Powell Still a Republican, Despite Party Differences

[scandal 951]

I wonder how welcome Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt would feel in the current GOP?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I wonder how welcome Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt would feel in the current GOP?

Dimocrats would make fun of Lincoln's hick background in flyover country, a la Sarah Palin. They'd try to force Teddy to give up his guns and love of hunting, and play down his military background.

BTW, JFK would be a lousy ** these days.

Edited May 25, 2009 by Barza Woman

[GaryC 7]

There needs to be some more parties in politics. The reps used to be conservative and the dems used to be liberal. That is no longer the case. Right now there in very little difference between the dems and reps. I would like to see two new parties in addition to the two major ones we have. One would be the conservative party and the other the progressive party. It would give a clear choice for people to make. We should just combine the dems and reps and call it the moderates.

[GaryC 7]

BTW, I just saw something on Fox that said Rush no longer considers himself a rep. Good for him, I feel the same way.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

There needs to be some more parties in politics. The reps used to be conservative and the dems used to be liberal. That is no longer the case. Right now there in very little difference between the dems and reps. I would like to see two new parties in addition to the two major ones we have. One would be the conservative party and the other the progressive party. It would give a clear choice for people to make. We should just combine the dems and reps and call it the moderates.

Gary, Powell is kissin the #######! You dont see it? Same as the govner of Cali! They aint no repubs.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

BTW, I just saw something on Fox that said Rush no longer considers himself a rep. Good for him, I feel the same way.

Hey, Gary. Rush didn't say he's no longer a Republican. He said he's stepping down as the titular head of the Republican party. He said it tongue in cheek because the designation wasn't his in the first place. He's been unwillingly elevated by the WH and the liberal media to the symbolic leader of the Republican Party so news readers can fill a political vacuum, and he's tired of his name and random statements he makes on his show being headlined on MSNBC and CNN so they can use him to pump up their faltering ratings.

[scandal 951]

I wonder how welcome Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt would feel in the current GOP?

I wonder how welcome Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, or Richard Nixon would feel in the current GOP?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I wonder how welcome Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt would feel in the current GOP?

I wonder how welcome Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, or Richard Nixon would feel in the current GOP?

I wonder how the current GOP feels about the current GOP.

[scandal 951]

I wonder how welcome Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt would feel in the current GOP?

I wonder how welcome Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, or Richard Nixon would feel in the current GOP?

I wonder how the current GOP feels about the current GOP.

[GaryC 7]

BTW, I just saw something on Fox that said Rush no longer considers himself a rep. Good for him, I feel the same way.

Hey, Gary. Rush didn't say he's no longer a Republican. He said he's stepping down as the titular head of the Republican party. He said it tongue in cheek because the designation wasn't his in the first place. He's been unwillingly elevated by the WH and the liberal media to the symbolic leader of the Republican Party so news readers can fill a political vacuum, and he's tired of his name and random statements he makes on his show being headlined on MSNBC and CNN so they can use him to pump up their faltering ratings.

Well I no longer consider myself a republican. Very few politicians of either stripe deserve my support.

[Danno 1,228]

Clearly where Gen Powell looses all his credibility is with his vote for Obama who was rated as the "Most liberal" senator.... rather than the moderate John McCain.

How can he say the party needs to be more moderate when he himself will not vote for one?

[Peikko 1,575]

Perhaps, Gen Powell didn't buy into the shrill rhetoric on the right about the 'Obama is the most librul' label and voted accordingly. Oh, and look, he was right. Imagine that?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Clearly where Gen Powell looses all his credibility is with his vote for Obama who was rated as the "Most liberal" senator.... rather than the moderate John McCain.

How can he say the party needs to be more moderate when he himself will not vote for one?

Bingo! Damn good point against Powell's credibility, Danno!

Perhaps, Gen Powell didn't buy into the shrill rhetoric on the right about the 'Obama is the most librul' label and voted accordingly. Oh, and look, he was right. Imagine that?

Obama's ranking was credible, not shrill. Obama is an ideological liberal at his core, who, as President, cannot always be allowed to act as one. That's especially true in areas of policy where he has no expertise (which is most areas), and must rely on more pragmatic advisers.

Edited May 25, 2009 by Barza Woman

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Clearly where Gen Powell looses all his credibility is with his vote for Obama who was rated as the "Most liberal" senator.... rather than the moderate John McCain.

How can he say the party needs to be more moderate when he himself will not vote for one?

He lost his credibility due to the Republican Party's claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Remember his UN speech? And being the true soldier, he resigned. He knows his party is in dire straights. He took the hit for the administrations stellar intelligence on the matter. What was the source for weapons of mass destruction, a taxi drivers sisters brothers cousins uncles son? And that started the war.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Clearly where Gen Powell looses all his credibility is with his vote for Obama who was rated as the "Most liberal" senator.... rather than the moderate John McCain.

How can he say the party needs to be more moderate when he himself will not vote for one?

He has. Obama isn't the left wing lunatic that the right made you believe his is. I thought that Powell was quite specific as to why he endorsed and voted for Obama over McCain.