The Climb and Decline of the Ancient Mariner: The McCain Encore

hughhewitt.townhall.com ^ | 01/11/2008 | Hugh Hewitt

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The Luntz focus groups on Sunday and Thursday night which went overwhelmingly to Romney and Thompson respectively tell us what Republican voters prize most of all: Fight in their candidates. This may be because of what we know lies ahead in the fall, when not just an energized Dem nominee assaults them day after day, but when Soros et al unleash their tens of millions and the leftie nutroots scream BushCo and Halliburton at the top of their virtual lungs 24/7. The GOP knows it will need a fighter full of energy and optimism who will both argue the case for Reagan conservatism and do so with the graciousness and charm that will be a sharp contrast with the angry left.

BAM!

[MNJohnnie]

Anybody but McCain.

McCain with his “get along with the Democrats at all costs” record would be an utter disaster for Conservatives.

A twist in the wind political opportunist with basically the same political outlook as Hillary Clinton, McCain would compromise on any issue simply to avoid taking any action that would jeopardize his approval rating. He would be the GOP’s Bill Clinton. Worse, by wrongly labeling McCain a “Conservative” the GOP would get all the blame for the disastrous political decisions of McCain all the while McCain would be actively advancing the Democrats political agenda.

Even on Judges we could count on McCain to appoint Leftists. He would do anything to avoid angering the Democrat Senator give his mistaken notions of Bi Partisanship.

Better Hillary or Obama or Edwards then a McCain Administration that would shatter the GOP base and make the same disastrous political decisions as a Leftist regime.

[MNJohnnie]

Curious how the usual collection of hysteric clowns around here think this sort of stupid drivel helps their cause? All this sort of posting does is make them look like igornat morons.

When you can make a rational serious case for your viewpoint, try posting it. If all you can do is scream hysteric stupid bile at Hewitt because you cannot make a thoughtful case for your canidate. don’t waste our time with your mornic ass clown postings.

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When you can make a rational serious case for your viewpoint, try posting it. If all you can do is scream hysteric stupid bile at Hewitt because you cannot make a thoughtful case for your canidate. don’t waste our time with your mornic ass clown postings.

Please forgive me for speaking against the Mitt. I know not what I do.

(P.S. If you're going to call someone "moronic," make sure you spell it correctly.)

[MNJohnnie]

Nothing at all sensible or centrist about you. How about you quite misleading people and come right out and admit it. Your rhetoric betrays you. You are a Leftist. The fact that you scream names at everyone who posts legitimate critics of you political god, McCain. betrays your background.

For a Center Rightist a Democrat Administration would be better then a McCain Administration.

For Conservatives McCain is the worst of all worlds.

From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCain’s whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.

Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. Other then talking a good game on spending he has done nothing. He has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with Tom Coburn or the Senate GOP.

McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled “Conservative” Administration actively advancing the Democrat Party’s agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could count on a McCain Administration to appoint Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.

McCain would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives.

At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them. I do know who would be the worst of all possible worlds, that would be McCain.

[MNJohnnie]

The least you could to is post a sane rational post occasionally instead of merely screaming ignorant stupid bile at anyone who doesn’t mindlessly worship your candidate of choice

Try posting like an adult one time instead of continually posting like a stupid juvenile twit.

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I am completely mystified that McCain has any appeal

It's the POW factor. He went through hell and back and gets respect for it because everyone knows it took enormous personal strength. And, on many levels he is likable. However, it's obviously got nothing to do with his bad policy.

A funny comment about McCain from James Lileks:
I like John McCain. He seems like the sort of guy you could have a beer with, right up to the moment where he smashes the bottle on the table and jams it in your face over something you said six years ago.

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I’m not going to take the time to debate with you whether or not McCain is a liberal. I don’t believe for a minute the absurd attacks, that say that he is Ted Kennedy in disguise. But I won’t convince anyone by arguing that point.

So, I just have one question. How in the world has McCain been the worst possible RINO in the Iraq War? He’s been a better conservative than anyone else I know, offered up the plan that finally seems to be leading to victory. How is that Hillaryesque, or representative of far left liberalism?

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McCain is like Pat Buchanan in that respect: they’re pissed off about something but they don’t know what it is.

[ParaVet93]

>>You are a Leftist. The fact that you scream names at everyone who posts legitimate critics of you political god, McCain. betrays your background.<<

Scream names at everyone? Where in my post did I scream names? So I guess anyone who does not agree with you is a leftist? You remind me of the moonbats who think the NY Times is too conservative. Same clouded logic, different ends of the political spectrum.

If you would rather see Hillary as president along with a Democrat congress and the disaster that will be instead of say a McCain-Thompson ticket which can and will win next november, I feel very sorry for you.

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Try posting like an adult one time instead of continually posting like a stupid juvenile twit.

I post one item making fun of Hugh Hewitt and you're reduced to screeching diatribes. Is Hugh your candidate of choice in this election or what? Sorry, but I'm sure Mitt himself is embarrassed at what Mr. Hewitt has become.

BTW, you're doing excellent work winning hearts and minds for your candidate. I'm sure he deeply appreciates your efforts. Take a Zoloft and chill out, friend. The campaign just started and you're ready to have a coronary.

[MNJohnnie]

Are you under the mistaken notion that your postings are clever or humorous?

Let us disabuse you of those erroneous notions. Your postings are juvenile and moronic. Rather then pouring derision on your political foes, your posting merely make you look like a childish ass clown.

Cannot decide which is more amusing, the rabid stupidity expressed in your postings, or your childish arrogance in thinking anyone here care a whit what an idiot like you has to say.

[MNJohnnie]

Here is where you Leftist pretending to be Centrists are in error. Winning at any cost is not really winning. This is not some sort of sporting event where you can be mindlessly loyal to “your team”

A member of “your team” like McCain who does nothing but advance the Democrat agenda while doing zero to address the issues of concern to us is NOT on “our side” no matter what party label he has after his name.

Better a Democrat Leftist then a GOP Leftist like McCain. At least with a Democrat Leftist their party gets the blame for the disastrous Leftist policy decisions and the GOP Congress members unites to fight them. With McCain we get the worse of both worlds. All the political damage at the same time “our” Administration advances none of our political agenda.

[Hawthorn]

> Better Hillary or Obama or Edwards then a McCain Administration <

Almost all of us here on FR dislike McCain intensely. That's a given.

But when this nation faces perhaps its greatest threat since the Civil War, I think it's completely irresponsible to say you'd prefer to have Hillary, Obama or Edwards as Commander-in-Chief.

(On the other hand, there will never be a McCain administration, because he will at some point have an uncontrolled explosion of temper that will doom his candidacy. Let's just hope it's before he's nominated rather than after.)

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You know, you need to come up with better insults. Repeatedly calling me an "ass clown" grows tedious. Since I'm a giver, here's a list of more effective epithets to use when referring to yours truly:

• Quizzical Poltroon
• Damnable Git
• Soggy Goldbrick
• Infernal Dunderhead
• Impertinent Philistine
• Sniveling Mollycoddle
• Whimpering maggot
• Ron Paul supporter
• Churlish oaf

By the way, I can't stand McCain. (How could I? He's my Senator!) So instead of weak attempts at insults, why don't you try to win me to your candidate? Or are you too satisfied with remaining a "juvenile ass clown"?

[MNJohnnie]

Not quite so much fun when you have your sort of poison pen, juvenile postings directed back at you, now is it?

Remember that next time you are tempted to post in your usual teen age clown style.

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Not quite so much fun when you have your sort of poison pen, juvenile postings directed back at you, now is it?

Remember that next time you are tempted to post in your usual teen age clown style.

You've actually inspired me to post far more drivel on this site. At least you'll have something to look forward to on future visits.

[penowa]

McCain is a proponent of man-made global warming and punishing our economy (while lining his pockets) just like algore.

[MNJohnnie]

Oh quit sniveling. Toughen up, be a man for once in your pathetic life.

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Oh quit sniveling. Toughen up, be a man for once in your pathetic life.

I've been laughing the whole time, friend. You seem to be the thin-skinned complainer on this thread. Life is a lot more fun if you learn to lighten up!