Posted on 02/11/2008 5:48:13 PM PST by Kaslin
Republicans: George Bush insists John McCain is a true conservative. James Dobson says he's not. Meanwhile, Newsweek predicts "there will be blood" in the GOP. We predict a Republican president. There has to be.
President Bush, speaking on "Fox News Sunday," responded "absolutely" to host Chris Wallace's question of whether John McCain was a "true conservative." McCain is "very strong on national defense," is "tough fiscally," "believes the tax cuts ought to be permanent" and is "pro-life," Bush noted.
For Obama and Hillary, none of the above apply.
Bush did say, "I think that if John is the nominee, he has got some convincing to do to convince people that he is a solid conservative." Indeed he does, as evidenced by Mike Huckabee's win in the Nebraska caucuses over the weekend.
McCain has done well in primaries where independents could vote for him. In caucuses dominated by party activists, he's done poorly. The caucuses of Maine, Minnesota, Alaska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada and Wyoming were all won by Romney. One might dub McCain the "rebel without a caucus."
Ann Coulter may vote for Hillary Clinton, but we will not. The time for Coulters and the true believers to have rallied behind Mitt Romney was before Super Tuesday. It is by waiting for the next Reagan that they've risked sticking us with the next Clinton.
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Because Romney is a lying, flip-flopping Massachusetts liberal that would never have risen about second-tier status if not for all of his money?
How many times does that have to be explained to you?
And, don't even think about rehabilitating this RINO in 2012 because the same conservatives that oppose him now will be out in mass to stop Willard once again. And, that is fight that Republican party nor conservative movement needs.
Because Romney is a lying, flip-flopping Massachusetts liberal that would never have risen about second-tier status if not for all of his money?
How many times does that have to be explained to you?
And, don't even think about rehabilitating this RINO in 2012 because the same conservatives that oppose him now will be out in mass to stop Willard once again. And, that is fight that Republican party nor conservative movement needs.
“I’m going to vote in the Ohio primary for Obama, against Hillary. When Obama becomes POTUS, conservatives will have four years to gain control from the RINOS. Join us, unite!”
Big Mistake ... you are voting for the more electable guy who is the #1 LIBERAL in the US Senate, so he can wrap this up sooner and can rule for 8 years and pass everything you oppose - including your support for the troops .... big mistake!!!
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTI3NTdhNDZhNjA4YTJkM2YxYzUwMmQxZjI4MjAxYWQ=
“Gallup puts Obama up nationally over Hillary Clinton, 47 percent to 44 percent.
They put McCain up, 53 percent to 27 percent for Huckabee. Ron Paul’s 8 percent is the highest he’s been in their national polls.
Head to head, McCain edges Hillary, 49-48 among likely voters, but of course that’s within the margin of error. Among registered voters, it’s a 48-48 tie, and among adults, it’s McCain again, 48 percent to 47 percent.
Obama beats McCain among likely voters, 50 to 46 percent, and among registered, it’s Obama 49 percent to McCain 46 percent. Among adults, the numbers are pretty much the same.”
How about doing thing the right way and let people express their views. My view is that it is nuts for anyone who calls themselves ‘conservative’ to vote for one liberal Democrat over another. Why are you trying to suppress my speaking out?
Here’s another view.
http://ontapblog.com/2008/02/12/who-i-voted-for-in-the-virginia-primary/
“As for the temptation to vote in the Democratic primary, I’m a right-leaning guy. I don’t mess in the other guy’s primaries, I don’t want him to mess in mine”
You have embraced a less qualified and less conservative candidate than Romney is and through your support helped give us McCain as nominee. Why dont you just stop flogging a dead horse and give it a rest?
“I didn’t mean the harm done could be easily corrected, but that a Dem win, whether it’s Hillary OR Obama, could help to resurrect the conservative movement.”
Ah, that is different, and a bit more valid ... But again, I would
1) Put our country first here. What’s best for USA, nor our movement/party?
2) I heard that argument (’we can win by losing’) in 2006 when conservatives started getting in their funk - toss the Congress to the Democrats and the GOP would wisen up and conservatives would get back on top. Did it work? Not in this primary! We never win by losing. We end up losing, then losing more, then having no power, leverage or voice at all.
I am afraid that the real consequence of an Obama victory is a permanent left-ward shifting of the political landscape. When Bush won the media was intent on make America seem divided. When Clinton won - poof - there was no ‘red state’ he was president of all, and the dissenters were ‘angry voices’ on the ‘right’ who were just “a VRWC”. They will do that again to us.
“However, when the enemy is in our own party (ie., McCain) then it’s more likely to be destructive, not unifying.”
Understood. It’s why I speak of us being a ‘loyal opposition’ if he wins. We cannot and will not be silent if and when he crosses conservatives. But with McCain we have leverage we will not have in the new ObamaNation.
Yes and no.
Yes, we are not supposed to complain and we are supposed to vote party over principle (Bravo Sierra to that), but, no, it wasn't Republican idiots that are sticking us with McManiac - it's independants voting in Republican primaries that have no intention of voting for McManiac in the general election.
(unless you want to affix immediate blame on the party for allowing those states that allow indy's to vote in either primary to have their primaries before solid conservative states that don't)
Imagine who the front-runners would be if the "flyover" states were the first states to hold primaries.
The GOP has a great opportunity to win with McCain. If conservatives waste this opportunity, while Democrats are committing suicide by still chosing between two candidates, thenm, it will be ridiculous.
The GOP is winning, and it is useless to add that nobody bet a cent on it one year ago. Take this chance.
“it’s independants voting in Republican primaries that have no intention of voting for McManiac in the general election.
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That’s just not true.
...”Our choices are between a RINO who holds conservatives in disdain, and a Democrat who will, in addition to opening the floodgates of cultural suicide by opening the floodgates at the borders like the RINO, will fuel the fires of Islamic terror by granting a victory to the jihadists in Iraq while dooming the Iraqi people to generations of misery and slaughter.”...
That’s it in a nutshell.
United we stand, but divided we shall fall.
Good point—what to do, what to do????
Fact: Huckabee has a more liberal record as Governor than Romney does.
McSlime would definately send us down a path from which we cannot recover.
UN Rule
Climate change insanity
Gun confiscation
Total loss of all rights
I agree, and plan to do the same thing, but Rush didn't say to do that; he's still a party guy.
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