Keyes' candidacy will expose rift within GOP

St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 08/07/2004 | Kevin McDermott

[NicknamedBob]

"Dornan devolved into a clown."

Well, yes. But he was entertaining, and a fiery orator.

Keyes is an intellectual bulldog. The place for him in the GOP is up front, and showing teeth.

[dts32041]

Nope hillary pushed her self upon the people of new yolk, she should have ran in Illinois or Arkansa,..

Keyes has been asked to run in Illinois.

Cause the pubbie have been totally decimated by the ryan's and the daley mob.

Dare I mention madigan's also.

[etradervic]

Sending Keyes to Illinois is like sending St Peter to pagan Rome. He will not win them over night but just plant seeds.

[Edit35]

It's the same ol' slant from the liberal press.

Republicans are "deeply divided" between far far extremist right wing Taliban faction and the "moderate" faction, which of course is sensible in the reporter's eyes.

Really. Reporters apparently think that all Republicans are so rigid they cannot accept a person who perhaps thinks slightly differently than themselves.

Although some Repubs may be that way (as are some Dems), I have found the vast majority of Republicans to be very accomedating.

[drjimmy]

And there's always a place for the angry young man,
With his fist in the air and his head in the sand.
And he's never been able to learn from mistakes,
So he can't understand why his heart always breaks.
But his honor is pure and his courage as well,
And he's fair and he's true and he's boring as hell-
And he'll go to the grave as an angry old man.

[Cold Heat]

Keys and I are not on the same page on a few issues, but he will not be my congressman.

But on the other hand, he would be better than the Blue dog I have.

[Cold Heat]

it will be much tougher for Republican leaders to hide the internal strife in their divided party.

OK, now this statement is pure BS!

We don't hide it!

[deport]

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

[Huber]

Well, I agree with Keyes on most issues, but I consider myself pretty far to the right. He talks about abolishing the income tax, abolishing social security and medicare, etc. I'm really glad that he has the intellectual integrity to take such positions. But you won't find many people -- present company excluded -- who share them.

That's what they used to say about tax cuts. That line of reasoning leads to defeatism. Instead, recognize that we have opportunities to educate people on solutions that public schools and mainstream media have ignored or ridiculed.

[Chewbacca]

So there is going to be a rift between the REAL Republicans and RINO's.

Good.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Careless seems the great Avenger; history's page but record
One death- grapple in the darkness 'twist old system and the Word;
Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, --
Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

[Dolphy]

I can hear the cries now if I wrote "Finally, a white candidate I can vote for!"

You're kidding, right?

[epow]

It will be intereting to follow the race in the black community, though.

I predict 92% or better of the IL black vote goes for black Democrat Obama(sp?) vs 8% for black Republican Keyes. It wouldn't change much if Obama were white as the new fallen snow as long as he has the magic "D" after his name on the ballot.

When it comes to voting, black Americans seem to have a more deeply seated habit of voting Democrat than a chain smoker has of lighting up Winstons. Both habits are very bad for you and neither one makes any sense.

[cfrels]

Is it possible to convince many blacks that many of the principles they may have are actually conservative? School choice, solid churchgoers, marriage between a man and a woman, I'm sure there are others.

Democrats have controlled almost all of the large cities where large black populations have been trapped by liberal policies...can you convince them it's about time to give some thought to trying something else?? Is it just that the word "Republican" has been so demonized that they can't imagine being affiliated with "it"?

Hang in there.

[epow]

But you won't find many people -- present company excluded -- who share them.

Too true.

Few things could happen in the coming election, other than seeing Bush beat Kerry of course, that would please me more than seeing Keyes win in IL.

Unfortunately it won't happen. I'm afraid IL will be painted in blue for the foreseeable future. Bringing in an out of state candidate for the U.S. Senate, even one of Keyes' stature, is an admission of desperation.

Besides that, Obama is the annointed darling of the Democrats this year. No way the machine will let him lose even if they have to register every tombstone in Chicagoland.

[LongsforReagan]

I hear you BackInBlack, fight the good fight. And know that you live in the finest city in the USA. I get out there quite a bit.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Ping to #7. I thought it was $7500...but it's $75k?

[Missouri]

Ping

[Howlin]

Keyes should be delivering the convention keynote.

It's not going to happen.

[don-o]

Keyes should be delivering the convention keynote.

Ever heard the man speak? Last time I heard him - shrill + boring, though I agree with his message and gave a bunch of $$ for his run for Pres.

Did he get a voice coach, yet?