"they also think."Ad Verecundiam, but I see we're making progress.
Posted on 01/15/2008 12:16:34 PM PST by grellis
Thought we were talking about your incorrect assertion re Hunter.
Now you change the subject to Thompson...??
I’d like a Romney/Thompson ticket, but Thompson/Romney would be fine too.
“You dont know who the GOP nominee will be any more than I do...”
Yes, but I know who won’t be, ... Duncan Hunter.
"they also think."Ad Verecundiam, but I see we're making progress.
That said, we have really watered down our party. I have decided to stay true to my beliefs and convictions. If it means a Dem in the white house.....so be it. We can pick up the pieces later.
Eventually I believe it will come around again and maybe the next time we'll get it right.
Exactly, LDS folks not voting for Mitt because they can think.
Republicans have a big tent and we are doing some, 'figurin'. And we are looking around at others in the tent and finding out a little more about what inspires the focus on one candidate or not another. In an odd way there is a sort of roll call going on and we are all finding out sometimes surprising things about who all is in here. Sometimes with glee other times with incredible disappointment and even anger and disgust (more at some of the hateful postings). Now I think we are getting a sense and choosing to focus.
What I am seeing is people are starting to focus and bind together around one candidate, slowly and surely and that candidate is Mitt Romney and they also love Fred, just don't think he is going to maybe make it to the big dance. Two conservatives.
There are probably still some staunch and solid Fredittes that disagree with me adamantly, and I understand that and I understand their staunch support for Fred. But the coalescing is happening. We aren't a bunch of sheep here though like the Dems. We fight hard for what and who we believe in and we don't always toe the line. We will and are coming together though and we do it in our own time and in our own way and not in the MSM time and way.
We also have not had Guiliani in the mix, so that is going to bring on another roll call as I mentioned above as Rudy calls to another group of Republicans. In the end though I am sure Romney will be the man and we will all coalesce even more so to fight for a candidate that we believe will bring a bright light and security to our future and lead us with core values and fiscal conservancy while also fending off the greatest fear--the Hildabeast or the Hypewhisperer.
I've noticed some other "principled" types looking forward to that prospect. Politics is about pragmatism also; you have to stay in the game to win it. I would never, ever, willingly hand over our troops, who have suffered and sacrificed so much, to the enemy.
All he's doing now is siphoning funds and votes from the only viable conservative candidate in the race, Fred Thompson.....in other words he's beginning to look like a spoiler.
I'd say the same thing if their roles were reversed.
Leni
Especially the nice black woman, who said something like “Yeah, I’d like to hear him explain how he knows they won’t vote for Obama”
And they all thought Edwards had won the debate.
“Huck is a thoroughgoing fraud and by the hour he loses support. SIXTEEN percent in MI, in a state he’s actively campaigned in?”
He’s in a death spiral....he’ll be the next one out - probably after he finishes 3rd in SC.”
3rd ... NO, HE’LL BE FOURTH ... after McCain, Romney and Thompson (not necessarily in that order).
I know. I’m ex-AF and my cousin is soon to be ex-Navy because he can retire and not move to China Lake from Mugu next year as a GS-15. He doesn’t want a job at Edwards either. 33 years is enough to do something else.
“I think you’re right. The early state strategy is all about “The Big Mo’”, but, so far, no man has won two states in a row. That bodes well for those who focused on later states, meaning Rudy and, to a lesser extent, Fred. It certainly does not help those who’ve spent their wad in Iowa and New Hampshire.”
Rudy is toast. You don’t get a nomination by being in single digits in the first 5 states. It just doesnt happen. Unless he wins real big in FL, which I dont see happening, he’s a no-show.
And Fred... we’ll he put a stake in the ground in Iowa and got 3rd. Now he’s standing his ground in SC. He will need to be 1st, or at a minimum beat Huckabee decisively, to stay viable.
Romney is winning the nomination the right way. He’s been in every state and either won or placed. He’s going to make an effort in SC and in FL and is still in the race unless he drops off badly there. He won’t imho. Romney will probably win NV.
McCain lost MI but can recover if he wins SC. Then on to FL where it’s a battle royale.
At this point, it looks like the two candidates with the best paths to nomination are McCain and Romney. Huck, Rudy and Thompson have a chance, albeit slim, and its still an open race. Thank you Mitt for slowing down the McCain amnesty express!!!
I've noticed some other "principled" types looking forward to that prospect. Politics is about pragmatism also; you have to stay in the game to win it. I would never, ever, willingly hand over our troops, who have suffered and sacrificed so much, to the enemy.
I agree with you, La Enchiladita. And I absolutely do not want Hillary nor Barack Hussein Obama picking our next Supreme Court justice(s).
Black Americans finally had enough of the same old crap this time around. Republicans too. Obama is clean, fresh and showers everyday. McCain is old, deals dirty with the GOP and smells bad. Change it all, LOL!
“Some say we need a president who knows how Washington works. I say we need a president who knows how AMERICA works!” - Romney
Yes that is a great line.
I’ll have to use it as a tagline after I retire this one ...
Proamnesty-antiBushtaxcuts-proCO2caps-CFR-RINO John McCain delenda est!
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