'We sure screwed those conservatives didn't we?'
McCain tells voters: We have nothing to fear with Barack Obama in the White House (2008 FLASHBACK)
Posted on 06/01/2012 9:36:55 AM PDT by Mozilla
He didn't have to say it but he did. Rolled over for the establishment.:
"So Romney has responded (paraphrased), "Oh, yeah? Well, I've got an 80% success rate, Mr. President. The companies that Bain Capital -- using its own money, by the way -- went in and rescued had an 80% success rate. What's your success rate, Mr. President? Zero! Every company you've attempted to save or industry you've tried to give a boost to -- with taxpayer dollars, not even your own -- are bankrupt." And to personify this, to illustrate it, Romney goes to Solyndra today.
Bravo! Well done! I like this.
I don't care if Romney's "not conservative enough." I know some people, like Joe Scarborough yesterday on his show, said (paraphrased), "People don't know about Solyndra! This is crazy. Romney's wasting his time talking about Solyndra. The American people never heard of it and the American people don't care about Solyndra." He said you and I care about it, but nobody else knows about it. I'm sure in certain circles, inside the Beltway, it is considered an inside baseball story that the average American doesn't know about and doesn't care about.
But, see, that's what a campaign is for."
I’m just saying that Rush, like others, is doubling down on Romney and forced into a situation of carrying his water. They all FAILED and some didn’t even try to get a tea party type to the finish line. They paid lip service to being behind Bachmann, Santorum, Cain and so on. But couldn’t come to defend, actively support or promote any person. So they got what they got. The Era of McCain Must not be over because we have McCain light now.
McCain light??? Pull your head out of the sand. Romney, like him or not, has already attacked Obama more than McCain.
By this time in 2007, McCain would have thrown Trump under 10 buses.
Get real.
I don’t like Mittens either but like it or not, he is what we have to run with. Only Stalin, Hitler and Mugabe could be worse than Obama and two of them are dead so lets beat Obama.
I understand the frustration. My first, second, third choice would not have been Romney. However, I can’t but help to realize one certain thing - there is a difference between pure socialist tyrannical evil and misguided/misapplied/mischaracterized mediocrity.
One implies, perhaps, that salvation could be had through constant never-ending pressure by real Americans, IOW bitch slapping him into reality.
The other is a given. There is no salvation, there is no worthwhile change, and there is no doubt that catastrophe will follow.
I’ve made my mind up and it won’t be Obama.
Another point to consider, even if the McCain light were 100% accurate.
Who in their right mind would not rather have McCain as President right now?
The choice in 2008 was not Ronald Reagan or obama. It was McCain or obama. I voted for McCain (in the general...not in the primary obviously).
I wish McCain had won.
Another point to consider, even if the McCain light were 100% accurate.
Who in their right mind would not rather have McCain as President right now?
The choice in 2008 was not Ronald Reagan or obama. It was McCain or obama. I voted for McCain (in the general...not in the primary obviously).
I wish McCain had won.
Another point to consider, even if the McCain light were 100% accurate.
Who in their right mind would not rather have McCain as President right now?
The choice in 2008 was not Ronald Reagan or obama. It was McCain or obama. I voted for McCain (in the general...not in the primary obviously).
I wish McCain had won.
Yeah, but keep in mind that keeping ObamaCare around is only a shake of the etch-a-sketch away.
Scorn and defiance; slight regard, contempt,
And any thing that may not misbecome
The mighty sender, doth he prize you at.
Thus says my king - FR
“McCain light??? Pull your head out of the sand. Romney, like him or not, has already attacked Obama more than McCain.”
Even I can admit that Romney has actually been the most aggressive GOP candidate so far since Bush 88.
You simply cannot compare him to McCain in that way.
'We sure screwed those conservatives didn't we?'
McCain tells voters: We have nothing to fear with Barack Obama in the White House (2008 FLASHBACK)
I voted for McCain in November 2008 and I wish he had won.
I will campaign for Romney and vote for him this November. I hope he wins.
Because of the current political and economic situation, I am having an easier time accepting Romney this year than I had accepting McCain in 2008.
If I had my choice between either Romney or McCain being sworn in next January, I would take Romney.
You know it is funny, cannot understand why Romney was an acceptable alternative to McCain in 2008, but not an acceptable alternative to 0bama now.
The “etch-a-sketch” dig has always been flimsy at best. I’m sure what Romney’s aid meant was that once the nomination was secured, Romney would change course from attacking his Republican Primary opponents to attacking Obama. At least that’s how I saw it.
Rush is right.
Any tool at hand is fine for the fanatic.
Term limit Baraq
vote Romney 2012
The anti-Romney jihad around these parts has all of the reason and subtlety of a witch hunt.
Obama's future is set. Win or lose, he will travel the world at our expense to run America down, apologize for our success and urge his friends like the Muslim Brotherhood to keep up their good work. Our best hope is to send an overwhelmingly loud message here and abroad that America rejects the Obama ethic.
Excellent point.
As of right now, I won't vote for either one of these guys. In the case of Obama, there's no chance I would vote for him. On the other hand, Romney has a chance (although slim) to still earn my vote, should he actually campaign on conservative stances. I say ‘slim chance” since I still anticipate he will run Left after the convention. We'll see.....
I am trying to remember to say, "I think" our best hope... etc. I don't presume to be the final word on strategy.
Cain was very appealing in certain ways but he had nowhere near the depth of knowledge and political experience necessary to be an effective and successful Presidential candidate.
The bimbo eruptions were a blessing in disguise.
Romney qualifies for Anyone But Obama!
Romney qualifies for Anyone But Obama!
I understand all that. Just the comment didn’t sit right with me. Rush should care how conservative enough Romney is. He should make sure we don’t have another repeat of the last time a republican was in the White House.
What Limbaugh is saying is that republicans are very passionate about beating Obama. And that is why Rino Larry Sabato says Obama united the base and so a Rino should run with Romney. I get it. And that is why Larry said what he said.
To hell with Conservatives was what larry added because Obama is so bad they’ll take what he give them. So anybody but Obama has become Nobody But Romney. I got it.
There are pros and cons to this strategy. This is not the same as if Palin had won.
Obama is bad but after a few years so reading on the situation, it runs deeper than Obama. It’s the whole democratic party going far far left. And Republicans going Rino. And the economy being treated like junk with crony capitalism.
But yes Obama is a symptom of the problems. And needs to be defeated, but this is not going the direction it should have been. IT should have been Palin, not Mccain’s twin.
So Romney was bound to attack Obama. We’ll see what happens. I’m still for Virgil Goode, personally.
"...the media and the Democrats did what they always do. They started demanding of Romney that he denounce Trump, then they threw my name in there for good measure, and that's always the way it is. It's always the way it is. Republicans are always told they have to repudiate this person, they have to apologize for that person. And Romney didn't do it. And this needs to be pointed out and noted. I know that a lot of people are still unhappy with Romney. Establishment candidate, moderate, not really conservative. Understand all that. But I'm telling you, this is not the McCain campaign. McCain, had the left demanded that he distance himself from Trump, not only would have distanced himself, he woulda gone public and kicked Trump out of his campaign. And Romney did not do that."
You need to correct your post.
romney is not conservative enough????
he is a hard core socialist, the likes of which the republican party has never put in front of the voters before..
a vote for romney is a vote for socialism...period
time to draw the lines and choose sides...
on one side is the constitution...
on the other side is socialism..
like I said, a vote for romney is a vote for socialism...
which side of the line do the so called conservatives stand on...
To believe that, you need to be insane.
I hoped Romney would not win, did not vote for him, don't particularly like him (understatement), supported lots of viable alternatives that were more conservative, but.....
There are now two viable choices of who to vote for that can win. You can vote for "The most destructive, the most anti-free market, anti-business, pro-Marxist, anti-life, anti-American, pro-gay, pro-muzzie, pro everything we hate with the will to do anything to sack our country administration ever!" allowing Bambi to totally ruin our country, or you can vote for Romney. I'm sorry, at this point, voting for some supposedly "conservative" choice as some kind of protest or alternative is the most stupid thing I have heard of in my life.
Romney qualifies for Anyone But Obama!
Romney qualifies for Anyone But Obama!
In contrast to my vehement opposition to Obama for all that he is, what he stands for, and what he's doing, I am NOT going to be a flagrant FR supporter for him. I'll vote for him, but I'll still not campaign for him, quietly hoping that a majority of voters see the true difference this time.
The era of mushiness continues
As opposed to the great wisdom of continuing to vote for people who don't represent us.
Sure.
You betcha.
*eyeroll*
Because there is more information about him now.
We will all unfortunately be begging for Romney by November.
Kindly pound sound you big phony.
RutRow George...looks like its time to give Rush the same treatment as Coulter. Just waiting to see the posts...and waiting...
What you said (although I'd throw Chairman Mao into the mix, but he's dead as well).
I'll say this much for Romney: unlike the pathetic McCain, he at least appears to be willing to take the gloves off, which you have to do. As long as he doesn't say that we have nothing to fear from a 2nd term for Comrade Zero.
The Votes are in. My guy Newt didn't make it. Obama and his sycophants hate the America we love, Romney doesn't. I will Vote for Romney because there is no other choice. Others here disagree. That is their decision. I am done arguing the point.
No, what Romney ACTUALLY said, and what all of his ads here in WA state are saying is the following:
“Repeal and REPLACE Obamacare”
With what? Pray, tell us!
In essence, “I’m just a little less socialist than my opponent. Good way to look at it is that I’m the Chinese version of communism, if you compare it to the Russian version. I’m not for a planned economy, but I’ll definitely tell you what you can do in a way that we can all make money doing it.”
Mozilla, imho, our conservative candidates ran on four things:their NAME, their RECORD, their conservative PHILOSOPHY, and VIRTUALLY NO MONEY! A financial shoestring, a fine record, proven solid conservatism and in Newt’s case, even historic accomplishment for the Republican Party that can not be matched.
What did they get in return? They got a crushing loss, an embarrassing one actually and campaign debt, which Romney likely paid off, buying their support.
The nomination is stacked in advance of even announcing, recognized by the size of your advance team and machine. Romney had it. His contributions to select campaigns over the past FOUR years bought him DC loyalty and plenty of support down the road to be used on que, as needed.
This new way of empowering a contender is now the general trend. Hillary used it too for her own coronation and it would have worked, but for an annomaly named Barack Obama.
Romney built his machine beginning after his ‘08 campaign and now I am watching Sarah Palin. She has withdrawn from the fire and brimstone, sidled up to Orin Hatch, and by doing so has learned to quietly play the DC machine game (money) and garnering DC chits for the future, either for her own run or plenty of future money to name someone else.
Mainly this tells me our candidates were not that serious about winning but for exposure. Newt wanted back in DC politics, and Santorum is perenially looking for a job or trying to somewhere cut a better deal. ick.
Point being, we should be looking ahead and watch who is building a PAC, contributing to pivital campaigns and keeping up appearances and where.
For the first time I think Sarah may be building up for something. If she can shape her foreign policy and shape her economic policy into a coherent package, showing more depth and mastery of the subject she could develop gravitas.
However, I think for the time being that any rah rah for war and more interventions is a campaign killer has played itself out even on the Republican side. Our military are exhausted and the corps at least at the top is dismantled.
I agree with you.
I agree with you.
In his speech (I'm paraphrasing) he told an audience of conservatives we all needed to work like hell for the candidate we supported, vote for them, but in the end, after it was all over we needed to unite to defeat "The most destructive, the most anti-free market, anti-business, pro-Marxist, anti-life, anti-American, pro-gay, pro-muzzie, pro everything we hate with the will to do anything to sack our country administration ever!"
He also said to not unite behind the candidate who wins would be to join "The most destructive, the most anti-free market, anti-business, pro-Marxist, anti-life, anti-American, pro-gay, pro-muzzie, pro everything we hate with the will to do anything to sack our country administration ever!"
I even agreed with him then, and that was when there was still a good hope of getting a conservative as our nominee.
Politicians are liars.
The differences between the Kenyan bastard and Romney is that one is half white the other is white. And one is a homosexual and the other is not.
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