tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post4758109948136155751..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: The Polls They Are A Fallin'AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-87852347936584409062009-09-02T16:16:19.528-04:002009-09-02T16:16:19.528-04:00Andrew: Given my history, I can tell you that I h...Andrew: Given my history, I can tell you that I have seen the rank and file this upset before. But it wasn't the Republicans. It was the Democrats, and it cost Lyndon Johnson his Presidency, the traditional leadership its position, and the Democrats the general election. If the Republican "leadership" doesn't learn the lessons of history, it will be condemned to relive it. We're not going to wait around while the "leadership" pussyfoots and waffles and wavers without proposing an agenda that boldly attacks the socialist and racist Obama administration and leftist Congress. The old saying is "lead, follow, or get out of the way." Michael Steele, et al., those are your alternatives.LawHawkSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-3836618403795263312009-09-02T14:54:55.113-04:002009-09-02T14:54:55.113-04:00That's the million dollar question Joel. And ...That's the million dollar question Joel. And if they don't get it soon, they will find themselves replaced. I've never seen the rank and file more upset at the leadership in my life.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-51775919739272031482009-09-02T14:35:37.075-04:002009-09-02T14:35:37.075-04:00Andrew, you are right. Basically, what is the alte...Andrew, you are right. Basically, what is the alternative? Democrat Lite?<br><br>Why the Republican Leadership doesn't understand that Conservatism wins, I don't know.Joel Farnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-74305253040881238472009-09-02T14:20:05.193-04:002009-09-02T14:20:05.193-04:00Jed, I take this as a very positive sign. But I&#...Jed, I take this as a very positive sign. But I've also consistently taken the position that the Republicans need to start offering an alternative.<br><br>"We're not them" works for a while, but it will fail if Obama gets the slightest bit of good news before the election. If you want to succeed, you can't just rely on the other guy becoming unpopular.<br><br>Mega, I certainly hope so.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-91945378526472245842009-09-02T14:09:21.509-04:002009-09-02T14:09:21.509-04:00Man do I hope the people of Nevada do the right th...Man do I hope the people of Nevada do the right thing and toss this bum out on his rear.MegaTrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03234420338804013858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89268400658971095222009-09-02T14:07:32.860-04:002009-09-02T14:07:32.860-04:00This is all very heartening, but we are a long way...This is all very heartening, but we are a long way from the fat lady singing. First priority is to stop further damage, then start actively dismantling activist big government.Tennessee Jedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-70855945229439756102009-09-02T13:30:02.715-04:002009-09-02T13:30:02.715-04:00Lawhawk, I actually agree with you about Pelosi. ...Lawhawk, I actually agree with you about Pelosi. I wouldn't want her thrown out of office because she's a great advertisement for the worst parts of the Democratic party. She's like a monument to bad government.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89955629563923219942009-09-02T13:20:46.394-04:002009-09-02T13:20:46.394-04:00Andrew: In a way, I do love Nancy Pelosi. This t...Andrew: In a way, I do love Nancy Pelosi. This town isn't going to elect anyone who doesn't stand with Lenin, Marx and Trotsky anyway, so dear Nan represents the [frozen] face of the Democratic Party to the nation. She's the best thing to happen to the Republican Party in many years.<br><br>Reid's in trouble only because he joined with the state politicians who want to implement a sex tax. Even in Nevada, some things are too sacred for politicians to mess with.LawHawkSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-41612225873815430772009-09-02T12:10:08.938-04:002009-09-02T12:10:08.938-04:00Writer X, You're welcome. I suspect the 29% a...Writer X, You're welcome. I suspect the 29% are friends and family of Congressmen and, as I note, the institutionalized. :-)<br><br>I would love to see Harry get the boot.<br><br><br>Joel, it does give one a warm fuzzy doesn't it? That's the feeling of the American people wisening up. You can almost feel it in the air.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-49499580023027795072009-09-02T12:05:22.928-04:002009-09-02T12:05:22.928-04:00I'm suprised that there are even 29% who think...I'm suprised that there are even 29% who think Congress has a clue. Thanks, Andrew. I needed this chuckle today, too. And nothing would make me happier than to see Harry Reid booted back to Searchlight.Writer Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-67456255506093656242009-09-02T12:00:55.031-04:002009-09-02T12:00:55.031-04:00Today, Rasmussen says Obama is down to -12. It giv...Today, Rasmussen says Obama is down to -12. It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. :-)Joel Farnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-82060841155843607802009-09-02T11:42:11.022-04:002009-09-02T11:42:11.022-04:00USArtguy, I'm pretty sure his name is Kumar. ....USArtguy, I'm pretty sure his name is Kumar. . . that's what I heard. Though it could have been Otter.<br><br>The poll numbers are indeed "likely voters" -- which they defined as having voted a certain number of times etc. etc.<br><br>That did seem like a good description for The Dinge! :-)<br><br>"No spine" how did I leave that out?AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-2275979427563606082009-09-02T11:20:48.896-04:002009-09-02T11:20:48.896-04:00A smattering of thoughts...I hope those percentage...A smattering of thoughts...<br><br>I hope those percentages reflect the views of registered voters most likely to vote. A lot of polls provide false hope (or false despair) because they include a significant number of people who won't or can't make an effort at the voting booth.<br><br>"Republicans... a party that has no brains, no policies, no principles, and no leadership." You left out "no spine". They're like a movie I have high expectations of--I go to see the movie and I really, really want to like it, but it just keeps letting me down.<br><br>"...odious little man " is quite possibly the best description I've read ol' Dingy Harry. :-)<br><br>Kumar? Really? As in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle? Crazee, man!USArtguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062334713741697082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-49568871783696489692009-09-02T09:27:40.836-04:002009-09-02T09:27:40.836-04:00You're welcome guys. It was fun to write too!...You're welcome guys. It was fun to write too! :-)<br><br>Stan, You're right, they completely misread the election results.<br><br>I'm saying that it will be easy in 2010, but the Republicans have a real chance if they start to firm up a bit and start offering Americans something to believe in.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-76018272834431284562009-09-02T09:18:43.487-04:002009-09-02T09:18:43.487-04:00Andrew, Zogby has Barry at 43% …tisk-tisk! We have...Andrew, Zogby has Barry at 43% …tisk-tisk! We have a long way to go, but it’s typical Washington, they’ve misread the ’08 elections as a desire for fundamental change of America, wrong-o …it was a throw the bums out, and if this trend continues as pointed out in your brilliant overview, it’s gonna happen again in 2010, …that rhymes : )StanHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-54223382617612408372009-09-02T09:09:21.391-04:002009-09-02T09:09:21.391-04:00I needed that today. Thanks. :-)I needed that today. Thanks. :-)Joel Farnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.com