Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Waiting for Reagan You fight an election with the politicians you have.
http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/607onvmn.asp ^ | William Kristol

Posted on 01/20/2008 11:39:10 AM PST by newbie2008

Conservative editorialists, radio hosts, and bloggers are unhappy. They don't like the Republican presidential field, and many of them have been heaping opprobrium on the various GOP candidates with astonishing vigor.

For example: John McCain--with a lifetime American Conservative Union rating of 82.3--is allegedly in no way a conservative. And, though the most favorably viewed of all the candidates right now, both among Republicans and the electorate as a whole, he would allegedly destroy the Republican party if nominated.

Or take Mike Huckabee. He was a well-regarded and successful governor of Arkansas, reelected twice, the second time with 40 percent of the black vote. He's come from an asterisk to second in the national GOP polls with no money and no establishment support. Yet he is supposedly a buffoon and political naïf. He's been staunchly pro-life and pro-gun and is consistently supported by the most conservative primary voters--but he is, we're told, no conservative either.

(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; elections; fredthompson; giuliani; gop; huckabee; kristol; mccain; reagan; reaganites; romney; ronaldreagan
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-53 last
To: Tall_Texan

In the last presidential election, less than 4 years ago, he asked Kerry if he (McCain) could be his VP candidate... exactly how conservative is that?!?


41 posted on 01/20/2008 1:27:39 PM PST by Teacher317 (Eta kuram na smekh)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: cripplecreek

What we have is an incoming democrat administration considering the front runners we have. It sucks but its a fact.

What is weird is that it is their turn. Everytime Republicans get to the point where we could keep winning elections, something like this happens. I think that Republicans get tired in power. Actually I think it happens with Democrats too. Notice that very rarely do we have more than 8 years of one party. We had 12 years of Republicans once but that was a rarity.


42 posted on 01/20/2008 1:32:04 PM PST by napscoordinator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SoConPubbie

I’m sorry I “lost you right there” — but if Fred had jumped in when he should have jumped in, he’d still be in.


43 posted on 01/20/2008 1:34:58 PM PST by awakened (Remember -- There are no dead atheists.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: newbie2008

McCain always provided a good figleaf for neo chickenhawks like Wm Kristol.


44 posted on 01/20/2008 1:36:41 PM PST by Mamzelle (Maybe Hillary ISN'T worse than McCain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: newbie2008
Come on, McCain is a fruitcake. His amnesty plan should land him in the minus numbers on any conservative scale. Did you see Cindy help him out of the plane and how he hobbled along? He look way older than his years and he moves like Tom Conway on The Carroll Burnett Show. His adultery and bringing his mistress now his wife into the White House will not sit well with women voters.
45 posted on 01/20/2008 1:41:29 PM PST by Jane Austen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: newbie2008

open borders = traitor


46 posted on 01/20/2008 1:48:23 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Biblebelter
I do not take advice from the open borders crowd or NY Times columnists, or ANYONE listed as conservative on FNC.

Open border candidate = traitor

These worms swear an oath to protect the states from invasion, not be proxy puppets for the Chinese or welfare providers for Mexicans.

47 posted on 01/20/2008 1:52:43 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: trumandogz

thatis a vote for hillary!


48 posted on 01/20/2008 2:06:33 PM PST by RDW
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: newbie2008

Well...maybe we’ll be drafting Newt.....


49 posted on 01/20/2008 2:11:32 PM PST by mo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Prospero
Is there anyone else here who believe, as I do, the Bill Kristol, Dan Quayle's press secretary, has stretched his "Fifteen Minutes" out way too long?

Busting a gut!!!

(interpretation for elitist lurkers...this means laughing profusely)

50 posted on 01/20/2008 2:31:58 PM PST by Earthdweller
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Tall_Texan

mcvain was once honorable too. now he is a bitter old media whore.


51 posted on 01/20/2008 2:34:38 PM PST by bravo whiskey (everybody's shot. drive the truck)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: newbie2008

Kristol pimping for RINOs again.

What a shocker.


52 posted on 01/20/2008 5:07:48 PM PST by GovernmentIsTheProblem (We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed. - Thomas Jefferson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: awakened

Shoulda Coulda Woulda, stinks. Fred was drafted. A national organization and funding does NOT appear overnight. Yes, the campaign has made some mistakes, but the timing of his entry was what it could be. Remember he hasn’t been running since high school.


53 posted on 01/20/2008 5:54:04 PM PST by 22cal (Forgiven, not perfected)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-53 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson