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To: stsimon who wrote (197959)8/21/2012 2:47:58 PM
From: Dale Baker  Respond to of 541346
 
It would help if the Republicans tried to weed out the Neanderthal cretins and crazies in their party before they become prominent national candidates.

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To: stsimon who wrote (197959)8/21/2012 3:23:15 PM
From: ChinuSFO  Respond to of 541346
 
I have said this often, the messenger is a problem with the Republican party. But the message is also a problem. What is the Republican party message. hear the right wing say that Obama failed to provide leadership. How many times have we heard Boehner say that Obama does not negotiate with him and that "he is out busy campaigning." Boehner needs to first address the dissensions withing his party caucus first before he can even begin to expect that Obama should call him and negotiate. We all know that early on the White House and Boehner reached aggreements and when Boehner took it back to his House caucus, they not only rejected the agreement outright, but even his Speakership was threatened. There is Eric Canto waiting in the wings to bump him off. Simple minds like moi want to know sort of a opposition party is this.



To: stsimon who wrote (197959)8/21/2012 4:46:47 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 541346
 
"Let me just say that I believe this is not the strongest team that the Republicans could field"

I disagree. It starts at the top, Rmoney is a flawed and weak candidate, culled from a weak field of even more flawed candidates. Huntsman had no traction, Old Jeb Bush has a very bad name, EIEIO, etc. Veep doesn't matter.
Extremism means that there can't be a strong team, which isn't to say it can't win, which would make it strong enuf.