Quotes of the day
posted at 9:30 pm on September 4, 2010 by Allahpundit
Christine O’Donnell is trailing Rep. Mike Castle by only 2% among voters most likely to turnout in the Delaware Senate GOP primary, according to a Tea Party Express poll.
The poll, obtained by Hotline On Call, found that among GOP voters who indicated they are most likely to vote — or “10s” in polling lingo — Castle leads O’Donnell 43% to 41%.
The Tea Party Express released the top line of the poll on Thursday. That showed O’Donnell trailing Castle by nearly 6%, 43.7% to 38%.
These new numbers suggest that Castle is significantly more vulnerable than originally believed.
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“At this point we are forging ahead,” Levi Russell, a spokesman for the group, said on Friday…
Aides who worked for Ms. O’Donnell’s 2008 campaign against then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. claim that she withheld thousands of dollars in promised salary and never reimbursed them for out-of pocket expenses.
“Once I and others found out about her personal financial crises and her degree, we left,” David Keegan, a former aide, told The New York Times on Friday. “We were constantly trying to hold her back from spending. She was financially completely irresponsible.”…
Her campaign would not respond to calls and emails from The Times, but posted this rebuttal to some of the issues on her Web site. (As for that house she mentions: She sold it to her boyfriend and legal counsel in 2008 to avoid foreclosure, according to an investigation by The Delaware News Journal in March.)
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Yeah, terms. Like a 60+ seat majority, which won’t happen in my lifetime. The national GOP having the balls to do what it takes to get 60+ senators? LOL You have to be kidding.
By the way, you didn’t answer my question. Wouldn’t it have been smarter to back Crist in FL?
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 8:26 AM
Worthy of a Democrat? No, the Dems don’t throw their own under the bus, and they do what it takes to advance their agenda.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 8:29 AM
For the first time on this thread, you’ve asked a legitimate question.
It’s a tough call in FL, or KY, or NV. Those are purple states (KY only in the fact that D’s outnumber R’s by a wide margin). The GOP electorate has to make a choice of a sure thing with a moderate (Crist, Grayson, Lowden), or take a very real chance of defeat with a true conservative (Rubio, Paul, Angle).
But that isn’t the case in DE. It’s not a real chance of defeat with O’Donnell; it is the closest thing you get to moral certainty. DE is deep, deep blue. It is a Democratic stronghold. Charlie Crist and Sue Lowden get crushed in DE, never mind Rand Paul or Sharron Angle. Mike Castle is the best you will get out of there.
Take your victories where you can get them. Fashion a real majority. And work from there.
Or you can surrender on the altar of political purity. Me, I stand for victory.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 8:31 AM
I doubt O’Donnell thought he was a loser when he endorsed her in ’06.
And where I come from, someone who makes >$6000 in a year, someone who lies about their past political performances, someone who lies about their educational history… that person is usually the one we refer to as a loser.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 8:35 AM
And you would have the GOP do everything it can to not advance our agenda.
To paraphrase one of those democrats: That’s not cojones; that’s idiocy.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 8:38 AM
I didn’t ask questions, I made statements for the most part.
Oh, yeah. It’s hard to support all those right-wing extremist wingnuts. Notice how it’s the O’Donnells and Pauls and Angles that get the rectal exam not only from the Democrats but from their “own side” as well.
The David Frum Guide to Permanent Majorities. We’ve been there already. Doesn’t work all that great.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 8:40 AM
We don’t even need 60. Obamacare can be repealed with 50 votes and a GOP President via reconciliation. Although the Senate parliamentarian would probably rule that repeal is ineligible for reconciliation procedures, the VP can overrule him.
Jon0815 on September 5, 2010 at 9:00 AM
The David Frum Guide to Permanent Majorities. We’ve been there already. Doesn’t work all that great.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 8:40 AM
agreed or as my hero liked to say:
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.”
-RR
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 9:01 AM
With 60+, and a GOP POTUS and House, the world becomes our oyster. We can shove all types of policies down the Dems throats, and watch them squirm.
Of course, unseen and ddrintn would rather have purity for purity’s sake. Passing a conservative agenda… heh, that’s nothing to having a TRUE conservative party.
And if that TRUE conservative party is a permanent minority… hey, that’s cool, because moving the ball isn’t what’s important. What’s important is that we don’t get our uniforms dirty.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Is Castle really that popular here in Delaware? How many of his races have been competitive with more than token opposition? Incumbents have had a huge edge for decades. Roth, Castle, Carper and Biden lost only two elections over those decades (and one of those was when Roth and Carper faced off) because of that incumbent edge. To reach New Castle County with TV ads, you have to buy expensive ads on Philly TV — ads that will be mostly seen on more than a dozen non-DE counties in PA and NJ. And you still have to reach Southern Delaware with other purchases. It’s very inefficient and places a huge barrier for challengers to the incumbents. That incumbency barrier is the real reason Castle, Carper, etal. win and makes it seem that they’re much more popular than they really are.
It doesn’t help that the official DE GOP doesn’t really try to challenge the Biden’s or Carper’s when they’re up for reelection. They’ll run some lame official candidate who’s main purpose is to squash any outsiders from getting the nomination and posing a threat to the status quo. In 2006, the party went all out with Ting in the primary to keep two more conservative candidates off the ballot. I received many calls and mailings on behalf of their official candidate. But once Ting had squeaked through in the primary, I never heard or saw anything from his campaign again when it came to the general election against Carper.
And we’re seeing that again. Instead of running on issues and against Coons (someone who’s spent the huge surplus he inherited), Castle’s pulling a McCain and getting personal and passionate against a fellow Republican. All that passion will be missing come November if he wins. He’ll simply go back to coasting when it comes to running against a Dem.
LenSp1 on September 5, 2010 at 9:10 AM
I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, “We must broaden the base of our party” – when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents.
Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?
Let our banner proclaim our belief in a free market as the greatest provider for the people.
Let us explore ways to ward off socialism, not by increasing government’s coercive power, but by increasing participation by the people in the ownership of our industrial machine.
It is time to reassert our principles and raise them to full view. And if there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way.”
Mike Castle Reagan was talking to you in 1975. You were part of the problem then and are part of the problem now.
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Dream on. We’re going to have at best soft majorities (“gotta get as many as possible with R’s after their names”) plus at best a squish in the White House, if not Obama for a second term. Just win, baby. That’s what it gets you.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 9:20 AM
Castle has been a part of stealing the freedoms and liberties from your children yet all of you hold him up as a part of our salvation. I don’t think most of you realize that America is in a state of collapse. There will not be another chance to save her if we don ‘t elect people that want to slay the federal government beast. A liar about her record or a thief like Mike Castle,you choose.
wheelgun on September 5, 2010 at 9:20 AM
Of course, unseen and ddrintn would rather have purity for purity’s sake. Passing a conservative agenda… heh, that’s nothing to having a TRUE conservative party.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM
So you answer is power of power’s sake? hey at least we will have power! we will have no agenda, no policy direction, no ideas and no manadte from the voters but hey we will have the power!
Kind of reminds me of the guy that sold his soul to Satan for unlimted power. It didn’t work for Foust and it won’t work for the GOP. We tried you way under Bush and Rove and did end up as a small permanent minority party. If not for the complete stupidity of the dem party we would have no chance of taken the house back in 2010.
Your way has been proven to be a one way ticket to permanent minority party status. We tried my and ddrintn’s way in 1980 and we won landslides.
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 9:21 AM
It’s not a f*ing football game or horse race anymore. The future is very much at stake and all you’re interested in is counting R’s and scoring petty points.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Abso-friggin’-lutely.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Wow. Someone named “Chudi” on the Internet says she’s an imbecile. That settles the matter.
I met Miss O’Donnell about a decade ago. She was a ball of fire, working for a non-profit that had a shoestring budget, and was about as good as I’ve ever seen at getting on really big media outlets to talk about issues. She certainly didn’t seem stupid. And, anyone can accuse others of anything–although accusations of bad character should certainly be taken seriously, accusations merrily reported in the NYT make me knee-jerk want to defend the girl, whether she deserves it or not (and honestly, I don’t know if she does).
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 9:30 AM
No. I’m concerned with moving the conservative agenda forward. You do that by winning elections. Mike Castle wins elections. Christine O’Donnell loses elections.
She’s
A
Loser!
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:37 AM
How do you know she’s such a loser and Castle’s such a WINNER!!!!???? There’s not been a primary yet, and you’re concerned that WINNERRRR!!!!! Castle can’t pull it out against LOOOOOZER!!!!! O’Donnell. That says a lot in itself.
Yeah, that’s how Palin came to be characterized as an empty-headed bimbo. Lots of good “conservatives” who take dictation from the NYT editorial board.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Well, you got that one right.
Like anyone can accuse Mike Castle of being a closet homosexual, without a shred of evidence, and using the excuse of “Well, that’s the rumor”.
Now, would you support someone who engages in those tactics. Because that is exactly what the O’Donnell campaign did.
So, since anyone can accuse anyone of anything…
You know, Christine O’Donnell claims she made more than the $6000 she reported last year. But she says she doesn’t have to disclose that income.
That’s because that income came from turning tricks in Browntown, and from selling cocaine at the Deer Park Tavern. She can’t report that type of income.
That’s the rumor.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Mike Castle: 12-0 statewide.
Christine O’Donnell: 0-2 statewide.
Unlike Christine O’Donnell, the numbers don’t lie.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:44 AM
So, no sweat for Castle then. Let’s see how The Winner does in November.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 9:55 AM
No. I’m concerned with moving the conservative agenda forward. You do that by winning elections. Mike Castle wins elections. Christine O’Donnell loses elections.
She’s
A
Loser!
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:37 AM
explain to me how electing a liberal moves the conservative agenda forward?
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 9:59 AM
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:37 AM
1) elect liberal
2) ???????
3) move conservative agenda forward
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 10:01 AM
That’s the rumor.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 9:42 AM
the rumor I heard was Castle made all his wealth off the tax payer and taking bribes for votes for the last 40 years.
at least that’s the rumor going around…
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 10:03 AM
LOL…they tell us this every damn election cycle. And then when the GOP/Dem Lite’s name becomes mud even more than the Dems, it’s the fault of those puritanical wingnuts, you see. Pfffft.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Mike Castle is the next Jim Jeffords. As soon as the GOp moves to tries to move to the right. Mike will be on the news saying how the GOP no longer represents his view and how he must switch parties for his peace of mind giving the control of the Senate back to the dems and demoralizing the GOP at the moment of their “victory”
Or do you all think Castle is going to sit quietly in the back bench of a GOP lead senate when their is a chairmanship chair in the offering. do you think Castle’s conservative Principles will hold him back form taking yet another bribe?
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 10:10 AM
My understanding is she said she did not believe he is gay. Is that not so?
And really, saying things you know to be false, even to make a point (which strangely supports my point) is ugly and beneath you.
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 10:16 AM
I too have a checkered past and if I ever run for an office and it’s brought forward, my reply will be “What’s Your Point?”. This just proves she’s human, not a God like the people she’s running against.
BruceB on September 5, 2010 at 10:45 AM
What a shame that Delaware doesn’t have a qualified conservative with a functioning brain interested in running for the Senate. Then again, this is the state that elected Joe Biden every term.
Jaibones on September 5, 2010 at 10:55 AM
She looks kinda cute.
Is there anyone here that has seen her up close that can confirm that?
Since we’re heading down the crapper anyway, we might as well have something nice to look at on the way down.
justltl on September 5, 2010 at 10:56 AM
If this is true, she’s a bad risk..regardless of affiliation.
jeanie on September 5, 2010 at 10:59 AM
This woman is a trainwreck and guaranteed loser in November. Have you heard the radio interview where she goes 13 minutes without giving one straight answer? That alone could be the soundtrack for about 30 campaign commercials by the opposition down the stretch, and they wouldn’t even have to put in a word of their own.
She sounds bonkers in this interview with someone who is somewhat sympathetic–if she would talk straight to him.
JoelD on September 5, 2010 at 11:04 AM
That’s the RINO way; not noticeably different from the Dem way. Look at which commenters are doing most of the ad hominem/lying.
Eren on September 5, 2010 at 11:14 AM
As a resident of Delaware and someone who will vote in the upcoming Republican primary, I want to express my deepest appreciation to the substantial number of HA posters not from Delaware who have ranted and raved at us about this race. We simpletons certainly needed your guidance.
One simple-minded question for you: have you locked up races in your own states and districts for the conservative candidate yet? Really?
We have enough to do here to take Biden’s seat and get a conservative elected into our sole House seat without having to answer to you, so mind your own business. We’ll be happy to compare our meager accomplishments with your undoubtedly glorious ones on November 3rd.
ya2daup on September 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM
It’s amazing to me that anyone can believe reelecting someone who throws his hat in the ring for cap and trade can somehow be moving the conservative agenda forward. Moderation is the last thing the republican party needs right now. If Chris Christie can get elected in deep blue New Jersey and a Republican can get elected in socialist Massachusetts then Christine O’Donnell can get elected in Delaware. I think even the bipartisan wing of the Republican party is going to be shocked after this election.
jakabok_botch on September 5, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Every state election matters to the country–I can’t imagine that you don’t have an opinion on the Florida race, or California, or Alaska–you probably want conservatives to win those races. You don’t “answer to” anyone on HA, but it’s a political blog on which people comment about issues posted, and it isn’t divided by state. If you’re not interested in reading the opinions of outsiders, you should probably skip these posts.
Incidentally, haven’t you commented on races outside your own state?
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 11:28 AM
ya2daup on September 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Tell you what if you agree to stop you Senator from casting voters that determine my standard of living, my level of freedom and my families future here in NC then I will respect you wish and “mind my own business” however as long as your Senator like the other 99 have enough power, money and will to impact my very freedom It is my business.
you want Senators to be a local issue, rechain them with the consitution. until then every senate race concerns the nation.
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 11:28 AM
As my old boss used to say: This ain’t f’in rocket science.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Doc, we’re adults here, and we both know politics. That type of slur doesn’t happen by accident, not at this level. The claim that it came from anywhere but the top of the campaign simply doesn’t pass the giggle test.
First of all, I don’t know it to be untrue, any more than O’Donnell knows the claims of Castle being a closet case are true/untrue. I do know that saying you have income the source of which you can’t/won’t disclose opens you up to all types of claims.
Second of all, you’re right; it is beneath me. As I’ve said, politics in DE has been (up until O’Donnell brought her jersey ways to the First State) a gentleman’s sport. It’s beneath me, and should be beneath someone vying for DE’s Senate seat.
Apparently Christine O’Donnell disagrees. So, sauce for the goose…
Third of all, I think my point has now been made.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 12:31 PM
I know you believe this is what should be done, so I want you to take me through the rest of this: If those elected are RINOs, how will the conservative agenda move forward? Perhaps the RINO agenda will move forward.
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 12:32 PM
You’re absolutely right about that. Having to disclose your finances is basic in politics.
I’ve led a really imperfect life, and made choices that certainly did not reflect how I was raised. I have learned a number of lessons the hard way. I would not want to enter politics because I would not want to have my family feel shame as my past idiocy was paraded before the world. So, I have a certain amount of sympathy for O’Donnell if she has good character now and will live in a principled way. I don’t know that she does or will; it doesn’t appear the other fellow is much, either. The more I think about it, the more I think the whole primary is just awful, and it’s indicative of the problem–it’s hard to get good people to run if they’ve been imperfect in the past, so we end up with lousy choices.
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 12:42 PM
That’s 100% unadulterated bullsh!t that has been apparently manufactured by O’Donnell’s campaign. Mike Castle is NOTHING like Jim Jeffords. He’s not going to be bought by the Democrats. Jeffords already had a committee chairmanship before the Dems unexpectedly won control of the Senate in 2000 and Tom Daschle allowed him to keep it when he switched. Castle is not expecting a committee chairmanship as a freshman Senator. There is nothing the Dems can offer him to get him to switch.
The only reason Castle decided to give up a safe seat in the House to run for the Senate was because he was convinced it would help the Republican Party pick up a seat and get closer to a majority, and that was more important than holding on to his House seat.
I think it’s kind of hilarious that O’Donnell’s supporters whine about Castle’s people attacking her FACTUAL background problems and refusing to engage her on the issues, while they are all over the Web pushing these BS rumors about Castle switching parties and being gay.
rockmom on September 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM
It’s really not that tough. There are some states that the best the Right can hope to get for Senators are RINO’s. ME, MA, DE… they’re deep blue states that, if the people there are willing to elect moderate/liberal GOPers, we should take the money and run.
Snowe, Collins, Brown and Castle will, if nothing else, vote for McConnell for Majority Leader, and people like Jim DeMint, Tom Coburn, and John Thune for Committee Chairmen. That right there sets the agenda.
Then look forward to 2012 when hopefully we unseat BHO, and 2014 when there are lots of Dem freshmen senators standing for their first reelection. Eeyores around here may deny it, but we play our cards right, and we can get to 60 republican senators. Not 60 conservative senators, but 60 republicans who will back the agenda of the conservative leadership and committee chairs. They may not back it without fail, but they will back it often, and when it is really important. And if absolutely necessary… hey, politics worked on Lincoln and Nelson when it came to ObamaCare. I see no reason why it shouldn’t work for Castle and Brown when it comes to Social Security reform.
Take the long view, and don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 1:09 PM
I hope you’re right about the committee chairmanships–my fear is we’ll end up with RINOs or spineless conservatives as chairs. I fear the conservative agenda will not get pushed, because the GOP has a track record of blowing it.
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Wow, come back two days later and there’s yet another thread with the usual suspects trashing O’Donnell. Here’s a little dose of reality, those of you that think Castle will never leave the Republican party are delusional, people thought the same about Jeffords and Chafee, last i checked they’re gone. And for the other side, Castle probably is the best we can do in Deleware, sad but true. The bottom line though is that the trashing of O’Donnell by the Republican establishment and the apparent willingness of so many of their lackeys to follow suit tells you all you need to know about the Republican party of 2010, it wasn’t necessary and it shows that they’re not just willing but eager to destroy a conservative just to get some dem lite pice of crap elected, they’re a disgrace.
clearbluesky on September 5, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Sorry if I don’t want to “take the long view” from someone with an absolute pipedream of 60 GOP Senators. It’s not happening, dude. I’d rather we have a more permanent, more conservative but smaller majority (maybe 54, 55 seats) than shoot for the moon of 60 seats and total control, fall flat, and end up with a Senate full of squishes and out and out libs.
Good Solid B-Plus on September 5, 2010 at 1:31 PM
I will bet anyone here $1000 that Mike Castle will not switch parties if he is elected.
rockmom on September 5, 2010 at 1:32 PM
That is, we won’t get 60 GOP Senators by 2012, and I really don’t think the 2014 election cycle is going to be as toxic for Dems as the 2010 and 2012 cycles. Especially if Obama gets taken out in 2012.
Good Solid B-Plus on September 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM
With guys like Castle in power what will voters be given as a choice in 2012?
A GOP that is backing the same crap Obama and his crew are? That’s gonna really bring in the votes and energize the base.
The GOP cheerleaders don’t seem to get the fact that people don’t like the GOP either. They will choose the lesser of two evils, but if they start to see Republicans doing the same thing as Democrats and backing the same out of control spending as Castle does, then the GOP loses the only ace it has.
2012 is not a slam dunk.
sharrukin on September 5, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Pardon our cynicism if we think it has more to do with an open seat and the departure of a guy who’s been getting elected since the Vietnam war.
I’m just not going to get all enthused over a guy who co-sponsored DISCLOSE. Enough of that crap.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM
AP, did the dog eat your hit piece on Castle?
The one that talks about his support for ripping up babies in utero?
The one that discusses his F grade from the NRA?
The one that elucidates that sending him to the senate will give him another chance to vote for cap and trade?
Your dog didn’t eat your hit pieces on Christine because even a cur finds them distatesful.
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 2:26 PM
Oh yes, the abortion loving Castle is all about altruism.
ATTENTION:
There is a Meet and Greet being held for Christine in Dover on Sunday from 6 pm to 8 pm. The other 2 events are Volunteer/Supporter rallies. We organized the rallies so our volunteers and supporters could attend both our Kent Rally and the Meet and Greet in Dover.
At the rallies, we will be giving you information to equip you to help us with our Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts. We will be giving out phone lists, literature, post cards, and yard signs.
Christine will make a brief appearance at the Kent Rally, and while she is there, I would like to get some video footage to put up on our website/Facebook/You-Tube.
Also, PLEASE note, we are not holding a Rally in Sussex this weekend. So, I encourage you to come to our Kent Rally tomorrow afternoon.
Locations are as follows:
Kent County- Sunday, September 5, 2010, 2:30-4:30 pm – Outdoors
Brecknock Park in Camden
80 Old Camden Rd.
Camden, DE 19934
*this will be a potluck event, so we encourage you to bring a dish to share for 10 people
Kent County- Sunday, September 5, 2010, 6-8 pm – Indoors
Meet and Greet
1478 Wyoming Mill Rd
Dover, DE 19904
New Castle County – Sunday, September 5, 2010, 6:30-8:30 pm – Indoors
Grotto Pizza in College Square in Newark
280 College Square
Newark, DE 19711
If you have a Team Christine T-shirt, wear it to the rallies and the Meet and Greet. If you do not have one, we’ll have them available at the Rallies.
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Yeah, with Castle voting with the Dems half the time.
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 2:35 PM
So Castle not only won’t debate Christine, he wouldn’t appear with her on Cavuto.
If it’s such a slam dunk you’d think that he’d relish the chance to put her in her place.
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Yet you would prefer Coons, who would vote with us 0% of the time.
Clearly a winning strategy.
/do I really need the tag?
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Sounds like Castle is their sort of guy!
That Christine nut might upset the piggies slurping at the trough.
You can tell by the red stripe on their tails, with their head in the trough, how very different they are from the pigs with the blue stripe on their tails. Can’t you see that?
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/09/04/obamacare-is-here-to-stay/
Hugh Hewitt interviewed House minority leader John Boehner a few days ago, and could not get Boehner to commit to a rapid legislative agenda to repeal and reverse the Democrat’s leftist legislative cramdown after the midterms in November. Boehner hemmed and hawed, sounding every bit like the establishment inside-the-beltway career politicians that got us into the dire economic mess that we’re in now.
To make matters worse, Bill Kristol related to Hewitt on yesterday’s podcast that he asked a “high-ranking GOP leader” what their plans were, what they intended to do should the GOP take control of one or both Houses of Congress, and this unnamed source said that they were trying to get members to sign off on a “No Earmarks” pledge, but said it was very tough going. Kristol was incredulous.
sharrukin on September 5, 2010 at 2:54 PM
The winning strategy is to nominate Christine then help her beat Coons. So, you’re a little ahead of yourself, champ.
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 2:56 PM
FTFY champ.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 3:01 PM
No no no, you’ve got it all wrong. We beat hardcore socialists by nominating squishy quasisocialists to oppose them. Especially in an environment Gallup shows favors newcomer Republicans as the candidates of choice.
Nominate for Mike Castle: he just might get 25% of the pro-abortion vote in the general election!
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 3:06 PM
She hasn’t become a mutlimillionaire on the public payroll. And if she does it won’t be by cashing NARAL’s checks.
Akzed on September 5, 2010 at 3:09 PM
They are going to screw up a historic moment and when it blows up in their face they will sit there with an amazed expression on their face wondering how those wingnut conservatives did this to them.
sharrukin on September 5, 2010 at 3:16 PM
As always.
ddrintn on September 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM
I don’t like how squishy Mike Castle is, and I do fear that if he’s elected, the Dems could buy him off & get him to switch parties.
The problem, though, is that this Christine O’Donnell woman strikes me as a trainwreck. She’s been plagued with money problems over the years, filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against a conservative group (ISI) in 2005, and doesn’t really seem to have any experience. And these kinds of issues matter; the last thing we need is to have our candidate melt down in the general election or once in office.
Outlander on September 5, 2010 at 3:43 PM
That doesn’t sound like a trainwreck to you??
Shay on September 5, 2010 at 3:54 PM
How is a known liberal like Castle a better deal than the possibility that Christine O’Donnell might not be what we had hoped?
Let’s go with a known loser because she might turn out to be a loser?
Electing a guy like Castle isn’t a win regardless of the color of his jersey, it’s a loss.
sharrukin on September 5, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Near as I can tell, the last payroll she was on she got fired from and then proceeded to sue for gender discrimination.
Inability to hold down a job… there’s a qualification for high office.
JohnGalt23 on September 5, 2010 at 3:59 PM
The only reason Castle decided to give up a safe seat in the House to run for the Senate was because he was convinced it would help the Republican Party pick up a seat and get closer to a majority, and that was more important than holding on to his House seat.
rockmom on September 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM
LOL yes Mike Castle is running for the greater good. He is sacrificing himself for the greater glory of the GOP!!! He is so very noble…..LOL oh that is rich.
Thanks I needed the laugh.
when your view is closer to the democratic party than the GOP party when the chips are down its easy to switch to the other party….ask Spector.
You do not see COnservative GOPer’s switching to the dem party ever. However history is littered with the liberal RINO’s that decided “they didn’t leave their party their party left them.”
Castle as the 51st Senator is giving the dems a rush.
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 4:33 PM
It’s not quite as simple as that. From what I can tell, O’Donnell has spent much of her life working for non-profits. The non-profit world is not an easy one–conservative organizations rely heavily on small donations from individuals. There are a few major players, and many smaller groups that are really hand-to-mouth. You probably get all kinds of direct mail appeals from them, and those appeals are too much for some groups to even afford. People working there really have to be committed to whatever the organization’s cause. And as far as the ISI lawsuit goes, I don’t like lawsuits in general, but it is possible the organization did in fact discriminate against her, and the cost of those lawsuits is quite high–I’m not surprised she couldn’t afford it.
As someone mentioned upthread, it’s rather troubling that Castle, who has a whole lot more money and name recognition (as well as an established political machine) than she, finds it necessary to go after her in this way. If she’s really so pitiful, he could patronizingly say he admires her “spunk” and leave it at that.
DrMagnolias on September 5, 2010 at 4:45 PM
rino’s platform
1) cut taxes
2) ?????
3) 40 year majority
unseen on September 5, 2010 at 4:51 PM
You’ve just nailed it: The “ANY R’S A WIN!” jokers are basically the Underpants Gnomes of the American Electorate.
Even money says most of them, deep down, sincerly believe Lindsay Graham is a good example of what the GOP should be: Spineless, ready to kick principle for expediency and opportunistic to the point of revulsion.
SuperCool on September 5, 2010 at 5:37 PM
I don’t know the woman like 90% of the people here, the left will lie and smear anyone they fear,ie:Palin.
At least she figured out a way to keep her home from going back to the bank(NO COST TO THE TAXPAYER).
NOBODY and I mean NOBODY hasn’t done something stupid in their lifetime and she is young, but she will be villified for thinking she could make a difference.
I always thought people who worked in campaigns were volunteers??
You go girl, give em hell!!!
concernedsenior on September 5, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Yeah… went to rally for Christine in Newark tonight… coughed up some dough… came away with some signs to stick alongside the road… no can vote for gungrabbin babykillah no way no how, evah!
Better yet:
Castle’ws strategery:
1. Run for senate.
2. ???
3. WTF?!?!?!?!?!:?
Akzed on September 6, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Funny thing:
The Christine rally went across the parking lot from Grotto Pizza and had a picture taken in front of Newark GOP HQ. No one there, not open for business, ghosts only.
The Dem Party office next to Grotto Pizza open for business, activity, signs of life.
Fifty people at Grotto Pizza on fire for Christine. No, she wasn’t there.
Again, GOP HQ, no one there, not open for business, ghosts only. Signs of life at Dem HQ and Christine rally same strip mall.
It’s like the DE GOP thinks it has it in the bag for their babykillin gungrabbah. The DE GOP is certain that Mikey Castle will get a chance to vote a second time for cap n trade! “Take Sunday off…”
Anyway, ethics complaint to be filed Tsd against Mikey Castle for franking privilege violation. Yessir, your taxdollars used illegally by the DE GOP’s choice for senate. It’s only the peons’ money after all.
You heard it here foist.
Akzed on September 6, 2010 at 12:17 AM
Gosh, stop arguing. It is self-defeating. Simple formula: plant the seeds, grow the sprouts, and then start weeding. eh?
AReadyRepub on September 6, 2010 at 12:31 AM
When people are arguing to plant the seeds of thistles, that kind of defeats the whole argument.
Dark-Star on September 7, 2010 at 11:37 AM
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