Posted on 01/24/2008 7:49:37 PM PST by AlternateEgo
That's funny!
McCain is a small, angry fringe all by himself.
If the NY Slimes endorsement doesn’t kill off McLame, nothing will.
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OK
It’s good one to use
Popcorn gone but it helped tonight
I disagree. The Stalinist Times should have picked Huckabee.
Maybe I should have extended my comment to read; So, the NYT agrees with Rush, McCain is the least conservative of the field. Why else would the NYT have endorsed him?
New York Times said McC “promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe”
And yet somehow the same Bush beat the NYT endorsed Algore and John Kerry. Do you think the NYT might be bitter?
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That I agree with
McCain hates Rush & FreeRepublic as much as the Klintoons do
McCain is about as conservative as Mayor Bloomie
His HS nickname was “McNasty”
Whatta guy!
Yep, that's basically what it said:
"Senator John McCain of Arizona is the only Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe. With a record of working across the aisle to develop sound bipartisan legislation, he would offer a choice to a broader range of Americans than the rest of the Republican field."
“I know people who appear relatively normal and nice, who actually read the NYT. I am confused.”
They have very good obituaries. Hopefully they will publish their own just before ceasing publication.
Makes you proud doesn't it? Yes sir, your boy is the kind of conservative that the NY Times editorial board loves.
If there is any logic and justice in the world, the NY Times endorsement should be the kiss of death for McCain.
Not really. They were not exactly falling over themselves endorsing him.
So it's a non-endorsement endorsement ? That's Clintonian spin.
Regardless, the NY Times and all that they stand for endorsed Mr. McCain.
For the record, I was reconsidering my contempt for McCain (arising from his opposition to Bush's tax cuts, McCain Feingold, lawyers for terrorists, etc) until his outrageous amnesty for illegals bill with Uncle Teddy Kennedy came out last spring. This past month I was almost ready to move on and forgive him, but the jackass latched on to the trendy idiocy of global warming. Carbon taxes etc are a perscription for recession, slow growth, and lower living standards.
I have concluded that McCain is beyond redemption and will hurt conservatism far more than help. Therefore Romney is the last man standing and will get my vote.
I like it Phil. You are making larger ones now!
WOW, so the DNC’s in-house propaganda rag endorses McCain, I mean WHAT A SURPRISE!!
The set of people worth respecting does not intersect at all with the set of people who could take seriously an endorsement from the leftist hacks of the NY Slimes.
And what if by chance McCain weren’t running this cycle? I bet they would’ve reluctantly endorsed (Rudy, no. Huckabee, no. Thompson, no. Paul, no.) — Mitt Romney. Would that’ve been the end of him for you too?
“I have concluded that McCain is beyond redemption and will hurt conservatism far more than help.”
No, losing to Hillary Clinton will hurt conservatism far more than help. She will put SCOTUS out of reach... probably for all time.
I’m convinced Romney’s chances of winning are too small to roll the dice. McCain can win and gives me 85% of what I want. I’m satisfied with that.
McCain comes nowhere close to 85% in my book. Other than the WOT, I don't see much difference between McCain and Hillary.
I agree that Romney's national numbers are dismal. But it's early and I think Romney has a better chance next November, due to his ability to unite the party, outsider, telegenic, etc.; than McCain. A small but significant number of conervatives will not vote for McCain and he does not unite the Reagan coalition or motivate the base to do all the scut work required to win a campaign. McCain's age will be a handicap against Obama and to lesser extent Hillary.
I'd rather take my chances with a lower probability but higher quality candidate than the reverse.
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