Posted on 12/15/2007 10:08:14 AM PST by linuxster
Reading something like that, and believing I actually DID read it -- in a putatively conservative venue -- well, let's just say that a statement like that is the political equivalent to "beer goggles."
The thing is, though, I don't drink.
(I will, however continue laughing and shaking my head in disbelief for the next few minutes, now that I've read it three times in a row to verify that it really DOES say what I thought it said.)
I was going to challenge you on that, but as the page was loading, I reconsidered. I guess what he lacks in astroturf he more than makes up for in polyester, brylcreme, and tooth-whitener.
Look at the bright side, y'all Mitterites -- if he loses, he can always find success in any used car lot in the land.
I've always wanted to meat the perfect voter.
I mean, from a party hack's perspective.
Aw, c'mon, level with us. You're only saying that because the Republicans have already done that, right? (I mean, it's a no-brainer for anyone who's had even one eye open for the past several years.)
Bingo.
To some people "winning ain't everything" (hey, look what it got us the last time!)
Thus, I am not, and shall never be, a Mitterite.
I value my self-respect far above any puerile urge to be able to scream "I won! I won! I won!" (particulary when the reality will be that I'll have lost -- annointing a figurehead RINO simply because he belongs to the correct team... ugh.)
Prediction: Long before primary season is over, there will be more and more people taking the "I am NOT a Mitterite!" pledge.
So the Republicans are socialist, too, but they're OUR socialists? so you don't want them criticized?
Weak.
And while you may not feel Rommney is your choice I would hardly consider him a Socialist. Hillary, Obama and Edwards leave no doubt that they are.
Romney and Huckabee are like the Kilkenny cats.
There once were two cats of Kilkenny
Each thought there was one cat too many
So they fought and they hit
And they scratched and they bit
'Til instead of two cats there weren't any!
I completely agree.
As a Republican, Democrats are "the other side".
But as a conservative, liberals are "the other side", and many Republicans are liberals.
Not that I support Romney, but what has Fred done that shows wisdom?
It was an offhand remark, and I won’t get too involved in its defense. My impression is that Romney is smart but could be lured into the activist/liberal temptation to “solve problems” (with other people’s money.) Whereas, it seems to me, that Thompson might be more inclined to do nothing, thereby allowing free people to solve their own problems. To me, that is the path of wisdom. I could be wrong. I look forward to learning more about each candidate. For the moment, I would be happy to support either candidate, or Duncan Hunter.
Thanks. I really wasn’t trying to do a “gotcha”, I was wondering if I had missed something about Thompson. I am in the position of not really liking any of the “viable” candidates (I had been for Huckabee, but have put him in the category of “will vote for him in the general, but can’t support in the primary”). Duncan Hunter sounds good, but has no executive experience and has never run an election outside of a district in San Diego. Tancredo is a one-note candidate. Paul and Keyes are punch lines. Of the five front runners, they all have serious flaws (as well as each having some good points), so I was seriously trying to see if you had seen something concrete in Thompson’s record that demonstrated wisdom. Your point on Romoney is well taken and fits with my impression of him.
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