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1. #1
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm, trinitytim said:

   McCain’s popularity within the Republican party remains a mystery to me. I don’t understand why Republicans can’t or won’t see this man is a liberal, plain and simple.

   Scary.

2. #2
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

   This from the story link at Hot Air:

   The conservative “uncommitted” effort — designed to influence the party platform — might have come out ahead of everyone. There will be a lot of horse-trading at the state convention for the support of the uncommitted delegates, but many of them cut deals with McCain.

   This kind of deal-cutting after the fact, along with Ron paul coming in second, are terrific examp-les of why strict conservatives can’t afford to press their idealistic will on the process; it’s too complicated and the permutations are impossible to predict.

   Stick with the established system, boys and girls, and grit your teeth and hold your nose if you have to when pushing the putton for the Republican canidate.

   Rest assured, try to beat a system as big as this with the world as the reward for the winner, and the system will certainly beat you.

   “uncommitted” is cute, but it’s playing with real fire - fire that will burn you and the rest of the country if things go terribly wrong.

3. #3
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm, PBoilermaker said:

   “uncommitted” is cute, but it’s playing with real fire - fire that will burn you and the rest of the country if things go terribly wrong.

   Exactamundo.

4. #4
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm, taylork said:

   From what I here from my friend in NOLA, Thompson would have won, had he not withdrawn several hours earlier. Oops.

5. #5
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 pm, soldiers.dad said:

   Check out the picture of Bill standing next to someone wearing what appears to be an Army dress green uniform, on Drudges page right now.
   A political rally for Hillary?
   I thought it was illegal to appear at political functions while in your uniform? Or is that guy trying to impersonate a member of the US military?

   Looks all wrong, from the beret on his head to the division patch on his shoulder. No CAB or CIB either.

   Phony soldier standing next to a phony president?

6. #6
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 pm, PBoilermaker said:

   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 pm, soldiers.dad said:
   Check out the picture of Bill standing next to someone wearing what appears to be an Army dress green uniform, on Drudges page right now.
   A political rally for Hillary?
   I thought it was illegal to appear at political functions while in your uniform? Or is that guy trying to impersonate a member of the US military?

   Looks all wrong, from the beret on his head to the division patch on his shoulder. No CAB or CIB either.

   Phony soldier standing next to a phony president?

   Hmmmmmmm…

7. #7
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 10:47 pm, PBoilermaker said:

   soldiers.dad, that “soldier” definitely does look off. The resolution of the photo is low, but he also appears to be old. The sash he’s wearing is new to me. Old school vet? Paramilitary? I don’t know what he is.

   You are correct, however, in that it is against the UCMJ to engage in political demonstrations wearing the uniform.

8. #8
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 11:15 pm, i b squidly said:

   Hard to say what that uniform is but it’s definitely nothing from the PX. Some kinda of home grown scout leader would be my guess.

9. #9
   On January 23rd, 2008 at 11:31 pm, et said:

   Another site is reporting that Thompson would have won all 47 delegates had he stayed in the race a few more hours.

   If Fred had any political horse sense he would now be in second place trailing only Mitt in delegate count. So I have to wonder, is Fred that stupid or was his staff that bad?

10. #10
    On January 24th, 2008 at 12:57 am, rightisright said:

    Amazing just amazing McAmnesty is a carrier of the Republican banner…wow. That guy is further left than H. Rotten C.
    Looks like we need a new conservative party…the RINO’s sure aren’t the answer.

11. #11
    On January 24th, 2008 at 1:01 am, rightisright said:

    et,
    I think the problem was he organization from the get go, plan and simple. Too damn bad too, he was the only true conservative(exception Tancredo, included Hunter until he threw his support to Hunkofpoo).

12. #12
    On January 24th, 2008 at 4:05 am, graysonret said:

    Looks like a scout uniform. I recognize the merit badge sash. Looks like an old Eagle Scout, possibly a scoutmaster.

13. #13
    On January 24th, 2008 at 5:48 am, CarpiJugulum said:

    SCARY!!! It is bad enough that a socialist like McCan’t wins a nmination but to think that the conspirocy theorist are so prevelent in the Republican party to give Ron Paul a second place finish.

    Has KOS invaded the Republican party?

14. #14
    On January 24th, 2008 at 6:53 am, zorro said:

    Stick with the established system, boys and girls, and grit your teeth and hold your nose if you have to when pushing the putton for the Republican canidate.

    Why elect a republican who is really a democrap? Why not let the democrap win the election? Then if everything tanks, the democraps will be holding the bag. I will not give up my conservative values just to have an “R” in the White House. I cannot support McCain or the Huckster.

15. #15
    On January 24th, 2008 at 7:01 am, Lindsay said:

    I refuse to believe the mainstream media’s propaganda that their sweetheart, McCain, is the GOP man. That is what they want you to believe. They also wanted people to believe that Gore and Kerry won over Bush in two elections—so that we would be in angst and despair.

    Florida will be the test of how Republicans vote. There is a surge for Romney now in the polls and the primary is the 29th.

    I don’t know if endorsements really matter, but Senator Cochran of Mississippi endorsed Mitt Romney—he was for Thompson. Tancredo endorsed Mitt Romney—which is, to me, bigger news than Hunter’s endorsement (regarding immigration).

16. #16
    On January 24th, 2008 at 7:24 am, Lindsay said:

    Ann Coulter today on McCain (who was part of the Keating Five Scandal as well as the Senate Gang of 14—he likes his gangs):

    John McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism and youth. Like McCain, pollsters assured us that Dole was the most “electable” Republican. Unlike McCain, Dole didn’t lie all the time while claiming to engage in Straight Talk.

    Of course, I might lie constantly too, if I were seeking the Republican presidential nomination after enthusiastically promoting amnesty for illegal aliens, Social Security credit for illegal aliens, criminal trials for terrorists, stem-cell research on human embryos, crackpot global warming legislation and free speech-crushing campaign-finance laws.

    I might lie too, if I had opposed the Bush tax cuts, a marriage amendment to the Constitution, waterboarding terrorists and drilling in Alaska.

    And I might lie if I had called the ads of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth “dishonest and dishonorable.”

17. #17
    On January 24th, 2008 at 8:55 am, Ordinary Coloradan said:

    FYUI up in Baton Rouge, a vast majority of the uncomitted prolife were THompsons former supporters. Fred should have stayed in - he would have won. Too bad he got in so late that the only advisors left were bad ones, like the ones that failed to tell him he had a shot a winning La, and then banging it up in the debate tonight, which would have boosted the heck out of his 13% he had foing in before he withdrew. Couple that with Huckabees abandoning Fla, and Fred all of a sudden gets well within striking distance of the polls.

    Again, Fred blew it by not declaring on Memorial, or 4th of July - all the good people were swept up by then. There’s only so much you can accomplish with 5th rate staff.

18. #18
    On January 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am, coffee said:

    John McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism and youth.

    #16, I was getting ready to write something like this, but that quote says it so much better. Dole ‘96 McCain ‘08 is a guaranteed loss for the Republican party after which the party leaders will still be scratching their heads and wondering what happened. Clueless …no longer just a movie starring Alicia Silverstone.

19. #19
    On January 24th, 2008 at 9:34 am, Boomer said:

    More bad news from the front lines.

20. #20
    On January 24th, 2008 at 11:52 am, Blind_Mule said:

    The idiot wing of the Republican Party, has spoken again. If they lose one more brain cell they won’t have any friends left.