Posted on 02/10/2008 9:46:55 AM PST by Perdogg
That's just ridiculous. I know you're upset, we all are--- but the Democrat-controlled mainstream media will simply not report the failures.
It’s not going to be a brokered convention on the GOP side. Maybe on the Dem side.
Simple NO!!!!!
There’s one person I would vote for at this point - only one perosn I can think of - Santorum - former Senator from PA. He has all the conservative principles. When we go with what we believe in we will ultimately prevail.
Who? Let me know because I vote on Tuesday, I have to know.
McCain had wandered so far off the Republican/Conservative reservation that at one point I thought he was going to mount an independent campaign. I guess he didn’t have to; Democrats and independents gaming the nomination process did it for him.
The nominating process MUST CHANGE if Conservatives want to continue to have a voice in this party. Republicans ONLY must nominate a Republican candidate.
That being said, I think he can go a long way toward healing the wounds HE has opened by nominating the correct veep. A true Conservative would be the heir apparent for the party, and would make me feel a lot better about holding my nose and voting against Hillabama.
Who do you like in this role? Has Haley Barbour been mentioned, and do you think he’d be a good fit?
Santorum has told Sean Hannity that he would support the nominee.
Technically, the nominee hasn’t been selected, but Santorum somewhat gave a acknowledgment that McCain would probably be the nominee.
A brokered convention is possible, though highly unlikely. Romney suspended his campaign, thus holding on to his delegates temporarily.
A brokered convention can lead to a completely different candidate than those who ran. It all depends on the smoke filled room negotiations. Romney (and Edwards at the other convention) can still have weight in the decision. If another candidate were available and agreed, he/she could be “brokered into” the nomination.
At this point we agree, there is no viable candidate to meet this challenge and the RinoNC ain’t gonna let it happen.
We have only politicians running for offices and in control of the RinoNC. What we need are citizen/statesmen to run for elected offices.
And finally, someone mentioned that the DNC superdelegate rules were set up for Carter. Actually they were set up because of McGovern in 1972.
The only influence I have left as a conservative is to hope for a brokered convention. In order to help this along, I must publicly state I will vote D for Prez come Nov. Of course in reality I won’t, but that threat is my last option as I see it.
Perdogg, you need someone else to tell you how to vote?
Come on...
“The cold fact is John McCain is going to be our candidate for president,” Barbour said. “He’s not as conservative as Haley Barbour. You may think that’s good or bad. But the fact of the matter is we’re not comparing him to Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee or Haley Barbour or Matt Blunt. We’re comparing him to Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968113/posts
And Huckabee said the sea treaty needs to be buried at sea.
Never thought I would say this, but Huckabee looks better and better as time goes on.
Vote for anybody but McCain, obviously- that’s our best shot at a brokered convention. Paul, Huckabee, Keyes, whoever.
Good, you had me worried there for a minute.Besides I like your home page picture. :)
Very well put.
Are delegates bound legally to the candidate or can they break away?
Fred did not endorse. He stated it was time to rally around the presumptive nominee, John McCain just as many others are doing. I really do not call that an endorsement, but guess folks are.
I’m with you but I think he is just maneuvering for VP.
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