Look out, turncoats!

History shows that moderates f%$& up the party every time we listen to them. It’s the 70s all over again. You must be one of the neo-libertarians who was born in the late 70s too late to really remember the nightmare. Hopefully we won’t have to get a gas buying number and go either on odd or even days. Waiting in the car for hours to pump up will suck.

A Republican challenge to Specter is trickier since it’s more likely

It a certainty. If Steele repeats the Bush/Rove mistake of 2004 by supporting Benedict Arlen vs the conservative, he will not only lose that Senate seat–conservatives will make defeating Arlen goal #1–he will also lose PA conservative support for all other GOP candidates. Bidding Arlen adieu is going to be a matter of survival for GOP candidates in PA.

Selkirk on February 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM

I see your point, and I don’t disagree. If you start be assuming that this pig would have been passed in some form, even if our liberals from Maine had negotiated away some minor points, then yes, it’s good to pass the ugliest bills possible and then hang it around O’Bonehead’s neck, and the necks at the DNC.

I can see that. I’d rather we had been able to defeat the plan entirely, but we needed a conservative movement in order to do that, and we don’t have one in the Senate.

As for Maine, well, there doesn’t seem to be any sort of conservative thought there, so I suppose you’re better off with two liberal Republicans than with two liberal Democrats. Now, if the tide turns and the GOP picks up half a dozen Senate seats, then I’d rather push them out and deal with minority liberals. But that seems unlikely.

We wanted it to pass so that the GOP can stand firm against it and make it the Democrats’ problem.

Selkirk on February 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM

Who is this “we” of which you speak?

Cavuto should have hit him with that and forced Steele to make a stand. Good for Cavuto for at least bringing up the traitors and forcing Steele to acknowledge their existence.

Fixed it for you. No need to thank me.

Wanna tell me that a moderate challenger to Snowe or Collins who hammers them on the Porkulus won’t tap into popular sentiment? remember, that’s what moderates do: stick their finger in the wind, and see which way it’s blowing. Something that neither Snowe or Collins can do at this point.

At best, they can issue a mea culpa and hope the Porkulus doesn’t hurt the economy too badly.

You three RINOs thought you had to fear being thrown under the B.O. Bus?

Prepare to face the wrath of the STEELE STEAMROLLER!!!!!

not one but two moderate very liberal incumbents

Having an R behind the names means absolutely nothing. These two will continually vote with barry. The republicans should give up the idea that they will get anyone loyal from certain areas and go hard after purple and blue states. Some areas will never be won back but others shift. Clear communication of conservative ideas and policies with concise, consistent and understandable opposition to the democrats fascist policies. This is not a liberal country, it is a dysfunctional and brainwashed country. Most of the loyal democrats I know live their lives in a conservative manner and don’t even understand what their party is really all about. Mention socialism to these democrat voters and they think you are insane. That’s because on the national public level the republicans mealy mouth and apologize for pointing out the truth. The whole problem is communication and commitment, it doesn’t exist on the national level for conservative thought in the republican party.

Yes, as opposed to the man who won five consecutive elections as Governor, and who orchestrated the “50-State Strategy” that resulted in President Obama’s landslide 365-173 electoral college victory in 2008. :D

benny shakar on February 23, 2009 at 10:17 PM

Hmm. Nice double-standard there, asshat. For Steele, it’s that he lost his last election by 10 points. Never mind that he and Erlich were the first Republicans to hold the Governor’s office in Maryland in 40 years. But for Dean, who couldn’t even make it to the end of his last campaign, because he was such a fucktard on the campaign trail, we suddenly see his subsequent victory laps with Obama. Like Dean had shit-all to do with that. He found himself a big-ass set of coattails to ride, and let The One do all the real work. I swear to God, Obama’s balls must shrink every time Dean-o opens his mouth. Dean’s an embarrassment to humanity.

I have no idea how well Steele is going to do. I think he’s got a chance to make a difference. He’s definitely playing to a tough crowd, and the national scene is ridiculously bad for Republicans right now. We’ll see. But if this retarded “gotcha” moment you’ve delivered to us is any indication, then the future does, indeed, look bright for anyone to the right of a lump of clay.

Which pretty much leaves Pelosi, Reid, and their sycophants out in the cold.

I quit giving to the national party because of how they supported Spectre back in ’04 against a real conservative. I now pinpoint my contributions directly to the candidate and select who to support myself. Because I have done that in races outside of my state of MI, I am getting way too many calls every day from every conservative group out there. That part pisses me off. I want the personal privacy to make my decisions and have zero interest in having part of my donations paying for the cost of using a call center. I am working on getting everyone to remove me from their call list.

If he continues to do this… this will be improvement.

If this works… I’ll say he’s qualified.

Right now I look at this and part of me says it’s a good start. The other half sighs and says that is a lot of ifs.

I am still chuckling over you people selecting a guy who lost his last election by more than 10% as rnc chair! :D
benny shakar on February 23, 2009 at 9:47 PM

That was a great showing given he was running in commie Maryland and Schmuckie Schumer was playing H&R Block.

I’m open to kicking Collins, Snowe, and Specter out of the party.

GarandFan on February 23, 2009 at 7:11 PM

Ditto, like on the evening of their votes.