I need no help from you to tell me what I was posting in 2000. Your remarks are precisely what Ford backers said in 1976, when they attacked Reagan for daring to run against Ford. At least Ford was the incumbent, which Bush was not. How it must grate the politically foolish, that anyone would dare not kneel down and kiss the ring of their annointed candidate. The fact that you make these charges against Keyes, and not against McCain, where they would be far more justified (or do you consider that Mad John McCain's actions in the last two years constitute loyalty), leads to the suspicion that you are motivated by something much darker, and nastier, then your surface protestations of loyalty to the President.
My memory is good too. So you're a "Keyester" and it would seem, I struck a nerve. Good.
Your remarks are precisely what Ford backers said in 1976, when they attacked Reagan for daring to run against Ford.
I was around, campaigning for Governor Reagan at the time and it wasn't the same. Ford and Reagan had a good realtionship with each other. Reagan highlighted his differences with President Ford, but he never viciously attacked Ford in a personal manner, as Keyes did, time and again with Bush. Reagan was always the gentleman and so was Bush. Ford invited Reagan to speak at the Republican National Convention and Reagan gave a strong speech favoring Ford's candidacy. Reagan even considered Ford for his VP running mate in 1980.
How it must grate on the Keyesters, to look so foolish, in support of someone like Keyes, who was clearly outmaneuvered and outclassed by George W.Bush, at every turn during the 2000 campaign.
McCain is a nut job, but I have to give him credit for bowing out with some appearence of grace. OTOH, Keyes was mean spirited, arrogant and belligerent until the very end. Sad, very sad.