Comments on: The End Of An Odd Campaign http://informedspeculation.com/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kayla sTover http://informedspeculation.com/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-434809 kayla sTover Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:05:21 +0000 http://decision08.net/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/#comment-434809 It's a shame to hear about Fred. My family and I are very conservative and supported Thompsons pro-life ways and his determination to keep troops in Iraq. Tim: you seem to have some of the same beliefs I do. But when you are deciding our future, don't walk out on the biggest election of our lifetime. Vote. It does matter. Thanks and God bless! It’s a shame to hear about Fred. My family and I are very conservative and supported Thompsons pro-life ways and his determination to keep troops in Iraq. Tim: you seem to have some of the same beliefs I do. But when you are deciding our future, don’t walk out on the biggest election of our lifetime. Vote. It does matter. Thanks and God bless!

]]> By: AW1 Tim http://informedspeculation.com/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-434733 AW1 Tim Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:13:17 +0000 http://decision08.net/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/#comment-434733 Well, Come the election, it's going to be hard for me to vote for any of the candidates. I just don't see it. I contributed to Fred's campaign because he seemed to echo my views. The others? Not so much McCain is a deeply flawed candidate, a RINO trying to change his stripes. He helped author the McCain-Feingold act which was a slap to the 1st Ammendment. He supports amnesty for illegals, and back-stabbed the GOP with his cloack-room antics with the gang of 14. I am also a former Navy man, with over 5000 hours of combat aircrew time. I give props to McCain for his service, and his sacrifice. Beyond that, however, I find him repulsive to nearly all conservative principles. Romney is interested in one thing, and one thing only: Romney. He will do and/or say whatever he believes the public wants in order to get himself elected. Would you support universal health care? Hillarycare? Romney does. In fact, he signed it into law in Massachussetts. Romney is Edwards and Bill Clinton rolled into one and painted with a GOP brush. If he were on fire, i wouldn't cross the street to p!ss on him. I live in Maine. I saw first had the disaster that was his tenure in Massachussetts. No thank you. Giulliani has my vote for leadership, which is what the primary duties of a President are. leading. However, his disdain for the 2nd Ammendment, and his willingness to bend the laws to achieve the results he sought in crime-fighting bother me greatly. Without his word in writing that he supports fully the 2nd Ammendment, I can't vote for him either. RonPaul? 'nuff said. We heed Ron Paul in the Oval office like we need to clone Hitler. There is enough bigotry and lunacy around without giving it legitimacy through the ballot box. Sadly, barring some mircacle, I likely will stay home on election day. I have worked for the GOP for almost 40 years and I will no longer simply cast a vote for someone in order to keep someone else out of officve. I compromised and swallowed my pride and voted for Bush, but no more. I cannot in good faith cast a vote for a RINO. If the GOP can't muster any true conservatives to it's side, then perhaps it is time to let it die and start anew. At least with the Democrats controlling the White House we will be assured of betrayal and lies. We won't have to be blindsided by RINOs pretending to be conservatives. respects, Well,

Come the election, it’s going to be hard for me to vote for any of the candidates. I just don’t see it. I contributed to Fred’s campaign because he seemed to echo my views. The others? Not so much

McCain is a deeply flawed candidate, a RINO trying to change his stripes. He helped author the McCain-Feingold act which was a slap to the 1st Ammendment. He supports amnesty for illegals, and back-stabbed the GOP with his cloack-room antics with the gang of 14. I am also a former Navy man, with over 5000 hours of combat aircrew time. I give props to McCain for his service, and his sacrifice. Beyond that, however, I find him repulsive to nearly all conservative principles.

Romney is interested in one thing, and one thing only: Romney. He will do and/or say whatever he believes the public wants in order to get himself elected. Would you support universal health care? Hillarycare? Romney does. In fact, he signed it into law in Massachussetts. Romney is Edwards and Bill Clinton rolled into one and painted with a GOP brush. If he were on fire, i wouldn’t cross the street to p!ss on him. I live in Maine. I saw first had the disaster that was his tenure in Massachussetts. No thank you.

Giulliani has my vote for leadership, which is what the primary duties of a President are. leading. However, his disdain for the 2nd Ammendment, and his willingness to bend the laws to achieve the results he sought in crime-fighting bother me greatly. Without his word in writing that he supports fully the 2nd Ammendment, I can’t vote for him either.

RonPaul? ’nuff said. We heed Ron Paul in the Oval office like we need to clone Hitler. There is enough bigotry and lunacy around without giving it legitimacy through the ballot box.

Sadly, barring some mircacle, I likely will stay home on election day. I have worked for the GOP for almost 40 years and I will no longer simply cast a vote for someone in order to keep someone else out of officve. I compromised and swallowed my pride and voted for Bush, but no more. I cannot in good faith cast a vote for a RINO. If the GOP can’t muster any true conservatives to it’s side, then perhaps it is time to let it die and start anew. At least with the Democrats controlling the White House we will be assured of betrayal and lies. We won’t have to be blindsided by RINOs pretending to be conservatives.

respects,

]]> By: jess hais http://informedspeculation.com/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-433984 jess hais Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:20:30 +0000 http://decision08.net/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/#comment-433984 No one has pinned Giuliani down on critical foreign policy issues, besides those he's offered to us: namely 9/11, homeland security reform, and missile defense. My group is starting an online debating forum to pressure candidates to clarify their positions on important issues like nuclear terrorism and energy security. Join our debate at secureamericachallenge.org! No one has pinned Giuliani down on critical foreign policy issues, besides those he’s offered to us: namely 9/11, homeland security reform, and missile defense.

My group is starting an online debating forum to pressure candidates to clarify their positions on important issues like nuclear terrorism and energy security. Join our debate at secureamericachallenge.org!

]]> By: Sean P http://informedspeculation.com/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-433958 Sean P Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:42:01 +0000 http://decision08.net/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/#comment-433958 I think Ryan is probably correct about Thompson's supporters, at least those north of the Mason-Dixon line. Most of his support there will probably go to Romney, but at least some of Thompson's would be voters were national security hawks and would be more attracted to McCain. In the South, I think a good chunk of his support can transfer to Huckabee, provided he remains viable after Florida. Which just goes to show that if Huckabee is serious about skipping Florida, his campaign is in even worse shape than anyone thought. I mean, Rudy has skipped a lot of states, but a Southern politician skipping Florida would be like Rudy skipping Connecticut or Romney skipping New Hampshire. I think Ryan is probably correct about Thompson’s supporters, at least those north of the Mason-Dixon line. Most of his support there will probably go to Romney, but at least some of Thompson’s would be voters were national security hawks and would be more attracted to McCain. In the South, I think a good chunk of his support can transfer to Huckabee, provided he remains viable after Florida.

Which just goes to show that if Huckabee is serious about skipping Florida, his campaign is in even worse shape than anyone thought. I mean, Rudy has skipped a lot of states, but a Southern politician skipping Florida would be like Rudy skipping Connecticut or Romney skipping New Hampshire.

]]> By: Ryan http://informedspeculation.com/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-433441 Ryan Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:47:08 +0000 http://decision08.net/2008/01/22/the-end-of-an-odd-campaign/#comment-433441 My analysis may not actually be correct, but I see Thompson as sort of the "wine track" conservative (note the number of conservative bloggers who support him, for instance) and Huckabee as the "beer track" conservative. (Obviously Huckabee is not an orthodox conservative, but it's worth not overanalyzing how much the average voter thinks about these things.) I imagine Thompson supporters are not the sort of people who are interested in Huckabee, meaning they'll be looking for a more cerebral conservative alternative. At this point, I would guess that's Romney. So my prediction is that Romney is today's big winner. My analysis may not actually be correct, but I see Thompson as sort of the “wine track” conservative (note the number of conservative bloggers who support him, for instance) and Huckabee as the “beer track” conservative. (Obviously Huckabee is not an orthodox conservative, but it’s worth not overanalyzing how much the average voter thinks about these things.) I imagine Thompson supporters are not the sort of people who are interested in Huckabee, meaning they’ll be looking for a more cerebral conservative alternative. At this point, I would guess that’s Romney. So my prediction is that Romney is today’s big winner.

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