"These are the days of our great lament. The land thirsts.
A great plague infests our Congress.
They say that strife has made us weak.
That we have become empty.
They say that we rot.
But, we are strong. We are a people of destiny."
Posted on 02/05/2008 10:31:17 PM PST by americanophile
Tonight’s Super Tuesday Primary leaves little to be positive about, even for McCain supporters. Tuesday merely proved the degree to which the GOP is fractured, unenthusiastic, and weak.
Romney and Huckabee still have life in them, but McCain was the night’s big winner. November is well off, but at this stage the fall forecast is dim. The Republicans will be entering the race with a 72 year old Senator, despised by large swathes of his own base, sluggishly propelled by a divided and deeply demoralized GOP electorate that is likely to produce an anemic campaign war chest.
By contrast, the Democrats, feverishly enthusiastic and rabid for change, will enter flush with cash, and led by either the Nation’s first woman nominee - backed by her husband’s famously formidable political machine or the Nation’s first black nominee - a hollow but undeniably charismatic candidate.
From here on out, we can likely expect a dramatic shift to the left. Either of these Democratic candidates will significantly raise our taxes, fling open the doors to our borders, enact economically crippling environmental policy, stack the Supreme Court with leftists, attempt to impose socialized medicine, and force a humiliating and ignominious withdrawal from Iraq. In the view of many conservatives, Senator McCain would only be slightly better on many of these issues, save the War.
No matter how you cut the cake, 2008 is shaping up to be a big Democratic year.
Whether anything can be done to mitigate this impending disaster remains to be seen, life has a way of changing the calculus suddenly and unpredictably, but at this stage, prudence demands that we prepare those tax shelters and buy an extra rifle while we still can.
An inglorious day for the GOP; all the signs point to a gathering storm.
Viagra time for the GOP!
Going the way of the Whigs!
I couldn't until a week or so ago. Now I've realized that the GOP has left me.
If they ever want me back, they are going to need more than weak promises and weaker candidates.
Why the Republican party is willingly allowing this is beyond me. The only thing I can think it that it’s all about corporate money.
Also,
McCain is old,
assuming he wins..
He may not be able to do two terms or so alienated the base that he will be vunerable and could be challenged for the nomination.
"These are the days of our great lament. The land thirsts.
A great plague infests our Congress.
They say that strife has made us weak.
That we have become empty.
They say that we rot.
But, we are strong. We are a people of destiny."
McCain has already sworn (repeatedly) that he would hold only one term (same promise he made back in 2000).
How much credibility, and trust you have in him is up to you, but legacy is not part of the picture if he is telling the truth about his plans, if he really wants to follow through on Bob Doles Promise (in 1996, he also promised only one term if elected), then the VP candidate becomes the major consideration, and I don't trust McCain nor know who he would choose as his VP.
You Bush bashers make me sick.
Stier Scheiße.
A good word for times like this. I have your optimism. Right now I feel like I am in TWA 2008 and am watching the hijackers take the plane in for the crash. I am in my seat and want to do something. . .
This has all been a bad dream and it will get worse before it gets better. McCain has 504 delegates, almost half of the 1191 delegates. It looks like Hillary will be the Democrat nominee as she leads in the delegate count.
I did not want McCain to be the nominee, but it looks like there will be no miracles to stop it. And, I see McCain's quest for the White House looking very bleak. The Republican turnout on Super Tuesday was only half of the Democrat turnout. It looks like a Democrat route in November.
So I look ahead and see lots of work to do in the Republican Party for local races in Washington State. I will put my energies helping state legislature races, and of course, the Dino Rossi run for governor.
“The only thing I can think it that it’s all about corporate money.”
It’s about cashing in on political favors, which IMO corrupts Washington more than money. That Romney would go into DC with a virtual clean slate was very appealing to me. Now we have the backslapping class who will not be able to keep their scorecards separate from votes.
Perfect analogy....... now the next step is that giant cake for the Republican Party that says (and I quote)
Three witches were on Fox applauding the hateful conservatives being thrown out of the Republican Party.
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I’m thinking that what with Sen. McCain’s advanced years and questionable health, if he gets the nomination, the VP nominee might be more important than ever before. A good pick in my mind would be Michael Steele. Whatdya think?
That honor should go to W.
I’d like to take a machete to the guys who took out that elephant. I love elephants.
Can’t tell if McCain was on the back of the truck...
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