Sorry, the Republican party pissed away this election. That's fact, not hot air.
McCain sucked as a candidate, but he still would have won if not for the financial melt down
While a significant factor, it alone didn't do it. It was more of what was not done, as well as what was done.
- The GOP's position/handling on amnesty pissed a lot of people
- McCain's very poor record of demonstrating loyalty to party and/or principles. His frequent backstabbing of other Republicans
- McCain's positions on some of the issues
- McCain's unwillingness to exploit any of Hussein's weaknesses and considerable load of baggage. (this is the biggest reason)
- Summed up, he ran a horrible campaign. Almost textbook horrible.
You need to get out of the circular firing squad
Nope. I'm not in one. I haven't stopped doing positive things. I would suggest that it is you that should consider we can't fix anything if we are not willing to acknowledge and admit what is and has been done wrong.
McCain and the Republican Party had no ability to force all of the individual States to “Vet” Obama
I wasn't saying they necessarily did, at least in an obvious legal sense. However it was in their power to raise the issue, and keep it out there continuously. For example, McCain could have gone out every day and said, Let's have a joint press conference and we'll both show our birth certificates. The Dem's opened that can of worms by their demand to see McCain's. His failure (and every other Republican's) to exploit that was embarrassing.
McCain deliberately took major weaknesses of BO off the table, told staff, can't talk about that, or that or that. The Dems were hardly able to hide their glee every time he did that. Pathetically embarrassing.
No, McCain should have won this election handily in spite of the mortgage issue. Which was another issue the Dems were very vulnerable on. My criticism of the GOP is very valid and necessary. If we can't them to stop doing the same stupid things, we are doomed. I am seeing very little evidence that the party leadership is interested in changing anything in their methods. And truthfully, I have pretty much had it with this whole notion that we shouldn't go after gutless liberal Republicans with pitchforks. They need to change or go.
You want negative? The RNC has, more than once, sabotaged conservative candidates that ran against RINO party favorites. Watch what happens in Florida with Crist (barf) in the next year. Then come back and tell me I have no business criticizing the "Party". The biggest roadblock to electable conservative candidates has been the RNC. That's what we need to fix.
But YOU are not?