tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post3859346967298468357..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: 'You know where he stands'Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-5063707616298597582009-02-03T21:33:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:33:00.000-05:00Conservatives did not lose this last election. Joh...Conservatives did not lose this last election. John McCain lost this last election. He did not lose it by being too conservative. He lost it by scaring conservatives and reminding them of how many times he has thwarted or insulted them in the past.<BR/><BR/>McCain ran a dreadful campaign that did only one thing right, bringing in Sarah Palin, and they even managed to screw that up. <BR/><BR/>We'll see if the Republican party can pull itself back together. The House vote on the pork package was a heartening sign of life. Mr. Steele seems a good candidate for furthering the conservative cause without alienating or alarming moderates. Let's see how this plays out.<BR/><BR/>For better or worse, Republicans are held to a higher standard than Democrats. This is a burden, but it is a good thing. We're better than them.Ronsonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084095209525920755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-4308547693115051862009-02-03T14:03:00.000-05:002009-02-03T14:03:00.000-05:00"The Republican Party's problems may not really be..."The Republican Party's problems may not really be as bad as they look right now..."<BR/><BR/>Yo, RS.Really enjoying the last week or so of postings.<BR/>Your blogging on the demise of Culture11 and related topics has been enlightening. I've posted the question before about why it is that this election loss in particular has been so jarring to Republicans and you cleared that up for me a bit.<BR/>The problem for you guys is that you think you have an image problem, where I think that the real issue is one of relevant ideological problems tied to cultural attitudes that Conservatives cling to.<BR/><BR/>Hence, the Michael Steele selection.I read the link to the Washington Insider and I came across some very curious quotes from Republicans, such as the <BR/>"monopoly on history" quote and so forth.If this doesn't exemplify the ass-backwards mentality of Republicans I don't know what does.<BR/>David Duke recently commented on the Steele selection and he had quite alot to say.This is also indicative of the deep divide in the Republican coalition. There were others within the party that suggested that Steele was an unprincipled choice and that his "blackness" helped him.Hmmm.....<BR/>(BTW, what is your take on the Duke comments?)<BR/><BR/>You can put lipstick on a pig,right? <BR/>The question is how does your party appeal to a changing demographic when your party insists on holding onto a Cold War mentality? When your party elevates the likes of Rush and Coulter to hero status? I think this presidential election was a paradigm shift that Republicans and Conservatives in particular were trying to prevent.The idea that Cons now need to change is valid, but an image makeover is like the cart leading the horse. Call it the free-market principle for politics.The brand stinks.A new snazzy logo just won't do.Young 4-Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159195318322896154noreply@blogger.com