Comments on: Is McCain positioning Lieberman as his running mate? *UPDATED* http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ellie http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107646 Ellie Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:42:29 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107646 Z darling, voting for your first love in the Primary is all I ask. After that, we takes 'em as they come. Re: the media, I think you are too kind. In my mind they are electioneering. They are pushing Huck because he would be easy to beat and McCain because he is no different than a Lib. Z darling, voting for your first love in the Primary is all I ask.

After that, we takes ‘em as they come.

Re: the media, I think you are too kind. In my mind they are electioneering. They are pushing Huck because he would be easy to beat and McCain because he is no different than a Lib.

]]> By: zhombre http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107642 zhombre Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:22:00 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107642 Yo, Ellie, Rudy remains my first choice and he is one for whom I cast a vote in the Florida primary Monday when early voting starts. That Kerry tried to tap McCain as VP says more about Kerry than about McCain IMHO. As for the media, well, they fall down at their job of informing the public. Drive by is the most apt description for them proving to me Rush Limbaugh is one of the more astute observers of contemporary politics. The media conveys no sense that the primaries are a DYNAMIC process, subject to very rapid change. The media hacks are like a pack of race track touts who can't see further than one half of one half a furlong. Yo, Ellie, Rudy remains my first choice and he is one for whom I cast a vote in the Florida primary Monday when early voting starts. That Kerry tried to tap McCain as VP says more about Kerry than about McCain IMHO. As for the media, well, they fall down at their job of informing the public. Drive by is the most apt description for them proving to me Rush Limbaugh is one of the more astute observers of contemporary politics. The media conveys no sense that the primaries are a DYNAMIC process, subject to very rapid change. The media hacks are like a pack of race track touts who can’t see further than one half of one half a furlong.

]]> By: Ellie http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107639 Ellie Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:11:35 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107639 Still speaking in terms of the Primaries: . I think McCain is too old. . I think McCain is a democrat/liberal. . That he was Kerry's first chice running mate is a problem for me. .That he is the go-to guy for Kennedy and Feingold is a problem for me. . That he believes we need illegals to do jobs that American won't is a problem for me. There are more things about McCain that are a problem for me, but I think you know what they are. So, in my State's 2/5 Primary I am still for Rudy. That is as far ahead as I am looking. Keep in mind that all the polling stats you are hearing is the media manufacturing the news. Still speaking in terms of the Primaries:
. I think McCain is too old.
. I think McCain is a democrat/liberal.
. That he was Kerry’s first chice running mate is a problem for me.
.That he is the go-to guy for Kennedy and Feingold is a problem for me.
. That he believes we need illegals to do jobs that American won’t is a problem for me. There are more things about McCain that are a problem for me, but I think you know what they are.

So, in my State’s 2/5 Primary I am still for Rudy. That is as far ahead as I am looking.

Keep in mind that all the polling stats you are hearing is the media manufacturing the news.

]]> By: zhombre http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107637 zhombre Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:59:27 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107637 Afterthought: and Joe Lieberman is OK with me too. Mention Lieberman and the moonbats go mad and shriek in high-pitched tones like the pod people in the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake, the one set in San Francisco, a movie I suspect was much more prophetic than anyone realized at the time. Afterthought: and Joe Lieberman is OK with me too. Mention Lieberman and the moonbats go mad and shriek in high-pitched tones like the pod people in the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake, the one set in San Francisco, a movie I suspect was much more prophetic than anyone realized at the time.

]]> By: zhombre http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107636 zhombre Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:56:08 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107636 I have liberal friends who are also convinced McCain is the Republican who can win. Now, I was for candidate Giuliani before Giuliani was a declared candidate for President, and I've got reservations about McCain, both his temperament and his previous positions on issues, but if it came down to a McCain-Clinton contest I'd vote for McCain if I had to dodge small-arms fire on the way to the polling place. I think McCain-Feingold was a travesty but I also am convinced McCain is rock-solid on security and defense issues and is a hawk on spending too whether for ineffective social programs or ineffective defense procurements (anybody who professes to be a conservative should bear in mind the military is a huge government bureaucracy too and like any such entity its primary but unspoken mandates are protecting turf, the retirement system and budget allocations,often at the expense of efficiency). I have liberal friends who are also convinced McCain is the Republican who can win. Now, I was for candidate Giuliani before Giuliani was a declared candidate for President, and I’ve got reservations about McCain, both his temperament and his previous positions on issues, but if it came down to a McCain-Clinton contest I’d vote for McCain if I had to dodge small-arms fire on the way to the polling place. I think McCain-Feingold was a travesty but I also am convinced McCain is rock-solid on security and defense issues and is a hawk on spending too whether for ineffective social programs or ineffective defense procurements (anybody who professes to be a conservative should bear in mind the military is a huge government bureaucracy too and like any such entity its primary but unspoken mandates are protecting turf, the retirement system and budget allocations,often at the expense of efficiency).

]]> By: Danny Lemieux http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107609 Danny Lemieux Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:53:53 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107609 I am amazed at the number of my liberal acquaintances and friends who think the world of John McCain. A lot of young people respect him as well. I am a proud neo-con but I realize that I may have to settle for half a loaf instead of the full loaf this election. I personally like Romney's positions but I don't know if he has the charisma to unite the country behind a solid and powerful vision of where we need to go and what we need to do. I accept that in this election I may have to accept half-a-loaf in order to keep either the Oprahfied Obama or the Machiavelian Socialist Clintons from achieving power, which would be a disaster. Maybe a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be just what we need to clean up the poisonous political atmosphere in this country so that we can start talking about issues again. I am amazed at the number of my liberal acquaintances and friends who think the world of John McCain. A lot of young people respect him as well.

I am a proud neo-con but I realize that I may have to settle for half a loaf instead of the full loaf this election. I personally like Romney’s positions but I don’t know if he has the charisma to unite the country behind a solid and powerful vision of where we need to go and what we need to do.

I accept that in this election I may have to accept half-a-loaf in order to keep either the Oprahfied Obama or the Machiavelian Socialist Clintons from achieving power, which would be a disaster.

Maybe a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be just what we need to clean up the poisonous political atmosphere in this country so that we can start talking about issues again.

]]> By: Webloggin - Blog Archive » The finest minds and their games http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107602 Webloggin - Blog Archive » The finest minds and their games Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:11:16 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107602 [...] I’d willingly vote for him if he were the Republican candidate, I’ve never liked McCain as a politician. To me, his [...] [...] I’d willingly vote for him if he were the Republican candidate, I’ve never liked McCain as a politician. To me, his [...]

]]> By: This ain’t Hell, but you can see it from here » McCain/Lieberman; The Surge Worked (Updated) http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107590 This ain’t Hell, but you can see it from here » McCain/Lieberman; The Surge Worked (Updated) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:04:08 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107590 [...] Bookworm at Webloggin and the Bookworm Room thinks that this is McCain’s way way of positioning Lieberman for a VP slot in a McCain run. [...] [...] Bookworm at Webloggin and the Bookworm Room thinks that this is McCain’s way way of positioning Lieberman for a VP slot in a McCain run. [...]

]]> By: The finest minds and their games « Bookworm Room http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107532 The finest minds and their games « Bookworm Room Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:10:05 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107532 [...] finest minds and their games Posted on January 10, 2008 by Bookworm Although I’d willingly vote for him if he were the Republican candidate, I’ve never liked McCain as a politician.  To me, his [...] [...] finest minds and their games Posted on January 10, 2008 by Bookworm Although I’d willingly vote for him if he were the Republican candidate, I’ve never liked McCain as a politician.  To me, his [...]

]]> By: El Jefe Maximo http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107522 El Jefe Maximo Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:39:49 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/is-mccain-positioning-lieberman-as-his-running-mate/#comment-107522 No question that McCain has some issues that irk conservatives. But if you look at his voting record in the Senate, he votes with conservatives much more often than not. I'd rather have somebody who, however irksome, is basically a friend sitting in the White House -- than be looking at President Obama, or President Hillary next Jan. And I think McCain's the only one who can win. Conservaties need to decide if they wanna be right and powerless, or actually elect somebody. No question that McCain has some issues that irk conservatives. But if you look at his voting record in the Senate, he votes with conservatives much more often than not.

I’d rather have somebody who, however irksome, is basically a friend sitting in the White House — than be looking at President Obama, or President Hillary next Jan. And I think McCain’s the only one who can win. Conservaties need to decide if they wanna be right and powerless, or actually elect somebody.

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