Posted on 05/19/2008 1:22:17 AM PDT by MartinaMisc
Last Tuesday, Republicans lost another Congressional seat in a special election — their third such defeat in two months. On Wednesday I received an acerbic e-mail message from a disgusted young G.O.P. loyalist: “I just have to say that Republicans are a dumb party that chooses stupid candidates. With the exception of McCain.” Who says the young lack wisdom? In fact, Republican hopes of denying Democrats complete control of the federal government for the next couple of years may rest on the promise of “McCain exceptionalism.”
The Republican Party is clearly in bad shape — trailing by double digits in party preference among the electorate, very likely to lose House and Senate seats in the fall. But John McCain — despite a rather haphazard campaign so far lacking in thematic coherence — is doing pretty well. In two public tracking polls, by Gallup and Rasmussen, he’s basically even with Barack Obama; other polls have him slightly behind.
What’s more, three developments this past week were promising for McCain — or what amounts to pretty much the same thing, problematic for Obama.
1. On Tuesday night, while the G.O.P. Congressional candidate was losing in a Mississippi district George Bush carried in 2004 by 25 points, Barack Obama was being trounced in the West Virginia Democratic primary — by 41 points. I can’t find a single recent instance of a candidate who ultimately became his party’s nominee losing a primary by this kind of margin. The crucial swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania (whose primaries Obama also lost to Hillary Clinton) have a fair number of West Virginia-type working-class, culturally conservative voters. The Obama campaign can’t be confident about his prospects there in the fall.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Didn’t read the whole thing but when the NYT endorses McPain, you know McPain is the worng man for the job.
Kristol hasn’t taken a couple big factors into account:
Conservatives miffed at McCain...some who hate him so much they’ll let the Obamanation in the WH.
The LameStream Media, focused on the Obamanation vs. Hitlery battle, has not turned its full guns of bias against the Republican nominee. Once it does, McCain will be fighting two opponents—opponents he keeps saying he “respects” and want to give “straight talk” to. But they won’t play nice.
I take comfort knowing God is sovereign, and despite the horrid lack of conservative leadership now, a day is coming when people will wake up and our leaders will be responsible Constitutionalists instead of pandering socialists.
Oh yeah! Pure genius.
Forget the fact that the GOP has destroyed itself. Forget that there is NO conservative candidate for president.
That's like saying, "Oh man, it's a good thing I'm about to cut off my foot. It could have been my whole leg."
McCain will likely win in November but the GOP will likely continue to lose seats until they get around to presenting a clear set of goals to get elected.
The premise is flawed from the beginning in this article. The thing that makes McCain an exception from being a “stoopid candidate,” according to the author, is the presumption that he will be able to maintain or gain power.
Truth is that the Republican party’s esteemed candidate is simply the leader and forerunner of the “stoopid candidates,” and just as much, if not more, of a reason that I, and many conservatives like me, have withheld our money and votes from the party in recent years.
Could be that it doesn’t particularly matter “what” the House Republicans have to say, the last 4 GWB years along with House scandals have combined to make it a tough year for the REpublican Party.
But what Kristol suggests, abandon Conservatism for some sort of Democrat Lite platform is simply not workable, but not surprising that Kristol would suggest such a thing.
God raises the nations up and dashes them down. It's not at all clear that there will be a recognizable US in 50 years. The decline and fall of Western Civilization is well-advanced and 2008 could be the year that marks the beginning of the end in the history books. An Obama presidency coupled with a large democrat majority will make totalitarian changes that are near impossible to undo, as will a McCain administration with a large democrat majority.
It's not necessarily possible for a nation to recover from repeated body blows. We have managed to keep staggering along despite the New Deal, the Great Society, and whatever you call the Carter administration, and Bush 1 and 2. Eventually though, the damage is too great. I'm thinking we're about there.
The same kind of terrorists who did this support Barack Obama. A video every America should be required to view:
http://www.frugalsites.net/911/attack/
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
No matter who wins, Socialism will rule the Fed Gov.
Because the GOP is split, or more accurately, fractured.
For example:
The economic elitists and the cultural populists are in conflict.
The moderate right and far right are in conflict
The paleos and neos are in conflict
The South and inland West are in conflict
“McCain Exceptionalism”
Yep, no one handles a stiletto quite like him.
As wrong as it is to think like this, I am confident that McCain will choose someone like Joe Lieberman as his V.P., just to show how far across the aisle he wants to go.(big whoop) What a complete embarrassment that will be and the Republican turnout in November will be the lowest in U.S. history. I can’t believe I live in a country where this is even remotely possible. Hey John, when the Rats start beating you down in the general election, what are you going to do, Play Nice and let the jr senator walk all over you? Mmmm Hmmm, I can’t wait to see what you’ll do then. LOL
Joe Liberman is more valuable on the Senate floor. With the further help of Lindsey Grahm, McCain will control the Senate.
Pardon me if I laugh, Willie. I remember that sick, constipated look on your face when you realized the primary tallies looked so poor for McCain.
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