“It’s everybody against Romney” January 29, 2008
Posted by Paul Edwards in Uncategorized.trackback
That’s how Chris Matthews summed up Giuliani dropping out, endorsing McCain, and Huckabee staying in at least through Super Tuesday to draw the social conservatives away from Romney.
McCain WILL BE the Republican nominee for president. How do the establishment conservatives who have aligned themselves against McCain - in sometimes very hurtful ways - coalesce around McCain to defeat Hillary in November? Have the Republicans shot themselves in the foot with their primary season treatment of the man who will be their nominee?
I bet they never mentioned Ron Paul, Just like FoxSnooze never did all day yesterday. The media black out on him is so obvious.
Did anyone catch the debate last night on CNN? what a sham, McCain and Romney looked like school kids, while Paul and Huckabee couldn’t get any time to talk. Cooper cut off Paul on so many occasions it was absolutely sickening.
The “front runners” have absolutely nothing new to provide, which is why Hilary or Obama will be in the white house 365 days from now.
At least Huckabee was able to make the moderator’s look stupid for ignoring him (or trying to) and Huckabee seems to have been the winner of the debate. His final statement was excellent.
McCain may not be the decisive winner. There are still opportunities to pull off an upset and even a brokered convention. Huckabee just has to stay in the ball game.
After learning of the evangelicals entanglement with the Romney Campaign - I’m very disturbed, dismayed, and disgruntled with the Evangelical so-called leadership in this country. Huckabee should have been our winner hands-down, but the lack of support from James Dobson, Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer, and I just learned today that Jay Sekulow of ACLJ serves as Romney’s Senior Staff Advisor…all of these “ministries” recieve major $$ from Mormon’s. A movement of Faith and Family Values has left the building - Politics are the remains of the day (and I do mean “remains”).
I have learned to be wary of most of the leaders in these “Family” organizations. They are in it for money and provide great political capital to the right wing.
Paul,
Sorry man, but I can’t help but laugh as you have abandon ship for Romney now that you know that Huck has no chance. Your attacks on Romney were so brutal prior to the first primaries that I just find your, now, Anti McCain stance simply humorous…..McCain is not conservative enough. I say that is a good thing, especially when you look at his “nonconservative stances” I mean, how dare he say that Bush’s tax cuts help the rich? How dare he try to solve an immigration issue with the democrats? The hard right like yourself needs to realize that many of us no longer drink the kool-aid that you dish out, the right wing network of talking points no longer works like it used to. The people are speaking, I think if McCain wins the presidency he might surprise his based and turn to the left even further. You have to remember Bush was brutal on him during the 2000 campaign saying he fathered an illegit child, doing push polling to spread more lies about him. I think McCain is saying the right things to win the vote of the majority of Republicans and if he gets the thrown he will turn on them. And I think that is what the entire Right wing is afraid of. Coulter, Rush, Hannity, Yourself are all echoing the same message it’s so obvious that it is laughable.
Iggy, Interesting conspiracy theory about McCain, I don’t think that will happen but you are right bout drinking to kool aid no longer. The internet has provided a way of people to get information in a more objective way. We no longer rely on people to mold our opinions. I am really interested to see what the results will be after today. To me it will be a joy to see how the right wing reacts to a McCain nomination. Maybe he will have Huck as his VP to get the evangelicals on his side. As a Brian McLaren, Tony Campolo evangelical I personally realize that there is more to this than abortion. Besides, the right lost its chance and credibility when is had both houses congress and the white house and did NOTHING for the issue. The right likes its wedge issues, too bad the young evangelicals are not buying it like we used to.
Romney is out.
So that leaves, McCain, Huckabee, and Paul.
Dobson endorses Huckabee, perhaps slightly too late.
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