Comments on: To transform politics, Obama must declare war on the GOP

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:36:21 +0000

Genuine on January 19, 2013 at 8:20 PM

By: Genuine

Genuine — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:20:42 +0000

Not real sure what you guys have to cry about… This is essentially the Republican strategy of the last four years now turned back onto them. You can’t hop on the demonize, deligitimize, and destroy Barack Obama express at 11:00 pm November, 4th 2008. Continue it for four years as an electoral strategy. Basically, we’re gonna make him a restrained one-termer or bust. Engage in every single opportunity to spin a soundbite and call him the devil before he had even been sworn in after legitimately winning his fist election. Purposefully attempt to create situations that can be played back how you like. And scare scare scare for 4 years. Lose. And then expect the other guy to make sure and meet YOUR specifications for his job afterwards.

You can’t cry now. The republicans started this game. And it was ALWAYS a zero-sum game.

In the end, somebody is getting marginalized. And the Republicans lost.

It’s not the end of the world though. I know they’ve got you amped up, scared, and defensive. But it was all just an election strategy anyway. They never really planned on doing any of the things they sold you on. They just needed your emotional involvement in the election process. It’s not real.

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:18:02 +0000

sharrukin on January 19, 2013 at 8:13 PM

No..I am just a little tired of Ronulans and “true cons” saying the GOP has “abandoned” them when the GOP is still here and they are the ones leaving..

PS..Ronulans are/were never part of the GOP..

By: sharrukin

sharrukin — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:13:44 +0000

Where is he going to go??..The Dems??..

Why not?

What would be the difference?

He could go where the other six million went…the beach, a barbecue, or home watching movies.

The GOP has not abandoned him It is still here..

So are the Democrats and yet Reagan walked because they decided they didn’t care for the principles they claimed to believe in…exactly like the GOP.

He is the one doing the abandoning..

Dire Straits on January 19, 2013 at 8:05 PM

You seem to have a fixation with the idea that ‘The Party’ is owed something from its members and they are not. You don’t own anyone’s vote, and that is why you keep losing elections, and deserve to lose them.

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:08:16 +0000

Romney got more votes than Thomas Jefferson as well.

sharrukin on January 19, 2013 at 7:57 PM

So did McCain..

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:05:44 +0000

sharrukin on January 19, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Where is he going to go??..The Dems??..The GOP has not abandoned him It is still here..He is the one doing the abandoning..

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:04:07 +0000

sharrukin on January 19, 2013 at 7:56 PM

Correct the “Party” is not everything..But in our present system It is pretty much two (2) parties in politics..Like it or not..

By: sharrukin

sharrukin — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:01:39 +0000

The GOP has not abandoned no one..That is just your opinion..

Dire Straits on January 19, 2013 at 7:59 PM

And just who’s opinion should he be using in deciding for himself if the GOP has abandoned him or others?

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:59:33 +0000

FloatingRock on January 19, 2013 at 7:52 PM

The GOP has not abandoned no one..That is just your opinion..

By: sharrukin

sharrukin — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:57:52 +0000

Romney got more votes than McCain..But You knew that..

Dire Straits on January 19, 2013 at 7:56 PM

Romney got more votes than Thomas Jefferson as well.