Tammy Bruce: Come to think of it, I might vote for Hillary over McCain too
posted at 10:15 pm on February 1, 2008 by Allahpundit
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FOR SALE: An unused “Fred, more cojones than Hillary, more experience than Obama” bumper sticker. Half price!
Ropera on February 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
“Mav” also said he learned his lesson from the immigration debate and says his immigration legislation sealed the borders before giving legal status to anyone.
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
It’s ok to talk trash now.. thats called “spirited”
It’s only after the people are nominated..
then.. you can’t say that you will vote for Hillary.. thats slander.
They keeps it up could lose some credibility.
Chakra Hammer on February 1, 2008 at 11:07 PM
I was just thinking – what if conservatives mobilized in November and said “screw you!” to the establishment and had a mass write-in for some conservative (right now, the bar’s pretty low – but I’m liking Alan Keyes [who is running!], Bobby Jindal] and completely destroy Maverick and, in the process, win the election.
Unfortunately, chances are slim.
emailnuevo on February 1, 2008 at 11:08 PM
No to McLiar.
No to his shills.
No to his prancing pimps.
No to his stalking horses.
Write in a conservative and let McVain lose.
He deserves to lose. We, however, do not.
And, with his left-leaning lying in power, it will be a worse loss than any Dem would result in, because he is posing as an R, while undermining the Republican party.
He is a one man Fifth Column, being joined by a horde of simpletons.
No to McShamnesty.
No to McAnti-1st Amendment.
profitsbeard on February 1, 2008 at 11:08 PM
It’s the same was when Muslims and Atheists tell Christians to “turn the other cheek.” They aren’t begging for tolerance; they are demanding submission.
logis on February 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
I knew my memory would fail me one of these posts, and since it’s been, what, 10 posts since it failed me last, I guess I was overdue :-)
steveegg on February 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Everyone read that. Again!
emailnuevo on February 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Nope because i don’t trust him.
I am still waiting to hear back about the $50 hr lettuce picking job.
Mojack420 on February 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
profitsbeard on February 1, 2008 at 11:08 PM
So your not down with Lindsey Graham for vice president either, are you?
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 1, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Tammy Bruce! I
SouthernGent on February 1, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Well I guess some are sitting home in november
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080202/ap_on_el_pr/romney
If he fails to capture enough delegates to offset McCain’s likely wins in other states and strong showing in California, where the Arizona senator has the backing of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Romney could end his campaign in Boston on Wednesday.
William Amos on February 1, 2008 at 11:12 PM
We’d all be better off writing in Fred Thompson if our choice is John McCain. Then when McCain loses he’d throw a fit and show his true colors by bashing conservatives.
I don’t trust McCain for a second.
Damage to our country we can fix pretty fast.
Damage to our party…well that will take some time.
CABE on February 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Look, My wife and I hashed this out.
We don’t think it matters much in the end because McCain can’t win. There aren’t enough moderates in the middle to win, McCain can’t count on the base, and the press will turn on him. He can’t win.
But even if he could, we would still vote against him, and yes, even if that meant Hillary would be president.
Why?
Easy. If McCain wins, and becomes the President, he will think he no longer needs the conservative base. He will get to remold republicanism into his own image. That means conservatives will get shut out for ages, maybe forever, as the new McCain party coalesces around whatever he makes up.
If Hillary becomes the president, we would be in the wilderness for four years.
If McCain becomes president, we could wind up in the wilderness forever.
tlclark on February 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Oh right. So, Tammy Bruce was brutal in ripping Fred, a true conservative, because he had no fire in the belly. Now she “threatens” to vote for Hillary,a socialist who has nothing BUT fire in the belly?
Give me a break…she and Coulter are behaving like egomaniacal drama queens. Who actually gives a rat’s behind about who they’ll vote for?
Priscilla on February 1, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Oh my freaking god he claims to stand up to the special interest in one of his ads but he has the open boarder special interest Juan Hernandez in his camp.
He is a bold face LIAR!
Mojack420 on February 1, 2008 at 11:14 PM
It’s speculation on the part of the AP. Romney just started a massive ad campaign in several major states, including California, and has been picking up endorsements as of late.
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Tammy’s going to take her ball and go home. Well go home then. No one’s forcing you to go on television and cry like a bire893kmbg’a/ha;of!!!!
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 1, 2008 at 11:16 PM
True but I think Romney would say if he didnt win that it would be best if he ended his campaign rather than stagger on. Mitt is smart enough not to divide the party to much and could endorse McCain to end hard feelings
William Amos on February 1, 2008 at 11:16 PM
To think about it, maybe a quasi Carter presidency, ie – Clinton or Obamba, would be good for the country in the end.After 4 years we get a resurgence of conservatives. It will be a VERY HARD 4 years, but the plans that the dem leaders have right now would ruin the economy. Hence the Reagan revolution, part deux!
lsutiger on February 1, 2008 at 11:17 PM
I don’t think there’s any benefit to endorsing McCain. Him and McCain aren’t on cordial terms and there’s no benefit to Mitt to just forget it all.
As for dividing the party, welcome to a McCain nomination.
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Yeah, what he said.
TOPV on February 1, 2008 at 11:19 PM
No need to come crawling back to any moronic “conservatives” who stomp off in disgust. If that happens, it’s our rules going forward. Personally, I’ll be happy to see the Ann Coulter types leave and never come back.
Big S on February 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM
I agree with the first part of your statement but not the second. Unless they are going to bury the hatchet for good and run together I don’t think there will be an endorsement. Fred hasn’t even endorsed McCain.
JDH on February 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM
How will the Left react with a Hillary or Obama victory? How will the media report that success?
They’ll consider it a total and complete repudiation of anything to the Right of Pol Pot and a vindication for their leftist agenda.
And how will they react to a McCain victory? Will it be reported that this is a victory for liberal/statism?
I think not.
I’ll be damned if I going to let Markos Zuniga sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom on my dollar.
Damned no way I’m going to lay down and let Obama or Clinton and the leftwingers run this country.
That’s the choice: the left or McCain. I don’t like the choice but there’s lots of things in life I don’t like but have to accept.
And if you can’t see any difference between McCain and Clinton or Obama, I’ve got nothing to say.
SteveMG on February 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Really you believe Mitt would say “Screw our nominee I hate him too much to endorse him ?” Mitt is enough of a politician not to do that.
William Amos on February 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Conservatives would never use a French name. What are you, new?
I say we call it the Reagorgimento.
emailnuevo on February 1, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Fred could be keeping his options open for both of them.
William Amos on February 1, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Eh, McCain will pretty much do whatever the Dems want, he’s been currying favor with them/MSM for a dozen years or more.
When it all goes to hell in a handbasket, the GOP will be blamed — better to have a Dem in office to propagate the same policies and take that blame.
Romney this Tuesday. If McCain is the nominee in November; write-in for Fred and let the chips fall as they may.
Conservatism will be better for it in ’10 and ’12.
ShoreMark on February 1, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I think the ladies just like a cookie as tough as they are; even if they loathe everything else about Hillary, they appreciate her ballz.
But they’re crazy to think of voting for her.
Or think that they would convince anyone else to.
I hope it’s some kind of reverse (child) psychology going on by Tammy and Ann to pump up the R voters and motivate them to vote.
profitsbeard on February 1, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Agreed. The devil we know is better than the devil we don’t.
JDH on February 1, 2008 at 11:24 PM
That’s way more than fair. Now you can rely on the “moderate media” to get your candidates elected from now on.
Good luck with that.
logis on February 1, 2008 at 11:27 PM
We all can still vote for our party because McCain will NOT win. We get the best of both worlds. We get to support our party and then take it back. This is a hiccup in the history of the Conservative movement.
JDH on February 1, 2008 at 11:28 PM
If you watched the Dems debate, I know I’m stretching here, when they talked on the illegals and their positions, McCain could have sit beside them and you would have thought Hillary and McCain were of the same views.
I will not see Juan Hernandez in the Lincoln Room with open borders and Amnesty blamed on the Republicans. I’ll go write-in, or thrid party, and haven’t ruled out something else before I vote McVain.
livermush on February 1, 2008 at 11:28 PM
McVain is the left… if he’s not, he’s doing a good job at pretending. I’ll take a real lefty if that’s what the party has come to. No need voting for wanna be libs.
TOPV on February 1, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Under no circumstance will I vote McVain. No, No, No. He could kiss Tom Tancredo on the lips and beg for forgiveness and I still will not vote for him.
livermush on February 1, 2008 at 11:30 PM
“Can someone tell me the last time a person won a nomination then won the following primary to be the nominee again. Please don’t embarass me if I’m wrong.”
I assume that you meant nominated for president, lost the election and re-nominated the very next election cycle.
That would be Adlai Stevenson, the (D) presidential nominee in 1952 and ’56.
Ike’s punching bag.
The next closest would have been old Tricky Dick himself.
He lost in 1960, got whupped in the CA governor’s race in ’62 (famously remarking that “You won’t have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore” Boy did he miss on that call!) and got the nomination in 1968 by kicking Mitt’s dad’s fundament after old George had a “YEAARRGH” moment. (“When I came back from Viet Nam [in November 1965], I’d just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get.”)
ebrown2 on February 1, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Maybe I’m wrong and he will. But I’m just not betting on it yet. It won’t help unite the party, and there’s little benefit to Mitt as a politician. Even if he does, I don’t think he’ll make much of a deal out of it, more in passing.
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 11:31 PM
I find it hard to vote McCain. I have a son who is a Marine serving in Iraq at this time. That aside, I think John McCain is like all politicians, a self serving a** who caters too the people that will get him elected. Oorah Marines.
jpsc1 on February 1, 2008 at 11:31 PM
I moved back into “unknown” about Mitt
Republicans asked about Osama and Countries that are threat to US
Did Mitt say China is a long term FRIEND to the US and we need to make the partners ?????
William Amos on February 1, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Chakra Hammer on February 1, 2008 at 10:41 PM
I don’t believe for a second that he would say that today.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 1, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Sounds like you’re the one who’s whining because you don’t want to accept the truth.
MCCAIN IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE, so I guess you’re not either.
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I got it!! Roflmao
ebrown2 on February 1, 2008 at 10:44 PM
And just where have you been hiding. Unfortunately it went right over their heads.
JustTruth101 on Fsad but true.ebruary 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Scary isn’t it. This is the strangest cycle in my memory.
8 months from the general and us mere mortals are thinking about 2012.
jerrytbg on February 1, 2008 at 11:33 PM
He’s an angry little man who can’t be trusted. Conservatives have no influence with him as it is, unless you count his habit of doing whatever conservatives hate.
Stashiu3 on February 1, 2008 at 11:35 PM
You may have missed The Chosen One’s exhortation to us to vote for McCain because Nancy Reagen adores him.
a capella on February 1, 2008 at 11:35 PM
He told National Review:
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Remember that scene from the movie Scanners, where that guy’s head just explodes off his body? Remember the not too distant past where we would get linked to DKos to chuckle at the nuts ranting over there about not getting their way over something? Remember when the Dems dropped Howard Dean like a hot potato and clung to the War Hero John Kerry because he was the electable candidate?
Well, we’ve dropped into the rabbit hole, Alice, and things will never be the same. What’s up is down, and heads is tails. We are now “those” people.
OneEyedJack on February 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
OK I dont have a problem with that but I can see why Duncan Hunter might.
William Amos on February 1, 2008 at 11:37 PM
That sounds like upside down logic, or a pessimistic way of looking at things, why not try and look at it as a way of being able to bring more people who share very similar views as you into the auditorium so that they can hear your message.. IF your message resonates with them, then you will have a new “conservative” out of a so called, “moderate”.. it doesn’t have to only work one way.. as it is, the foundations of Conservatism are not going anywhere, issues come and go, we just need get them fixed and sometimes to do this it does take some compromise, however you obviously fight as hard as you can to get as much as you can.
McCain has said that he would do the borders first, lets hold his feet to the fire, if he wants a second term, those borders better be sealed Solid.
Chakra Hammer on February 1, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I can not stand to hear another McCain commercial on Fox News. I pray for Tuesday to hurry and get here so a decision can be made to live or die.
livermush on February 1, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I can too. However, I have a bit of trouble listening to him after he decided to back Huckabee. DC’s still a good conservative, but I have to question his judgment a bit.
amerpundit on February 1, 2008 at 11:40 PM
JDH, I consider writing in Fred a vote for our party, and pulling the lever for nominee McCain a betrayal of same.
Sorry. I know others feel differently, but I simply cannot countenance the disaster to our party to come by voting for him, due to that support being tied to me in the unlikely event he were to pull it off and win.
ShoreMark on February 1, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Right now Kim Jong, Hugo, Putey, Achme093tn,sdgnrgq90rg8, and Bin Laden are concerned.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 1, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Wow something you and John McCain have in Common
McCain rarely speaks of son serving in Iraq
CEDAR RAPIDS — When it comes to the war in Iraq, none of the candidates for president has been more hawkish than John McCain. Or more optimistic the United States will succeed.
“If we see the same progress we made in the last seven, eight months, since the start of the surge, the war in Iraq will be largely under control and American casualties will be way down,” McCain said this week.
McCain’s criticism of previous strategies in Iraq and his assessments of the situation there have been based on “my background and knowledge and experience for the last 50 years” dealing with national security issues.
Now it’s personal.
McCain’s son, Jimmy, 18, a Marine Corps enlistee, is now serving in Iraq, where more than 6,000 Marines have been injured and about 650 killed.
McCain, however, has said precious little about Jimmy’s deployment. He did mention it to Linn County Republicans on Tuesday night, telling them his son has been promoted to lance corporal.
It’s unusual for McCain to talk about it, and Chuck Larson, senior adviser to McCain’s Iowa campaign, doubts he will make a habit of it.
“It’s rare to hear the senator to discuss it,” said Larson, who served in Iraq as a member of the Army Reserve. “It’s obviously a sensitive issue.”
When Jimmy went to boot camp last year, McCain told Time magazine he was “obviously very proud” of his son, “but also understandably a little nervous.”
Larson doubts McCain will use his son’s service in Iraq in the campaign like some other candidates have recently. In Virginia, Sen. James Webb wore his son’s combat boots while challenging the incumbent Republican last year.
For McCain, “It’s a very private issue,” Larson said.
In fact, after the Time interview, the magazine said McCain tried to get the story killed.
Chakra Hammer on February 1, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I’m with Tammy and Ann.
And I NEVER thought I would consider not voting for the (R) at the top of the ticket when Hillary ran. It was unthinkable until I saw that Republicans really are that stupid to nominate McRINO.
I’m writing in Fred!
SimplyKimberly on February 1, 2008 at 11:44 PM
WAHmbulance alert !
po’ Tammy
franksalterego on February 1, 2008 at 11:44 PM
In other words:
YES to two more Ginsburgs on the Court.
Brilliant.
SlimyBill on February 1, 2008 at 11:45 PM
How about 4 more years of listening to him brag about being a war hero for patriotism, not profit. Every State of the Union speech, every press conference, every time he throws out the ball for the opening day of baseball. Makes Hillary’s cackle seem mild in comparison.
a capella on February 1, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Chakra Hammer on February 1, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Admit it now, you’re a McCain operative, right?
jerrytbg on February 1, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Okay, I’ll ask. Tell me the substantial differences between McCain and Clinton.
The war? Both of then want to close Guantanamo. Neither of them want to engage Iran in a substantial way. Both of them are content to hang out our soldiers on “interrogation techniques” in order to provide themselves political cover. Both of them support the sure (one significantly more than the other).
How about domestic policy? Both of them want to put “wall street types” in jail or tax them at a much higher rate. Neither of them believe in a smaller less intrusive government. Both of them want to restrict your freedom of speech. Neither of them have worked in any marked way for judges who interpret the Constitution based on its plain language instead of writing their own laws; in fact, both of them have worked to restrict your Constitutional rights.
So tell me. Where’s the difference?
Jimmie on February 1, 2008 at 11:48 PM
And another thing, as long as I am ranting. I voted for Perot in ’92 to send a message to Bush about lying to the electorate. Inasmuch as that became a de-facto vote for the biggest liar ever to stain the White House, I learned a valuable lesson. NEVER vote out of spite, because nobody cares why you voted for them, or against them. You have to think strategically, and vote for the lesser of the two evils, as there is no legit third choice. In the case of Hillary v. McCain or Obama v. McCain, perhaps it is not in the best interest of the Republican party to let a Democrat get elected and insure a Dem sweep of all elective branches. But party affiliations aside, it is less clear as to whether or not it is in the best interest of our country to let the Republicans hit rock bottom, so that the party can rebuild and come back with a vision and a purpose, not just cling to power for power’s sake. It’s a tough call this time.
OneEyedJack on February 1, 2008 at 11:48 PM
10 months for conservatives to start thinking rationally.
jp on February 1, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Ann makes the point … “At least under President Hillary, Republicans in Congress would know that they’re supposed to fight back. When President McCain proposes the same ideas — tax hikes, liberal judges and Social Security for illegals — Republicans in Congress will support “our” president — just as they supported, if only briefly, Bush’s great ideas on amnesty and Harriet Miers.”
My thoughts on the matter are that at least Billary is honest in her lies [note the *D* after her name] while Juan McLiberal lies through his teeth. Consevative my aching arse, and if it takes voting for the other party to send the “Frack Off!” message to the GOP then so be it.
DannoJyd on February 1, 2008 at 11:49 PM
What did you think that plea for unity and closed ranks after a spirited primary was all about? Dead giveaway.
a capella on February 1, 2008 at 11:50 PM
If Ann Coulter keeps running her fingers through her hair like she’s hot I’m gonna throw up.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 1, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Said another way, if McCain wins, he might raise taxes. If Hillary wins, she will.
Might as well take the Sure Thing.
Doubleplus Brilliant.
SlimyBill on February 1, 2008 at 11:51 PM
To paraphrase others, I did not leave the Republican party, the party left me.
I will never vote for a socialist, no matter what letter is next to the name.
rockdalian on February 1, 2008 at 11:54 PM
So, how’s he gonna pay for that global warming stuff again? Thought I read something about that.
a capella on February 1, 2008 at 11:54 PM
You Utopioids crack me up; three straight elections with this “I’ll show them, gimme my ball, I’m going home, then next time you’ll left me bat cleanup and play shortstop!!”
Looks to me like it ain’t working, ladies.
SlimyBill on February 1, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Yeah, that’s a good reason to vote for her.
Priscilla on February 1, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Not without the approval of Congress she won’t.
Who do you think the Republicans in Congress are more likely to fight? Wait…let me rephrase that. Who do you think that Republicans like Lindsay Graham and Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter are likely to fight: John McCain (with whom they’ve reached agreement after agreement and who they believe would represent them well in the White House) or Hillary Clinton?
Here’s the Sure Thing. John McCain is likely to get a lot less resistance from Congress than Clinton. Conservatives are far more likely to pull supporters to oppose her than him. And what she does successfully get through will provide nothing but campaign fodder for the 2010 out-year election where conservatives have a very good chance of making gains. With McCain as President, anything he does will get hung around the neck of Republicans and conservatives will not stand a chance. Ditto the elections in 2012.
Yeah, it means that conservatives are goign to have to work their butts off for four years. That’s what happens when there’s a conservative candidate standing right in front of you and you don’t do jack-all to back him up.
Jimmie on February 1, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Look at it this way: Hillary is like a full fledged lesbian, McCain is like a bi-chick.
Who would you rather date?
SlimyBill on February 1, 2008 at 11:57 PM
a capella on February 1, 2008 at 11:50 PM
I humbled. lol!
jerrytbg on February 1, 2008 at 11:57 PM
She does that because she is.
emailnuevo on February 1, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Get back to us in November. May also want to check Congressional seats before you do. Again, good luck with the fundraising and volunteer work.
a capella on February 1, 2008 at 11:59 PM
At least lesbians picked a gender. And I’d get free tickets to k.d. lang shows and Ellen tapings.
emailnuevo on February 1, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Conservatives won’t have enough votes to oppose a penny increase on a single parking meter if “Conservatives” choose to immolate themselves rather than make an adult choice.
SlimyBill on February 2, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Yeah, but not yours. EVER.
SlimyBill on February 2, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Yeah, I’ll friggin’ bet, you’ll come back, or you were a Marxist tool anyway. Which wouldn’t surprise me from you.
doubleplusundead on February 2, 2008 at 12:03 AM
That is tougher to answer than you might think. Gimme some time.
a capella on February 2, 2008 at 12:04 AM
You keep whining, now; maybe the other team will let you pick their towels and jockstraps up off the locker room tile
SlimyBill on February 2, 2008 at 12:04 AM
SlimyBill on February 1, 2008 at 11:57 PM
roflmao ah $____ I’m so easily amused on such cut and dry issues but this time I think I’ll take a second look around the bar.
jerrytbg on February 2, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Fox News Poll January 30-31, 2008
The total sample is 900 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of ±3
7. If John McCain and Mitt Romney were the only choices in the Republican primary, how would you vote? (ROTATE)
30-31 Jan 08 ——McCain —Romney
Republicans ——- 62% —- 29%
Independents —— 60% —- 21%
McCain wins Among Republicans and Independents.
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/020108_election_release_web.pdf
Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:04 AM
@ Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:04 AM
I tend not to trust the fox news polls. They are always off.
muyoso on February 2, 2008 at 12:05 AM
As much as I often argue with him/her, I have to concur with muyoso. Fox isn’t always the most reliable pollster.
amerpundit on February 2, 2008 at 12:07 AM
tend not to trust the fox news polls. They are always off.
muyoso on February 2, 2008 at 12:05 AM
not by THAT much
OneEyedJack on February 2, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Hey, McCaniacs, this cartoon by Michael Ramirez lays out perfectly his positions on some domestic issues.
Get back to me when you spin these to your “conservative”views.
rockdalian on February 2, 2008 at 12:08 AM
If McCain wins the nomination we shouldn’t simply stay home or vote for the Democrat, (or Bloomberg). I understand the reasoning but it is slightly flawed, because hopefully the backlash against McCain will be so great that a viable conservative 3rd party ticket will form that many of us will enthusiastically support.
In fact, with McCain, Hillary/Obama and Bloomberg splitting the progressive vote, a strong conservative ticket will have a serous shot at winning the White House come November even though it’s a 3rd party, or at least it will more clearly demonstrate that even if conservatives aren’t a majority in this country, we are still a force to be reckoned with rather than ignored and ridiculed.
Wouldn’t it be easier to vote for Thompson/Romney or Bolton/Limbaugh if given the opportunity? And even if they lose and Hillary wins, wouldn’t it be instructive if the McCain supporters could see that McCain’s votes added to our own would have won the Republican Party the White House if it had remained united instead of foisting one of the most divisive candidates possible on us, McCain?
FloatingRock on February 2, 2008 at 12:10 AM
What we’re seeing is a party getting behind the “electable” candidate. As I’ve said before, this reminds me of what the Dems did with Kerry
OneEyedJack on February 2, 2008 at 12:10 AM
How about every other poll?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-192.html
Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:11 AM
slimybill-
The president doesn’t elect Supreme Court justices.
A conservative Congress prevented Harriet Meiers.
Better a conservative Congress, which we have to work for this year and in 2010, than an anti-conservative “Republican” president undermining the party from within.
McCain is a cranky, old “Washington insider”, therefore a weak Dole-ish candidate, and won’t win against the “fresh, new, historical” Obama or “finally a woman” Hillary voter appeal.
People are tired of the Bush Republicanism, and McCain is more of the same.
The “change” b.s. mantra has enough idjit voter appeal to it that, unless an equally “fresh”-seeming R candidate is pitted against Hill/Bama, it’s 1996 all over again.
Dole was a nicer guy, though.
McCain’s a lying weasel.
profitsbeard on February 2, 2008 at 12:12 AM
I can’t vote for McCain because Presidents play a major role in shaping their parties. I already am ticked of at several of the ways President Bush shaped the party and moved it away from Conservatism. McCain would be far worse.
Now Mitt Romney would shape the party in a way that I can live with and even embrace.
That is why I stand with Mitt in 08!
Tim Pancoast on February 2, 2008 at 12:13 AM
Looks like no family reunion in the Republican party this year :-)
TOPV on February 2, 2008 at 12:14 AM
And Mondale. November is going to be brutal if Obama is the Dem nominee. Genocide levels. Won’t recognize the Republican party when it’s over….wait, I guess that’s true right now.
a capella on February 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Speaking of GW. Is anyone mad at him for not leaving an heir apparent? Is that important?
JDH on February 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM
rockdalian, is Mr.Ramirez an American Citizen?
He was born in Japan after all, let me see you papers.. >:)
Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:17 AM
What are you, still in grade school?
Answer the question posed. Lay off the strawman.
rockdalian on February 2, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Not nearly as important as what he did to the party in the name of compassionate conservatism. He split it apart. Picking Mel Martinez to head the RNC wasn’t his best move.
a capella on February 2, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Apparently old Mav is actually against pro-lifers free speech if they suggest contacting one of St. John’s liberal friends. It just keeps getting better and better!
JustTruth101 on February 2, 2008 at 12:22 AM
The question people need to ask themselves is, the Iraqi’s voted for to elect a new government with ink stained fingers, now in our General election will you vote for victory?
Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:24 AM
I Personally liked Ed Gillespie
Chakra Hammer on February 2, 2008 at 12:26 AM
My position is clear. McCain is no Republican, regardless of what you label him. I am a Vet, just as he is. To label me a “nativist” because I want a secure border is an insult I will not bear.
I will vote for a conservative candidate this fall and it will not be McCain.
rockdalian on February 2, 2008 at 12:28 AM
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