Posted on 09/24/2010 6:36:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Not only did he endorse her, he did it from his hospital bed at Walter Reed. And then he sent her the maximum possible donation allowable under law.
Second look at the GOP establishment?
Christine O’Donnell’s message resonated with the voters, and to the surprise of many she defeated Congressman Mike Castle, who many of us thought would win. The primary is over and in my opinion it is time for voters to join hands and support Christine O’Donnell. The Delaware seat is important and the winner in November could well determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate.
I find many of the attacks on O’Donnell to be personal and lacking in balance and fairness. If her campaign wishes I am willing to assist in a limited way since I am still a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I will have surgery Monday, September 27.
Pretty great, and all the more so because his name is now being dropped by lefties like E.J. Dionne in the latest iteration of the eternal “Republicans of yesteryear were much nicer/smarter/better than Republicans of today” meme. Actual quote from Dionne’s hand-wringer last week lamenting the downfall of moderate, centrist conservatives like, er, Ronald Reagan, I guess:
Castle’s defeat at the hands of Christine O’Donnell, a perennial candidate who may be the least qualified Senate nominee anywhere in the country, does indeed mark the collapse of the Republican Party not only of Nelson Rockefeller and Tom Dewey but also of Bob Dole and Howard Baker…
Will moderate voters take a chance on the preposterous proposition that this Republican Party will turn around and work in a calm, bipartisan way with President Obama? Or will they use their ballots to wake up the Republicans and tell them that they need more Mike Castles, and fewer extremists?
Bob Dole’s presumptive answer: More “extremists.” I googled around to see if he and Castle are old friends, thinking that this endorsement might be a message aimed at getting MC’s attention. I didn’t find anything, but they’ve both been Republicans (specifically, moderate Republicans) active in government for so many years that I probably missed the evidence. Dole’s been out of the public eye for long enough that his support probably won’t make much difference to centrist Republicans in Delaware disgruntled about O’Donnell, but every little push towards getting RINOs to line up behind her helps. It’s a welcome gesture, and one for which I shall congratulate him at our next RINO Beltway cocktail party.
According to one of Jim Geraghty’s sources, the odds that Castle’s going to jump back in are now up to 50/50. Which, as I and others are increasingly convinced, could be the very best thing he can do for O’Donnell.
According to the “logic” that I’ve seen used here on FR before, this now officially makes O’Donnell a RINO.
definitely.
I think I would’ve preferred her to Bush in 2000. Bush I guess got all the money in the summer of 1999.
Any old Democrats to give the endorse to Castle? Biden?
Who are you? A war hero?
Bob Dole is a fantastic human being. A terrific patriot.
More proof that Bob Dole is pretty cool.
Didn't you know? Everybody's a "RINO".
LOL, after awhile it becomes very easy to dismiss all the morons here who overuse (and misuse) the word "RINO". I'm to the point now where their posts evaporate before my eyes. Chafee and Specter were RINOs, Jeffords and Castle were RINOs. Beyond that, there are really not too many others. Probably Kirk in Illinois is a RINO, and Arnold in California. Same with Snowe and Collins. There's a handful of others to be sure, but not many. Personally, my cutoff is about a 70 ACU rating. A rating of 70 to 80 demonstrates cowardice more than anything else.
FRegards,
LH
And he’s freakin’ hilarious to boot.
You RINO
/ducks
Dole had a 91 ACU rating in 1995 and a 90 in 1996.
If you think that’s a RINO, then you’re a moron.
FRegards,
LH
Absolutely. He’s got that great dry wit. I always get a kick out of Bob “Bob Dole” Dole.
What is he in the hospital for?
He also has a tongue that can saw through concrete.
I can’t imagine the nerve of an armchair warrior hating on Bob Dole.
RE: Why is Dole in the hospital?
The news did not say what Bob Dole was in hospital for.
We have to remember that the man is 87 years old.
In 2009, he was hospitalized for an elevated heart rate and sores on his leg for which he underwent a successful skin graft procedure. In February 2010, he was hospitalized for pneumonia after undergoing knee surgery. People grow old and grow sickly.
All well wishes to him.
RE: What is he in the hospital for?
The news did not say what Bob Dole was in hospital for.
We have to remember that the man is 87 years old.
In 2009, he was hospitalized for an elevated heart rate and sores on his leg for which he underwent a successful skin graft procedure. In February 2010, he was hospitalized for pneumonia after undergoing knee surgery. People grow old and grow sickly.
All well wishes to him.
Senator Dole has great timing. I pray his surgery goes well.
I don’t know, SueRae. All I can see with a cursory search are issues that predate this situation, whatever it is. It looks like he has been in and out of the hospital for many months for a variety of issues and complications. It looks like some leg surgery last year ended up with complications that required skin grafts, and that he then contracted pneumonia. Surgery was scheduled for the other leg, and perhaps this is it.
At his age and in these circumstances, his public support of O’Donnel speaks volumes. I would think he would find any hospital stay a trial, given what he went through with his arm.
So many of that generation are gone now, to our loss.
God bless and strengthen him.
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