Video: McCain concedes
posted at 12:03 am on November 5, 2008 by Allahpundit
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The recriminations begin tomorrow. Tonight, this.
Update: Here’s the transcript, if you prefer.
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JHC is still allow to post here, after taking wicked delight in exhorting suffering right-wingers to commit suicide?
Christien on November 5, 2008 at 12:35 AM
lorien:
If Republicans did not want McCain to have the nomination they should have given it to someone else.
Is that it will be? Backstabbing and complaining?
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:35 AM
“Oh there’s a lot of blame to go around but it doesn’t rest on the McCain or Palin doorstep.”
No offense but it definitely rests on McCains doorstep. He chose not to fight for this and sit back and try to “win with honor.” Easy to do when you are married to an heiress and will never suffer through what is coming like the rest of America.
Definitely not Palin’s fault. She almost succeeded despite McCains worst efforts. I may be wearing some tin foil but part of me wonders if he (with his predilection for sabotaging conservatives) did so on purpose. Kind of a final f u.
America1st on November 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM
See, even you have bought into it. Had McCain MADE it an issue, it would have been an issue. It was Wright that put Obama below 40% and almost gave Hillary the nomination. The second McCain decided to play nice was the second he lost. Politics isn’t for nice people. The dems didn’t nominate a pussy….we did.
csdeven on November 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM
I shed no tears for McCain.
HYTEAndy on November 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Hurray !
Coleman 703,850 42%
Franken 682,333 41%
61% precincts reporting
William Amos on November 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM
+1
Totally agree.
Missy on November 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Incidentally, I live just outside of downtown Houston, and throngs of people are literally dancing in the streets here. They’re also waving American flags, and that, at least, lifts my spirits.
paul006 on November 5, 2008 at 12:37 AM
HYTE:
No one forced anyone on you. Republicans passed over McCain in 2000, they could have done it again in 2008 if they had wanted to.
Maybe some of these socalled conservatives should try harder to find viable alternatives.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Denial is your co-pilot…
eanax on November 5, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Well, thanks McCain.
I blame McCain for NC getting a new D senator and a new D governor – corrupt and all.
All of you people talking about how great he did, he could have done just as well not running. HE LOST. Not only did he lose, he lost miserably.
Obama was fighting against Clinton and building a base in primary states while McCain was slinging arrows at them. McCain ran a terrible general election campaign and he was a terrible candidate as a opposing view to Obama.
ThackerAgency on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Seeing little Marxists makes you happy just because they have American flags?
doodleduh on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
It’s sad because I think he truly loves his country, but it’s like he wasn’t really upset that he lost. It’s like we all have to be sad for him because he isn’t sad and he honestly doesn’t see that Obama doesn’t have this country’s best interests at heart.
MobileVideoEngineer on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
I wonder if you will ever grow a conscience you useless troll. Bristol and Levi will do fine… You however can rot.
Dawnsblood on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
I felt like that for a while, too, but the point is, McCain drew votes from the “moderate middle” (say, for example, Democrats who’d wanted Hillary), and that helped rather than hindered him.
The reasoning goes, hardline GOP or party-first affiliates will and did (and do) cave in and vote for the moderate anyway, just like I did.
I think the handicap this election cycle was the meeting in the Far Left/Far Right world of the Ron Paulers. It caused a great deal of grief for everyone having to work through that disorder and arguing.
That, combined with the “Mormon” problems by some amid the Fundamentalists. Romney was the most capable candidate, certainly far more intelligent and charismatic than anyone the Left offered, including Obama. It’s a shame that Romney wasn’t “celebrity” enough to suit critics.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Amen.
doodleduh on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Israel and Gaza are fighting ALREADY!!!! That took how long?
Nils2en on November 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Coleman 726,440 43%
Franken 699,562 41%
64% precincts reporting
William Amos on November 5, 2008 at 12:40 AM
cedeven:
I have not bought into anything. The whole thing with Wright became an issue in the primary with Clinton. How much good did it do her? It is not a new issue. People are more worried about their jobs, their health care, their futures, that whole thing with Wright is obviously not important to them.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:40 AM
I’m going to take a hike & stop listening to the TV pundits –
I’ll get my news from the alternative media coz I never wanna hear or listen to Pres. O — yuk! He’s bad for America and we know who he is, what he his, so we just move on & keep praying for the good of our country…
glad2bindie on November 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Well, because of the stupid primary system, the decision was made long before my state held the election. I’m sure it was the same for many of us.
SPCOlympics on November 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
I voted, honey, and I’ll b*tch, piss and complain about the Repubs, RINOs, and all of the other party operatives as much as I want.
Frickin’ morons…
eanax on November 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
The silver lining is that the Republicans in Congress can have moral clarity on issues. Things they would have had to support had Mac sponsored them, they are now free to lustily oppose.
Clarity. Just say N-O to B-O.
Mojave Mark on November 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Oh, God, look at the idiot little teenyboppers on Fox. That’s who elected BO, people.
Pasalubong on November 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Thanks, Hank Paulson, for helping to elect your fellow Chicago Democrat to POTUS.
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:42 AM
I’ve always called it like I see it, Terrye. Like it or not. And I feel like I’ve been 100% right this whole campaign.
On 9/24, when he paused his campaign and didn’t name names. I said it was over. McCain never recovered.
McCain never laid the financial crisis at the democrats’ feet. Instead, it got blamed on republicans. McCain’s fault.
McCain endorsed a bailout that a majority of voters still hate. And, as it turns out, the damn thing wasn’t even necessary.
He hosed Palin by not handling her roll out properly. I called this months ago (!!) and everyone laughed at me.
Like McCain winning the nomination, I feel vindicated tonight.
Am I happy? Hell no. But I do feel a little satisfaction in that I feel like my play-by-play was spot on.
lorien1973 on November 5, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Terrye-
He tied his own hand behind his onw back.
I fought for him.\\He halfpfought for the country.
Half
profitsbeard on November 5, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Thacker:
Oh come on. McCain is not responsible for the fact that the people of NC voted for Democrats. My God, are the Republicans in that state responsible for themselves at all?
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Well, that, too. But it doesn’t hurt any to thank the guy for his work and persistence, to be polite if only for a night or so.
I wondered about a year ago (and I tend to have concluded this), if but what the GOP wanted to lose this election.
I mean by that, had the GOP won, it’d been just too easy for everyone on the Left to “riot” in blaming the GOP for everything, more than even now.
This way, the Democrats get their turn and we get to blame the Democrats (which they deserve, especially the financial crises, which they created).
They’re responsible now, no wiggle room around that. And the GoP gets to regroup with fresh faces for the next years ahead.
For losing “badly,” McCain’s numbers are not devastating. The Right did show up for him, we just didn’t have enough energy this time around, is my view, people were tired.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Sadly, people swallowed the MSM line that everything wrong with their lives is the fault of Republicans.
Blaming John McCain for Liddy Dole’s loss is idiotic.
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:44 AM
I’m also pissed that McCain couldn’t get mad after all the crap Palin and her family went through.
CanadianGuy on November 5, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Here you are way off base and hit the nail on the head right next to each other. The problem McCain had with the base was his positions. McCain – Kennedy, McCain Feingold, Guantanamo, etc. Voting against the bailout would have helped. . . but HE CHAMPIONED the bailout! He SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN to pass the bill.
McCain’s problem is McCain. We would have been behind him if he supported Conservative principles. He was saying another 300 billion to the homeowners after the 700 billion debacle. He’s still in the senate where he can still pass these massive spending bills.
THAT is the problem, not ‘earmarks’.
ThackerAgency on November 5, 2008 at 12:45 AM
And, the early McCain supporters, combined with the Ron Paulers, really harassed Republicans who supported other candidates. It was like the gate bursting open and the horse stumbling, hard to recover after that.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:45 AM
After reading and not commenting on any of the threads tonight, I am simply left with sadness that the country has been ‘hoodwinked’ by a demagogue. I fear they have elected an empty suit, (as so eloquently pointed out by others), who on the international stage, will not be able to vote ‘present’ 126 times.
Having said this, I am further left with one observation of our candidate: hard head. Too worried for too long about his honor from the press and opposition, and too late to recognize the issues and unwillingness to confront many of them. It was his duty to do so.
Our naive, self-indulgent new President will be tested shortly and this century provides little time to find one’s self. Our enemies will quickly understand our unwillingness to fight and be emboldened by our willingness to appease. I pray for our country and for Israel. Her American constituents have made a grave mistake.
Starlink on November 5, 2008 at 12:45 AM
profitsbeard:
Well, this is why I hate politics. Too many short sighted sore loser cry babies.
The rank and file Republicans of course had nothing to do with this. The American people had nothing to do with this. The Democratic party had nothing to do with this. History had nothing to do with this.
No, it was all McCain’s fault.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Terrye-
McCain tied his own hand behind his own back.
He chose not to fight with everything he could.
I voted for him, but he did not really fight for the country.
He fought for his reputation.
Screw that.
And the hell with Obama, the crypto-Marxist cipher.
Hard times ahead.
Keep the cheer with healthy vitriol again these idiots.
profitsbeard on November 5, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Hey Funky, you must be relatively sober, you are actually calm and reasonable.
surrounded on November 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Polite is was got us here. I hope everyone is thrilled…
eanax on November 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM
So you would have stood up for McCain if he threw Bush and Paulson under the bus with Frank, Dodd, Reid, and the rest of the bunch?
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM
I said it months ago … even though I’m no fan of the man; but, John McCain exudes class and character.
Thanks for the run, Mac.
yo on November 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Yeah, politically, I agree. All said and done, I agree.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM
OT: shocka… Shep owned by the retard Nader
Ugly on November 5, 2008 at 12:47 AM
S:
I would have voted for whatever Republican got the nomination, except Paul. I did not push anyone on anyone. I never did. But the Republicans did then what they are doing now, they formed a circular firing squad. That only helps Democrats you know.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:47 AM
That wasn’t ‘the right’ unless Hillary Clinton supporters are included. That was the ‘Nobama’ vote. I haven’t read many posts on here ‘for’ McCain, only against Obama.
You may be right about them wanting to lose. That’s the only possible way to conclude they succeeded beyond expectations.
ThackerAgency on November 5, 2008 at 12:48 AM
Thacker–the 300 billion was supposed to be cut out of the 700 billion that was already signed into law.
factually incorrect, and vicious to boot
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:48 AM
The ‘Misery Index’ went away when Cart lost. Bet is will be back within 1 year.
ElRonaldo on November 5, 2008 at 12:48 AM
Polite for this evening, tomorrow, that’s what I meant, it’s not unreasonable to thank McCain and be polite for a few hours, if perhaps the next day or so, that’s what I meant.
I AGREE that the campaign from the GOP this election cycle has not been strong enough. There were many cases and issues which remain extremely objectionable and troubling about Barack Obama such that the GOP should have long ago started in on those points and kept at it. It didn’t and it’s frustrated most all of us voters, I realize that.
Now we’ve got a wild card if not a national security risk poised to handle our nuclear football, and I’m not feeling at all comfortable about that.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:49 AM
+1
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:49 AM
profitsbeard:
You are not making sense. What do you mean by everything? Oh, McCain should have made a bunch of ads about Wright and people would have seen the light?
That is wishful thinking. A lot of the people who voted for Obama wanted to be part of history. They wanted a big change. Telling them for the 10,000th time that Obama had a loon for a preacher was just not going to change their minds.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:50 AM
I could be mistaken, but I’m pretty sure that it is mostly republicans up for office in 2010. That means there is little to gain and much to lose.
csdeven on November 5, 2008 at 12:50 AM
Well, now that McCain is going back to just being a Senator, I guess he won’t naming names and making all those people famous for pork-barrel spending.
Seriously, one of the places where he began to lose me was that statement. I mean WTF? You have to wait until you’re president to do your civic duty Mac?
Could’ve used that during the Bailout Crisis; but I guess that while you can take the presidential candidate out of the senate, but you can never truly take the senator out of the presidential candidate.
PackerBronco on November 5, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Tomorrow is another day – Scarlet O’Hara
Tomorrow I’ll be praying over the porcelain alter.
Kini on November 5, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Can’t we be angry?! Really, I’m sick of being polite. The left has used the most hateful, vicious tactics against the right for the last 4 years, and it certainly didn’t backfire on them!
doodleduh on November 5, 2008 at 12:52 AM
That was my position, also, that I’d vote and campaign for whoever our nominee was, except Paul, also. I also would not have supported McCain nor voted for him had he had a V.P. candidate who was not a Conservative (I’d not have voted AT ALL had Lindsey Graham or Mel Martinez been the V.P. nominee).
McCain did his best work in selecting Sarah Palin…that secured my vote and support for him, raised my confidence in him when he did that.
But, the harassment was brutal early on by early McCain supporters for everyone else, particularly in attacking Romney and Romney supporters. Was disgusting, to be frank, and made me question whether it was, in fact, a Democrat operation waging a “pro McCain” advocacy process early on…to fracture the GOP voters.
I still tend to think there’s a lot to that idea.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:53 AM
S:
I am not so sure, the problem was the press did not vet Obama. Coming from the GOP a lot of that stuff just sounded like a political attack. If the media was not so in the tank for Obama, and had done their job it would not have been necessary for the GOP to try and do their jobs for them.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM
You are mistaken. The entire House of Reps is up in 2010. And from the last 2 elections, that’s @50 seats that we need to get back if not more.
What the hell?
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM
Putting aside his POW time (and I know that’s a big thing to put aside) McCain is no great man. He’s better than Obama, but big deal.
McCain is a self-promoting attention whore who would rather burn his own party than miss an opportunity to be in front of a camera. As someone wrote last week, I think it was Lowry, you can be sure that McCain would be on the Sunday talk shows poo pooing the selection of Palin if he was not the nominee. Does anyone doubt that?
To quote Barnes, McCain is a cancer on the Republican party and he needs to go off in the sunset as soon as possible instead of working with President Obama and promoting his radical left, pacifist agenda.
No more Larry King Lives. No more SNL appearance and no Viagara commercial. McCain has to get lost tomorrow.
CanadianGuy on November 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM
I agree with Allahpundit. Obama is the President. I intend to give him a chance to prove he is a moderate. If he’s not, I look for the Republicans to stage a big comeback in 2010 and 2012.
packsoldier on November 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM
surrounded, no, it’s just that even though I was adamantly opposed to McCain during the primaries, I never suffered from the toxic MDS that Russiaphiles like Thacker Agency has, or the rest of the bunch here that just can’t wait to prove how tough and smart they are by savaging a true American patriot and hero.
Is it also McCain’s fault that Jack Murtha crushed Bill Russel? Or perhaps it’s the fault of ignorant PA voters. Perhaps this loss was pre-ordained the minute Chicago Democrat Hank Paulson stood in front of TV cameras and screamed that we were about to enter the New Great Depression, and planned all of his responses with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and gave prominent seats at the table to Dodd and Frank.
And George Bush never made a peep.
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Hmmm, how are WE doing that now? I’m interested in your point of view here.
S on November 5, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Obama himself said it was a valid issue. It goes to Obama’s character and McCain was too much of a slack-jawed sissymary to stand up and fight the guy.
Look at his concession speech. He’s been practicing it since 2000. It appears McCain ran simply to lose so he could spout that sanctimonious BS he just spewed.
csdeven on November 5, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Yeah, it’s not like we could possible have any reason to assume he’s a radical leftist.
doodleduh on November 5, 2008 at 12:56 AM
You know who’s looking good right now? Mitt Romney
I think Obama would have beat him too but he wouldn’t have just winged it… and I bet his campaign staffers would be better at keeping secrets…
Ace pretty much has nabbed the core of what went wrong with the campaign… it pretty much stems from McCain’s failure to chart a strategic course after he nabbed the nomination… pretty much every bad decision and missed opportunity is rooted there… which needs to be taken into account in any finger pointing which takes place… since McCain is a rather old senator set in his ways he didn’t really seem all that agile or able to adapt…
If Palin’s smart she’ll sandbag herself and have fun getting things done in Alaska… she should purposely stay away from the types trying to draw her into frays… she shouldn’t worry about the media, unless Obama bails them out they’ll cannibalize themselves…
ninjapirate on November 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM
One thing we can count on-
McCain will sabotage any Republican effort to stop Obama’s agenda.
Valiant on November 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM
It was the Christian bigots who gave us McCain. Huckabigot stayed in as a vain attempt to get the VP slot, thus ruining the best candidates chances.
csdeven on November 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Great speech by a great American.
lexhamfox on November 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Canadian Guy:
McCain is a cancer? God, people like you make me want to leave the party. You really do.
What has he done? Well he has put up with bacstabbing ingrates like you for starters.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Folks, I’m starting a clinic: Twelve Steps of Obama
1 – Anger
2 – Denial
3 – Blame
4 – Acceptance
5 -
Kini on November 5, 2008 at 12:58 AM
PackerBronco on November 5, 2008 at 12:51 AM
He’s been naming names and explaining exactly what they did wrong in his campaign speeches for a month now.
I went to his rally last night here in Henderson, NV. He savaged Reid, Pelosi, Frank, and lots of other dems.
Nothing John McCain could have done would have satisfied any of you who are so anxious to bash him shamelessly tonight.
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 12:58 AM
McCain had to run against the pile of crap left over from the worst President in living memory. Credit to him that he did as well as he did.
lexhamfox on November 5, 2008 at 12:58 AM
I think there will be a silver lining. Any conservative Republican with backbone and who can articulate, will have a wealth of ‘I told you so’ . Iran will be on the march, Israel, (if they exist), will be screaming, people will be sick of promises not delivered, job growth in whatever is left of the private sector will be anemic……..so there will be fertile ground.
The left and Congressional Democrats will be having daily catfights on who is to blame for not doing what their far left base thought they were going to do. Wild expectations sold……. none delivered.
Starlink on November 5, 2008 at 12:59 AM
Goodbye, y’all. Don’t think being here is benefiting my health. Best of luck to y’all. And apologies to mycowardice for blowing up on you earlier (although I’m sure you didn’t mind).
Achilles on November 5, 2008 at 12:59 AM
Once again, I agree (completely agree). It was difficult to not focus on negating Obama because there is so MUCH there that’s truly horrible, dreadful even.
And McCain was like an insurance policy, the candidate to fill-in, really, because the focus was entirely ON the Left, about the Left.
Thus, I’m thinking that, in the greater scope of things, the objective was to lose this Election (Executive Branch). We had McCain pretty much handed to us whether we wanted him or not — just saying, many of us noticed early on the liabilities involved.
Like I said, think of it this way, we have the Democrats to blame now. They don’t have anywhere to hide, they get to now own all that hatred and nastiness they’ve been dishing out for the past eight years, and we get to remind them that they’re responsible for all of that, along with the failures that are soon to multiply…
Obama was preaching about “those who would negate America” tonight and I had to leave the house to just get away from his crud. He’s been preaching on hating-America now for years, and the Left owns that methodology.
I went off on a tangent…
S on November 5, 2008 at 1:00 AM
I guess I overestimated the intelligence of the American electorate. They really are: ignorant, lazy, foolish, self-centered buffoons. At least half are. Today is truly a black day in American history.
Andy in Agoura Hills on November 5, 2008 at 1:00 AM
csdeven:
God listen to yourselves. All you can do is attack each other. No wonder you lose.
So what are you saying? Do you think Romney could have beat Obama? really?
So, tiring of attacking McCain now we move along to Huckabee.
I hate to point out the obvious, but it is not unreasonable to assume that as a political party the Republicans just might lose sometimes, someone has to.
So maybe it is time to think of what we can do to make the party more appealing or interesting to more people, rather than acting like a pack of dogs.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM
I’ll just assume that some of the commenters here are young, and therefore without a sense of history or political rhythms. We can lose elections; we’ve lost them before; we will lose them again. And we will them win again.
If you view the results of this election as a mistake, then let your conservative principles inform your understanding of that mistake. It is a first principle of conservatism that man is fallen, error-prone and imperfectible. The astonishing thing is not that wrongheadedness often prevails. The astonishing thing is that right-mindedness ever prevails.
paul006 on November 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Are you reading the same thread I am?
CS Deven was a strong Romney supporter throughout the primaries and became famous here for his extremely nasty attacks on people like me who supported Fred and on others who supported Rudy.
But you think McCain supporters were the nasty ones?
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM
McCain = EPIC FAIL.
Next up…
Obama = Carter 2.0 = EPIC FAIL.
nitzsche on November 5, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Won’t click on the video.McCain/Feingold /Lieberman /Kennedy
A RINO is a RINO. Now go back to the Senate and reach across the aisle. I only voted for Sarah.
ohiorebel on November 5, 2008 at 1:03 AM
I know, I heard several of them tonight, on the street during my errand-running, while I parked the car, 18-20 year olds and older racialist-types without a clue except that “he won!”
S on November 5, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Some of us TRIED to tell people, they just won’t listen…
S on November 5, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Look, just take your lumps. We have all been telling you McCain crackpots since last year he was a flawed candidate and would lose to anyone the dems put up because there isn’t an iota of difference between them that matters. He is a true blue RINO! Democrat lite!
McCain did not give America a clear choice. He did not espouse conservative values. He did not remind Americans that they are conservative and lead them in conservative causes. He should have voted against the bailout and never offered to pay off mortgages.
csdeven on November 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM
Valiant:
No, I do not believe that McCain will sabotage any attempt to stop Obama’s agenda. The very suggestion is paranoid and bizarre.
If Republicans want to start winning elections again, they need to guard against sounding crazy.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM
A reason to bring back Civics and History back to elementary, Middle and High School.
If we are going to win in the future, we need to teach the next generation about the mistakes of the past.
A disaster like this is like the stock market crash: It’s fueled by emotion.
Kini on November 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM
Pfft,..we fought for you this whole year, you give us up in a 10 minute speech? What about a recount of LEGAL votes? Ever hear of Acorn McCain? The 200,000 fraudulent votes in Ohio? 105% registered voters in Indiana?,…etc
christene on November 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM
Dude, that honor is reserved for Jimmy Carter.
Kini on November 5, 2008 at 1:06 AM
csdven:
Take my lumps? This pisses me off. I would have been happy to support Thompson or Romney if they had gotten the nomination. The issue was decided before the primary even got to my state.
I am not responsible for the fact that Republicans could not decide on someone else. I was even liking Rudy. All I ever said, was once McCain had the nomination Republicans needed to support him because it was a safe bet that Democrats were going to get behind their candidate.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 1:07 AM
I believed McCain would FIGHT as he said he would at the convention.
He choose to shadowbox instead. And pussyfoot.
Now he can slip off into oblivion where the diffident belong.
(I hoped he wouldn’t be DOLE II… as I said it seemed he was likely to become… during the primaries, and I fought to make him wake up and stand strong against the threat to the Republic of Obama’s radicalism and lunacies… but the half-hearted Mac failed. Adios, half-hearted one.)
profitsbeard on November 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Well, Jeremiah Wright’s request for G-d to damn America came true this evening.
Andy in Agoura Hills on November 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Voter fraud will be conveniently buried as just a distraction.
Kini on November 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Did the stinking Demoncraps get their stinking filibuster proof majority.
Ceroth on November 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM
Like I wrote earlier, there’s some unstated reason or motive that these errors were made, such that they were such glaring tactical errors that most of us laypeople easily recognized (I share your criticisms there).
And why I think that the goal this election was to lose (the GOP to lose, perhaps the GOP’s goal, unstated, which also explains McCain’s candidacy).
The financial crises IS the fault of the Democrats wiht Obama being directly responsible for the dominos that fell into one another over the last years to reach crises level.
The GOP was preposterously inept not to hammer that point home.
S on November 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM
I think, finally, the Republican Party needs to learn a simple truth, that the Democrats have down cold.
Know who your enemy is. Assume they are your enemy in every respect. Do not compromise with your enemy from a position of weakness thinking they will respect you. Always remember, they seek to destroy you.
Democrats understand this. Few Republicans do. We are going to find out.
Starlink on November 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM
christene:
Indiana has already filed criminal charges against ACORN.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM
Then that is good news.
csdeven on November 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM
profitsbeard:
I am done with this conversation. I honestly do not know what you are talking about. I don’t know what you were expecting. Punches, name calling, screeching and hysterics. Yeah, that would have worked.
Terrye on November 5, 2008 at 1:11 AM
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