Quote from: taxed on January 25, 2016, 02:12:42 PM
Incorrect.  McCain lost the moment he decided to support the bailouts.

Let's not forget McCain's behavior at that time.
He was scheduled to appear on the Dave Letterman show,
and canceled, saying that he has to go to Washington
to deal with the financial crisis.

It later became known publicly that
he didn't go to Washington,
but attended a fundraiser in Manhattan.

Some time later, when McCain was on the Letterman show,
Dave asked him if he had an explanation for that.
McCain said, "Yes. I screwed up."

Quote from: je_freedom on January 25, 2016, 06:22:22 PM
Let's not forget McCain's behavior at that time.
He was scheduled to appear on the Dave Letterman show,
and canceled, saying that he has to go to Washington
to deal with the financial crisis.

It later became known publicly that
he didn't go to Washington,
but attended a fundraiser in Manhattan.

Some time later, when McCain was on the Letterman show,
Dave asked him if he had an explanation for that.
McCain said, "Yes. I screwed up."

Well, that covers about 3 decades in office.

Quote from: Solar on January 25, 2016, 04:57:43 PM.
I'm not talking about his run for the WH, as I said, he killed any chance he had of making it to the WH when he pushed for TARP.
His only saving grace was Palin at the time, or he'd have lost by an even bigger margin.

I agree.  IMO, he killed any chance of making it to the WH when he entered the race, just like Jeb.

The only reason I voted that year was because of Palin.

Quote from: Dori on January 25, 2016, 06:34:58 PM
I agree.  IMO, he killed any chance of making it to the WH when he entered the race, just like Jeb.

The only reason I voted that year was because of Palin.

Same here. I wonder if she's going through menopause?

Quote from: Solar on January 25, 2016, 06:42:09 PM
Same here. I wonder if she's going through menopause?

This latest really blew my mind.  What's she thinking anyway?  I now leave nothing off the table as a surprise.

I don't care what the polls say, we are being led down a slippery trail and by whom is anyone's guess. 

2016 is probably the most important year in the history of the USA and we must get it right this time or there might possibly be no more elections. 

Quote from: The Boo Man... on January 25, 2016, 02:19:33 PM
What is the "far right?"

One wonders, doesn't one? Is it the couple who STAYS married, actually PARENTS their children and not murders them in the womb? Is it anyone living on their OWN money and not leeching it from others? 

Quote from: Cali Contrarian on January 25, 2016, 04:21:44 PM
You always want to interpret events in the context of your own belief system. I've noticed that by now.

And you don't? 

Quote from: quiller on January 26, 2016, 03:13:34 AM
One wonders, doesn't one? Is it the couple who STAYS married, actually PARENTS their children and not murders them in the womb? Is it anyone living on their OWN money and not leeching it from others?

The citizens who believe the constitution is worth dying for? Who believe a man should be judged not by the color of his skin but by his actions?

this list could end up helping several people as I have seen the question a couple of times 

Quote from: s3779m on January 26, 2016, 03:50:34 AM
The citizens who believe the constitution is worth dying for? Who believe a man should be judged not by the color of his skin but by his actions?

this list could end up helping several people as I have seen the question a couple of times 

Deserves it's own topic.
You all raise an interesting aspect over the issue.
As late as the 60s, Conservatism wasn't even a consideration, it's just how a society functioned, in the 80s it became political, in 2000 it became divisive, and today it has degrees of divisiveness.

A masterpiece of the lefts ability for divide and conquer.
A topic like this has several aspects, such as perpetrators like the Marxist Dim party, enablers like Leftist media, but one aspect that's never mentioned is the guards at the gate, the ones we charge to alert us, to sound the alarm, pundits.

Sadly, those charged with this duty seem to be a different kind of enabler, the fuel feeders, these people make something out of nothing by making things bigger than they are, and Rush is notorious for this as is Savage and a few others.
Then we have traitors to the cause of the ilk of Palin, whose name will be synonymous with treason.

Anyway, I think this may be deserving of it's own thread. Any takers?

Quote from: quiller on January 26, 2016, 03:16:00 AM
And you don't? 

Decidedly not. I wonder if you even read the comments I post.

Quote from: The Boo Man... on January 25, 2016, 02:19:33 PM
What is the "far right?"

Look around at your next circle jerk.  They'll all be there.

Quote from: fuddmeister on January 26, 2016, 08:55:02 AM
Look around at your next circle jerk.  They'll all be there.

So answer the question.

Quote from: fuddmeister on January 26, 2016, 08:55:02 AM
Look around at your next circle jerk.  They'll all be there.

Guess who's in the center....

Quote from: Cali Contrarian on January 26, 2016, 07:01:44 AM
Decidedly not. I wonder if you even read the comments I post.

One manages, but the laughter makes my glasses fall off, Establishment Man.

Quote from: fuddmeister on January 26, 2016, 08:55:02 AM
Look around at your next circle jerk.  They'll all be there.

I don't care for this remark out of you.  Sounds like something off the Blueridge Board.  We, here in this forum, have all graduated from junior high and further.  These are the kind of remarks one might here in a locker room. 

This is a political forum, not comedy central.  There is plenty out there to comment on without getting vulgar.  I say this because of the forum's vast readership, it didn't get there from comments such as this one from you.