Posted on 11/13/2006 7:13:48 AM PST by truthfinder9
The first step in recovering from any setback is to see it like it is and tell it like it is. For the most part, the 'Rats beat us fair and square this election. They were smart about exploiting the issues that were of concern among the electorate. They paid attention to the polls and correctly interpreted the mood of the electorate, and we did not. Instead of listening, we chose to convince ourselves that what we were seeing in the polling data "had" to be wrong, and ended up fooling only ourselves. They recruited candidates who would not only appeal to the 'Rat base, but also voters outside the base. They squeaked out close victories in tight contests and blowouts in those that were less competitive. Our party and candidates were the ones who lost on Election Day, not Limbaugh. He'll go on as he always has until his ratings drop to the point of where he doesn't attract enough sponsors who pay enough to keep him on the air. Meanwhile, our party has to pick up the pieces and try to come back. And we won't do that effectively by blaming outside agencies for our losing.
"He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act."
Total B.S.
Rush said: "I don't know if he's acting or not".
I absolutely agree.
Buth the MSM twisted Limbaugh's words into meaning something entirely different.
I found myself having to explain this to at least three people who thought that Limbaugh was an a**hole for what he said about Fox.
When you fill people in on the facts, they look at something different. All three people I talked to said "Oh, I didn't know that" after I explained it to them.
However, the MSM counts on the real facts not being looked at in a situation like this. And to some extent, I believe that Limbaugh's comments (taken out of context) may have marginally hurt the GOP at the polls.
However, many conservative Republicans (including Limbaugh) took a stand of blanket opposition to all embryonic stem cell research as such, on religious grounds that the embryo is a person.
My objection to abortion has absolutely no religious underpinnings. I’m basically an agnostic.
I simply don’t think people should be legally allowed to kill innocent people because they find them inconvenient or bothersome or they want to harvest their valuable biological components.
It’s a human rights issue.
Blame blame blame blame.
It's getting old.
The fact remains that the Captain of the Ship is responsible for his ship and for the conduct of it's crew.
Point out the Captain and you've found the problem.
But one week later does it really matter? The GOP is still out of power and they have nobody to blame but themselves.
All take a look at this. The election was not lost in TWO WEEKS!... is was an accumulation of things like:
As long as we are thinking toward to 2008, I think it is only fitting to revise what Senator MacaCain’s actions to sabotage the Republican Party in the past two years, especially as he comtemplates running for President. Let's remember...
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/HughHewitt/2006/11/08/the_road_not_taken__forfeiting_a_majority
The author is a complete idiot. Ammendment 2 in Missouri was purposely mis-named to hide the real purpose -- It was not about embryonic stem cell research, which is already legal in Missouri. The measure actually legalized human cloning.
Concerning the Libertarians: My congressman, a one-term Republican incumbent, was defeated by a Democrat who was the previous incumbent. The margin of victory was 3%. But a Libertarian ran, getting 4%. As it happens, I am acquainted with the Libertarian candidate. He tells me his polling shows he mostly drew votes from the Democrat. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but it makes me wary of blaming the Libertarians for the present debacle.
What a crock!
The GOP has no one to blame but themselves.
NO ONE!
With this, the writer forfeits all credibility, and I leave off reading.
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Embryonic stem cell research has only been going on for 7 years. Given the interminable amount of time for the FDA to approve therapies, it is not surprising that so far there have been zero approved treatments. But to say there is "nothing in the scientific research" that shows promise for this type of therapy is wrong.
Just this morning, a story was published showing that ESS-based vaccines prevented lung cancer in mice with an 80-100% success rate. "Researchers believe that it will be possible to produce cancer vaccines in humans from embryonic stem cells."
Why is everyone blaming everybody but the guilty party? The Pubbies had twelve years to frame the debate and move the agenda, and they did nothing. The blame starts and stops with the Republican party.
Rush probably accounts for some negative votes, between the Fox thing, his ego and his drug habits. But in the grand scheme of things Rush has done more to promote conservatism than the rest of the pundits and politicians put together. He has been the main counterpoint to the MSM, he's been the other side as he says. The good he's done is incalcuable.
One wonders if, without his influence, the Republican Party would even pretend to be conservative any more. Since pretending seems to be about all they do these days.
In any case, as the author says, there is plenty of blame to be thrown around. But most of it lies at the feet of our leaders in the Republican Party, from the President on down.
Yep, the GOP has had their "Pogo Moment."
That ship sank last week so there's no point trying to sail it.
I'd say a large portion of the blame goes to those military folks and their dependents registered in Virginia who voted for Webb. Allen didn't count on that. He was expecting those absentee ballots from the servicemen to put him over the top. A sizeable number of folks in uniform and their family members voted for the guy who offered the most likely chance of bringing their serviceman home.
I was surprised at the number of military folks, particularly in Hampton Roads who voted for Webb. I can't say I blame them. Some of these guys are on their third rotation into Iraq or Afghanistan while mom's at home with the kids. You can't expect to run an all-volunteer army using "stop-loss" orders to keep the volunteers from separating from the service. Without a draft, military families are bearing a huge, thankless burden. More than any other reason, they're why Allen lost in Virginia.
>>This viewpoint, also reflected in general conservative "right-to-life" opposition to abortion, is justifiably rejected by most Americans.<<
So? Since when did public opinion become God. It certainly wasn't God in late 1930's Germany, or Iraq or most countries today. Sticking with ones principles often means going against public opinion. The courage to do so is what separates the men from the boys.
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