you for your postings and the opportunity to reply. - Bill
What allegations? The paper today just announced Crist has a girlfriend - how convenient, another divorcee who has kids.
Your analogy is so far from the truth on the differences between McCain and the two fascists running on the demonrats ticket. Ollie North is 100% right in supporting McCain and the reasons why.
excerpt from Ollie Norths site
“Neither John McCain, nor anyone in his campaign asked me to write this column. But I cannot sit silently while my fellow conservatives do to John McCain what GOP “moderates” did to me. Today, the stakes for our country are far higher, the implications for the future far greater than who sits in one of a hundred U.S. Senate seats. Now, our nation is at war against a vicious foe. We need a president who has proven how to win it.
Over the course of the last six years I have made a dozen protracted trips to cover U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen and Marines defending us against a Jihad hostile to all that we hold dear. In the dark days when Al Anbar province Iraq was the bloodiest place on the planet — John McCain was one of the few in Congress brave enough to venture into that cauldron. I know, because I saw him there.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330368,00.html
Perhaps we survied those 8 years. However, those 8 years were years where we were not engaged in the war that was being waged against us at the time. Now we are engaged in that war, and I do not wish to see defeat snatched from the jaws of victory by turning over the CinC to some dim moron who believes ending the fight before victory has been assured is the right course of action. Under the current world conditions we cannot survive even four years of such a Presidency.
As for the impending defeat of John McCain, I see that as counting chickens before they hatch. I'm prediction that the dim nominee will self-destruct and the people will not endorse them by the time of the general election.
Given the above, I do not understand your position, or that of people with like mind. There is just way too much at stake in this election to give it over to the dims. But, you'll do what ever you choose.
What allegations? The paper today just announced Crist has a girlfriend - how convenient, another divorcee who has kids
Oh NO~~ Let's hope he doesn't pick Crist as a VP!!!:-((
McCain is starting to stick his foot in his mouth. It’s not good for people to think out loud. McCain is not thinking before he speaks. That’s what I think happened today. Crist was on tv today more than President Bush! He’s such a camera hogger. Crist is such an ego maniac (the peoples’ governor).
I used to vote but nobody imo stands out this year, kind of like the potus election. All candidates for potus are not for me and there's nothing I can do about it. Ignorance must surely be bliss...
Agree with your post. We are at war and the cost may be too dear to chance 4 yrs of Hillary or Obama. Also, we are paying today for the Clinton years...do we want more of the same?
My answer is no, we don’t want four years of more of what Billy Jeff gave us.
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