Comments on: A reminder about Dole/Kemp

By: John McCain: Hillary Has Good Character, is Honest and Has Integrity « AmeriCAN-DO Attitude

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:01:31 +0000

[...] camp is 1) more out of touch with reality than I imagined, and 2) hurtling towards a repeat of the 1996 Dole/Kemp disaster faster than I imagined. When Hillary’s Democrat rival, Barack Obama, is doing a better job of [...]

By: Malkin: Faster Than Feared — The McCain Mutiny

Malkin: Faster Than Feared — The McCain Mutiny — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:56:37 +0000

[...] camp is 1) more out of touch with reality than I imagined, and 2) hurtling towards a repeat of the 1996 Dole/Kemp disaster faster than I imagined. Indeed, it seems genetic for McCain. He is so able to furiously attack [...]

By: Michelle Malkin » John McCain endorses Hillary’s “good character, honesty, integrity”

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:24:21 +0000

By: BlameAmericaLast

BlameAmericaLast — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:37:19 +0000

Our current crop of candidates should follow his lead.

No, I think his wife ought to follow his lead. Another RINO.

By: et

et — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:56:33 +0000

OK I’ll keep an open mind.

I too am willing to vote for McCain IF, and its a big IF, someone can convince me that he is not this generations Richard M. Nixon. The only difference I can see is Nixon lost the general election and came back and won 8 years later. McCain lost the primary and is coming back 8 years later for his second chance.

By: publiuswarmac9999

publiuswarmac9999 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:33:34 +0000

I forgot about Kemp on the Dole/Kemp ticket. They were a disaster with virtually no message for Republicans other than we are the good guys so vote for us. When I look at the “old timers” and the politicians lining up behind McCain, I see just how far left the Republican party has drifted.

By: mlog

mlog — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:11:34 +0000

Today Jack Kemp was on Fox News talking about his love for McCain, the “true conservative,” how McCain was tough on immigration and has always been a tax cutter.

By: LarryD

LarryD — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:00:19 +0000

If only there were a way to clean house and send all new people to Washington and get rid of all the politicians on both sides of the aisle.

Term Limits for Congress.

And then Term Limits for the bureaucrats.

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:58:17 +0000

After voting this morning, I asked a pollworker if voters were allowed to leave a space blank without it invalidating the entire ballot.

For instance, if I decided not to vote for any POTUS candidate, would the rest of my ballot still be valid.

He said yes…you’re allowed to leave spaces blank. A pollworker would simply have to override the “are you sure” question whenever your ballot is placed into the electronic ballot box.

So come November, I still have the option of voting on other issues while leaving the POTUS portion blank.

Not as good as “None of the Above”, but it’s better than not voting at all.

Of course, this all depends on where you vote as your results may vary.

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:36:24 +0000

I made the Bob Dole comparison a couple of weeks ago and caught nothing but “oh, but he’s such a nice guy”, grief for even suggesting it.

I’m finally glad to see that I wasn’t the only one who realized this.

By: Milwaukee Mike

Milwaukee Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:07:46 +0000

unless Mitt pulls a rabbit out of his hat tonight.

Heh Heh...rabbit

By: KCK

KCK — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:06:54 +0000

I saw a Dole speech (personally) where he pointedly barbed the Clintons for the FBI files. I think the one liner went something like they read his FBI file but fell asleep.

It had no traction with the namby pamby liberal republicans in my state!

By: spidgy

spidgy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:53:03 +0000

Dole/Kemp vs. Clinton/Gore was a much easier call than the one we’re going to have to make in November (because I really like Kemp). I don’t think Dole was *that* bad; but there isn’t anyone out there that McCain could tab as a running mate who could win me over like Kemp did.

This is my 7th presidential election and I’ve never been this conflicted, that is, unless Mitt pulls a rabbit out of his hat tonight.

By: Barry F.

Barry F. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:30:16 +0000

I think pretty much any Washington insider, McCain, Graham, Kemp, Dole, etc., etc., etc. are the problem. Yes. I am well aware that Bob Dole is not a U.S. Senator. But, he is still hip deep in D.C., which is well evidenced by his support of his fellow insider, John McCain.

If only there were a way to clean house and send all new people to Washington and get rid of all the politicians on both sides of the aisle.

By: Dave Turson

Dave Turson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:29:25 +0000

a crapweasel said: Rush is eating McCain alive for lying about the email Bob Dole sent him. He’s saying that Dole didn’t scold him and that he didn’t endorse McCain as the McCain camp is claiming. Rush said that it’s ashame how McCain lied and is trying to use Bob Dole against him. John McCain is living scum!

Limbaugh says Dole did not endorse McCain in the email sent to him. Dole stated in the email that he was not endorsing anyone at this time because his wife was seeking re-election and voters in their home state were evenly divided among the candidates ( i.e., he does not want to anger any voters who then might not vote for his wife). Dole was on Hannity & Colmes last night and was asked if he endorsed anyone and he said "I don’t have anybody in this fight"--but he added that "my heart’s kinda with McCain." That was a subtle endorsement. It is not a loud open endorsement, which could cost his wife votes, but it shows his thinking on the matter.