Waiting for Reagan You fight an election with the politicians you have.

http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/607onvmn.asp ^ | William Kristol

[newbie2008]

Conservative editorialists, radio hosts, and bloggers are unhappy. They don't like the Republican presidential field, and many of them have been heaping opprobrium on the various GOP candidates with astonishing vigor.

For example: John McCain--with a lifetime American Conservative Union rating of 82.3--is allegedly in no way a conservative. And, though the most favorably viewed of all the candidates right now, both among Republicans and the electorate as a whole, he would allegedly destroy the Republican party if nominated.

Or take Mike Huckabee. He was a well-regarded and successful governor of Arkansas, reelected twice, the second time with 40 percent of the black vote. He's come from an asterisk to second in the national GOP polls with no money and no establishment support. Yet he is supposedly a buffoon and political naïf. He's been staunchly pro-life and pro-gun and is consistently supported by the most conservative primary voters--but he is, we're told, no conservative either.

[Teacher317]

In the last presidential election, less than 4 years ago, he asked Kerry if he (McCain) could be his VP candidate... exactly how conservative is that?!?

[napscoordinator]

What we have is an incoming democrat administration considering the front runners we have. It sucks but its a fact.

What is weird is that it is their turn. Everytime Republicans get to the point where we could keep winning elections, something like this happens. I think that Republicans get tired in power. Actually I think it happens with Democrats too. Notice that very rarely do we have more than 8 years of one party. We had 12 years of Republicans once but that was a rarity.

[awakened]

I’m sorry I “lost you right there” — but if Fred had jumped in when he should have jumped in, he’d still be in.

[Mamzelle]

McCain always provided a good figleaf for neo chickenhawks like Wm Kristol.

[Jane Austen]

Come on, McCain is a fruitcake. His amnesty plan should land him in the minus numbers on any conservative scale. Did you see Cindy help him out of the plane and how he hobbled along? He look way older than his years and he moves like Tom Conway on The Carroll Burnett Show. His adultery and bringing his mistress now his wife into the White House will not sit well with women voters.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

open borders = traitor

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

I do not take advice from the open borders crowd or NY Times columnists, or ANYONE listed as conservative on FNC.

Open border candidate = traitor

These worms swear an oath to protect the states from invasion, not be proxy puppets for the Chinese or welfare providers for Mexicans.

[RDW]

thatis a vote for hillary!

[mo]

Well...maybe we’ll be drafting Newt.....

[Earthdweller]

Is there anyone else here who believe, as I do, the Bill Kristol, Dan Quayle's press secretary, has stretched his "Fifteen Minutes" out way too long?

Busting a gut!!!

(interpretation for elitist lurkers...this means laughing profusely)

[bravo whiskey]

mcvain was once honorable too. now he is a bitter old media whore.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

Kristol pimping for RINOs again.

What a shocker.

[22cal]

Shoulda Coulda Woulda, stinks. Fred was drafted. A national organization and funding does NOT appear overnight. Yes, the campaign has made some mistakes, but the timing of his entry was what it could be. Remember he hasn’t been running since high school.