Uh, no.
If you don’t respect your base, you can’t persuade anyone to join it.
Remember: the problem with McCain was that he was so far from the base, and far enough left, that those closest to him saw Obama as a viable, even preferable, option.
I respect the base, but only for as long as they are willing to give a little to save our country.
I’m tired, I’m angry, I’m frustrated....and I fear for our troops.
The differences between McCain and Obama were HUGE. So to say that he was far enough to the left that those closest to him saw Obama as a viable option, even preferable, is ridiculous, in my honest opinion.
Many comments I’ve read and received seem to imply that the base of the Republican party is the reason Obama won. If that is true...and we will learn so in the days ahead, then I will have lost all respect for our base. You don’t cave in when men and women are fighting for your rights...even your rights to cave in. damn, just damn...