As a tangentially related point, Coulter is patently wrong that McCain is as liberal as Hitlery, BUT, McCain’s ACU ratings have taken a complete nose-dive since he first was elected to the House. As he gets older, he marches further and further to the left.

First it was Ron Paul now Obama? Have you gone off your rocker Iris? I used to respect your posts, but pray that Obama wins, am I praying for the destruction of America too?

If the Republicans had the kind of proportional representation we Democrats use, Gov. Romney (and Gov. Huckabee and others) would have received a lot more delegates rather than essentially being shut out of states like New York, California, New Jersey and Mississippi.

And if we Democrats followed the winner-take-all rules of the Republicans, Sen. Obama would not be able to catch up with Sen. Clinton.

One cannot blame Sen. McCain for the fact that states like New York and New Jersey were winner-take-all.

It was funny to read someone read Sen. McCain out of the Republican party for being against torture and then someone else admiring Gov. Romney for withdawing to avoid “torturing” the party.

As for Washington, it is hardly a measurement to be used for anything. The caucus is only half of the process; they split the way they choose delegates. They will also have a Republican primary on the 2/19. Crazy. There is no way to know if the Huckabee folks made a push in the caucus, as did Paul, or if the voters will do the same thing on Tuesday.

And yes, you can take part in both. Sounds like Chicago to me.

Here’s my prediction:

Huckabee continues on, makes a name for himself as a great speaker, a natural leader, and a true American treasure. His story is the stuff that makes us all believe we can be more than a work-a-day schmuck with nothing but death and taxes as certainties in life. He will be taken seriously and people will love him. But, they will not want him to be the president. Not now, anyway. He will get a good amount of votes because no one wants to see him crash and burn, but not enough to make a difference.

He will not be a part of the McCain White House but, will be a much respected GOP big name and highly demanded speaker. He will go across the country and continue to build his position as a person of recognition deserving of all he gets. In churches and secular stadiums across the country, the stage for him to affect our country, the world, in a positive way will be wide open. He will help restore the credibility to Christian conservatives that has taken its hits, and hard ones, in the last few years. He most certainly will have his day. (As a Christian of the Kenneth Copeland sort, I truly hope for this!)

McCain will be accepted as the only true contender and go on to the nomination. The words of George Will at CPAC will lay way for the Limbaugh’s, Colter’s, Hannity’s, Levin’s, et all to make amends and rally on for the R’s.

HRC is imploding but sometimes the energy of such a disaster produces much energy. Obama can only talk of change and generalities for so long before he has to give some specifics. It won’t be change but real dollars then. They will fight it out to the end.

In the meantime, the “come-together” of the right will be mounting an effort to win and we will. Money, people, time, and energy will all be able to focus on the general and not wear it all out fighting for the nomination. June to November is not that long and we will have a head start!

If my candidate could only win Washington with 26% against Huckabee and Ron Paul I would be a little more contrite. McCain may end up the nominee but he showed marked weakness on Saturday.

Who is ranting? Some of us write pithy remarks, other go on forever.

For a person who could not even begin to make a comment you sure epostulated a lot.

Since we both have family deployed, we share something. The war against Islamic Jihad must be fought and it is best that it be fought there. It is incredibly important for the safety of this country.

However, it is at least equally important (I would argue more important) to protect the homeland by fighting against the illegal invasion while we are prosecuting the war abroad.

McCain will do the former, while he will sell out the homeland to the invading millions simultaneously. McCain/Feingold and McCain/Lieberman can be overcome, but McCain/Kennedy put into law will be the cancer that destroys us without any recourse.

The members of my son’s detachment, unlike your nephew’s group, have evaluated both situations and, given only the choice of McCain or a D would vote for McCain, but they are united in wanting a President that will do both.

Now they are potentially saddled with a choice of losing two wars or losing one war. That is relly not a choice they want to make.

To use the percentages as a bolster to why he is not the accepted candidate and attempt to diminish his victories if he didn’t have over 50% is to say every single president ever elected since this system began was elected falsely. Everyone, unless the primary was 2 man race from the beginning, faced the same thing. It is a preposterous stretch.

I spent the day with my family, we were gathered to say goodbye to my nephew who is being deployed to Iraq for the second time. He was injured in his first deployment; has had two surgeries, is not fully recuperated but will go back anyway. Of course, talk of the election was a big part of the afternoon. I asked him, what he really thought about the candidates, as an active duty soldier, having been there once and knowing he would be there again within the month.

He said, smiling, it would be great if Hillary or Obama were elected because he would get to come home. But, then he said with a much more serious tone, what electing one of those two really means is we will just have to fight them here because they will follow us home. He said that he would rather fight them there and try to stop it where it is rather than have his little sister, mother, or grandmother face the dangers of what they will bring to our soil. He had no doubt about the reality of their intentions.

He is voting for McCain. He said he hopes all the people who call themselves conservatives figure out there is a lot more to think about than political posturing. If we are in a war, on our home soil, will we really care about the “Gang of 14″ or McCain-Feingold? He said he cannot imagine what it will be like to serve under a President Clinton or Obama. The group was mixed Dems/Reps; it was unanimous. Folks who said they had no agreement with the political leanings of “conservative” were willing to put that aside, take what may come no matter how it went against their personal view on the issue, to be sure our country was safe. They all agreed…McCain is the one. There were pro-life, pro-choice, charismatic Christians, Methodists, NRA members, union members, teachers, police officers, health care workers, early 20’s through mid-70’s. All voting for McCain. It was amazing!

They also got the idea of bigger government and change for the sake of change with no idea of what that meant other than a catchy phrase. No one disliked Huckabee, he is just too green for the job as it is right now. Maybe in another time, but not now.

Unity beyond party lines. It may threaten some, who fear losing the majority or control within their group, but their security must not be based in anything of substance or it would not be seen as so easily fleeting. During WWII did anyone give up their identity as an R or D? Of course not, but we were all Americans first.

This “true conservative” vs. liberal fight is a bunch of garbage created by those who know they just might be seen as shallow or weak if challenged to prove their worth.

This time last year we had just gone through a battle over precinct committeemen who appeared on an internet site with their names endorsing Janet for Governor. What I see on this internet site; people with known positions within Republican organizations calling for the victory of a Democrat. It is no better. It is a surreptitious attempt to flex your muscles without having any obligation to accept your actions.

So, go ahead and rant. Go ahead and prove your ignorance one post at a time. While you’re at it; prepare for the highest taxes ever, health care that serves everyone while serving no one, and hope it is not your relative that is serving in harm’s way under a president that is unprepared and ill equipped for the job they seek.

This original post (and some of the thread) is just as nuts. McCain should withdraw?!

Haaagh!! Huwaaaagh!!!

What Tony GOPrano and some others get is that the GOP should be thankful McCain prevailed. He is your strongest candidate. He has a good shot at Hillary. Romney or Huckabee would implode instantly as the general proceeded.

Those of you wailing against McCain enjoy a February tantrum. Come March, the pragmatic elements of the GOP that don’t want to lose the presidency will insist you grow up or hand you your hat and show you the door. By all means, take your pansy a** vote with you.