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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2009 17:40:34 GMT -5
In a perfect world, this would make absolutely no difference. Arlen would just go on voting his conscience.
Could happen.
GOP really needs to stop catering to Rush Limbaugh et al and expanding their tent. It's a headache to have all those different groups in the tent, but it sure does help with elections.
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Post by hammer on Apr 28, 2009 18:02:44 GMT -5
More proof that politicians are liars. Here was his excuse for switching: "The Republican party is moving too far to the right." Holy Sh*t, how dumb does he think we are? Bush was spending like a drunken Democrat the past eight years and most liberal publications admit that Republicans had lost core focus. The real reason he is switching is that he will likely lose the primary race in the next election. Hey, just man-up and admit it. China, maybe this traitor's services are for sale.
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Post by OverAndUnder on Apr 28, 2009 18:16:40 GMT -5
Is this the guy who has been haunting Europe? I think I read about him in my college economics class.
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Post by ladeda on Apr 28, 2009 19:37:15 GMT -5
This was a survival political move for him because he was headed for the unemployment line in the next election as a Republican.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 28, 2009 19:40:20 GMT -5
More proof that politicians are liars. Here was his excuse for switching: "The Republican party is moving too far to the right." Holy Sh*t, how dumb does he think we are? Bush was spending like a drunken Democrat the past eight years and most liberal publications admit that Republicans had lost core focus. The real reason he is switching is that he will likely lose the primary race in the next election. Hey, just man-up and admit it. China, maybe this traitor's services are for sale. It IS an opportunistic more, but he is also correct in saying that the GOP has moved rightward, not in a fiscal sense but in a social agenda sense. The number that he cited that I think really got his attention is that 200,000 registered Republicans have changed their affiliation to the Democratic party, essentially his moderate Republican voting base. Arlen's mom didn't raise no fool.
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 28, 2009 19:46:10 GMT -5
Basically what he's saying is that he thinks he'll still win in the general election, but that the voting pool in the Republican primary will no longer vote for him. It's the same thing that happened to Leiberman, except for the other party.
No big deal, really. Seems to happen about once a decade or so pretty regularly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2009 20:29:40 GMT -5
The GOP is becoming more of a southern rump party every day.
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Post by bunnywailer on Apr 28, 2009 20:51:37 GMT -5
We talking about Ronnie? I thought he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, no parole.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 28, 2009 21:08:20 GMT -5
We talking about Ronnie? I thought he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, no parole. You mean Phil. Ronnie is short for Veronica Spector, of the Ronettes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2009 21:09:43 GMT -5
Dr. Phil's been sentenced to life in prison!?
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 28, 2009 21:13:49 GMT -5
Dr. Phil's been sentenced to life in prison!? I guess they finally made it a crime to be annoying. I expect Bob to be sentenced next.
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Post by bunnywailer on Apr 28, 2009 21:31:47 GMT -5
Sentencing is so totally blah.
Paragraph me instead, please.
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Post by goGopherBill on Apr 29, 2009 8:38:42 GMT -5
another typical R post ..allows for liberal bashing Republicans and Rush.
When on the same Day DEMOCRATS got a HEALTH SECRETARY from KANSAS that DIDN'T PAY HER TAXES and allows for late term abortions.
Notice the focus of debate?
THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS the US GOVERNMENT has moved center -LEFT ...while the Republican Party remains center -RIGHT...leaving the majority of Center Americans without REPRESENTATION.
PENN> will decide whos right next election cycle. Murtha will be in trouble also
My inside little birdies says TOM RIDGE will be the next senator.
The other guy will be Gov.
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 29, 2009 11:24:33 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 11:33:05 GMT -5
How can anyone possibly claim the GOP is center-right? Oh, wait. It's Bill.
Never mind.
It's a shame, because it is *not* a good thing for one party to have so much power. But that's one of the biggest problems in U.S. politics: we need more political parties.
I bring Rush up because he's the one saying "good riddance" and take the McCains with you. That is *not* what the GOP needs.
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