I am amazed how little Realpolitic experience there is here.
George Will had it right this morning. Too many Conservatives have become a bunch of cry babies who want to weep in their tents, just as Achilles did, with the same result.
Nonsense. Go read the what the McCainiacs are saying. It pure emotional hysteria. Mostly it consist of screaming shrill insults at the "extreme right". The "extreme right" being defined as anyone who does not slavishly worship John McCain. That isn't going to win your guy any votes.
The McCain people aren't even trying to answer any of the questions and concerns about McCain. They are just screaming hysterically at anyone who voices any doubt about their candidate. Questions are responded to with rote campaign slogans and dubious campaign talking points. If McCainics don't like the reaction that is producing in Freepers, suggest the McCain people change their tactics.
What the problem is that Freepers know McCain's real record. They know the McCain record being presented by the campaign is a carefully airbrushed revision. All campaigns revise their candidates record to accent the positive and conceal the negative. So when the Campaign bots show up singing this McCain Cult of Personality song about McCain Freepers tend to get angry. They know they are being mislead. McCain's real whole record is quite different from the selective one being spun here.
Super Tuesday was 6 days ago. The McCain people should relax. They have just under 9 months to change people minds. Coming here with this full court press on McCain is a mistake. It is just keeping the Primary wounds open.
McCain's best recruiting tool is going to be the Democrats. They are going to scare a lot of Conservatives into supporting McCain. Coming here now, as the McCain people have been, screaming insults and trying to browbeat people into backing McCain, is not going to work. You all are not going to change people minds, they are going to have to do it.
So relax McCainiancs, time is on your side.