Jimmy Carter steals Jackson and Sharpton's thunder

[evomind]

Originally Posted by mopho

I don't believe in God, and again, why do you have the need to bait me into taking a stand? So you and a bunch of other people can take every little bit of minutia I type out of context, start an argument and prove your "superior intellect"? Will that make you feel better? Don't you have enough people to argue with?

that would be taking a page right out of your playbook.
and i believe you have it copyrighted.

[Rob T]

Originally Posted by slaughtr

Their hold on Christian conservatives is absolute. Reagan appealed to the Christian conservatives, but his main message was fiscal. Also, times have changed and a Sarah Palin type would never win. She'd get that 30% that would just love her and everyone else would flee. They have the registered Republicans, just like the Dem have the registered Democrats. They are in the bag. It's the independents that win elections. Obama won in a fairly tight race in an economic meltdown at a time of a hugely unpopular war against a 140 yo opponent. If deficits are projected in the trillions each year, he'd have a problem with a moderate social candidate running on fiscal restraint.

I really think that you nailed it here.

[Lotus Fury]

Originally Posted by slaughtr

Something about Romney's hair just screams car salesman to me.

I agree - he's going to loose the hairstylist vote.

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by Lotus Fury

When taken out of context like everything does he appears like a racist bigoted jackass that ignites the left wing. It gives Democrats an easy out and a rallying point.

Exactly. This is why I was mentioning red herrings before. If you give them something to cling to and blow out of proportion, they will. Then, real dialogue gets lost, and we all suffer. The people with the witch doctor signs would do everyone a favor if they just left that crap at home.

[Moto44]

Originally Posted by Rob T

I really think that you nailed it here.

It is true that today the Republicans would stand a good chance of winning the presidential seat by running a "fiscal responsibility" dominated platform. However, the next election is three years away. Much will have happened between now and then.

If the economy picks up, this argument loses steam. It the economy worsens, we will likely be attacking much more specific issues than "fiscal responsibility".

[Rob T]

Originally Posted by Moto44

It is true that today the Republicans would stand a good chance of winning the presidential seat by running a "fiscal responsibility" dominated platform. However, the next election is three years away. Much will have happened between now and then.

If the economy picks up, this argument loses steam. It the economy worsens, we will likely be attacking much more specific issues than "fiscal responsibility".

Yep, I agree with this. Three years is a lifetime in politics.