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1. #101
   On February 24th, 2010 at 1:53 pm, rightisright said:

   The voters select the candidates.

   If this were true McShame would not have been the Republican candidate in ’08.

   As I said shortly after the last election, I will never again vote for the LOTE’s, I firmly believe if Juan would have won, all programs the 0 is pushing would have been passed into law. Only difference they would be McShame’s bills instead of odopo’s.

2. #102
   On February 24th, 2010 at 1:54 pm, purplepeep said:

   love2rumba said:
   The problem with the Repubs is that deep down they want power without really putting in some skin into the game, and they get mad when someone like Beck etc. call them on it.

   Yup, they want the power, prestige and perks of office but not the accountability to their constituents that goes with it. They have an entitlement mentality – “Gimmee because I got an ‘R’ after my name”.

3. #103
   On February 24th, 2010 at 1:55 pm, rightisright said:

   Party above all is what is wrong with this nation.

   Amen to that.

4. #104
   On February 24th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

   Also making the cut is the senator with the most experience consorting with liberal Democrats in order to create disastrous legislation, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

   Exactly

5. #105
   On February 24th, 2010 at 2:03 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

   On February 24th, 2010 at 1:46 pm, rightwingrocker said:

   Backroom deals to get other candidates out of the race. That’s already well-documented.

   So why weren’t Romney and Thompson beating McCain – in closed primaries – when they were still in the race?

6. #106
   On February 24th, 2010 at 2:07 pm, Flyoverman said:

   The Republicans haven’t stopped squat and won’t.

   Not one Republican has broken ranks for months on Healthcare.

   Do we need to keep the GOP aware of what is important? Yes. That’s our repsonsibility. Especially with Cap and Trade and Immigration.

   But this hate the GOP for hates sake ignoring any progress is going to give us 4 more years of Obama and a Democrat Congress.

   Not my words, Marc Levin’s and Rush’s.

7. #107
   On February 24th, 2010 at 2:23 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

   Oops! I cut one of the quotes short…

   MR. ROMNEY: … Now if I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention — (cheers, applause). I want you to know I’ve given this a lot of thought. I’d forestall the launch of a national campaign and, frankly, I’d be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win.

   AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No! Boo!

   MR. ROMNEY: Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror…

   Plus, I would argue that “the launch of a national campaign” couldn’t really start in earnest until it was solidly confirmed who the opponent would be. And that was not decided with absolute certainty until Hillary Clinton gave up the fight at the Democratic National Convention.

   I contend that the Republican Party would have been helped, not hurt, by a more vigorous fight by Romney for the Republican nomination. We would have been helped, not hurt, by a brokered convention.

   Romney has shown himself to be someone who will break a promise when he thinks it’s in his best interest. He has shown himself to be a “Back room deal” politician.

   Wednesday, February 06, 2008

   Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee both pledged to stay in the race Wednesday after picking off victories against front-runner John McCain on Super Tuesday…

   But the candidate and his advisers huddled behind closed doors Wednesday… Some advisers also reached out to gauge the feelings of prominent Republicans.

   Who were those unnamed “prominent Republicans”? What did they say to Romney to make him believe it was in his best interest to break his promise and quit the race. And when Huckabee kept fighting on and won another primary on February 9th, what was it that motivated Romney to “release” his delegates to McCain on February 14th?

   What was Romney doing giving McCain a Valentines’ Day present? Here you go, John, I’m releasing all of my love delegates to you!

8. #108
   On February 24th, 2010 at 2:39 pm, rightwingrocker said:

   Not one Republican has broken ranks for months on Healthcare.

   Only because it wasn’t their similarly illegal version that was on the table.

   When we say NO to “Healthcare”, that means no to healthcare, period. Give the R’s the reins and you will see them violate their Constitutional limitations just like their so-called “adversaries” are now. Republicare isn’t going to be any better then Demcare, and definitely no more legal.

   RWR
   http://www.rightwingrocker.com

9. #109
   On February 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   Here is another aisle crosser suffering from “GOP-haters” backlash, ObamaCare supporter Joseph Cao from New Orleans.

   His fundraising is down more than 40% since his vote but..

   …Republican leaders have continued supporting Cao with money from their campaign committees despite his health care position, the conservative donors he’s courting around the country may not be so forgiving.

   Another opportunity for the Tea Party to blow up a RNC-backed RINO. I’ll bet he’s got the McCain (D-Juarez) endorsement.

10. #110
    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:58 pm, swede said:

    I’ll bet he’s got the McCain (D-Juarez) endorsement.

    Speaking of RINO-meister, new McCain ad: Hey, Heyworth is a Truther! Yes way.

    Identity

    CONTENT WARNING: The linked video may not be suitable for some conservative viewers. Involuntary regurgitation may occur, and your monitor may be in danger of projectiles. Watch at your own risk.

11. #111
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:11 pm, Roland said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:58 pm, swede said:

    No, he just accuses Hayworth of being a ‘birther.’ Whole different thing. Truthers really are nutjobs. Questioning Obama’s stubborn refusal to release anything regarding his past is completely rational. Not questioning his stubborn refusal is what is irrational.

    The only really nutty birthers are the ones who think they have actually proved anything. As any rational citizen should, Hayworth asks questions about the refusal to release records, and he points out there should be clear rules with regard to establishing a candidates qualification to run.

    The nutty people are the people who think that is nutty.

12. #112
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:15 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:23 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Come on, Romney had already lost beyond a shadow of a doubt. The only difference between him and Hillary is Mitt was less delusional. When he dropped out, he had 140 pledged delegates out of more than a thousand overall. Take out New England and states with significant Mormon populations, and he performed abysmally.

13. #113
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:23 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Red State Skeptic said: You people think you represent Republican voters and forget that McCain won the Republican nomination just two year ago.

    McCain did NOT win with anything near a MAJORITY of primary votes. He was the lone minority liberal in a field of many generally perceived more conservative candidates.

    Our primary election process is BROKEN and needs completely re-vamped starting with a rock-solid do-not-cross earliest polling date like May 1, (or, ideally, May 1 for all states in addition to my one yea one nay ballot idea).

    The 2008 primary was a joke. Many good conservatives dropped out of the race because it was spread out over a half year. I was going to vote for Duncan Hunter but he closed shop and withdrew his name from the MA primary ballot.

    It’s patently false say that McCain, with his amnesty, election finance reform and anti-interrogation stance, etc. , represented the majority of the GOP. I’d bet he would have even lost to Huckabee in a run-off.

14. #114
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:32 pm, beachmom said:

    And the RNC still wonders why people are mad at them?
    How many times do we need to write to them and call to tell them to get back to the Constitution and stop being spineless jelly fish????

15. #115
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:32 pm, Roland said:

    The politics of Romney’s endorsement is puzzling.

    Why in the World in the time of the Tea Parties and general loathing for the slime in Washington would a Governor who had never served in Washington want to tie himself to The consummate Republican Washington insider??

    If he thinks it’s going to come down to an insider/outsider struggle between him and Palin, he should just hang it up now. Or maybe he’s really angling for the Veep spot?

16. #116
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:39 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:23 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    It’s patently false say that McCain, with his amnesty, election finance reform and anti-interrogation stance, etc. , represented the majority of the GOP. I’d bet he would have even lost to Huckabee in a run-off.

    You don’t have to speculate what would happen if the election were between McCain and Huckabee. It was between those two (plus Ron Paul) after Romney dropped out. From February 12 until March 4, after which Huck dropped out, McCain won majorities in 11 straight elections.

17. #117
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:40 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:32 pm, Roland said:

    If he thinks it’s going to come down to an insider/outsider struggle between him and Palin, he should just hang it up now. Or maybe he’s really angling for the Veep spot?

    Which one’s the insider and which one’s the outsider?

18. #118
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:45 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Red State Skeptic said: You people think you represent Republican voters

    Another commenter with ADD. We don’t represent Republican voters. We are CONSERVATIVE voters. Exactly how long have you been sleeping Mr. Van Winkle?

19. #119
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:59 pm, purplepeep said:

    Flyoverman said:
    Not one Republican has broken ranks for months on Healthcare.

    Maybe not yet, Flyman, but the GOP leadership sure jumped fast when Obama ordered them to his “Heath Crisis Summit” which is designed solely to bring the government takeover of healthcare back from the dead. The GOP very eagerly jumped into the role of heartless, clueless bad guys for Obama’s media show. We’ll be lucky if they can possibly manage to contain themselves and not rush the stage for Obama’s autograph this time.

    Do we need to keep the GOP aware of what is important?

    Yup, and the only way to do that is to let them know that – contrary to belief – they are not irreplaceable.

20. #120
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:30 pm, Roland said:

    Which one’s the insider and which one’s the outsider?

    Both were Governors. Neither of them has served in Washington. Neither of them is responsible in even the slightest way for the terrible mess there.

    Palin had to endorse McCain even though it reduces her ‘outsider’ glow. Romney could have exploited that. It seems like a mistake that he did not.

21. #121
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:46 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:45 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Another commenter with ADD. We don’t represent Republican voters. We are CONSERVATIVE voters. Exactly how long have you been sleeping Mr. Van Winkle?

    You missed my point. To say that Romney hurts his standing with Republican primary voters by supporting John McCain assumes that John McCain is unpopular with Republican primary voters, when in fact he won the Republican primaries just two years ago. You can say that the winner-take-all Republican primaries are flawed, but when they were essentially reduced to a run-off between McCain and the next most successful candidate, Huckabee, McCain still wiped the floor with him. Add in the fact that Romney will probably be more successful with more moderate voters than those who would favor Huckabee or Palin in 2012, and his endorsement of McCain makes a whole lot of sense.

22. #122
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:49 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Maybe not yet, Flyman, but the GOP leadership sure jumped fast when Obama ordered them to his “Heath Crisis Summit” which is designed solely to bring the government takeover of healthcare back from the dead.

    First, Obama did not “order” them to the summit, they were invited.

    Second, if you were the GOP why would you not attend the meeting? They would have been the heartless party had they not showed. Further, you get your shot in front of the American people.

    purplepeep, I know what you are implying and I agree that if they attend as head bowed, hat in hand wimps as we have seen in the past I will hurl.

    I hope that their theme is centered around FREEDOM. That is the issue here. FREEDOM.

23. #123
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:53 pm, purplepeep said:

    Roland said:

    Which one’s the insider and which one’s the outsider?

    Both were Governors. Neither of them has served in Washington. Neither of them is responsible in even the slightest way for the terrible mess there.

    Palin had to endorse McCain even though it reduces her ‘outsider’ glow. Romney could have exploited that. It seems like a mistake that he did not.

    Also, in Palin’s case, McCain (for all his other mistakes) was the one who gave her the bully pulpit she now enjoys by selecting her as his VP candidate. I really wouldn’t expect her to knife him in the back.

24. #124
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:07 pm, Flyoverman said:

    RSS,

    I have to agree. We conservatives may not like what Romney did, but politically he calculated this endorsement was the right move. Smart or dumb he wants McCain’s endorsement for 2012.

    If he’s looking for McCain to help him with moderates, endorsing McCain makes sense.

25. #125
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:27 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:46 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    … when they were essentially reduced to a run-off between McCain and the next most successful candidate, Huckabee, McCain still wiped the floor with him.

    Not exactly. Romney quit February 7th. On February 9th, Huckabee won 60% of Kansas.

    The MSM was constantly repeating the mantra that McCain was the “presumptive nominee”, and that it was “mathematically impossible” for Huckabee to win. But it was not impossible for Huckabee to win the nomination… Huckabee didn’t have to get to 1191… if he had succeed in winning enough states to keep McCain from crossing the 1191 threshold, it would have gone to a brokered convention, and it was not impossible that Huckabee could have emerged as the nominee.

    Many people were affected by the MSM and their constant mantra that McCain was the “presumptive nominee”.

    The MSM lied to the public saying that Huckabee had left Florida on the Friday before the primary there. Many people believed that meant Huckabee had given up on trying to win that state. But that was a lie. Huckabee was still actively campaigning in Florida all the way up until the primary, but the MSM refused to tell the truth.

26. #126
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:34 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    To all of the people who falsely claimed that Mike Huckabee was helping John McCain in the 2008 Republican Primaries, I ask you to take note that Mike Huckabee has NOT endorsed McCain’s re-election.

    But Fred Thompson (who I contend was McCain’s stalking horse to help McCain win the SC primary) and Mitt Romney (who I contend quit the race and “released” his delegates to McCain in the hopes of becoming McCain’s VP) HAVE endorsed McCain’s re-election.

27. #127
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:39 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Despite persistent reports that Sen. John McCain is entertaining several candidates for his running mate, only one name consistently comes up in talks to aides: Mitt Romney. That is leading his supporters and surrogates to surmise that the former presidential candidate and McCain backer has the lead in the sped-up race to pick a No. 2. “All I hear about from headquarters is Romney this and Romney that,” said a longtime McCain ally. “And everybody is saying the same thing, like they have talking points already ready for him.”

    It’s All We Hear: Romney, Romney, Romney for McCain’s Running Mate
    July 22, 2008

    To me, that sure sounds like the “prominent Republicans”, with whom Romney met behind closed doors on February 6th, promised Romney that if he quit the race and backed McCain, they would use their influence to get him the VP slot.

28. #128
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:43 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Imagine… It’s easy if you try.

    He [John Lennon] once admitted that “Imagine” — an absolute equality created by the dissolution of governments, borders, organized religion and economic class — was “virtually the Communist Manifesto.“

    He was also quoted as saying:

    But the first record was too real for people, so nobody bought it . . . ‘Imagine’ was the same message but sugarcoated. . . . ‘Imagine‘ is a big hit almost everywhere — anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic, but because it is sugarcoated it is accepted. Now I understand what you have to do: Put your political message across with a little honey.”

    You Say You Want A Revolution?

29. #129
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:06 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    Speaking of RINO-meister, new McCain ad: Hey, Heyworth is a Truther! Yes way.

    You don’t say.

    I had no idea McMoron was THAT desperate.

    I guess the hits just keep on comin’!

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

30. #130
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:09 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    The only really nutty birthers are the ones who think they have actually proved anything.

    I’m a birther, and I’ve provided a case.

    I have yet to see anyone challenge it effectively.

    Still, in either case, is anyone at all surprised that Mr. Transparency refuses to be in any way transparent?

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

31. #131
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:09 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    The only really nutty birthers are the ones who think they have actually proved anything.

    I’m a birther, and I’ve provided a case.

    I have yet to see anyone challenge it effectively.

    Still, in either case, is anyone at all surprised that Mr. Transparency refuses to be in any way transparent?

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

32. #132
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:13 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    Which one’s the insider and which one’s the outsider?

    For once I agree with RSS.

    Anyone who contributes to a successful run by Palin is in for a disappointment of Scott Brown proportions.

    She was WAY too willing to jump on the McCain bandwagon. This is not to say I wouldn’t vote for her, only to say that she’s likely to be as much a wolf in sheep’s clothing as Brown turned out to be, and anyone casting a vote for her on the basis that she’s the conservative choice had better be VERY careful in doing so (as I will be if I vote for her).

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

33. #133
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:16 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    Second, if you were the GOP why would you not attend the meeting?

    Because you know it’s a ploy to make Obama and the Donks look like they’re including you in the process when they aren’t.

    Invitation or no, I wouldn’t be caught dead within 10 miles of that meeting, especially if I were seeking re-election.

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

34. #134
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:47 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    John McCain came in 4th place in the Iowa Caucus on January 3, 2008. (That is hardly becoming of a “presumptive nominee”)

    Less than three weeks later, references to John McCain as “presumptive nominee” started appearing in the MSM.

    And less than four weeks after McCain’s 4th place finish in Iowa, the Vice Chairman of the Republican National Committee sent the message that resistance was futile…

    It is time to unite behind John McCain to be the nominee of our party.

    The leaders of our party have a responsibility to do the right thing when the time has come. Friends, the time has now come.

    So, in the week before Super Tuesday, the RNC was trying to pressure people to “unite behind John McCain” and repeat the mantra of “presumptive nominee”.

    In my opinion, that is trying to manipulate a Presidential election, and has no place anywhere, especially in the RNC.

35. #135
    On February 24th, 2010 at 9:04 pm, bjc said:

    *It is counterproductive to continue to rehash the 2008 election; That day is done; I’ll continue with my forward thinking by doing the following for the near term, the 2010 elections:
    *Continue to scold the RNC by returning their mailers with McCain pesos and some choice words.
    *Continue to send coin to individual conservative candidates, both in-state and nationwide, including Rubio, Hayworth, DeVore, DeMint, and Wamp.
    *In regards to Sarah Palin, over the course of the next few months she will do more good than harm, and IMO, there is little chance she will run for POTUS in 2012!

36. #136
    On February 24th, 2010 at 10:08 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 9:04 pm, bjc said:

    It is counterproductive to continue to rehash the 2008 election

    Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

    We must understand what went wrong in 2008 in order to prevent it from being repeated in 2012.

    There are “prominent Republicans” who meet with candidates “behind closed doors” and use every trick they can (stalking horses, MSM lies and mantras, etc.) in order to influence the outcome of the primaries.

    Romney is their man for 2012.

    Conservatives must be ready and organized in order to ensure a conservative “Goldwater” Republican wins the nomination, not another “Rockefeller” Republican.

37. #137
    On February 24th, 2010 at 10:29 pm, jangar said:

    and then tries to pander to it whenever his seat is on the line.

    I had another word in mind for that specific anatomy.

38. #138
    On February 24th, 2010 at 10:56 pm, jangar said:

    Romney is their man for 2012.

    Recycled same-old-same-old.

39. #139
    On February 24th, 2010 at 11:27 pm, Roland said:

    It’ll probably be Romney in 2012. Seriously. But that is okay. Really.

    What matters is conservative control of the House and Senate.

    As long as we get a conservative Congress, we just need a President who will not veto conservative bills. So any of the current leading GOP possibilities will do. If we take Congress.

    It’s much more important to have a DeMint Congress than a DeMint President.

    The problem with Bush was we only had a marginally GOP Congress (until 2007) that wasn’t conservative, since so many of the GOP were DIABLO’s (think Specter) while all of the Democrats were Democrats (no conservatives, just liars).

    So defeating Congressional Democrats and replacing the likes of McCain with real conservatives is what matters, not bickering about the Presidency in 2012.

    If we don’t take Congress by 2013, it won’t matter much who is President then.

40. #140
    On February 24th, 2010 at 11:40 pm, jangar said:

    If we don’t take Congress by 2013, it won’t matter much who is President then.

    The surge is working.

    And I agree…quit dwelling on 2012, and FOCUS on this November, or else ALL is LOST.

41. #141
    On February 25th, 2010 at 12:08 am, rightwingrocker said:

    Conservatives must be ready and organized in order to ensure a conservative “Goldwater” Republican wins the nomination, not another “Rockefeller” Republican.

    Give me a Madison Democratic-Republican and I’m there!

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

42. #142
    On February 25th, 2010 at 12:10 am, rightwingrocker said:

    What matters is conservative control of the House and Senate.

    Yes please.

    Better make sure you’re putting conservatives in there and not the same old tired progressive Republicans, or nothing is going to matter except finding a way to stop business as usual.

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

43. #143
    On February 25th, 2010 at 12:13 am, rightwingrocker said:

    It’ll probably be Romney in 2012. Seriously. But that is okay. Really.

    It’s not the end of the world, and if the election were held in November 2008, I would probably hold my nose and vote for Romney.

    However, if Romney winds up being the Republican nominee in 2012, that will be proof positive that the Republicans have learned absolutely nothing from the Town Halls and Tea Parties of the conservative movement.

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

44. #144
    On February 25th, 2010 at 12:53 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    
“In my view, it’s hard to imagine the United States Senate without John McCain, especially in the critical times we find ourselves in, with double-digit unemployment, a mountain of debt imperiling future generations and a global terrorist threat from jihadists bent on destroying our very way of life.

    “It is times like these that we look to leaders of character. Senator McCain’s record of service and sacrifice for America is honored by all. But I believe that it is his core values of courage, faith and honor – forged in battle and confirmed by a lifetime of service to America – that make Senator McCain’s leadership in the United States Senate so necessary in these perilous times. Not only am I proud to call him a friend, but as an American I am constantly reassured by Senator McCain’s continued involvement in the affairs of our nation, and I am honored to support him.”

    While the challenges mentioned are very real, the words used in this statement are meant to stoke people’s fears, and then “reassure” them that, “It’s OK, John McCain will take care of you”.

    No, McCain will not take care of us. As Michelle says, John McCain is the problem, not the solution.

    Romney’s words and actions reveal that he is part of the problem, too.

    If he had kept his word in 2008, I would have been happy to have supported him if he went on to win the nomination.

    When he didn’t keep his word, and he did everything in his power to throw the race to McCain, I realized that I could never trust him.

45. #145
    On February 25th, 2010 at 4:53 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    It hard for me to imagine The Republic surviving if John McCain is NOT DEFEATED in the upcoming primary.

    I might have held my nose to vote for Romney if he had been the nominee in 2008, I could not vote for McAmnesty.
    No way will I vote for Romney in 2012 if it’s “his turn”.

46. #146
    On March 1st, 2010 at 4:37 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Going green is all the rage. These tired, unpatriotic, bribe takers only care about being recycled (reelected for the umpteenth time). Is there anyone who is a true conservative who can achieve the Presidency without a big political machine/moneyman behind him? I doubt it, sad to say.