02-27-2009, 03:12 AM
$tevie wrote:
We are not looking for a monolithic government, despite what you may believe and despite the fact that you probably would love a one-party system that was run by your party. A lot of us believe in the two-party system and would like to see the GOP put up a candidate for president that is intellectually superior to a Supermarionation puppet.
What are you saying? Are you sorry that Republicans lost? You want a Republican to be the next president?
You want Republicans to put up someone you like then turn around and vote against him. Sorry, we tried that. McCain couldn't challenge Obama on so many fronts because he was so much like him. Cap and trade, anwar, tax cuts etc. etc. He was far more comfortable attacking Republicans than Democrats. In fact, his claim to fame was that he went against his party. Matthews was slobbering all over him when he was the attack dog.
Then he was supposed to bring in all these new voters into the fold, like Hispanics. He alienated the entire party over illegal immigration then got his ass handed to him by the Hispanics. He was supposed to bring in all those moderate suburbanites. Another dud. Any more "moderation" and we might as well have had one candidate in the race.
Incidentally, have you noticed Democrats never need to moderate? They are by definition always the norm; the natural state of things.