Slog - Comments on Wonder What the Republicans are Thinking About November?

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:57:40 -0800

Why aren't they mentioning that without increasing the length of deployments, the surge ends in April? Once that happens, casualties will go back up to 100/month, maybe more, since the Awakening groups will be in on the game. Then the surge will seem kind of pointless, like treading water when you're in the middle of the ocean with all ships three days away.

Comment by don't forget

don't forget — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:26:24 -0800

let's not forget who owns the WSJ nowadays...

Comment by Andy Niable

Andy Niable — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:39:42 -0800

"he turns of conservatives" is the most poetic mistake the Slog's made all day.

Grampa Munster, 08!

Comment by Jake

Jake — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:46:13 -0800

But McCain is still leading all the Democratic candidates in number of chins.

Comment by mark

mark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:52:40 -0800

all you need to know about these candidates is told through the people standing behind them.
Look at every picture with McCain...old white male bureaucrats.
Obama...passion, diversity, young, old, black, white, democrat...and yes republican.

Comment by RainMan

RainMan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:06:00 -0800

McCain is probably praying to whatever deity he believes in that Hillary will be the Democratic nominee.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:08:47 -0800

And I hope they're betting that Independents keep forgetting McCain's role in the Keating Savings and Loan scandal of the 80s.

Oh, yeah, and the $100k he received from Jack Abramoff.

Comment by Andy Niable

Andy Niable — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:20:15 -0800

@6--indeed. Rush and Coulter have already promised their firstborn to Baal to make it happen...

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:27:39 -0800

Look, they're in denial, and the Blue Tidal Wave is crushing them ... and it hasn't even HIT ...

Ignore them floundering around in the surf ... they won't get up in time.

Comment by Mike of Renton

Mike of Renton — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:37:09 -0800

@7 Oh yeah, Keating. I don't know how I forgot about him, I went to high school 2 blocks from his office.

Comment by Goldy

Goldy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:13:15 -0800

I think Sen. Warner was thinking about pudding. Go back and watch the tape of McCain's speech. Warner is thinking about pudding.

Comment by Peter F

Peter F — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:41:05 -0800

@7, isn't it weird how the Keating 5 thing hasn't been brought up at all, lately?

Comment by LMSW

LMSW — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:18:03 -0800

A slight distinction given the ownership of the WSJ but it was a commentary by a fox news journalist not a WSJ editorial.

Comment by Midwaypete

Midwaypete — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:07:03 -0800

War goes well, then it's not an issue, other than why the heck can't we leave already.

War goes badly, then it's an issue that works against those who backed the war, and why the heck can't we leave already.

Comment by Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:10:58 -0800

Whatcha gonna do when Obamamania runs over YOU!!!??!!

Comment by thomas

thomas — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:01:07 -0800

I support Obama, but I still think McCain is the man to beat. This grandfatherly, plain-spoken guy is going to be hard for Obama or HRC to best because our country is essentially conservative. McCain should be respected...and feared.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:14:11 -0800

thomas, the only reason i can think of to agree with you is generational spite - as in, my parent's generation (mccain's) are NOT ready to turn over the reins to my generation (obama's).

Comment by Orv

Orv — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:29:05 -0800

I think a bigger issue is the press loves McCain and will kiss his ass from now 'till November. They'll tell us what a great straight-talking moderate he is. Hillary doesn't have a prayer of countering that, because the press hates her. Obama might have a shot.

Comment by yearning

yearning — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:33:49 -0800

I still wonder what the GOP's definition of "success" is. The surge increased the number of deaths by 50% in January as compared to December, and last I checked the "benchmarks" met were still at just 3. What is their rationale?

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:23:41 -0800

yearning-
they have no rationale beyond CYA & leave a quagmire so deep it sucks the dems in too. all the king's horses & all the king's men couldn't put humpty together again.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:36:54 -0800

Y'all had some pretty fucked up grandfathers if you think McCain is grandfatherly.