A Nervous Bunch of Bushies
03 May 2007 5:45 pm by Taylor Marsh
A Nervous Bunch of Bushies updated
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Only one person looks and sounds like someone even remotely related to Goldwater
conservatism, from which the conservative movement was born: Ron Paul. That
gives you an idea of how dead the Republican Party is today, because Paul hasn't a chance. Ron Paul is the only one who acknowledged that the foreign policy that got us into Iraq is antithetical to the foreign policy history of America. The rest of the guys on this stage proved one thing: they're all a bunch of Bushies.
Governor Huckabee
tried to walk away from Mr. Bush, but right after he answered he'd have fired
Rummy before the election he completely fell apart.
As for Rudy, he stepped into it on the abortion issue. It's “okay” if
Roe v. Wade was repealed, but he'd appoint “strict constructionist” judges. Mitt is “personally pro life.” But after studying
cloning he saw the light! Ho-boy. These guys are something else.
Tommy Thompson says gays in the workplace are on their own. That's the Republican Party we all know and fight against.
As for John McCain, this is a horrible venue for him. He's not good on his
feet with responses and is barking out answers in slogans. His halting, staccato answers are just weird. It also looks like he's reading off of a teleprompter, which is never good.
I'm sorry to say we're watching a bunch of very small men. They're just not
distinguishing themselves, unless you think being a 20th century leader is what
America needs. The 21st century is nowhere to be found is this group of a bunch a white men, no minorities and not a single woman. There, in a nutshell, you have the “modern” Republican Party. In step with America, as long as you haven't entered the 21st century.
All you have to do is look at Ah-nold to see how a Republican wins these days. Put an “R” behind your name, then run as a Democrat. It's the only chance they have.
UPDATE II: Well this is interesting. They were taking questions during the debate and John Edwards asked a question, though it didn't get on the air:
And none other than John Edwards offers a question:
“Do you think the Bush doctrine of Global War on Terror is working or do you believe that it has backfired and should be changed? Do you agree that the president's focus suggests an enemy fixed in place that can be defeated through a permanent military campaign – or do you agree with the emerging military consensus that we need a broader, more long-term approach?”
He also has an answer:
“I believe our experience has proven that the exercise of raw power alone does not make you a world leader, and will not make us secure. Our capacity to lead requires that we be strong – and that we have the moral authority to do it.”
UPDATE & Analysis: Mitt Romney's media training paid off. John McCain showed energy, signaling he's not too old, really, he's not! Rudy Giuliani proved he's not ready for a prime time debate slug fest, only a coronation. Chris Matthews handed candidate Clinton the gift of all gifts. He asked the Big Dog question, which immediately elicited fearful glances from the candidates as they each took a turn looking down at their well shined shoes. No one wants to take on Bubba, but at least they were united on Clinton: no Republican wants her in the White House. As for the other Democratic candidates still in the race, evidently Chris Matthews thinks they're less of a threat to the GOP. But in the end we didn't learn one thing about where these Republicans would take the country after the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush. Oh, except that war against Iran is just fine with them. It was really an amazing performance from a bunch of guys who couldn't be more clueless if they tried.
