[Polybius]

The old RINO hacks should just be ignored ..... Grunthor

Kristol is correct, of course. .... EveningStar

EveningStar, you obviously do not know how the Cult of Personality Game is played.

Let's say that there are two politicians in America with approval ratings, in repeated national polls, that are lower than whale scat at the bottom of the ocean. Let's call them "Nancy Pelosi" and "Sarah Palin".

Let's say that a Democrat or a Republican wants to point out that a nominee with Unfavorables at 53% or 56% and Favorables at 38% or 29% has as much chance of being elected President of the United States in a general election as your neighbor's kid's pet goldfish does.

"So and so is correct" has NO relevance in the matter because this has nothing to do reality. A Cult of Personality is simply about unthinking blind Faith, not in God, but in a mere mortal that has been elevated to the role of a minor deity.

(We just recently elected such a minor deity as President.)

Any challenge to Blind Faith is simply ....... Ignored.

The Blind Faith Nancy Pelosi supporter will simply cut off all discussion and declare victory by calling the messenger a "Fascist".

The Blind Faith Sarah Palin supporter will simply cut off all discussion and declare victory by calling the messenger a "RINO".

Both the Blind Faith Nancy Pelosi supporter and the Blind Faith Sarah Palin supporter will simply cut off all discussion and declare victory by accusing the messenger of having "P.D.S." (Pelosi/Palin Derangement Syndrome).

This has nothing to do with the realities of the American electorate:

FOX News Poll (February 7-9, 2011)

Question 3: I am going to read you a list of names. Tell me if you think that person would make a good President or not.

Sarah Palin:

.................YES.........NO.......DK.....Never heard of

ALL...........23%.......72%.........4%.......1%

Dem ...........7%........87%........5%.......1%

Rep ...........40%.......56%.......3%.......1%

Ind ...........25%........69%.......3%.......1%

This has nothing to do with how unprepared a candidate is for the Presidency.

"Palin couldn't explain why North Korea and South Korea were separate nations. ..... Asked to identify the enemy that her son would be fighting in Iraq, she drew a blank. Later, on the plane, Palin said to her team: 'I wish I'd paid more attention to this stuff'."

This is only about the irrational worship of a mere mortal by a Cult of Personality and reality will simply be ........

....... Ignored.

The old (RINO/Fascist) hacks should just be ignored

[Grunthor]

The old RINO hacks should just be ignored ..... Grunthor

I’m sorry Poly I cannot recall posting that (even though I feel it a lot) in fact I think my first post on this thread said simply that I plan on fighting like hell for the most conservative person to become our nominee but will support whoever wins the nod over Obama. I have not even posted wether or not I support Palin much less attacked those that do not.

Where did I say anything about the old RINO hacks? In fact I believe that I am a RINO as the majority of the elected members of the party at least at the federal level do not appear to be conservatives. Sure, compared to Socialists they all look like Reagan and they talk a good game but that type of thinking just gets us to the socialist utopia at a slightly slower pace.

I’d like to know where you got that quote from me, maybe it’s been a while since I posted that and I simply don’t remember.

Thank you.