GOP to Conservatives: Drop Dead

Townhall.com ^ | February 22, 2008 | Douglas MacKinnon

[Just another Joe]

GOP to conservatives, “Keep rowing, galley slaves!”.

[ARE SOLE]

Stop making sense this instant!

[CindyDawg]

People aren’t happy with our law makers either. Hopefully whoever wins will have the opposite party in majority in congress. Sometimes doing nothing isn’t so bad compared to the alternative.

[sonic109]

” Ted Kennedy and Chuckie Schumer will pick those judges. “
So right you are ! Obama will be a puppet for those 2. He’s new, has a zero history , has no experience. The old time big shots will TELL him what to do . Basically you will have Ted Kennedy calling the shots . God help us all !!

[dforest]

McCain is a hawk. A Democrat hawk. Like his friend Joe Lieberman. Two of a kind.

[JoanVarga]

Dittos on Hunter and Tancredo. I didn’t see the “Religious Right” promoting them, however. You and me? Sure! And therein is the rift I described.

You’re not getting an argument from me on this. Just some observations of the Gordian Knot that it has become.

[TomGuy]

you can support a canidate that is conservative 85% of the time.

Okay, he is non-conservative 15% and conservative 85%.

So, is his assault on the First Amentment with CFR in the 85% or 15%?

Is his open borders and amnesty for 12-60 million illegals in the 85% or 15%?

Is his opposition to the initial Bush tax cuts in the 85% or 15%?

Is his threat to jump parties after his 2000 presidential run ended in the 85% or 15%?

Is his outreach to Kerry to be Kerry's VP in 2004 in the 85% or 15%?

Is his statement that he would not appoint an Alito type SCJustice because Alito wears conservatism on his shirt sleeve in the 85% or 15%?
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It really doesn't matter whether you consider these in the 85% or 15%.

His assault on the First Amendment and his continuous push for amnesty for illegals are two insurmountable deficits. I would not vote for him if he were running for dog catcher of Bug Tussle, Oklahoma. I do not trust what he would do in office.

[TheKidster]

The next President will appoint the new Democrat Party approved Supreme Court judges There fixed it so everyone with the intelligence of a retarded ape can see what you really meant to say.

[Wallace T.]

Speaking of Rick Santorum and for that matter George Allen, both men could have been strong Presidential candidates had they survived their electoral challenges in 2006. Both 50-something moderate conservatives with support on the Christian Right, either one could have positioned themselves as Mitt Romney tried to as a conservative strong on defense, economic freedom, and social issues, but without the past liberal baggage. Knocking Santorum and Allen out were top Democratic priorities, and they succeeded in both cases, interestingly running a moderate appearing opponent.

What has developed for the GOP is the perfect storm, a potential Class 5 hurricane or tsunami. The party is likely to field its weakest candidate in memory, John McCain. If Obama turns out to be the Democratic nominee, it will be hard to motivate people to the extent they would be motivated against Hillary, whom even many Democrats loathe. If the allegations about Obama engaging in drug use and sodomy in 1999 are as groundless as those claiming McCain had an affair with a lobbyist in the early 2000s, and there is little other dirt out there, he will be hard to beat. However, there is plenty of questions regarding McCain: the Keating Five scandal, his dumping his first wife, and even his service record. (There are Vietnam veterans who accuse McCain with collaborating with the enemy, who could "swiftboat" him, and the MSM will no doubt give them full publicity, in revenge for the attacks on John Kerry.)

I believe Obama is a Marxist and would withdraw U.S. forces unless under a UN or NATO banner, but he will not show his true colors until January 21, 2009. America may be in for one hard ride.

[sonic109]

We;ll have neither my friend. I’m afraid the story is written , we’re in deep sh*t in this country. The Dems will take away things from you for the good of all.

[RKBA Democrat]

“The next President will appoint the new Supreme Court judges, control our exit srtategy from the war.....if you have a conscience....get out and vote for McCain.”

And Sen. McCain will appoint Justices in the mold of Souter and Burger, both of whom were appointed by GOP presidents. The road to hell is still paved with good intentions.

I do have a conscience, as well as a set of moral principles. And that is precisely the reason why I will be voting for a conservative Presidential candidate running on a third party ticket.

[CindyDawg]

That might have been part of it but if he had been able to connect with the people they would have understood. Many could have thought like father like son but Bush2 had the right personality. JM doesn’t. He’s going to come across as old and arrogant IMO.

[LibLieSlayer]

I “may” end up puking and voting for macnasty... but his ACU rating is 65% NOT 85%.

LLS

[bmwcyle]

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.

[johnny7]

I’ll just wait until something better come along.

That's an assumption... depending on your health and other factors. What is a given... is that you'll usher in a socialist administration teamed up with an equally socialist Congress. Pissed-off-stupid is no way to enter the voting booth.

[TomGuy]

a troll

Posters who devolve into name calling do so because they can't defend their statements/positions any other way. So they think up names to call other posters, so they don't have to hurt their brains by thinking too much.

That is page out of the old Clinton playbook. Politics of personal destruction, scorched earth, crash and burn. If you don't like what someone has to say, you attack them on a personal level. Calling posters trolls is an easy out, especially if that is all you can think up as a response to a post.

[bmwcyle]

Quiet your leader has been chosen.

[MaggieCarta]

MaggieCarta to GOP:

Yeah, I’m a SQUIRREL, alright.
Seriously
Questioning
Ultraliberal
Inane
Reasoning (and)
Rhetoric
Everday
Let’s roll!

[RKBA Democrat]

“Or is the plan to lose this year?”

I don’t think any major political party makes plans to lose. But I’m sure there is the recognition on the part of some that it just isn’t in the cards for the GOP this time. Might be why the choice of candidates wasn’t so hotso this time around.

[JoanVarga]

I agree. We can’t afford it. I can’t afford the house I’m in, so I’ve had to agree to a long term contract that is distasteful to my wallet. I hate it.

And I’m right there with your reasoning, I’ve been saying it for months. But the eery quiet from the Republican leadership has got me spooked. I have no idea where they are, what they’ll resist, what they’ll go along with. I don’t think they even know. They have no leadership.

And they are politicians, after all. A hefty meal ticket is a powerful, powerful thing. If the Obamanation sweeps the nation, resistance will be difficult for those up for re-election. They may have more of a backbone to display against one of their own, because it won’t hurt them politically.

I hate politics...

:o)