Comments on: RUMBLINGS FROM BELOW THE MOUNTAINTOP

By: RememberNovember

RememberNovember — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:28:52 +0000

Did a Hillraiser write this? Ricki Lieberman maybe( seems to be a trend among that name leading to fence hopping)

What I don’t get is the mentality of “my candidate didn’t win, so Im gonna sabotage my party’s chances waaaaaghhhhh” At least McCain does not seem to be suffering from this crybaby syndrome.
I’m just disgusted with the whole process- it needs the heavy hammer of reform smacked down on it.
People need to put their big pants on- but then again this is indicative of the no-personal sacrifice, everybody gets a trophy-even-if-they-suck attitude. Pfft.

By: Misty

Misty — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:21:05 +0000

“Whatever the outcome in November,” McCain told the crowd Wednesday, “Senator Obama has achieved a great thing, for himself and for his country, and I thank him for it. … Don’t tell him I said this, but he is an impressive fellow in many ways.” - John McCain

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Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:23:26 +0000

Newsweek: The New Yorker cover hurts Obama…

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By: Santay

Santay — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:38:08 +0000

Messiahs tend to lose their mystique under a constant spotlight. Even the left and the media (I know, same thing) are starting to see a conniving politician under the halo. If, God forbid, he wins the election his only concern is going to be a second term so all we’ll see is more of the same flip-flopping.

By: Misty

Misty — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:43:07 +0000

The lead conservativism had over liberalism is the smallest it has been in decades. Self proclaimed conservatives believe “liberal” is a bad thing while holding quite liberal views, in all sorts of areas. American people taking care of each other is also gaining popularity and talking about safety net issues. We have opened our country to the global marketplace, but not before assuring our largest corporations that their contracts will be honored, and their manufacturing plants protected. No similar safeguards were created to protect the American workers from the onslaught of having to compete with billions of underemployed workers around the world. And, in the 2000 Republican “homeownership” policy had no safeguards.

Excerpt from the Republican 2000 party platform:

“Homeownership is central to the American dream, and Republicans want to make it more accessible for everyone. That starts with access to capital for entrepreneurs and access to credit for consumers. Our proposals for helping millions of low-income families move from renting to owning are detailed elsewhere in this platform as major elements in Governor Bush’s program for a New Prosperity. For those families, and for all other potential homebuyers, low interest rates make mortgages affordable and open up more housing opportunities than any government program.”

“Implement the ‘American Dream Down Payment’ program, which will allow a half million families who currently draw federal rental assistance to become homeowners, and allow families receiving federal rental payments to apply one year’s worth of their existing assistance money toward the purchase of their own first home, thus becoming independent of any further government housing assistance. This approach builds upon our long standing commitment to resident management of public housing and other initiatives.”

So, voting for Republicans will holds no purpose or meaning, this time around.

By: headhunt23

headhunt23 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:34:27 +0000

The Carter analogy is very apt.

Chris Matthews (in his book Hardball) wrote that the best way to get someone’s loyalty isn’t by doing them a favor, it is to get them to do you one. That way they have capital invested in you.

It seems that Obama is missing this basic point so far.

By: No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Morning Scramble - 7/16/2008

No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Morning Scramble - 7/16/2008 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:07:01 +0000

[...] Rick Moran found some rumblings below the Obamination mountaintop. Unlike Rick, I believe there is some cow to go along with the bell. The superdelegates already proved themselves to be a fickle lot. [...]

By: grognard

grognard — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:35:46 +0000

He left kool aid drinkers will find out the same thing the right kool aid drinkers found, as soon as “their side” takes power the agenda is forgotten.

By: David M

David M — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:21:32 +0000

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By: MarkJ

MarkJ — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:06:00 +0000

“He could very well turn into a one term wonder like Carter.”

It could even worse for Obama Wan Husseini if he actually gets elected: another major terrorist attack or a foreign policy disaster will easily result in His Obaminence being a “half-term wonder”…and having an asterisk attached to his name in the history books.