A GOP ace in the hole?

The Washington Times ^ | January 24, 2008 | Mark Goodman

[DocRock]

Ping - Thought you might like to read this

[svcw]

I would love to see a convention like that.

[MileHi]

I have written a letter to Sen. Wayne Allard asking for an unredacted copy of the report. He is retiring this year so he is in a position to do so.

He should get my letter late this week or early next week.

[Publius Valerius]

Read the history of how James Garfield became president.

It may well be an interesting read, but it's not too terribly relevant now. The convention process is considerably different than it was in the 1800s.

To answer the original question, I know of no rule that prohibits the selection of a person who has dropped out or has chosen not to run. As a matter of practical reality (given that a substantial number of delegates are bound either permanently or through a number of votes), it won't happen.

[r9etb]

We don’t have ONE Congressman who has the NERVE to ask for the Barrett report to be released???? WHY THE HELL NOT??? What about Adam Putnam???

This is a prime example the fundamental weakness of conservative politics: time and time again, we rely on "Winning the One Big Battle," and pin our hopes on "The Damning Evidence." We demand it all, and get pissy and mad when we don't get it.

And this, in a nutshell, is what is why conservatives are in trouble today. Are we really so bereft of ideas that we have to rely on "aces in the hole?"

BTW ... not picking on you, specifically. I randomly picked this comment among the many similar on this thread.

[Noumenon]

The only flaw in this clever analysis is that it presumes someone, anyone, in the republican “leadership” has the stones to pull it off.

None of them do. Disgusting, isn't it?

[Tanniker Smith]

The Republicans are banking on Mrs. Clinton, the scenario goes, to win the Democratic nomination so they can bake her in Mr. Barrett's oven in the election campaign.

Frankly, I think this is giving the Congressional GOP far too much credit for devious, tactical thinking. (Sorry to say)

[doorgunner69]

B.S. 900 FBI files are her insurance against any disclosures. Too many slimy politicians are concerned for themselves above all........

[NTHockey]

“What’s his name? Maybe we can ALL write him!”

The “honorable” Mike Castle from the State of Delaware.

Good luck on getting him to do more than collect this check.

[Ann Archy]

OMG! UBER RINO!

[doug from upland]

I need to drop off a DVD for this reporter. Perhaps Hillary should be asked about IRS abuses when she is deposed in Paul v Clinton.

[arthurus]

All that crap will never be effective because it depends on MSM for effective dissemination and that won't happen. It doesn't help that Republicans are just as ardent to cover up Democrat and Liberal crime and misdeeds as are Democrats. And for Democrat voters every bit of it merely serves as resume enhancement for the Clintons.

If the Republican nominee is Giuliani, all of his social problems will be trumpeted 100% of the time from nomination until election by MSM and, for Republicans, such things are NOT resume enhancement.

[DocRock]

Sounds like a plan!

[COgamer]

“It’s that very record which likely prompted Sen. John Kerry’s sudden endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama just two days after Mrs. Clinton’s first primary win, followed by two more supportive votes from ranking congressional Democrats.”

I couldn’t get past this line. The only reason Kerry endorsed Obama is because he thinks Obama is gonna win. That’s it. That’s all. Not because he suddenly grew a conscience. Not because he has the keys to Al Capone’s secret Clinton Vault of Shame. Same with Leahy - does anyone think this man, INFAMOUS for his leaking national security secrets to anyone who will listen - suddenly has America’s best interests at heart? These are people who know they will be on the out in a new Clinton administration, and are doing everything in their power to prevent that.

If they had any concerns about Clinton criminal involvement they picked a strange time to suddenly act on it. Right in the midst of a political election! This was opportunism, pure and simple.

Attempting to assign even vaguely admirable qualities to that dirtbag John Kerry does not pass muster.