Comments on: This party needs a reality check

By: narciso

narciso — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:53:24 +0000

Yes, only Thiessen who handled the national security beat, and McGurn, who used to write for the Journal’s Hong Kong bureau is any good.

By: cicerone

cicerone — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:04:19 +0000

What IS it with former Bush speechwriters that makes them so freakin’ worthless? Guys like Michael Gerson (and David Frum) are pathetic.

By: melle1228

melle1228 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:58:17 +0000

We really are a bunch of losers

You know after Dems lost in 2000 and 2004; they didn’t write news articles about how they suck. They wrote articles about how WE SUCK. They didn’t decide they lost because they weren’t moderate enough. No they went full leftist in 2008 and even more so in 2012. What do we do? We broadcast how weak and and sucky we are and how extreme everyone in our party is. Exactly what Dems say about us. Bravo idiots.

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:45:23 +0000

I believe the GOP has got a reality check..I know I have..

By: Fenris

Fenris — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:06:14 +0000

viking01 on February 22, 2013 at 7:54 PM

I’m still angry about Nixon’s wage and price controls. And yet somehow Nixon is touted as an extreme conservative. It may be true that only a conservative ‘could go to China’ however no conservative would.

By: viking01

viking01 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:57:42 +0000

s/b leading to 2006 then 2008

By: viking01

viking01 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:54:42 +0000

Fenris on February 22, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Boehner and McConnell (and Rove) of 2012 are pretty much the sequel to Frist and Hastert (and Rove) leading to 2008. Doing nothing then getting sledgehammered. It's amazing how much Ronaldus Magnus got done despite go along to get alongs such as Dole though he certainly knew how to put the DNC media whores in their place such as Rather, Brokaw, Jennings, Sam Donaldson and perpetual clenchfaces Angria Mitchell and Ann Compton.

By: CW

CW — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:50:50 +0000

free.

Wigglesworth on February 22, 2013 at 7:43 PM

Now that is one opiate that should be banned.

By: Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:43:16 +0000

Just clicked over to WaPo and read the 1st comment.

Why some people think having a Welfare State is bad is beyond me.

There is nothing wrong with free education, healthcare, Social Security…

This is the mentality of a liberal. It’s all free.

By: Fenris

Fenris — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:42:31 +0000

Be specific. Which “ideas” are “outworn or extreme”?

ddrintn on February 22, 2013 at 7:20 PM

The ones that Obama doesn’t like, of course.

It isn’t simply the presidential campaign… it’s that weakling Boehner and Fossil McConnell did virtually nothing after the 2010 landslide with the huge opportunities given them.

viking01 on February 22, 2013 at 7:33 PM

It’s been going on far longer than that. And sadly, the politicians mostly do what their constituents want. The Republicans haven’t had a plurality of conservatives for a long long time.