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Posted on 01/08/2012 12:38:39 PM PST by Rufus2007
The Iowa Republican caucuses turnout numbers were slightly higher in 2012 than they were in 2008. However, without a Democratic presidential caucus to compete with, some are asking why the turnout numbers weren’t significantly higher. The suggestion is that the enthusiasm for the field is lacking.
That could be a problem, according to Washington Post columnist George Will. On Sunday’s “This Week,” Will chalked that deficiency up to the tea party not being passionate about Republican politics.
“That’s right, because Iowa is on everyone’s list of 12 to 14 swing states that you have to carry to win the presidency, the Republicans should be alarmed at the — I want to call it depression, but the absence of passion,” Will said. “We all know that the passion and the Republican Party is in the tea party — the tea party just isn’t an important part of the Republican base, it is the base at this point. And there is no one on the stage … the fact is, someone has to find the voice of the tea party.”
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Bush is not blameless, but Obama compounded the problems many times over.
I’m with you. I like your strategy.
George Will is not a conservative will have to just push him aside.
Skilled writers are always tempted to think of themselves as coracles of great wisdom. George is one of them. I have enjoyed his writing, but am frequently dismayed by his ever more frequent flights of megalomanic posturing.
Nothing. There usually isn't. I think Pavlov came closest to explaining it.
And the way you start that is by saying, what got us into trouble isn’t Barack Obama
How much do you think he got to shovel that? I’m trying to wrap my head around siding with Obama that he is not to blame (even partially) for this mess we’re in and that this will somehow help Republicans? I just can’t....
Will said in a Colbert Report interview that he is agnostic
Obamalamadingdong kept crying about what he inherited from Bush. Yeah, 4.5 unemployment and 1.4 trillion debt. His Hopey Changey changed all that.
Will, who supports mittens, thinks it’s good for the GOP to go after Bush? Bush and mittens are both big government establishment rinos, so I don’t get it. What’s the difference?
I don’t care..... LOL
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