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A GOP ace in the hole?
The Washington Times ^
| January 24, 2008
| Mark Goodman
Posted on 01/24/2008 7:07:40 AM PST by xsysmgr
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:07:42 AM PST
by
xsysmgr
To: xsysmgr
I do not know enough about a convention where there is no clear winner, can a candidate who has not been mentioned or dropped out become the candidate?
Does anyone know how the process work?
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:14:20 AM PST
by
svcw
(There is no plan B.)
To: xsysmgr
Not a very tightly argued piece -- Goodman's attempt to link Kerry's support of Obama to the Barrett report is very weak, and it's not the only possible explanation, nor even the most likely.
For example, it's much more reasonable to pin the Obama endorsement on Kerry's own vanity.
The Clintons have ignored him, and JF'nK's pride is wounded. And they don't need his support anyway, so there's no personal gain for him there. But by backing Obama, he gets a chance to portray himself as relevant -- a kingmaker.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:15:40 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: xsysmgr
So we should support Hillary over Obama? Sounds like a Risky Scheme to me. I’d prefer to defeat Satan in the primary and take on Osama in the general election.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:18:28 AM PST
by
McGruff
(Fred Thompson. The last hope for conservatism.)
To: xsysmgr
Brilliant. I know the crimes are there. I’ll believe it when I see it though...
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:18:31 AM PST
by
BreezyDog
To: xsysmgr
The RATS do not care what the Clintons have done or will do. The only thing the GOP can do with whatever material they have access to is hang it all out and let the voters call for legal action. The MO of the Clintons is to charge ahead of the law and get in a position to fend it off as they accumulate the power to override and circumvent it. The democrats are quite willing to circumvent the third term limit on the presidency by running the Mr. again with Hillary fronting for him. If there is anything that can sink the Clintons it should be put out now. The Republicans have waited eight years to take them to court and the waiting has diluted any credence to evidence of illegality connected to them. The MSM will help obstruct and present it all as just squabbling and dirty politics.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:19:48 AM PST
by
mountainfolk
(God bless President Bush)
To: xsysmgr
If only it were so. I can’t help, though, remembering that while the iron was hot, our namby-pamby inbred politicos failed to strike, and oust a rapist from office.
Why bother taking Hillary out of contention for the Presidency, at the risk of her outing something about ME that would interfere with my full-salary Congressional retirement?
I will be the first to stand and applaud, however, if one of them has the guts to do it.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:20:42 AM PST
by
HeadOn
(Our republic is never so safe as when Congress is not in session.)
To: xsysmgr
I don’t trust any of these aces in the hole. We’ve been burned by them too many times in the Bush administration. Big promises of a big hidden secret about to be revealed and then... fizzle, fizzle, nothing there.
I’d rather fight the battle that’s already there, out in the open, against socialism and treason. All the rats are plenty guilty of those two crimes without us needing any aces in the hole to boost our spirits.
We don’t need to boost our spirits. We just need to fight better.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:22:58 AM PST
by
samtheman
To: xsysmgr
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:22:59 AM PST
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: xsysmgr
We don’t have ONE Congressman who has the NERVE to ask for the Barrett report to be released???? WHY THE HELL NOT??? What about Adam Putnam???
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:26:55 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: mountainfolk
“The MO of the Clintons is” Hitlery!
To: xsysmgr
To: BreezyDog
The only flaw in this clever analysis is that it presumes someone, anyone, in the republican “leadership” has the stones to pull it off.
No, they will polarize, we will apologize.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:34:59 AM PST
by
prov1813man
(While the one you despise and ridicule works to protect you, those you embrace work to destroy you)
To: prov1813man
And the Bush Justice Department is AWOL on this as well as most other issues.
To: xsysmgr
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:41:20 AM PST
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: r9etb
"....it's much more reasonable to pin the Obama endorsement on Kerry's own vanity..." not to mention Kerry's proven propensity for disloyalty. Kerry didn't have to endorse anybody. Breck Girl now walking around angry, with knife in back.
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:46:57 AM PST
by
3AngelaD
(They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
To: svcw
I do not know enough about a convention where there is no clear winner, can a candidate who has not been mentioned or dropped out become the candidate?
Does anyone know how the process work?
Read the history of how James Garfield became president. He was the textbook example of a dark horse candidate. It took well over 30 ballots at the convention to finally nominate the guy who said he did not want to run. Sound familiar?
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:49:25 AM PST
by
bioqubit
(bioqubit, conformity - such a common deformity)
To: Ann Archy
I’ve asked my RINO rep. to release this report, since we paid for it. That sound you hear is him hurrying to get it released./s
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:49:29 AM PST
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1 - Take no prisoners))
To: NTHockey
What’s his name? Maybe we can ALL write him!
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:50:26 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: xsysmgr
Democrat ace holes. Hmmm....there’s a joke in there somewhere...
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posted on
01/24/2008 7:51:00 AM PST
by
Reaganesque
(Romney ...is manifestly the best candidate. - Ann Coulter [01/17/08])
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