The GOP may not select the candidates, but they sure can push and promote “their boys” like McCain, along with having some control over these “open primaries”.

Hatch should have retired 4 terms ago, that was he original pledge, two terms and retired, guess the good life was too good to go back home. He’s been going left since the amnesty debacle. The rest are RINO’s from the start.

WTH happened to Hatch and Lugar?

I can guess, the two Maine ladies. McCain is a little less squishy since his loss. I don’t think it is him.

Whoever voted for transnationalism and against the US Constitution needs to be targetted for primary defeat.

I sent his campaign money. CNN et al ignored him at the debates.

The GOP doesn’t select candidates. If they did, Ron Paul wouldn’t be one of them. People file papers, and enter.

You need money or name recognition, and it helps if the media likes you. All worked in favor of McCain, especially as the other clear RINO, Giuliani, badly managed his campaign and the people who either were or at least claimed to be conservative split the vote. The open primaries were the bad icing on the bad cake, as far as giving it to McCain.

Look for Collins or Snowe to run in 2012, and look for the Obama team to direct their supporters to vote for them in New Hampshire. Team Obama will quietly support the Republican most noxious to the base. KoS and DU will make it clear who the young socialists should vote for.

IMHO, Texas or Oklahoma should start the primary season. Not a once conservative state polluted by Massholes like New Hampshire, that allows cross-over voting.

Don’t blame the national GOP for squish Republicans like McCain. That was a product of open primaries, like New Hampshire. The state parties need to amend the rules.

I certainly do blame the GOP for offering up nothing but squishy Republicans, there were no hard nosed Republicans running, none. Not asking for perfection from them all, but at least come close to what the GOP is suppose to stands for.

Agree the open primaries were a big problem and loom to be even bigger in years to come. Now who does that responsibility fall on, maybe the Republican State Committees for allowing such nonsense in the 1st place.

This is a fight to save our country, it is not time to be fence sitting and trying to appease everyone…fight and fight hard just like the dems have done and will do.

I expect treason from the 58 or 59 Demonrats that work in the Senate.

On June 24th, 2009 at 12:23 pm, lgm said:

conservativesRus said (#27):

do you believe in absolutes?

Absolutely never say never. What brought this on?

So if you believe in absolutes – they why on earth do you believe in “squishy” law? Try as you might, you CAN NOT have it both ways.

On June 24th, 2009 at 11:52 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

Don’t blame the national GOP for squish Republicans like McCain. That was a product of open primaries, like New Hampshire. The state parties need to amend the rules.

EXCEPT – why on earth does the national party let state(s) that don’t (or haven’t) voted R get to decide who the candidate should be. If NH had to produce R electoral votes or lose their head of the line primary spot, I think you would get different results.

On June 24th, 2009 at 12:35 pm, sonofdy said:
So if you get the right judge, using tanks to disperse dissidents is AOK with you????

It would appear that a “living, breathing” Constitution is no longer enough, doesn’t it?

Lots of what courts do is determine what is “reasonable and proper”.

So if you get the right judge, using tanks to disperse dissidents is AOK with you????

I wonder why. Did the talking points memo you cut and paste from not cover that?

Influence does not mean determine. Lots of what courts do is determine what is “reasonable and proper”. Judges look to reasonable and proper opinions on these matters that come from advanced thinkers inside and outside out borders.

That is precisely why we have a Constitution, to provide a clear course as to what is reasonable and proper. You throw that away at your own peril. You list judges and “advanced thinkers” as though that is not at all subjective. Just who are these advanced thinkers that we are to all hold in such high esteem?

do you believe in absolutes?

Absolutely never say never. What brought this on?

b-cat said (#36):

He was agreeing with a Supreme Court ruling in saying that foreign laws should influence court thinking.

So, the Tianemen Square approach to peaceful political demonstrations is perfectly legal in the USA.

Influence does not mean determine. Lots of what courts do is determine what is “reasonable and proper”. Judges look to reasonable and proper opinions on these matters that come from advanced thinkers inside and outside out borders. The hardest core strict constructionist can’t think that a robot can interpret the constitution.