Posted on 11/12/2008 2:40:03 PM PST by Syncro
For the first time in 32 years, Democrats got more than 50 percent of the country to vote for their candidate in a national election, and now they want to lecture the Republican Party on how to win elections. Liberal Republicans have joined them, both groups hoping no one will notice that we just lost this election by running the candidate they chose for us.
For years, New York Times columnist David Brooks has been writing mash notes to John McCain. In November 2007, he quoted an allegedly "smart-alecky" political consultant who exclaimed, in private, "You know, there's really only one great man running for president this year, and that's McCain."
"My friend's remark," Brooks somberly intoned, "had the added weight of truth."
Brooks gushed, "I can tell you there is nobody in politics remotely like him," and even threw down the gauntlet, saying: "You will never persuade me that he is not among the finest of men."
That took guts at the Times, where McCain is constantly praised by the op-ed columnists and was endorsed by the paper in the Republican primary. Even Frank Rich has hailed McCain as the "most experienced and principled" of the Republicans and said no one in either party "has more experience in matters of war than the Arizona senator" -- the biggest rave issued by Rich since "Rent" opened on Broadway.
They adored McCain at the Times! Does anyone here not see a cluster of bright red flags?
In January this year, Brooks boasted of McCain's ability to attract "independents."
And then Election Day arrived, and all the liberals who had spent years praising McCain all voted for Obama. Independents voted for Palin or voted against Obama. No one outside of McCain's immediate family was specifically voting for McCain.
But now Brooks presumes to lecture Republicans about what to do next time. How about: "Don't take David Brooks' advice"?
According to Brooks, the reason McCain lost was -- naturally -- that he ran as a conservative.
Read more at AnnCoulter.Com
Q.E.D.: SOROS is VERY GOOD at what He Does!
The September Collapse of the U.S. Economy detailed by Bugeyes Piglousy in March, 2008 in her closed door secret House Meeting! Does this qualify as Treason?
McCain's candidacy took off the table such issues as amenesty and a cap and trade system to address the global warming hoax. Any of the other main Rep candidates would have done better than the maverick. He was an unmitigated disaster.
You fail to mention the Ross Perot factor in 1996.
Bingo.
I am so tired of liberals picking our candidates. From now on, if the New York Times likes one of our guys, he's OUT. The New York Times hates us - and we don't need their "concern" about our well being. It's all a lie.
Yeah did not help him one bit. The Mexican voters essentially threw him under the bus. And I seriously doubt the "global warming" alarmists voted for him either.
I still have not figured out who bankrolled McCain’s primary campaign. Where did he get the money for the ads, organization and staffing to compete with Romney and Guiliani? He somehow overnight went from a bottom tier candidate to the frontrunner overnight.
I think you're being generous...
An object lesson - that when Republicans embrace their conservative philosophy, without attempting to dilute or compromise important foundations of that conservatism, they win elections, because the American public responds. Only when Republicans attempt to STAY in office by adopting the coloration of their opponents, do they get booted and replaced with the “real thing” liberals, as there is no point in continuing to vote for the pale imitation.
No kidding, Obama ran to the RIGHT of McCain on the issue of “lower taxes” saying that “95%” would pay lower taxes when he is President, and the 5% on whom the additional taxes would be levied, would carry the water for the rest of us.
There are SO many ways to deconstruct that claim.
Excuse me... WHERE ARE THE PICS?From www.anncoulter.com:I believe FR has a standing rule when Ann Coulter is discussed.
Come on, no slacking!
I, for one, Hated Voting for Another Nut that believes in the serious fraud being perpetrated on Us called Global Warming! and that the Idiot was all for Cap and Trade just freaked me out! Thankfully Sarah was a mitigating factor to make the Vote much easier. But, We the Republican Party need a 24/7 CEO and Great Strategic and Tactical Planning with a Superior Organization for OUR FUTURE! I just listened to Rick Davis on GRETA, he came across as a total Flake that has the Business and Organizational Sense of Maxine Waters!(well, to clarify, The AVERAGE DOG FLEA!)!
I couldn’t believe he was the Leader of a $450 Million Plus National Campaign for The Presidency of The United States! Gesus! AXELROD did a tap dance on Davis’s head!
Bumping and Marking for FR's beloved Ann!
I don’t really appreciate being identified like that either. Why are you doing it Syncro?
Not cool.
LOL! I think it's cool.
Once again, perfect analysis. I am still in utter amazement of what sore losers are the queers. I know I should not be surprised because emotional instability is one of the most obvious characteristics of homos but they are so damaging their cause by this giant temper tantrum they are throwing. When folks say those who voted yes on 8 are bigots I explain why they are absolutely wrong and list the reasons why this is not a civil rights issue, beyond the fact that a no on 8 victory would have stripped many of us of our First Amendment Rights. I have lost friends who have homo family members and just cannot accept the truth with the same ease in which they accept their children or siblings in their openly and shamelessly flaunting of perverted behavior.
When I look at my FR page I see my ISP
And if you don't like being identified like that, don't ever go to any website on the internet.
They all see your ISP number.
Except, he wants you to re-enter your FR name and password, when I am already logged in.
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