greggish, it’s so much more/different than money and capitalism. I apologize for copy/pasting from my previous comment (nearly at the end of the Dobbs thread), but one can only hold so many thoughts on one given issue…some of them…

…his drivers are different from his constituents’, whom he no longer needs, as he never, ever, will run for office.

- the WoT is for the next at least 20-30 years and only history will prove him right or wrong
- immigration if very personal for him (his nanny, whom he loves like a mother, having grown up/lived in Texas, having relatives, etc.)
- pc advisors who tell him “be great by doing something extraordinary, something with your BDS’d foes, something the rest of the world, the MSM, the U.N. love”
- the wish of leaders to be remembered as humanitarians, above all other wishes
- the erroneous belief that if he signs this bill, a good chunk of the new immigrants, when citizens, will vote conservative – thus his choice for the leadership of the RNC and Commerce
- he no longer needs the base, religious or not, and he might not have agreed with the base’s platform in the first place [too religious, too not-for-choice (his mother, wife, daughters, and formerly his father for-choicers), too anti-gays, too financially restrictive, etc., etc.]
- the Iraq war is not going to end, or will shift into a different phase, and the Americans are bored with its latent form
- surely others which don’t come to mind now

What galls me is that he doesn’t simply call this an amnesty and then fights for it, win or loose. That he can’t communicate clearly is a given. That his communications dept. is as lacking as it is makes it complicated, at best. That they insult those who disagree is beyond an egregious mistake.

I don’t view this ‘divorce’ as a bad thing. I’m glad it is happening now, and not, say, mid 2008.

Solving the conflict now will resolve Limerick’s nightmares, which are most of ours too.

Entelechy on June 3, 2007 at 5:25 PM

januarius, I have nothing against him or Southerners, to be absolutely sure. I like his thinking and don’t care whom he married, and when, or how often. Others, however, do, including the incessant Clinton years yakking which this would bring. Thanks for the update. I still think that the media, and those who wish to harp, would do so. I’m just looking for the winning ticket, no matter who’s on it, really. He can play a prominent role, though I still believe that not as a candidate, especially not with her royal highness being anointed on the other side.

To me Mr. McCain is out. I don’t consider him a bad man or citizen. In the contrary, I admire and am grateful for his service, in the military and to this country. However, as AP said he’s “spent”, and I believe his time is up. It’s simply 4-8 years too late. He should somehow graciously exit politics altogether and support whomever rides to the top. Otherwise, the struggle looks like Hillary’s “win at all costs” and that is an ugly thing to observe and go through for them, and for us.

Entelechy on June 3, 2007 at 6:24 PM