Comments on: A Campaign Joke, or, Why I Support Mitt Romney

By: Nik

Nik — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:12:45 +0000

If Romney wins the nomination, do you think he would have a better chance of winning against Clinton or Obama?

An anti-Clinton campaign practically writes itself, and Romney would be more than capable to tear her apart on healthcare, her economic theories (freezing interest rates), her stimulus package, etc.

I am worried that Obama would draw a lot of sympathy votes and get a good turnout, especially those who make up their minds based on soundbytes and image.

By: chas

chas — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:07:50 +0000

Well Corey, enlighten us please. Do more than accuse people of “McCain Derangement Syndrome” and try to tie them to 911 troofers. Megan has a nice little post w/ bullet points (sans bullets) on McCain’s negative. You have a nice little post accusing those who oppose McCain of being nutters and “wild-eyed”. Explain how what Megan says is wrong. If not than I’ll consider you the political equivalent of a hysterical pre-pubescent girl who cries and screams when New Kids take the stage at a local mall.

By: Corey Cronrath

Corey Cronrath — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:43:40 +0000

McCain Derangement Syndrome at its finest. Whenever I hear or read this wild-eyed McCain stuff, I think of people who watch Micheal Moore movies or believe 9/11 was an inside job. It seems some of my fellow conservatives will believe any nutjob story about McCain because they hate him so much. I humbly and politely suggest that everyone take a deep breath, get over themselves, and come back to reality. The way things have gone these last 8 years, McCain is the only guy who can keep the White House, and who has any chance of getting us gains in Congress. The Democrats will eat Romney or Huckabee for lunch. I guess we’re just going to have to learn to live with a budget & tax-cutting, pro-life, pro-gun guy in the White House who will keep us safe in the War on Terror(anyone remember that?). Sigh… True, he may occasionally say things we don’t like, but as I am a grownup I can handle it. McCain in ‘08!!

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:51:21 +0000

I am sending this out to all of our:

Dear Fellow Military/Catholic/GOP Friends,

You probably know that Gordo and I have no love for John McCain because of his role in backstabbing innocent fellow Navy and Marine Corps Aviators like our friend Greg Bonam during the Tailhook Witchhunt …but of course there’s also the fact that he:

Opposed tax cuts for class warfare reasons,

Disdains businessmen who work “for profit instead of patriotism” ,

Refuses to admit that his Amnesty bill was wrong,

Sponsored the McCain-Feingold legislation which was effectively an incumbents protection bill,

Insists on closing down Gitmo and allowing terrorists into our court system,

Grandstands on the waterboarding issue when our own military personnel ( Gordo and many of you included) still undergo it as part of their training. ( If waterboarding is torture, maybe we should ban the Helo Dunker too).

Despises religious conservatives

Aprroached Democrats about switching parties in 2001.

Thought Alito was “too conservative”..the list goes on.

Republicans are jumping on his bandwagon because they think his VietNam pedigree makes him more electable. Worked great for John Kerry, right? ( By the way, McCain also slammed the Swift Boat Vets who told the truth about Kerry). Just wait until the Democrat machine takes the gloves off and starts needling Senator McCain about his record, his adultery, divorce and remarriage to a 25 year old heiress, his many inconsistencies, etc. We know a former POW who was shot down in VietNam a few months before McCain and described him with a word that I can’t repeat here,( but Stanley and Craftsman manufacture a lot of them.) We also know a former Defense Intelligence agent who took part in debriefing returning VietNam POWs. Of McCain, he told me, “I could never vote for that #%!@.”
What if guys like this get together like the Swiftboat Vets? It could get ugly. Howard Dean’s scream will look mild compared to what John McCain, who has famously cussed out several of his fellow Republican senators , might let loose.

I know I’m a little over-the-top here, but this guy is being anointed by the media and GOP establishment and I can’t sit here and do nothing. My number 1 pick Fred Thompson got out, so like Senator Rick Santorum, I am now pulling for Mitt Romney, who has demonstrated class, smarts, lived family values and a true grasp of conservative principles.

Thanks for putting up with my rant,

Megan

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:41:36 +0000

McCain [...] cannot help but act the hypocrite.

Who’s acting?

By: DRJ

DRJ — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:17:21 +0000

You don’t like lawyer jokes?

By: fishbane

fishbane — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:09:35 +0000

God, I wish conservative humor was funny. This isn’t a dig – I truly mean that. (The Clinton joke wasn’t bad, though.)

By: kishnevi

kishnevi — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:15:45 +0000

You can always vote for Saxon.

(ducks for cover behind the nearest Tardis)

By: syn

syn — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:55:14 +0000

Dems who voted for him in Fla will not vote for him in Nov

Not to mention what the media is going to do to him; it’ll be a big betrayal for a media maverick.

He must know running against a D is not as easy as against running against an R.

Reminds me, I think I’ll watch ‘Face in the Crowd’ again.

By: Rod Stanton

Rod Stanton — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:03:27 +0000

If Mc is the man whoever runs aginst him will win. Do not worry about having a RINO president in 09. The Dems who voted for him in Fla (where their contest(?) was cancelled) will not vote for him in Nov.