Jorge Bush was all behind that bill.
And they were all punished.
They lost.
Thompson’s most professional move when he bows out is to announce he will endorse the party’s nominee. Somewhat standard procedure this late in the game.
Of course Romney is the optimal choice in electability because of Michigan. Those are electoral votes not in reach in recent years and suddenly they would be. Move On has poured money into Ohio, Michigan’s recession and a now hated Democrat governor, and the Democrats trashing their primary all combine to put it in reach — but only for Romney and his favorite son status.
Head to head polling we all know is not relevant right now because so little attention is paid to the process pre convention.
So it comes down to the contempt of McCain’s Amnesty Bill and a decision to reward him or not. As Huckabee fades and after Thompson’s departure, consolidation to Romney will beat McCain and successfully deny him a reward for his abuse of the party.
They lost."
No. They had to stop trying to shove it up your ying-yang because it's an election year and most of them feared that the voters memories were all longer than yours.
Don't worry. No matter who is elected, they'll be back as soon as they get this election over with. And this time, they won't be using any vaseline.