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2008-02-08 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by ed 2008-02-08 07:37|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 He's been talkign unity, but his history is nearly the polar opposite as "Senator Maverick".

Nice speech, but I dont believe he means it. Talk doesnt impress me much unless there is trustworthiness behind it.

He needs to walk the walk.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-02-08 09:41|| 2008-02-08 09:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll only believe it if he selects Thompson or someone like him for VP.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-02-08 10:01|| 2008-02-08 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 The problem is that the choice we are given is who is more likely to walk the walk, Clinton, MuBarak Hussein Obama or McCain. At least McCain knows where he ought to be going and probably has a greater likelihood of doing so than the two former.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-02-08 10:41|| 2008-02-08 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 For years the talking heads and pundits on television and radio have said that the choice of VP is a non-starter. That the choice doesn't mean anything in terms of creating excitment for the nominee for prez. I don't think that will be true this year for the trunks. I think McCain needs to be very astute in his choice of VP this year.

Here's what I mean: support for McCain among hard core conservatives is flat at best for numerous reasons. An astute choice for VP could very well raise support for "the ticket" or "the team".

I'm thinking this year could prove the exception to the rule in terms of who the VP choice is.

Posted by MarkZ 2008-02-08 11:02|| 2008-02-08 11:02|| Front Page Top

#5 The 2008 vote will be for the lesser of 2 evils. How the hell did we get into this conundrum ? Easy, we were split among factions and regions. Some anti-abortion, some pro war, some anti immigrant, some anti tax, and all anti Hillary.
Well, only a great leader could bring all these factions together. He isn't, and we won't. The anti-Hillary forces may carry the day, but without her as a rallying point, all is lost.
Four years from now all will change.
I suggest a write-in campaign for the one guy the media took a shit on...Senator George F. Allen. I know it takes a moment to write in a candidate, and George is hard to spell, but a little effort, and the Republican party will snap outta it's lethargy and attack and kill the MSM, stabbing the beast with multable thrusts until the life has drained from it.
Think about it; 20 or 30 million write in votes makes a statement, no ?

Posted by wxjames 2008-02-08 11:37|| 2008-02-08 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 The 2008 vote will be for the lesser of 2 evils.

Let's just hope we don't elect the evil of two lessers...

Posted by Seafarious 2008-02-08 11:40|| 2008-02-08 11:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Or worse yet, the lesser of two weevils.
/obscure Master and Commander reference

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2008-02-08 12:25|| 2008-02-08 12:25|| Front Page Top

#8 The 2008 vote will be for the lesser of 2 evils.

Why vote for the lesser evil? Vote for Great Cthulhu! (Or Joe M., an another powerful Reality bending entity)

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-02-08 12:29|| 2008-02-08 12:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Considering actuarial data - Mccain has about a 14.5% chance of dieing during his first term - so there is certainly a possibility that his veep would get a chance to lead - but not a huge likelihood.

Posted by Leigh 2008-02-08 12:39|| 2008-02-08 12:39|| Front Page Top

#10 Here in California a Conservative could not get elected Dog Catcher. Too much immigration has produced too many new Dems.

When my sister-in-law from England got her citizenship we went to the ceremony in San Francisco. Is was a mass swearing in under the Clintone admin. As Caucasians we stood out in the crowd. At the end of the ceremony the Democratic voter registration tables oustide the hall were swamped.

Dick Morris thinks that after 2012 Republicans will not have a chance to elect a President again because of the changes in the population mix.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-02-08 14:46|| 2008-02-08 14:46|| Front Page Top

#11 One thing to consider.

Look at how being president has aged younger men like Clinton and Bush.

McCain, given his age, history, cancer, and genetic background (father died at 70) is not statistically likely to live long enough to finish 2 terms.

I've seen it posited (actuaries) that he's 20% or so likely to die in office in the *first* term alone, and only 50-50 to make it to the end of his first term healthy enough to continue serving.

So the VP becomes critical, since he will likley be pressed into service at least temporarily, and perhaps permanently durign the first term.

J.C. Watts.

Be appropos that the first Black president would be a conservative from the Party of Lincoln and Reagan.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-02-08 17:08|| 2008-02-08 17:08|| Front Page Top

#12 As much as I hate to concede, we conservatives have to be prepared to bend over and grab our ankles. National security is the preeminent issue.

Posted by Captain America 2008-02-08 18:48|| 2008-02-08 18:48|| Front Page Top

#13 STARS-N-STRIPES > MCCAIN LEADS GOP, CLINTON, OBAMA SPLIT VOTES + WHITE DEMOCRATS/DEMS DIVIDED; + TOPIX > DEMS WORK TO GET MINORITY VOTES

Also from STARS-N-STRIPES > GEORGE WILL OP-ED - CLINTON UNIFIES GOP IN WAYS MCCAIN CAN'T.; + SUPERTUESDAY RESULTS SHOW NATION IS STILL DECIDING.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-02-08 18:52|| 2008-02-08 18:52|| Front Page Top

#14 GolfBravoUSMC -

Later this evening...when my wife finds me slightly intoxicated sitting at the computer...may I refer her to your post at 14:46? It'll go a long way to explain my condition at the time of her question.

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Old Spook : coming from you I'm surprised you didn't mention Fred. But JC Watts...hmmm... Inspired. I really didn't think about him. What has he been doing since he left congress? I like him. Hell...I like him alot come to think of it.

Posted by MarkZ 2008-02-08 18:57|| 2008-02-08 18:57|| Front Page Top

#15 Hmmm... JC Watts would be hard to beat. Get the black vote and have a good conservative on top of it. The dhimocrats would paint him as an uncle tom, but he would pull many blacks away.

Good call. I like it and I like the man.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-02-08 20:49|| 2008-02-08 20:49|| Front Page Top

#16 Y'know, I'm tired as HELL of having to vote for the lesser of two evils. You still end up with something that leaves a very sour taste in your mouth. We've "voted for the lesser of two evils" now for virtually every election since 1964, and our NATION shows the scars. When are we going to get a decent, honest candidate that will govern according to the Constitution? Frankly, I'd like to lock ALL this year's candidates in an iron trunk, drop them in the Marianas Trench, and start over.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-02-08 20:59|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-02-08 20:59|| Front Page Top

#17 OP----I feel your pain. I am not joking. This whole election is being manipulated by the media. The problem is that NOBODY decent and smart wants to run for public office, especially at the national level, because it requires so much money, as well as being so corrupt. If some independents get in, in significant numbers, those making the game will have them, ahem, removed with prejudice. There are Billions if not Trillions of dollars at stake. Obama, Hillary, and McCain are all sock puppets of moneyed interests.

The problem is such that we are at a stage of evolution of our system that the Republicans and Democrats cannot be reformed. Change will have to come from without the party system. And with the dumbing down of the electorate over decades by the Left and the MSM, the situation will only get worse.

Our enemies grow strong and our allies few. Our present Congress and the President have bankrupted this country. We are fighting wars on borrowed money from our enemies.

There will have to be some kind of shock to our system for us to wake up. I feel very worried about this situation. I am an engineer and I try to at least offer solutions, and there are no easy or minimally painful ones I see. I have this feeling of slowly circling the drain. I cannot shake this feeling.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-02-08 23:13|| 2008-02-08 23:13|| Front Page Top

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