Posted on 01/31/2008 5:27:28 AM PST by pissant
With John McCains all-too-easy road to the nomination paved through Florida and now nearly complete one thing is clear: The Republican Party has been hijacked. Over the past month a new Axis of Evil has emerged -- not one based in Damascus, Tehran or Pyongyang -- but instead in Cedar Rapids, Charleston, South Carolina, Derry, New Hampshire and Boca Raton, Florida. It is the liberal and independent voters in these 4 states that have nearly completed a deed that makes Kim Jong Il envious -- the near crippling of the American Electoral System. These four states have combined their native liberal populism with an imported liberal electorate and have forced the GOP to accept a nominee so distasteful that in more than one poll -- the numbers of voters choosing not to vote and those choosing to vote third party actually exceed those who will hold their nose and vote for Maverick, War Hero, Amnesty Supporter, John McCain.
I can hear you saying, surely you arent saying that South Carolina has gone liberal -- are you? Are you kidding me? Drive through the Carolinas and count the number of license plates from NJ, NY and Pennsylvania. There is not much Dixie in the Carolinas; its more like Trenton and Long Island with fireworks. But, you protest, New Hampshire, is Live Free or Die, its been a backbone of conservatism since the 1950s. No longer my friends -- NH has become an exurb of Boston, with Bostons sensibilities and, ugh, their voting tastes. NH hasnt been reliably conservative since Reagans first term. These voters would rather be loved by the Boston Globe, than respected by the Union Leader.
But the evidence continues, you say, Iowa, thats America, with small town values and homespun sensibilities. Wrong again -- Iowa is just a state brimming with farmers on the federal dole, college students and ex hippie professors looking to con, libs in training at Grinnell.
And Florida? As my bubbies would say in Bay Ridge -- puhleeeez. Its the 6th borough and has been since the mid 1960s. Liberals have been sliding down the I-95 corridor since Kennedy was elected.
Sadly these 4 states have done more than set the tone for the other 46 -- theyve dictated terms. Frankly I could extend the analogy to include Nevada, which is down to about 13% native -- but why beat a dead horse.
What we have is the sick and twisted dreams of Pinch Sulzberger, Don Imus, Maureen Dowd, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews come true: the GOP has been forced to choose a nominee designed to cause the base to retch, and thereby not vote. Guaranteeing 4 years of Clinton score settling or Obama socializing entire corporate sectors.
Its time to simultaneously bring back democracy to the GOP and defang the left and her Rockefeller accomplices in the new Axis of Evil. Its time for the nuclear option -- its time for the GOP to front-load the whole freaking process into one date. Make every state vote on exactly the same day. Make every candidate compete in EVERY state at the exact same time and hold every single GOP primary and caucus on Super Tuesday. When NH and IOWA complain, take a page from the Democrats and refuse to seat their delegates, or better yet, declare renegade states as straw polls.
This would balance our nomination process out. There will be no more Big Mo, no more singular precincts in obscure Iowa towns setting the tone for the rest of the country. If liberals from Englewood Cliffs NJ want to vote liberal, its going to get cancelled out by conservatives in Chattanooga -- who might actually get to vote for Fred. Its time to let Nebraska count as much as New Hampshire. Let Texas matter as much as South Carolina, let Florida be canceled out by California -- as it should be. The only two groups who have benefit from the current process are the media flacks selling the drama and John McCain establishment hacks. Does anyone think Fred Thompson got a fair hearing? Or Duncan Hunter? John McCain does not speak for me or frankly for any one else, I know.
Folks, we have let the liberals and RINOS set the agenda. Open Borders, Higher Taxes, and surrender to Kyoto-worshipping technocrats. This is the Republican Party? But hey, the McCainiacs counter, John McCain is a war hero -- right? Let me be the first to say its not about what you did in the 60s sir -- its about what you will do to America in 2009 and beyond.
This is our party, not John McCains or Mel Martinez's, or Lindsay Grahams. The Republican Party is THE conservative party dammit. Lets admit it and take it back. RINOS and Liberals have taken the GOP plane hostage, and its time for us passengers to revolt
and do what has to be done -- Lets Roll.
Oh, well. Another missed opportunity.
And the other problem is that out of those 4, only two are conservatives.
He does have a good point - places such as Florida, where I live, are stuffed with liberal ex-New Yorkers and others (most of whom probalby still vote in both places). There’s also the geezer vote to deal with.
Geezers tend to love big government, are social liberals and are also somewhat nasty and crabby and have no interest in the future. They’re just voting for themselves when they vote for McCain.
Take back our party. Yeah, okay.
How?
The Republicans are doing what they always do. They decide whose next in line based on seniority and service. That’s how Dole got the nomination, and why we always run some old fart.
“Folks, we have let the liberals and RINOS set the agenda. Open Borders, Higher Taxes, and surrender to Kyoto-worshipping technocrats”
Amen!!
The “Buzzword” is get McCain out of there or we are stuck with all these illegals.
This is our party, not John McCains or Mel Martinez’s, or Lindsay Grahams.
Don’t RINOZ me bro!
Go back to the Ford - Reagan primary. Ford wins, Reagan is the nominee next time. Reagan runs against Bush in that primary. Reagan wins, Bush is the nominee next time. Bush runs against Dole in that primary. Bush wins, Dole is the nominee in the next primary. GW Bush runs against McCain in the primary. Bush wins... and McCain is the nominee in the next primary? I sure see a pattern. If the pattern holds Romney will be the nominee in the NEXT primary.
The conservative message of independence and self-reliance isn't selling to this crowd - which is why Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter were the only ones trying to sell it this year. Ending up with a cast of apparent RINOs was the only logical outcome - unfortunately, the one with the most famous name is beating out the one who would make the most capable administrator.
McLame wants to 'change Washington', but he has been part of that cabal for years.
McLame thinks running an air squadron is equal to being CinC, but it really means he was an instrument of someone else and only held rank.
Oh, on another thread I said RP and Huckster would be garnish and irrelevant in the debate. Notice how Huck and RP kept getting pushed out of the 'debate'?
Tuesday may be a surprise for JohnnyMac. It's possible none of them will have enough delgates to win th nomination.
Then anything can happen at a brokered convention.
I would like to think they will get the point when they can no longer count on the base for contributions. However, I am not sure even that will have any effect. I know that I have not sent anything their way since 2004. I believe that most conservatives closed their wallets to the RNC long before that.
“I dont think the primaries were hijacked. Instead the party was so splintered that the largest small group set the pace.”
The RNC wants a liberal nominee, why do you think they have the earliest primaries in the states with either open primaries or the liberal Rockefeller type repubs? Why don’t we have the first primaries in Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and other conservative states? Because the GOP dosen’t want a conservative to get early traction.
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Yes, the conservative base is fractured...and not too savvy. A vote for Huck is a vote for Juan.
The base should be behind Mitt.
I agree.
Nothing will get better until we have excellent conservative candidates. Once George Allen was sidelined it was obvious that we didn’t have a single conservative with stature and name recognition who was not carrying heavy baggage. In Duncan Hunter’s case it was simply the fact that he was a congressman. The Republican Party is doing a lousy job of promoting its best conservatives for higher office.
Nobody for border control except Romney who doesn't really mean it anyway.
Prediction:
McCain will win.
Hillary is toast. Romney's best line: "The people can't stand the idea of Bill in the white House again with NOTHING to do!"
We won't elect a Black man if people listen to his nutso pastor and also really look at the racist black "do nothing" administrations everywhere in government and school systems designed to further black interests rather than be inclusive.
Folks will see that Romney is a "slickie" who says what folks want to hear.
That leaves McCain as a winner and his stance on imigration is scary and oil prices will continue to climb, ruining what's left of the economy.
Not a pretty outlook!
(Donning flame protection)
The RNC is happy, but I’m not. IMO, Huckabee is just in as a spoiler now.
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