[JoeGar]

he [McCain] must find a way to ... motivate the legions of volunteers

This is McCain's biggest problem: a lot of folks will hold their nose while voting for him, but they won't make contributions, knock on doors, make phone calls, and help get the vote out for him.

[dforest]

Mr. Moron could not be this blind? He really doesn’t get it.

[demshateGod]

“In short, he must take charge of the party and make it his own..”

And that’s what’s wrong with the R. His type has taken over the party. That’s why I’m not voting for the R this year.

[angkor]

>>>Yes, I feel sorry for John McCain. He doesn’t deserve the shellacking he is in for

1) Stomping on freedom of speech
2) Flouting the rule of law on illegals
3) Close Gitmo
4) ANWR denier

Yes, he deserves a shellacking. The only thing that saved him in the primaries was the slobbering Religionists and their man Huckster Elmer Gantry.

[Sans-Culotte]

I am starting to think that McCain is going to lose. The ONLY thing he seems to get is the W.O.T. As Rush has said, “if both candidates are running on the same liberal platform, why not vote for the liberal (Obamessiah) who is more likely to get his liberal agenda passed?” There is too little to distinguish McCain from Obama on most issues.

[ilgipper]

Can’t feel sorry for Mr. McCain because he helped create this political environment by sticking it in the Administration’s eye every chance he could. If the GOP would have been better defenders of the Bush Admin instead of grandstanding to get praise on CNN and the NYT, we wouldn’t have half the mess we are dealing with.

[RetiredArmy]

The reason only 27% of people say they are republicans is because of all of us who got sick of the republicans playing at liberals. They are not liberals thus don't know how to do it. Those that are playing at it, screw it up. The stinking republicans have killed themselves. They have elevated Obama to a god in the eyes of the left. George W. Bush is totally responsible for this. As president and leader of his party, it was his job to push the party forward. Instead, Jorge got himself in a hole and just kept digging that hole deeper and deeper. Once Bush has a 90+% approval rating. Now, we just all want him to go. He has blown it all. Everyone here says that in a few years Bush will be looked upon as a success. Maybe with the war on terror, but not in his massive spending and other screw ups. He has blown it. For him blowing it, we are now faced with have a Marxist president and Congress. Thanks Jorge. Enjoy your retirement. P.S. Don't bother to build the library, unless they let you build it in Baghdad.

[Just another Joe]

Does anyone remember when Bob Dole was the candidate?

John McCain is this election cycles Bob Dole.

The (R) party is throwing him underneath the bus.

[Bommer]

. He is, in many ways, as familiar and as comfortable as an old shoe

Problem with old shoes is that they are worn out and stink!