McCain said a few nice words about Romney and they try and use this against McCain?
Bill C on October 15, 2007 at 3:25 AM

What universe are you living in? Here is what McCain said about Mitt on Saturday.

“One of the other Republican candidates made an extraordinary statement yesterday. Former Governor Romney yesterday proclaimed himself the only real Republican in this race. As we all know, when he ran for office in Massachusetts, being a Republican wasn’t much of a priority for him.”

Mitt, who ran to the left of Ted Kennedy in 1994, was unconditionally supported by McCain as a super-conservative in 2002. Mitt governed more conservatively than he ran in 1994.

So, McCain wants to skewer Mitt as a liberal NOW when he heaped accolades on him when he ran to the left of Ted Kennedy?!

IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE SAYING!? This is really low, gutter politics. Neither you nor McCain have any ethics.

Texas Nick 77 on October 15, 2007 at 5:12 AM

Thailand? Weren’t you just in Iraq working on a power plant?

Texas Nick 77 on October 14, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Who’s AC/DC?

csdeven on October 14, 2007 at 12:55 PM

An Aussie group from the seventies. I finally got Google to work again. Strange link here in Thailand. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

The Romney camp parries McCain’s thrust by posting this video from 2002.

Parries? No, they back stab. McCain said a few nice words about Romney and they try and use this against McCain? This is really low, gutter politics. Romney has no ethics.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/10/rudy_and_religion.html

Mcguyver on October 14, 2007 at 8:48 PM

Ha ha ha. Quite right. Quite right.

Oh Mcguyver, don’t you know being thorough and honest is a weakness?

Yeah……riiight.

How many times have we heard that Mitt almost seems too perfect:

If anything, the golly-gee guy is too perfect.

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And, too good to be true:

Mr. DeMoss addressed skepticism about the authenticity of Mr. Romney’s conversion from supporter of abortion rights to opponent, saying the point of the anti-abortion movement is to persuade people to change positions.

Fatalism, not optimism, says: “no candidate is ever good enough, but then when they are good enough, it can’t be true”.

I recommend, prescription strength: Chillpill™

We want our Candidates/elected officials to be honest, but then when they are, the idiots cry foul.

Mcguyver on October 14, 2007 at 7:01 PM

Oh Mcguyver, don’t you know being thorough and honest is a weakness?

WE WANT FOLKSISMS! WE WANT SOUTHERN DRAWL! WE WANT A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING! FRAUD THOMPSON ‘08!

Troy Rasmussen on October 14, 2007 at 6:47 PM

I agree completely with your entire post.

I wonder how long before an IDIOT comes along to disagree with you?

Only idiots misunderstood what Romney was saying.

We want our Candidates/elected officials to be honest, but then when they are, the idiots cry foul.

logis on October 14, 2007 at 6:54 PM

As long as you are going to deny the facts about Fred’s history, your comments are required to be rejected out of hand.

Troy Rasmussen on October 14, 2007 at 6:47 PM

Good point. If we are thinking about a preemptive strike on a nuke plant in Iran, the president would be wise and would have the time to consult his lawyers before acting. Any situation that required an immediate response would be of the nature that we would clearly be in our rights to retaliate without checking with attorneys.

So, what do we do when Hillary tells the entire country that Fred gave legal advice to terrorists, lobbied for a dictator and against victims of asbestos poisoning?
csdeven on October 14, 2007 at 4:03 PM

We would do the exact same thing we’d do if Hillary Clinton accused Sam Brownback of kidnapping the Lindberg baby: point out that she is the gibbering victim of a major psychotic breakdown.

But I seriously doubt we can count on having that kind of luck.

Hey, csd, off subject I know, but I am having connecting to a search engine. From what country does the band AC/DC originate? (Next drink is bet on your answer.)

Texas Nick 77 on October 14, 2007 at 11:25 AM

Australia.

The Republican wing of the Republican party doesnt need to consult with no stinkin’ lawyers before bombing the crap out of Iran’s nuclear program.

Always Right on October 14, 2007 at 11:44 AM

I’ve just spent a month discussing this exact topic in my National Security Law class, and you are NOT “Always Right”. Consultation of lawyers is not only wise, but necessary. The decision to bomb Iran is fraught with considerable nuance and depends on a myriad of factors. If any President decides this issue without legal consultation, HE/SHE IS AN IDIOT AND SHOULD BE IMPEACHED!!

The conservatives on this blog espouse a love and admiration for the Constitution of the United States, and a President who does not realize the implications of their actions in preemptive strikes is a loose cannon. I’m am not, by any means, saying that a President doesn’t have the authority to utilize preemptive strikes, but they better have every “t” crossed, and every “i” dotted before they do.

Theworldisnotenough on October 14, 2007 at 3:18 PM

So, what do we do when Hillary tells the entire country that Fred gave legal advice to terrorists, lobbied for a dictator and against victims of asbestos poisoning?

This is an awfully strange time in American history to be trying to make the Republican tent smaller.

That depends on strategy. If you are talking old school Republicans, equal rights under the law, federalism, free markets, etc tht makes the tent bigger. The fastest growing political party is independent. Punt social issues to the states via Federalism. Gain the independents at the national level.

Social issues go to conservatives on the state level. Liberals simply do not have the boots on the ground to enforce their views. their constituents consists of small geographic areas with large populations. Planned parenthood does not have the resources to mobilize nationwide at the states level should Roe v. Wade fall.

This is why Fred is my choice. Giuliani’s pleas to then Repulican primary electorate amounts to “Please ignore my past positions, hold your nose and vote for me. I can beat Hillary.”

EricPWJohnson on October 14, 2007 at 2:55 PM

Bla, bla, bla. You got some proof of that other than his leads in Iowa, NH, Michigan, etc?

Put a fork in Romney, his support is softer than Hillarys ethics

I agree that her abominable tenure as SofS is her greatest weakness. Do you think it is so bad that if she pulled off a miracle in the ME that people would still see her unfavorable?

Well, I doubt that she could do anything to rehabilitate herself to the point where I could vote for a ticket with her on it… and I doubt that I’m the only one who would see her as a huge minus on the ticket rather than a plus.

McCain’s own words about Romney, “A man of unimpeachable character”.

Take it from the wise one. I wonder if the all-knowing McCain stooge will drop out and support Romney at some point. He might as well, since he has a hard time hearing/listening to people.