“I’m not predicting any third waves here,” the Maryland Democrat said in remarks at a forum sponsored by Georgetown University and Politico.
“If you look at first midterm elections historically, the president’s party loses seats,” he said. “The historical trend is pretty clear for Democrats.”
Rather than trying to expand the Democratic House majority in 2010, Van Hollen believes his job is “to hold the line.”
The GOP has unified rapidly under President Obama. The economy is going to go downhill because of the stimulus. When stories about the welfare queens coming back make the local paper, the populace as a whole is going to be up in arms.
The whole thing is pretty bad for the Big O and his party.
The key for the GOP is to start good recruiting early. They’re having problems in places like Georgia 8 against Jim Marshall. He’ll finally be vulnerable this year. I’ve declined to run against him. Perhaps the GOP can convince Austin Scott, who is thinking of a Georgia gubernatorial run, to run against him.
Likewise, the GOP is going to need to find someone to run against Heath Shuler and many of the other lap blue dog Democrats.
I don’t really think the GOP is going to be able to take the House back in 2010, but they’ll make great strides.
More importantly, the GOP needs to get a plan in place to take back state legislatures in 2010. The anti-Democrat wave we should be facing will help them in the states and that will help with redistricting.
Heath Shuler Voted Against The Stimulus
IJB Monday, February 16th at 9:57AM EST (link)For that alone, he’s going to be hard to beat.
But OK Republicans should go after Boren with hammer and tongs - the guy is a total liar and a hypocrite. Boren is exactly the kind of loser who can (and often will) go down in two years.
Agree
usrbinperl Monday, February 16th at 11:14AM EST (link)Shuler, from much of what he says, belongs in the R party. Maybe he can be flipped?
likely Senate candidate
newred Monday, February 16th at 11:35AM EST (link)Heath will likely run for the Senate against Burr. Running as a conservative “mavrick” Democrat will make him a serious challanger in NC. Burr has been so low key since ‘04, he really needs to ramp it up! I’m worried about that seat.
But think ahead two years...
penguin2 Tuesday, February 17th at 7:55AM EST (link)Remember, that there will be an anti-Democrat sentiment present. This backlash may protect some Republican seats and give vulnerability to even “blue dog” Democrats.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Benjamin Franklin
A few years ago, when Shuler was contemplating running for office. . .
Rich Tandler Monday, February 16th at 8:08PM EST (link). . .a former teammate of his told me, “He’s got to be running as a Democrat. He’s too dumb to be a Republican.”
The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the tears of defeated politicians of BOTH parties and at ALL levels over the next few election cycles.
The Three T’s of reform–Term Limits, Tax Reform, and the Tenth Amendment
Close The Vault.
melpol Monday, February 16th at 10:11AM EST (link)It took two years for a bank teller with a bad gambling habit to get caught stealing money. It was done by the teller replacing it with new money from the vault. But one day the Teller was hospitalized in an auto accident and the tellers replacement discovered the theft. The government is now taking money out of the vault to cover up years of spending money that it did not have. It might be called embezzlement if the vault door was closed and the American public looked at the books.
Don't I wish we could take back the legislature in my state,
The_Rebel Monday, February 16th at 10:29AM EST (link)but I don’t know when the last time it was that Republicans controlled it. You see, I’m from the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts. I’d be happy to just get a rep or two back. But I’d put the odds at about 8-1.
what's in the water out there?
itrytobenice Monday, February 16th at 12:09PM EST (link)My sister moved there 20 years ago as a sensible, hard-working, intelligent conservative. Now she supports the stimulus!!!!!
Are they slipping some kind of a stupid drug in your water? And have you taken a vaccine?
The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
I think it's more than what's in the water.
The_Rebel Monday, February 16th at 12:44PM EST (link)Just look at what NH has become. That was once a bedrock conservative state surrounded by a sea of blue. Over the last 20-25 years the offspring of the liberal moonbats here decided to get out of Taxachusetts and move to NH. They have taken their liberalism with them and now have infected that state, also. But they are paying more taxes up there now than what they originally thought would be the case.
I’m afraid that NH has become one of those states that we can no longer rely upon to be in the Republican camp, year after year. I mean, look what John Sununu (and Warren Rudman) gave us in David Souter.
Recruitment
dld1717 Monday, February 16th at 10:34AM EST (link)The GOP needs strong challengers and it would be wonderful to avoid bitter primaries like the Dems have done in previous years
We need solid challengers to all those seats we have lost past 2 cylces plus to the Dems in Republicans states
We do not need to let someone like Pomeroy in ND to get free ride.
we need Sarah Steelman
newred Monday, February 16th at 11:46AM EST (link)as the MO Senate candidate. PERIOD. Having the establishment back Roy Blunt is totally CRAZY! Roy is exactly the kind of big spending so-called “conservative” that got us into this mess. He’s also about as much of a Washington “insider” as you can get. Ugh…and his negatives are already matching his positives in he polls. The real conservatives who want the party to head away from the big-gov Bush era and towards the reformist small-gov future need to start stomping and yelling for Steelman! Keep Roy in retirement.
Actually I like Roy.
itrytobenice Monday, February 16th at 12:33PM EST (link)I have been to several of his town hall meetings and think he is well spoken and able to articulate the conservative position well.
Particularly when GWB was trying to fix SS, Roy did yeoman’s work trying to get support for his efforts in SW MO. He listened to people’s concerns, even the really dumb ones, and respectfully gave an intelligent response.
All in all, not a bad guy to have on the team.
And I met Sarah Steelman at a meet the candidate forum when she was running against Hulsoff. I came away really disliking Hulsoff, but not terribly excited about Sarah. She was strictly interested in her talking points, not taking or answering questions. Not even after the speechifying was over and she was able to mingle.
The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
I don't doubt...
newred Monday, February 16th at 1:08PM EST (link)Roy’s personal charisma, but his record on fiscal issues is dismal. He supported the Medicare expansion, the pork-laced energy bill, and wasteful budget after wasteful budget. He is not a reformer, nor a small government conservative. Robin Carnahan will easily tie him to Bush policies and bury him at the ballot box.
I think it will be the opposite.
itrytobenice Monday, February 16th at 6:11PM EST (link)I think in 4 years the country will look back wistfully on the Bush years as years of peace and prosperity. And we can tie Robin Carnahan to BO and beat her with a dead cat.
The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
The only problem with Sarah Steelman...
St_Louis_Conservative Monday, February 16th at 1:28PM EST (link)…..is that there is a significant part of the Republican Party in Missouri that really dislikes her. They contend that her attacking the “establishment GOP” is cynical and is 100% self-promotion.
Personally, I like Steelman, and voted for her in the primary for governor, but it is difficult to win in a swing state like Missouri without party unity.
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
The map is also stacked against her
Brian Simpson Monday, February 16th at 1:38PM EST (link)She performed the strongest in SW MO in the primary against Hulshof.
That just also happens to be Blunt’s base of support. I don’t see her taking that away from him. She would have to pick up a lot of support in parts of the state that didn’t seem to know her last year. Not impossible, but difficult.
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Starting recruiting now
Kayla Monday, February 16th at 12:18PM EST (link)We can take back the House if we begin planning now.
Erick we should want....
texas214 Monday, February 16th at 10:44AM EST (link)the economy to do well, it’s in all our best interest. We need to beleive it will do so inspite of Obama and the D’s. What we should be driving home is the national debt issue and the generational debt we are pssing on (unbelieveably sounding like McCain).
We need to remind independent voters, especially those who votered for and liked Clinton, that his greatest acheivement was balancing the budget; where Bush’s biggest failure was the opposite.
Obama has doubled the annual deficit by 100% in his first 30 days, and it is just the beginning of what he proposes. As Americans we are all tightening or belts on our own household financial situations, but as a country we just doubled down on our spending. Americans/Voters will understand that with or without a stabilizing of our economy the debt will be there come 2010, 2012, 2014…..
I'm not a dreamer, and I didn't buy into hope and change
Scope Monday, February 16th at 11:14AM EST (link)“Obama has doubled the annual deficit by 100% in his first 30 days, and it is just the beginning of what he proposes.”
With that statement, exactly why do you believe the economy will do well in spite of the D’s and Obama in charge? I think you might be hoping for a change that won’t happen.
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“We need to remind independent voters, especially those who votered for and liked Clinton, that his greatest acheivement was balancing the budget; where Bush’s biggest failure was the opposite.”
That stetement blows my mind. Clinton cooked the books, Bush inherited an economy well on it’s way to the crisis that finally hit. Clinton COOKED THE BOOKS. And, why exactly would we as Republicans, want to remind the Independents (finger in the wind voters) about how great Clinton was, and how bad Bush was?
Scope
texas214 Monday, February 16th at 11:41AM EST (link)I do hope the economy recovers. It has nothing to do with Obama and his brand of politics or the fact that I can’t stand the site of the man and I don’t think the “stimulus” is the answer. I believe some level of economic recovery is going to happen with or with out Obama. As Republicans we should not be in a position where we we want the American economy to fail to gain power.
As far as Clinton goes I feel the same about him, however it is a fact, setting all of the reasons aside, we did get to a balanced budget under him. The biggest reason we as Republicans are in the shape we are in is we quit acting like Republicans and got away from our conservative values. Voters didn’t vote us out because we were too conservative, only not conservative enough. Those voters who you so oppose are the independent voters.
It is the responsibility of all Republicans and conservatives to be optimistic, principled and fight for the individual liberties/freedom.
Good luck with your optimism
Scope Monday, February 16th at 12:15PM EST (link)I don’t consider it a “responsibility” to be optimistic for anyone. I do consider it a responsibility of Republicans/Conservatives to be principled and to fight for liberties and freedom.
I never said that I want the economy to fail so that the Republicans can gain power. That’s ludicrous. I don’t see how the economy can recover with the massive amount of money just passed in the Stimulus, and as I have said, there is alot more big spending coming. Furthermore, unless the current administration does a drastic turnaround, which is doubtful, there will be no confidence for a long time. No one knows what to expect next, and that does not spell recovery. Geithner so far has not instilled a sense of competence or confidence. I’m so glad you find optimisim at this time. I have a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
texas214- Clinton did not balance the budget
Scope Monday, February 16th at 12:32PM EST (link)He just happened to be there when it balanced, because of the Republicans.
From 1/8/98-
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5656
No question about the facts
texas214 Monday, February 16th at 3:14PM EST (link)The Republicans lead the way on balancing the budget during the Clinton years; just as the Republicans ran up a deficit in the Bush years. The point is there needs to be a quick sharp move away from the fiscal mistakes of the Bush years and back to where the GOP was during the Clinton years. I’m a huge fan of Bush, but no one can deny the GOP made mistakes during the recent years (example: 58-41 Senate Dems to Repub’s). The language from Gingrich, Armey, Gramm… of balancing the budget brought the largest majorities for Republicans in over half a century.
We need to give people a reason to vote for our side as opposed to just saying no to the other. Thats why the “stimulus” vote was so important to be unified (except for the 3 knuckleheads) to show a sense of fiscal responsibility.
Well, the Obama's Stimulus is just like the collision of French and British nuclear submarines.
Rod_Patrick Monday, February 16th at 11:08AM EST (link)In this case, the Stimulus will cause a huge havoc in the history of America’s economy.
So the future is written not by whining/ranting of the Republicans and Conservatives (as accused by the MSM), but by the own hands of the dimwits in the Democratic Party.
To all Republicans and Conservatives:
We must always remember the past, especially what really happened in 2001-2008. We must learn from it. We need to lead this country to the Right direction…. BE THE BEST CONSERVATIVES THAT ALL OF US CAN BE AND COMMUNICATE WELL OUR MESSAGE.
No more RINOs.
No more silence of the Bush.
No more excuses.
No more inefficiencies.
No more lies and tyranny of the liberals and socialists.
And finally, let us end the wrong message of Bipartisanship. It brings nothing but connivance and lies. It’s just a mediocre way of leading this country.
The next time around, we will GET IT RIGHT.
I don't
sdan Monday, February 16th at 11:35AM EST (link)know that my expectations can get any lower.
I'm confident that the R's will prevail in 2010
Scope Monday, February 16th at 11:45AM EST (link)if for no other reason but because Obama and the Libs have already over reached in less than 30 days. We still have alot more of that coming. Those that are still saying now that it will take awhile to get the country back in order will not still be feeling that way by 2010, no matter how in much welfare payments he makes. I have a feeling that voters will go into the voting booths and just pull the lever for anyone with an R after their name. Hopefully Michael Steele and the states will make darn sure we have good candidates to run. Weed out the “cross dressers” (RINOS) with no GOP support.
Dems need to prepare for losing the House in 2010
E Pluribus Unum Monday, February 16th at 11:53AM EST (link)Seems outlandish, yes?
It’s a very, very real possibility. Porkulus, no Obama on the ticket, the Unfairness Doctrine which by that time will have resulted in Rush being pulled off the air in hundreds of his 600+ markets, and God knows what foreign-policy disasters which will have taken place by then.
The backlash will be epic.
You heard it from me first, I dare say.
Carthago delenda est
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Not outlandish at all
texas214 Monday, February 16th at 12:06PM EST (link)look at Rasmussen’s latest poll showing an almost dead even heat for party identity; 41-40 % for the Dems and that was only 3 weeks into the Obama administration. The press can only spin so long to try make us believe in an altenative universe as to reality.
The stimulus is designed to re-elect Democrats..
St_Louis_Conservative Monday, February 16th at 1:32PM EST (link)….and lock in electoral gains for years. This thing includes sops to unions, ACORN, inner city political machines, and the like. Plus, there are nice earmarks for politicians up in 2010 (hello, Harry Reid and the $8 billion mag-lev train from LA to Vegas).
The deck is stacked. Anything’s possible, but the Dems are co-opting the force and power of the federal government to serve their party’s electoral interests. Their activist groups will receive federal funding, while our guys rely on donations in a tough economy.
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
that is a good point
E Pluribus Unum Monday, February 16th at 4:33PM EST (link)Personally, I’ve already factored it in, and I believe what I believe. What they’ve been doing, they’ve been doing incrementally for years.
Now they are wide open with it, and when you see Rush stations going off the air because of some federal regulatory mumbo-jumbo, you will see that they have reached too far - and suddenly it ALL will be up for review, starting with unions, the media, then socialized health care, overregulation, the whole thing.
And in spite of the stacked deck. ordinarily people will have had enough, and they will throw it off.
Carthago delenda est
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Porkulus akin to jumping the shark.
redneck_hippie Monday, February 16th at 4:51PM EST (link)The reverberations will go a long way to kill Obama’s chances at getting the rest of his agenda into law. Doing this deed in the night, behind closed doors, etc. is sticking to him. And these are not missteps. It was calculated and connived for.
The next round (whether it’s comprehensive immigration reform and its twin sister card check, Fairness Doctrine, nationalizing medicine/banking or what-not, it’s not going to be so quick next time. This is not Checkoslovakia, Barry.
“We must not lose our faculty to dare, especially in dark days.” - Churchill in March, 1942.
Remember NY-23.
I agree.
spainishirish Monday, February 16th at 8:23PM EST (link)Obama started with something completely indefensible. It will be difficult for him to jump into something even more so.
And it will be nice to see the courts rip Obama a new one if he somehow pushes thru the Fairness Doctrine, CIR, or Card Check. Unlike his spending bill, these involve instant constitutional challenges.
Constitutional challenges.
redneck_hippie Monday, February 16th at 8:29PM EST (link)Well…Mark Levin and his friend, Fred will have a few words to say on that.
“We must not lose our faculty to dare, especially in dark days.” - Churchill in March, 1942.
Remember NY-23.
wish I had your optimism
Janice Cantore Monday, February 16th at 11:57AM EST (link)I’m afraid that even if the stimulus is a failure, the Chris Matthews of the world will herald it as the savior from the savior. There was an article in the LA Times today, Skelton on the budget mess here in CA, he calls the republican party “a declining party.” The republicans are the bad guys for holding firm on no more taxes and according to Skelton, they just can’t “do the math.” Well, he needn’t worry, the republicans will cave because the drumbeat of left wing press will get to them. More money more money more money. The left keeps taking more from those who produce and increasing those who don’t. I can do the math, we lose. Gosh, I’m depressed.
Janice Cantore
You are counting on a declining media to prop up Obama
Scope Monday, February 16th at 12:37PM EST (link)They can only get away with it for so long. The New York Slimes today has at least 2 negative articles on Geithner. The political winds are starting to blow the other way, albeit slowly.
How come no Big Names Yet?
dld1717 Monday, February 16th at 12:16PM EST (link)This is my problem we need to get some big names to run for US Senate Seats
We need Arnold in CA, Lingle in HA, Huckabee in AR, Rell/Simmons CT, Somone to take Dorgan on in ND, etc We need someone to keep seats in NH, FL, KS, OH and MO
Plus, we need solid House Recruits
I thought we wanted Republicans?
Neil Stevens Monday, February 16th at 12:20PM EST (link)Schwarzenegger would be a disaster.
Want to run for conservatives? Give.
There Is No Crisis
Not "would be", IS. nt
barry915barry Monday, February 16th at 1:46PM EST (link)Does anybody else have half a chance in Cali?
Herodotus Tuesday, February 17th at 5:31PM EST (link).
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No Arnold, no way, not a chance.
St_Louis_Conservative Monday, February 16th at 1:34PM EST (link)I understand your interest in Republican numbers in the senate, but anybody that goes to the mat that hard for global warming, gay marriage, and the stimulus will be a drag on our party and a net negative. The “numbers” that people like this provide in the senate are irrelevant anyway since they will not support filibusters on key bills, ala Snowe, Collins, & Specter.
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
Arnie would be alongside Collins, Snowe, and Specter more often than not
Neil Stevens Monday, February 16th at 1:49PM EST (link)He’d also be Kennedy’s heir in that body. Think about it.
Want to run for conservatives? Give.
There Is No Crisis
I doubt Huckabee will run for the Senate in 2010
Finrod Monday, February 16th at 1:51PM EST (link)He already had a chance to run for the Senate in 2008 (the Dem that was up for re-election went unopposed) and passed on it then. My opinion of him, which had already been very low, sunk to even lower levels after that bit of hubris on his part. Mike Huckabee abandoned the Republican Party when it needed him most (think of what one more R vote in the Senate would have done to the stimulus); all Republicans should think twice in the future before supporting him for any job higher than Assistant Dog-Catcher.
As for those dissing Schwarzenegger for CA Senate, ask yourself this: would another term for Barbara Boxer be any better? Personally I don’t think Arnie could win a Senate seat, what with California in the mess it’s in currently, but he’d still probably have a better chance than anyone else in California with an (R) after their name.
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I don't like liberal Democratic legislation being called "Bipartisan" because ...
Martin Knight Monday, February 16th at 3:20PM EST (link)… some idiot so-called “Republican” wants to preen for the cameras with Stephy and/or get invited to Beltway cocktail parties.
To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it.
- Margaret Thatcher
NOTE: “consensus” = “Bipartisanship™”/”Centrism™”
Lincoln Easier Knock Off
dld1717 Monday, February 16th at 10:04PM EST (link)I think Lincoln is easier to knock off then Pryor
People need to get Huckabee to run for good of party and so he can get his ideas out
He is vote for Majority Leader
dld1717 Monday, February 16th at 12:27PM EST (link)The most important thing is he would be voting for majority leader as a Republican and allow us to to get back into control of the important committees
No dld1717 the most important thing is will he vote nea when it counts...
Attack Mode Monday, February 16th at 1:40PM EST (link)Would Arnold have voted any different than Collins, Snowe, or Spector???
That is the real question, after all, even if he voted for good leadership, if he doesn’t intend to follow that leadership then what good is he?
“Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper” Peter Griffin…Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
Steel-Belted Radial Right Winger
“I’ll create 5 million jobs from out of unicorn farts and pixie dust” Justatron paraphrasing Obamessiah…yes I love it that much.
At least he would knock Boxer off
dld1717 Monday, February 16th at 8:57PM EST (link)Honestly, I would take even a Arnold if it meant that you know what was knocked off
I loathe Barbara Boxer
It's a Catch-22
Rapunzel46 Tuesday, February 17th at 2:30AM EST (link)I loathe Boxer, too… but Arnold???
dld1717: Haven't you been paying attention?
Martin Knight Monday, February 16th at 3:42PM EST (link)Nowadays, the new breed of Republican “moderate” wants to be free to vote with Democrats on procedure as well as policy. And in the name of the Big Tent, he/she expects us to accept him/her with open arms! After all, even though he/she votes 100% with the Democrats, that’s still better than having a Democrat there right?
dld … look, we’re open to Mike DeWines (even if he was one of the dumb dumb dumb members of the Gang of
IdiotsFourteen), Rudy Giulianis and Gary Johnson types, but Chafee-types like Schwarzenegger are a Fifth Column.We may have a Republican Majority Leader, but we’ll never be able to get legislation passed, or introduce any meaningful reforms because our Senate “moderates” tend to be principle-free content-less vapid idiots.
So what is the point? Better to find men and women of principle and courage, who believe in something, even if to the Left on some issues from somewhere other than the place where they manufacture “Republicans” like Chafee, Jeffords, Arnie and the Maine twins.
To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it.
- Margaret Thatcher
NOTE: “consensus” = “Bipartisanship™”/”Centrism™”
We need Candidates
dld1717 Monday, February 16th at 12:29PM EST (link)We also need Gov Owens in Co to make run
Castle in DE to make the run
Peter King in NY to make the run
Rudy in NY
Finrod Monday, February 16th at 1:54PM EST (link)I’d prefer to see Rudy run for the Senate from New York, but Rudy as Governor wouldn’t be half-bad either.
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Rudy needs to run for SOMETHING.
St_Louis_Conservative Monday, February 16th at 2:53PM EST (link)I haven’t heard a peep out of him, and if anything. it sounds like he’s leaning against a run.
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
Compare Rudy to Arnold.
noufa Monday, February 16th at 4:37PM EST (link)Both could be branded as RINO moderates. As a conservative Republican, I have serious concerns about both men on important issues. But it’s easier to respect Rudy. Maybe because national security is a huge issue in a post 9/11 world.
There’s something else at play, though. One can disagree with Rudy on important issues yet still believe he has thought long & hard before taking a stance. Rudy almost seems to enjoy political confrontation & he is GREAT at it. That’s not the mark of a fickle man.
Maybe I’m not being fair, but Arnold seems less serious. He is primarily interested in defending his public persona. Remember how easily he backed off after losing on those ballot initiatives? Yeah, he was re-elected but the state is still a huge financial mess.
Another thing: Rudy fought hard for Bill Simon, who would have power to appoint justices & would have been a much CA Republican standard-bearer than Arnold.
“Obama is not a centrist. He was never centrist. He is a uniter. He does reach across the aisle. But he always do so in pursuit of progressive ends.”
-Jonathan Stein of Mother Jones 1/31/08
I can't picture Rudy
Rapunzel46 Tuesday, February 17th at 2:50AM EST (link)voting for that bill last week. I could imagine Arnie voting for it in a heartbeat. Rudy and Arnie both may me social liberals but I believe Rudy is grounded in solid economic principles, which allowed him to turn NYC around, while Arnie sold out to the Kennedy klan and did an abysmal job in CA, particularly the last four years. He started out promising and then grew green and weak.
Giuliani is only liberal/moderate on a few social issues
kyle8 Tuesday, February 17th at 7:11AM EST (link)let’s not forget that he was hated by the left for his anti crime stance.
Crime is a social issue.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
Rudy has a proven history of not buckling due to outside pressure
JSobieski Tuesday, February 17th at 6:54AM EST (link)Meanwhile, Arnold is barely Republican on anything at this point.
He really has folded like a bad hand of poker.
Arnold was assimilated by the Kennedy collective
kyle8 Tuesday, February 17th at 7:09AM EST (link)resistance is futile
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
Republicans are still wobbly
kweiss01 Monday, February 16th at 5:18PM EST (link)I’d like very much to believe that the stimulus fight has stiffened some Republican backbones and made them remember what being a Republican means.
But then I read about Lindsey Graham endorsing the Wyden healthcare plan (http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_treatment/archive/2009/02/12/wyden-s-political-balancing-act.aspx) or look at the Republicans’ own stimulus proposal to fix the price on mortgages (price fixing?!) and think they’ve still got a long way to go.
If Republicans are still uncertain on such key issues as how or if government should intervene in our healthcare or whether government should fix prices rather than let the market do its work, well… We still haven’t returned to being the party of small government, have we?
Lindsay Graham
Rapunzel46 Tuesday, February 17th at 2:52AM EST (link)Never should have been re-elected. The man lacks a core. A recall might be nice, if SC had some good conservatives they could run against him, otherwise he is in there for six more years. We can only hope his side-kick is defeated next year and it shakes the Graham up enough to use his head before he puts his mouth in gear.
Stanford
Herodotus Tuesday, February 17th at 5:35PM EST (link)Stanford will be term limited from the governorship soon.
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