Posted on 02/03/2008 5:49:16 PM PST by RTO
Susan Eisenhower is more than just another disappointed Republican. She is also Ike's granddaughter and a dedicated member of the party who has urged her fellow Republicans in the past to stick with the GOP. But now Eisenhower, who runs an international consulting firm, is endorsing Barack Obama. She has no plans to officially leave the Republican Party. But in Eisenhower's view, Obama is the only candidate who can build a national consensus on the issues most important to herenergy, global warming, an aging population and America's standing in the world.
"Barack Obama will really be in a singular position to attract moderate Republicans," she told NEWSWEEK. "I wanted to do what many people did for my grandfather in 1952. He was hugely aided in his quest for the presidency by Democrats for Eisenhower. There's a long and fine tradition of crossover voters."
Eisenhower is one of a small but symbolically powerful group of what Obama recently called "Obamacans"disaffected Republicans who have drifted away from their party just as Eisenhower Democrats did and, more recently, Reagan Democrats in the 1980s. They include lifelong Republican Tricia Moseley, a former staffer for the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, the one-time segregationist from South Carolina. Now a high-school teacher, Moseley says she was attracted to Obama's positions on education and the economy.
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What exactly will The Obama do about energy or global warming??? Is he going to drill in ANWR to get us some more oil? Or does he has a super-secret nuclear fusion machine he is going to unveil as his October Surprise to give us all unlimited free fuel?
Obama is a concept. Concepts usually take a few years of testing to actually get into production. This one has never even been put on the road to see if there is an engine under the hood or if the electronics are connected.
She hangs out with too many liberals to be much of a Republican.
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His cabinet was composed of several big businessmen and one union leader, often referred to as "eight millionaires and a plumber." He appointed several conservative judges, but also Earl Warren and William Brennan. In his defense, he later called those appointments the worst mistake of his presidency.
I think as conservatives we tend to think of previous generations being conservative. Although they were sexually, in terms of massive government programs the WWII generation was right up there.
Sounded just like Jimmah Carter pretending to be a black man.
Barack Obama, The Brother From Another Planet
Ditto.
Great choices this election...
Moloch, Baal, Judas or Stalin
Nope, she’s of the favored race. Next stop eugenics.
“She sounds like a Democrat to me.”
She’s worse. She’s an old northeastern patrician Republican that wants to see this party in permanent backbencher status. This is why conservatives need to wake up and take back control. If you don’t want a conservative party, then follow Lincoln Chaffee to the Democrats.
Outright heresy!!!
In case you missed his rally Saturday he claims that Republicans are coming up to him and whispering “Barack I’m a Republican and I support you”
A must see***
http://youtube.com/watch?v=p3GjmQpYxfo
I’ll take Obama over Hillary any day.
Besides the Republicans are having a wake with McCain. That should be an exciting convention lol.
Silly women and their emotion-driven choices.
The republican party has too many RINO’s like Ike’s granddaughter. Just by looking at the candidates we had to choose from you can tell the conservatives don’t hold much power.
henceforth, let her be known as Susan Sagdeev
To be fair he was asked to run under the democrat ticket, but Ike said "No way."
BTW, I'd rather hear who David Eisenhower supports than who this liberal twit woman does. Every family has liberals and conservatives in it. Look at Ronald Reagan's kids. Two kook liberals and a staunch conservative. It's ridiculous for the MSM to think this is "newsworthy".
Funny, most American patriots are more concerned with with the world's standding in America.
Now, if she meant that in a Teddy Roosevelt/Great White Fleet way, I might be interested in her opinions.
OBAMACACANS!!!
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