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To: steve-b
"Is it really wise to send conservatives into opposition in a mood of disdain and fury for a man who may well be the next president of the United States . . . .?"

Yes.

Why not? They do it to every one of our presidents. It's time we get on the field. Politics is now a 365-day a year campaign. The Dems were in full campaign mode against Bush the DAY AFTER THE ELECTION, and it paid off.

22 posted on 10/09/2008 2:54:22 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: LS
Why not? They do it to every one of our presidents. It's time we get on the field. Politics is now a 365-day a year campaign. The Dems were in full campaign mode against Bush the DAY AFTER THE ELECTION, and it paid off.

Exactly. I'm tired of Republicans being spineless. McCain should keep attacking. There's plenty of stuff to attack Obama concerning the economy. McCain must put ACORN, Obama, Fannie/Freddie and the rest of the Democrats out in front as the reason for this economic mess.

25 posted on 10/09/2008 2:58:27 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: LS
Understand something very clearly; Bill Clinton prospered mightily by the tendency of his Republican enemies to overreach. Newt Gingrich never recovered after the Government Shutdown of 1995.

If, I say if, McCain should lose, we will have new leadership in the country. That leadership-people like Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Mike Pence, and Condi Rice after she gets done with her book, will have an obligation to lead a responsible, substance-filled opposition. The Democrats, like it or not, are on track to control all three branches of executive and legislative power-Presidency, House, and Senate.

We cannot afford to be in opposition the way the Democrats have been towards Bush, angry and unhinged. That is not the way back to power. Democrats have been given a gift of apparent economic chaos, and they will make the most of it while they have a window of opportunity so to do. Screaming that Obama is a Muslim will have very little impact on an electorate that it concerned about hard times.

If we are marked to be in Opposition, so be it. But it must be of the kind that characterized our Party after the catastrophe of 1964: idea-filled and brimming with confidence for the future of the Party. We have the leaders; let's just go to it.

Best,

Chris

29 posted on 10/09/2008 3:18:10 PM PDT by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
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