Is The GOP Race Over?

The reassuring thing is Paul's campaign knows what states they will do poorly in, and they plan for this.  Paul knew he wasn't going to have a strong showing in SC (just as he knows he won't have a strong showing in Florida).  However, it's always disappointing to come in last, and it's outrageous that a large number of conservative Christians are okay with having a philanderer lead them.

Here's hoping Florida surprises us.

Newt will get sliced and diced in a general election. Is there any Republican leadership left? Do they actually want to win the election?

manofmystery wrote:   Well, I already typed a long response to this that ProgArchives error messaged away .

I hate when that happens.
You have to copy to clip board before you hit post reply to be safe.  It only seems to happen when you take the time to write out something long and clever doesn't it?

I'm with you on the shallowness of the mainstream media coverage, but then again it is the mainstream media.  And also the damn campaign started way too early and then they slam Obama for being "political"?


Edited by Slartibartfast - January 22 2012 at 10:30

stonebeard wrote: I'm almost to the point of hoping we elect the worst possible person to tip us over into a real f**ked up nation, so people might actually care. Things are pretty sh*tty, but people keep on supporting the Parties of sh*t.

Fixed.

JJ, read my above post.  Also, his campaign is basically skipping Florida as it doesn't not give out proportional delegates.  Don't fall for the narrative of the media.  SC and FL never have been part of the plan.

You're saying the party of Al Frankin and Rahm Emanuel has no vile b*****ds?  Come on, both parties suck and both parties have their a****les.  When the leadership of both parties seem perfectly fine playing war games with human lives then there is plenty of vileness to go around

How about Joe Lieberman? Even our independents are nutjobs!

I am with you, Stonebeard, as far as finding many of the GOP positions troubling - it seems that the main theme of the party in the past two decades has simply been a proud lack of common empathy. For instance:

Gingrich: Get rid of union-protected school janitors, get rid of child labor laws, and send little kids from poor neighborhoods to clean up schools.

Santorum: Are we still really on this whole anti-gay, pro-family crap? Even though I have a Christian upbringing, I have the good sense to know that people of many religions live in this country, and some don't espouse religion at all, and that is their right. I have zero interest in a Christian version of Sharia Law.

Ron Paul: I think this guy has some awesome potential, but you have to be living on another planet to think that you're not going to offend some people's sensitivities by saying that the Civil Rights bill should never have been enacted. Combine that with the unlikely story that he had no knowledge of racist remarks in his newsletters, and you end up with a candidate who appears to be white supremacist-friendly. Even if he isn't, he should be making that abundantly, unquestionably clear. And the whole thing with letting a guy with cancer die if he can't afford insurance...

There appears to be a pattern with all GOP candidates - they all proudly boast about some lack of empathy, and leverage a demographic of people who have disdain for and blame the poor, or gay, or black people for the financial problems in this country. It's as if someone took the Mr. Potter villain character from "It's a Wonderful Life", and formed a political party based on his personality.

The Democrats, of course, manage to appear as if their empathies are in the right place, but appear unable to act on them. Is it because the GOP hinders them, or rather because they are in the pockets of corporate interests, just like all of them are? In any case, at least they feign empathy towards the less fortunate and marginalized.

What I suspect is this: these issues are being used to divide us - gay vs. Christian, black vs. white, farmer vs. scholar, blue collar vs white collar, union worker vs. business owner. But, when you think about it, there is rarely, if ever, any legislation that effects us along these lines. We're mostly given lip service by both parties in these areas, but the laws they are enacting are not benefiting typical liberal or conservative citizens. The people who benefit are the interests that finance their campaigns, and that's about it.



Edited by jplanet - January 23 2012 at 05:12

"Socialism" when thrown about as a epithet also loses meaning and  lends nothing to clarity..

manofmystery wrote: JJ, read my above post.  Also, his campaign is basically skipping Florida as it doesn't not give out proportional delegates.  Don't fall for the narrative of the media.  SC and FL never have been part of the plan.

Well I do agree and remember in some earlier post I said I dont think Paul would ever win like other candidates (focus on big states) but by just staying solid throughout.