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If we want that back, then the doom and gloom has to go.

I’m all for it. Just give me one candidate that I can get excited about and I will be the embodiment of optimism.

My contest/fun is now closed.

CyberCipher on February 7, 2007 at 10:02 AM

The game is a foot………

Can a Republican win? I guess it’s possible. Guiliani is probably the best bet. If he can satisfy the social conservatives somehow, he could win. McCain’s looking rather problematical at this point.

If we want that back, then the doom and gloom has to go.

does a festering pile of dog $hit look any different than a regular pile? How so?

Indeed it does. Fresh dog $hit is mostly solid without fly and magot activity. Festering dog $hit has been saturated with ground water, lost it’s original form, and is infested with flys and magots.

Example:

1996 GOP Presidential Hopefuls = dog $hit
2008 GOP Presidential Hopefuls = festering dog $hit

Hillary will never win the South. Not gonna happen. You don’t win the South, you don’t win period.

spmat on February 7, 2007 at 12:39 PM

Actually, that’s not true. Hillary (or whoever) could lose the south if she/he gains in the west/southwest and keeps a solid northeast, midwest and CA.

Here is the bad news and this is exactly the process that what Bush wants to accelerate and exacerbate:

Coming US challenge: a less literate workforce

A larger share of workers will have minimal reading skills in 2030 than today, according to a report released Monday.

The reason: Most baby boomers will be retiring and a large wave of less-educated immigrants will be moving into the workforce. This downward shift in reading and math skills suggests a huge challenge for educators and policymakers in the future, according to a new report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

If they can’t reverse the trend, then it could spell trouble for a large swath of the labor force, widen an already large skill gap, and shrink the middle class.

“There is no time that I can tell you in the last hundred years” where literacy and numeracy have declined, says Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston and one of the report’s authors. “But if you don’t change outcomes for a wide variety of groups, this is the future we face.”

The decline in literacy is one of the more startling projections in a report that examines what it calls a “perfect storm” of converging factors and how those trends are likely to play out if left unchecked.

The three factors identified are: a shifting labor market increasingly rewarding education and skills, a changing demographic that include a rapid-growing Hispanic population, and a yawning achievement gap, particularly along racial and socioeconomic lines, when it comes to reading and math.

How likely are we to dramatically change those outcomes by 2030? Take a look at the educational stats for even fourth generation Mexican-Americans. They are awful.

I’m not so down about any of this. Almost 2 years out is an eternity in politics. The primaries are very important for us Conservatives. Get out and vote in the primaries!

SouthernGent on February 6, 2007 at 11:44 PM

Agree with that. This is no time to concede (unless of course it’s a faux-concession to make the democrats overconfident … not that I have the confidence in Republicans to even try such a thing).

However, our current crop of declared presidential candidates on the Republican side is certainly uninspiring.

I wanna see Noot take down Hillary in a debate. I think he can put her in a headlock she can’t escape.

On To Victory!

Tantor on February 6, 2007 at 11:32 PM

Amen, bruddah!!!!!

If the GOP is ready to concede defeat two full years before the election, we’re in real trouble. Replace them all. Get some officials with some stones.

These guys are a bunch of pantywaist losers.

I’m not ready to throw in the towel yet. I just need one decent GOP candidate to peak my interest. The current field looks like a festering pile off dog-$hit.
Find that candidate (imediately) and start to win the GOP constituents back.

natesnake on February 7, 2007 at 11:37 AM

Idle curiousity: does a festering pile of dog sh**

look

any different than a regular pile? How so?

Find that candidate (imediately) and start to win the GOP constituents back.

The conservative movement, ascendant for much of the Bush presidency

What? When? Have I been asleep the last 6 f***in’ years? Other than the tax cuts, a couple of measly judicial nominations (which were foisted on Bush by the Miers embarrassment), and a briefly strong stance in the war, when did this happen?

It’s called politics honora. Those who have lost power will always go after those who have gained power, Dems and Republicans alike. It’s been going on for centuries, in case you haven’t noticed

Exactly. The motives of each party are impeachable. What I find exasperating is the inability of some to grasp this fundamental notion.

I don’t think it was the base that stayed home. The majority of both parties is NOT the “base”. The party that forgets this is the party that will lose more seats.

Bradky on February 7, 2007 at 9:52 AM

My opinion reflect the voters in my region. I know a lot of conservatives that will only vote for candidates with a pro-life, and or pro-Israel platform, etc. And these people (mostly Republicans) pretty much all stayed home in November.

The Republicans in my area out number the Democrats 3:1, yet when only 1/3 of the Republicans turn out it gives the Democrats a chance. Consequently, many Democrats won in state and local government against Republican candidates who were otherwise confident in keeping their seats.

The main reason for this? What the voters themselves tell me? The GOP voter base feels the current GOP platform is out of touch. They’re not going to vote Democrat, but since they no longer feel the GOP represtents them, they also refuse to vote Republican.

I voted for who I considered the lesser of the two evils. But many here are tired of this and have decided there is no point in voting when they view both choices as bad.

President Bush is considered a moderate in these parts. He is heavily supported regarding his war policy and taxes. But he’s in the tank regarding fiscal policy, open borders, the normal stuff we all talk about, etc.

You mean put the partisan need (making Hillary look bad) ahead of the national needs? Gee, I thought this was what Democrats were roundly condemned for doing re Bush? Funny how perspective can change, ain’t it???

honora on February 7, 2007 at 9:27 AM

The funny part is, Republicans will be roundly condemned by the MSM for putting selfish partisan needs above national security. The same MSM folks never laid a finger on the Dems when they were selfish, they constantly attacked our president and his policies in a time of war, in order to gain back their power. The Dems can always rely on the MSM to act as their cheerleaders.

Funny how the MSM’s perspective can change, aint it?

It’s called politics honora. Those who have lost power will always go after those who have gained power, Dems and Republicans alike. It’s been going on for centuries, in case you haven’t noticed.

The only difference in today’s world is how the political tactics of both sides are reported or ignored by the press, depending on which party is in power.