McCain wins South Carolina primary
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Jan 20, 2008, 3:30 GMT
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So now if the totals I'm seeing are correct, McCain has 38 delegates. Romney has 72.
Downplay his successes all you like, but there's one conservative leading the republican race, and it's not McCain, or Huckabee.
The pro-Israel lobby wins again. John 'Bomb Bomb Iran' McCain, who lobbied with Joseph Lieberman as early as 1998 for the invasion of Iraq will have their 'puppet' to count on when they call for an attack on Iran.
And it's not over 'till...........
Hillary can't rest on her laurels and is unlikely to do so. She is making a hard play for the Hispanic vote and it is paying off for her. She also seems to be hanging on to the votes of older blacks. If I had to place a bet right now, I'd bet on Hillary to win the Democrat nomination.
Fred Thompson--out of the race--or seems to be.
John McCain-- his elevator usually reaches the top, but the doors don't always open. Barring a Bloomburg run, I don't think Senator McCain can win the general election, especially if Hillary is the Democratic nominee. She will do to him what LBJ did to Barry Goldwater, but a run at the White House by Mayor Bloomburg could give the election to McCain.
Mike Huckabee--Terribly witty for a guy who is completely brain-dead. This is the one guy who could give the election to Mayor Bloomburg. The media is, of course, hoping against hope that Mike Huckabee will win the GOP nomination. If I don't think about it too much, I catch myself going along with the news media. Governor Huckabee is good for a few laughs.
Mitt Romney-- The last time anyone asked him about principles he thought they were talking about something to do with the banking industry and the FDIC. He hasn't got a principle to his name. If he wins, be afraid. Be very afraid. Oh, and he is proving himself to be a very canny strategist. He has done an excellent job of outmaneuvering and out-playing his opposition. Governor Romney might be able to beat Hillary in the general election and that is a frightening thought. A run by Mayor Bloomburg would play right into Governor Romney's hands. I have to give Governor Romney credit for sound strategic skills. He's got 'em and he ain't afraid to use 'em. He is also the best at talking out of both sides of his mouth among the Republicans.
Ron Paul--so blind on some subjects that he may as well be brain-dead. Only the hardcore Libertarians are going to vote for him. I'll give Congressman Paul credit for being principled, though. He may actually be firmer in his core beliefs than Brother Huckabee.
Goopers who are worried more about keeping the Democrats out of the Whitehouse than about whom they elect, will likely vote for Romney. Were I betting then, I'd bet on Romney. Goopers LIKE to win.
'Goopers who are worried more about keeping the Democrats out of the Whitehouse than about whom they elect, will likely vote for Romney. Were I betting then, I'd bet on Romney. Goopers LIKE to win.'
Go to realclearpolitics and look up the general election stats. Here:
www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html
There is only one candidate that consistently beats Clinton or Obama and that is McCain. I wouldn't mind seeing Giuliani or Romney in the whitehouse but the religious wack-jobs won't get past Romney's religion and lord only knows what Giuliani is thinking about running his campaign. It is too bad about Giuliani. He did a great job in NYC.
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I had a look at the RealClearPolitics Site. Do you think we should still bother with a general election once the primaries are over with? Don't take my facetiousness the wrong way. Polls are sometimes, not always, a good snapshot of how things stand on the day the poll was taken. It's necessary to try to interpolate the current behavior of the candidates and make a guess about how they will do in the future.
As much as I dislike him, Mitt Romney has shown himself to be the best strategic thinker. That alone is a big plus for him being a President, but then you have to ask whether or not he'll put the country's interests ahead of his own. I'm not so sure that he will. Not everyone shares my reservations and such reservations are likely to fade to practical non-existence among Republicans should Romney win the nomination.
None of the Republicans will have an easy time winning the general election against Hillary. Much of the Bush Machine is on easy terms with the Clinton Machine. This is a vicious cycle that needs to be broken this time around. Please, no more Bushes and no more of the Clintons!
is right about McCain.
I have a very negative, worrisome feeling about Romney!
..get em John.
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He was governor of one of the most liberal states in America and seems to get along with them just fine. That tells me he knows how to get things done and work with those in another party.
I have to keep reminding folks of this obvious fact because they simply refuse to acknowledge it.
' Do you think we should still bother with a general election once the primaries are over with?'
Come on... You know what I was trying to say. Don't let the 'perfect' be the enemy of the 'good'. Or at least the 'close enough'.
RE:'Come on... You know what I was trying to say. Don't let the 'perfect' be the enemy of the 'good'. Or at least the 'close enough'.'
Well, I did say I was being facetious. Here's the real question. Is John McCain 'good enough'. The more I watch him, the more doubts I have. You might be right though, he might well be the best pick of a poor field.
I suspect, that there have been occasions where Senator McCain put his political ambitions ahead of the nation's welfare. The McCain-Feingold bill leaps to mind. On the other hand, he DID support the troop surge in Iraq. He has opposed some of President Bush's excesses. But, then he turns around and sides with Ted Kennedy in an effort to incite another tsunami of illegal immigration into the United States. Was this a singular instance of poor judgment on his part, or is it reflective of the inner man?
'Politics is local'
McCain correctly understands this little ditty all to well. This is why he's confused with immigration, because of where his senatorial constituancy resides. Have an issue with that? Go see Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Bush, too!
McCain-Feingold was a bad move, but I find it fascinating he stuck his neck out for it. It tells me he has no problem getting messy, something admirable in a leader.
I'd rather have a conservative 10 to 1, but I'd rather have McCain than any of the dem frontrunners for sure.
McCain is TOO old!!!!
A quote from our resident old man:
'I'd rather have a conservative 10 to 1, but I'd rather have McCain than any of the dem frontrunners for sure.'
A resounding reason to vote for anyone except McCain!
John McCain is the most dependable puppet of the neo-con warmongers. McCain's campaign was considered terminal and on life support prior to the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) release, which stated that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. The neo-cons were outraged because it virtually guaranteed that the US wouldn't attack Iran unilaterally. In fact, an editorial in an Israeli newspaper called it the 'Abandonment of the Jews.'
What to do? Find and support the most dependable 'war hawk' candidate running for President, someone with a proven willingness to go against US public opinion. John McCain, having lobbied hard for war with Iraq as early as 1998 with Joseph Lieberman, long before Bush and Cheney were on the scene, best fit that mold. Moreover, McCain was now quite famous for changing the words to a classic Beach Boys' song to 'BOMB BOMB BOMB IRAN'
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The decision of who the neo-cons would back was made clear when Joesph 'Israel-first' Lieberman endorsed McCain (a Republican). This news seemed quite odd to many considering the fact that Lieberman had been a life long Democrat prior to losing his 2006 senate Democratic primary. (He did, however, win the general election running as an independent.) The news was even more stunning given the fact that Lieberman had been the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate on Al Gore's ticket in 2002. But party affiliation doesn't matter when you ultimate goal and loyalties have absolutely nothing to do with either party or country.
McCain may be a war hero, but he's first and foremost a warmonger. He's like a surgeon that has only one answer to every medical problem - cut it out! If McCain is elected, look forward at least four more years of a 'puppet' at the helm and endless Middle East wars.
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