Bryan at Hot Air says it starts at CPAC. He’s right. When Senator McCain goes before CPAC tomorrow, it isn’t as the Maverick, or the Senator from Arizona or even one of three presidential candidates. Tomorrow, he’s the presumptive nominee,……

It really is the epitome of sheer childish selfishness, this anti-McCain vitriol. It’s really disturbing. – amkun on February 6, 2008 at 12:04 PM

What is disturbing is your misuse of the English language in your reference to my 11:50 AM post. How, precisely, is what I wrote childishly selfish to the point of being vitriolic? I realize that, for you (as for many others, especially Huckabee supporters) facts can often be noisome and noxious. But they are still facts.

McCain’s record speaks for itself, and the story it tells is anything but conservative. That is a fact.

McCain has alienated a sizable portion of the Reagan coalition base of the GOP. That is a fact.

Many conservatives simply will not vote for him. Period. That is a fact.

Without the support of a significant percentage of the conservative base, he will lose. That is a fact.

This analysis may be saddening and, perhaps, even frustrating, but it is neither vitriolic nor childishly selfish. Rather, it is the unvarnished truth – one you had better start getting used to.

Buy Danish, it is you who suffer the sour grape syndrome.
maverick muse on February 6, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Really, how so? Do you see me lash out at blue collar workers, pencil pushers, elites, or whatever group inspires either your admiration or resentment?

Everyone of these groups have their own contributions to make and no one group is more or less virtuous.

There’s a place for everyone at my table, and you will never see me complain about any economic group as long as they aren’t on the government dole for no good reason.

Cold Steel on February 6, 2008 at 12:16 PM

These McVanity shills talk out both sides of their class envy mouths.

One minute Mitt is an elitist that can’t identify with the common man, and the next he’s a socialist for trying to get the common man health care.

It matters not.

By the time the November elections roll around, the Fourth Estate will have him carved up like a Smithfield Ham.

franksalterego on February 6, 2008 at 12:19 PM

This has been the MSM/Dim mission all along…and it worked.

“BOGASC!

Bend over.
Grab ankles.
Start cheering.”

Wave medals and exit.

By the time the November elections roll around, the Fourth Estate will have him carved up like a Smithfield Ham.

You involved yourself in a discussion with Chosen One, who trolls along picking fights with invective. I engaged and you took offense. I apologize that you take offense at it. Mitt has never employed an elitist attitude in this campaign. You cannot point to a specific act. That’s what I’m referring to when I state you are projecting. I am the embodiment of the elite: those making $60-70k pencil pushing my way the whole week through. Thank you for outing me.

maverick muse on February 6, 2008 at 11:45 AM

You are an ignorant douche. Try using the sour grapes reference in context why don’t cha? Or do you even KNOW the context?

It really is the epitome of sheer childish selfishness, this anti-McCain vitriol. It’s really disturbing.

amkun on February 6, 2008 at 12:04 PM

Not capitulating on your beliefs is “sheer childish selfishness”? If Hillary were to switch parties and win the nomination you would still vote for her simply to take some insecure “pleasure” from being on the winning side for a few years. That is the real childish behavior.

What should I expect from a bandwagon moderate/DemocratLite. I don’t know how new you are to politics, but I have held my nose for too many faux republicans and this one is the last straw. You will get it eventually.

You speak of yourself. Of me you are wrong.

You provide another example of a Mitt supporter’s incapacity to see others from any vantage point outside of your personal inaccurate point of reference.

You do not speak for me, Cold Steel.

“If you took offense, don’t be so sensitive.” You excuse your demeaning message without either a retraction or an apology, just as you applied your offense broadly, “Nothing irritates blue collars like success.”

As per following Mitt’s message or not, we have from the start. My personal observation from the beginning was that if Mitt were elected, the people he would bring to power are very elitist and invective towards any who differ, to the point that there is no recourse to injustices.

I have not been in a funk like this since the post election haze of Nov 2006.

McCain-Feingold will impact McCain’s presidential run. He needs conservatives to back him and donate. “Beat Hillary” is not enough to raise money. He has my vote he wants my wallet. Fat chance.

THAT is why he has no chance in 2008 to win, and it is all his own fault. He made the choice to do what he did and treat the base poorly, so now he reaps what he sowed.

Voidseeker on February 6, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Bingo!

funky chicken on February 6, 2008 at 11:57 AM

What the hell are you even talking about?

Is this 1988? Is this 1998?

No.

This is 2008. The McCain of 1998 would get my vote for sure, as Bob Dole said in his letter that the McCain he knew while in Congress was a great conservative and one of the strongest GOP backers. The problem is that man died after 2000. He lost to GWB, and became a completely self-centered, self-serving destructive force against conservatives and the GOP.

THAT is why he has no chance in 2008 to win, and it is all his own fault. He made the choice to do what he did and treat the base poorly, so now he reaps what he sowed.

NemoParticularis on February 6, 2008 at 11:50 AM

It really is the epitome of sheer childish selfishness, this anti-McCain vitriol. It’s really disturbing.

Hmmm… Stabbing ‘Nam vets in the back and marrying into money. Who does that remind me of again?

Misha I on February 6, 2008 at 11:54 AM

Sounds famliar.Say, wasn’t there something about a brief flirtation with a Dem candidate for a VP spot? Would he be one of the Dems McCain now wants to fight? Strange days indeed.

He’s a bum who turns the stomach of blue collar americans.

THE CHOSEN ONE on February 6, 2008 at 10:51 AM

Ahhhh. The pungent stench of democratic class politics. You must be so proud.

How about the debates? Those will be rich too. McCain’s stammering and wink-wink jokes are going to be hilarious against JFK’s reincarnation. Smooth move RINO establishment.

Sorry muse, I appreciate the quaintness of building things with your own hands, but this day and age we can train monkey’s to turn a wrench. The real work comes from the pencil pusher that designs the products that make the money. Bottom line is that the pencil pusher could be trained to do the “blue collar” job in a matter or weeks, but going the other direction would be laughable. Dirty hands does not equal automatic value any more.

I feel sorry for my poor baby McCain, after all this, he will not make it anywhere in November.

You can’t have it all McCain. You can’t have it both…err…multiple ways!

Well, enjoy these few days/months. You fooled people, they believed you because voters have the good reputation of being idiots.. so have fun!

Bingo halls are waiting for you, McCain, here in Florida.

See you in December, baby.

As for the Republican Party and conservative talk radio…err…Say what? Who?

THE CHOSEN ONE on February 6, 2008 at 11:12 AM

Everybody stand down..Bobby Badass has spoken.

I’m going to enjoy every minute of election night this year, as your man McCain goes down in the biggest landslide in American history.