McCain: "I do hope that at some point we would just calm down a little bit and see if there's areas we can agree on," McCain said at a news conference in a Phoenix airport hangar.
McCain has basically told Republicans to ignore everything they don't like and try to look for the things they agree on.
This is an incredibly opportunistic way to make it look as if he's being the rational party. It's interesting how one would turn this around on the voting population. Rather than acknowledging that he is liberal enough to be a Democrat and has policy goals which are anti-American, particularly in the area of Illegal Immigration, he puts his failure upon the voters.
Please stop talking about my weaknesses and focus on my good points. If that's not a cry from a position of fault, I'm not sure what is.
The following statement is like somebody breaking into your house to kill you. You don't want to die. They don't want you to life. McCain easily sums that kind of situation with the following:
McCain: "We may have a disagreement on an issue or two," he said. "That's healthy. Wouldn't we pretty boring if we agreed on everything? So the point is that we can succeed."
It will be interesting to see how conservatives respond to this. Will they "shut the f*** up" as McCain needs them to? Will they make it known that we don't agree on enough issues to consider McCain any more viable than Obama or Clinton? An open letter to McCain would probably include the reiteration that nobody wants Immigration reform, they want ENFORCEMENT.
Surely we are watching the Republican party field this candidate simply in an effort to make a good show of losing a general election.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
The Responsiblity of Rights
We're inundated with messages about what we're owed. We're indoctrinated with the legacy of injustice. We're told we can make revolutionary change. We're told to change the world. We're told of how we've wronged various groups. We've been told that the world owes us something and it's our birthright to go get it.
We're surrounded by socialist and communist influences, such as the ACLU, ordained to facilitate the deconstruction of our constitution. We're surrounded by liberals that let emotion trump logic and give away the strength paid for by our forefathers blood in exchange for the instant gratification of short lived convenience. Our children are surrounded by bleeding hearts with no sight for a scalable society or long term future of our country.
Our children and our forefathers are the greatest victims. The men that gave their lives for the hope of the future probably did not anticipate pseudo-intellectuals throwing their pearls to the swine. The random handouts in the name of entitlement to every niche that feels victimized has amounted to little more than spoiled grandchildren wasting their inheritance on cars and drugs.
Why do the liberals make it seem like a bad thing to exercise responsibility and conservation when handling issues of great importance? It's as if you're the bad guy unless you act in an irresponsible and impulsive manner.
We're surrounded by socialist and communist influences, such as the ACLU, ordained to facilitate the deconstruction of our constitution. We're surrounded by liberals that let emotion trump logic and give away the strength paid for by our forefathers blood in exchange for the instant gratification of short lived convenience. Our children are surrounded by bleeding hearts with no sight for a scalable society or long term future of our country.
Our children and our forefathers are the greatest victims. The men that gave their lives for the hope of the future probably did not anticipate pseudo-intellectuals throwing their pearls to the swine. The random handouts in the name of entitlement to every niche that feels victimized has amounted to little more than spoiled grandchildren wasting their inheritance on cars and drugs.
Why do the liberals make it seem like a bad thing to exercise responsibility and conservation when handling issues of great importance? It's as if you're the bad guy unless you act in an irresponsible and impulsive manner.
Hillary's Day of Hope
Today is the day that Hillary hopes to defeat Obama. This is her day of "yes we can". Last night she was on letterman and watching her was like watching the lady that already knew she was going to win. Of course, watching Tom Brady before the superbowl left you with a similar feeling.
We saw how the Giants literally smashed his hopes into the field during that game. Today, we watch and see if that happens to Hillary. Considering that the Republicans don't really have a candidate in the ring that can beat Hillary or Obama with any certainty, this is probably going to be the most "interesting" political race of the season.
Yes, i still think that the elections are handled behind the scenes. Yes, i still think that Hillary has already been promised the 2008 Presidential Election. Yes, i've been wrong before. I'm not a ranking member of some secret society and I don't make those decisions. However, it looks pretty likely that Hillary is going to take this Nomination and then it's subsequent election.
I would much rather be wrong about that as i'm not a Clinton supporter nor have I ever been one. So don't start thinking that this is a post of celebration. Welcome to Super Tuesday everyone.
We saw how the Giants literally smashed his hopes into the field during that game. Today, we watch and see if that happens to Hillary. Considering that the Republicans don't really have a candidate in the ring that can beat Hillary or Obama with any certainty, this is probably going to be the most "interesting" political race of the season.
Yes, i still think that the elections are handled behind the scenes. Yes, i still think that Hillary has already been promised the 2008 Presidential Election. Yes, i've been wrong before. I'm not a ranking member of some secret society and I don't make those decisions. However, it looks pretty likely that Hillary is going to take this Nomination and then it's subsequent election.
I would much rather be wrong about that as i'm not a Clinton supporter nor have I ever been one. So don't start thinking that this is a post of celebration. Welcome to Super Tuesday everyone.
Hillary's Day of Hope
Today is the day that Hillary hopes to defeat Obama. This is her day of "yes we can",
Monday, February 4, 2008
Tomorrow it's official. Huckabee or McCain or Romney
Obviously we're looking at a McCain/Romney shootout. We're still going to vote for Huckabee, we're just going to know that doing so keeps us out of the big shootout. Even Chuck Norris can't kick this thing into gear. A round house to the white house?
We've got Huckabee splitting the McCain/Romney vote and who knows what the skew will be. Are we hurting ourselves by taking votes away from the real candidates? Should we complain when we're only hoping that we do that to the Democrat nominee when it's time for the general election? How can we complain about it now if we know we're counting on it against the Democrats?
We can complain because our government has traded in it's responsibility to the people and exchanged it for politically correct vote grabbing garbage. Even Huckabee is guilty of being soft on illegal immigration for some reason. At least we'll be able to take the extra players out after tomorrow. We can guarantee that the opposition already has a series of attack prepared for whoever happens to win the nomination. We can only hope that "our side" (and i use that term loosely) is prepared for such attacks.
Bring on your Hillarys and your Obamas. Bring on your McCains and your Romneys. We're still going to be here, bent over the voting table, waiting for what's coming to us. Hopefully it won't hurt as bad as it did last time. :-)
We've got Huckabee splitting the McCain/Romney vote and who knows what the skew will be. Are we hurting ourselves by taking votes away from the real candidates? Should we complain when we're only hoping that we do that to the Democrat nominee when it's time for the general election? How can we complain about it now if we know we're counting on it against the Democrats?
We can complain because our government has traded in it's responsibility to the people and exchanged it for politically correct vote grabbing garbage. Even Huckabee is guilty of being soft on illegal immigration for some reason. At least we'll be able to take the extra players out after tomorrow. We can guarantee that the opposition already has a series of attack prepared for whoever happens to win the nomination. We can only hope that "our side" (and i use that term loosely) is prepared for such attacks.
Bring on your Hillarys and your Obamas. Bring on your McCains and your Romneys. We're still going to be here, bent over the voting table, waiting for what's coming to us. Hopefully it won't hurt as bad as it did last time. :-)
Romney sets himself apart on Immigration
Romney seems to be the only candidate not riding the "path to citizenship" train. All of the other candidates seem to think the best way to handle illegal immigration is to remove the word "illegal" from the problem.
At that point, there is at least no reason for people to talk to them about the issue. The root of the problem isn't solved, but at least governmental culpability is mitigated. Romney seems to be the only candidate that doesn't support fixing illegal immigration by granting citizenship to all of the trespassers.
It's too bad that his inability to get a message to conservative voters will likely cause Huckabee and Paul supporters to inadvertently allow McCain, a Republican in name only, to get the support required to become the party pick.
Sadly, there is no "best candidate". There are simply issues that sometimes they are on the right side of and sometimes not. We're in for a bumpy ride.
At that point, there is at least no reason for people to talk to them about the issue. The root of the problem isn't solved, but at least governmental culpability is mitigated. Romney seems to be the only candidate that doesn't support fixing illegal immigration by granting citizenship to all of the trespassers.
It's too bad that his inability to get a message to conservative voters will likely cause Huckabee and Paul supporters to inadvertently allow McCain, a Republican in name only, to get the support required to become the party pick.
Sadly, there is no "best candidate". There are simply issues that sometimes they are on the right side of and sometimes not. We're in for a bumpy ride.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Choose to survive: McCain
So, it seems the Republicans are not purposely trying to isolate their base by choosing McCain. The statistical data presented since the "rallying" around that particular candidate seems to show they are instead just trying to survive.
As one would expect, Huckabee, although the best choice for President, can expect no more than 5% of the Democrat vote. Since Republicans assume they have the lions share of the Republican vote, they must now look to the Democrats for the rest of their votes. Unfortunately, many Conservatives have a hard time stomaching McCain as their candidate, so write-in votes for Huckabee, Thompson, and Ron Paul are rumored everywhere.
In any case, McCain seems to have some draw among the McCain Democrats. This draw can supposedly get into the 30% of the Democrat voters if they are as unhappy with their partys candidate as we are with McCain. This is a strategic move to get most of the Republican votes while also pulling in a large chunk of the Independent and Democrat votes.
The second part of this puzzle supposedly depends upon who wins the Democratic nomination. If it is Obama, rumors are that Romney will be the Republican choice, as he will somehow run better against that opponent. However, if Hillary is chosen, then McCain will be the guy.
The only saving grace is that Huckabee is best choice for VP if McCain happens to take the Nomination. He's pretty old. Although I would rather have Huckabee head the ticket, it does make sense that he would have a much tougher time of beating the entire Democrat ticket. America doesn't like hard choices, so America avoids conservatives.
Welcome to the roller coaster, let the ride begin.
As one would expect, Huckabee, although the best choice for President, can expect no more than 5% of the Democrat vote. Since Republicans assume they have the lions share of the Republican vote, they must now look to the Democrats for the rest of their votes. Unfortunately, many Conservatives have a hard time stomaching McCain as their candidate, so write-in votes for Huckabee, Thompson, and Ron Paul are rumored everywhere.
In any case, McCain seems to have some draw among the McCain Democrats. This draw can supposedly get into the 30% of the Democrat voters if they are as unhappy with their partys candidate as we are with McCain. This is a strategic move to get most of the Republican votes while also pulling in a large chunk of the Independent and Democrat votes.
The second part of this puzzle supposedly depends upon who wins the Democratic nomination. If it is Obama, rumors are that Romney will be the Republican choice, as he will somehow run better against that opponent. However, if Hillary is chosen, then McCain will be the guy.
The only saving grace is that Huckabee is best choice for VP if McCain happens to take the Nomination. He's pretty old. Although I would rather have Huckabee head the ticket, it does make sense that he would have a much tougher time of beating the entire Democrat ticket. America doesn't like hard choices, so America avoids conservatives.
Welcome to the roller coaster, let the ride begin.
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