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TripletDaddy · 10-23-2008, 04:49 AM

Tex seems to be getting desperate and frustrated.

He was posting a LOT the week after the RNC. He was walking on sunshine, claiming that he could not have imagined how things could have gone any better for the Repubs.

Now, he is rarely posting, and when he does, he is grumpy, blaming the "gotcha" media (a vast media conspiracy....where have we heard that one before?), and basically steadfast in his unwillingness to admit that the Republicans not only screwed up the election, but they screwed up the White House.

Tex is like the "Nearer My God to Thee" musicians on Titanic: admirable, but ultimately, fish food.*

* partial credit to Jeff Lebowski for his prior reference to the Titanic tragedy

Jeff Lebowski · 10-23-2008, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Tex is like the "Nearer My God to Thee" musicians on Titanic: admirable, but ultimately, fish food.

Hey. Stop stealing my jokes.

TripletDaddy · 10-23-2008, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Hey. Stop stealing my jokes.

Where I come from, joke theft is a serious charge.

BarbaraGordon · 10-23-2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Many on the right think she is intentionally sabotaging McCain's campaign to set herself up for a run in 2012.

Surely she's not that out of touch with reality? She's clearly throwing McCain and the campaign under the bus, but she has to know she has no future in the White House.

Jeff Lebowski · 10-23-2008, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Where I come from, joke theft is a serious charge.

I can prove it.

TripletDaddy · 10-23-2008, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I can prove it.

I am ready.

Tex · 10-23-2008, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Hmmm.... So what do think about the criticism she is getting from the right?

Petty, silly, and myopic.

Cali Coug · 10-23-2008, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Surely she's not that out of touch with reality? She's clearly throwing McCain and the campaign under the bus, but she has to know she has no future in the White House.

Don't get me wrong- I don't think she can win in 2012, but I think her and Huckabee would make a strong run for the nomination. The Republican party is lost right now. Are they a fiscal conservative party? Not really. The people running the show right now seem to be far more interested in religion and social conservatism than they are in fiscal conservatism. McCain was part fiscal conservative, part national security conservative, and he generated very little enthusiasm among Republican ranks until he put Palin on the ticket. Now McCain is a bit of a sideshow, with Palin taking center stage at the rallies and generating interest among donors.

Who emerges for Republicans in 2012? Romney? Maybe, but one gets the feeling that that ship has sailed. The social nuts in the Republican party made it clear they didn't want anything to do with a McCain-Romney ticket. Giuliani? Certainly not. Pawlenty? Boring. Jindal? Tough to get past practicing voodoo and still get elected (or even nominated, given his base). Petraeus? Hasn't expressed any interest at all, and there isn't any clear indication he is even Republican. Powell? That ship has sailed.

The base has indicated a strong preference for social conservatism at the top of the ticket. There aren't many prominent members of the Republican party who are solid on social, fiscal and national security conservative credentials. It is a bit of a miracle Reagan cobbled together that coalition. Bush broke it apart. McCain finished it off. Will it get pieced back together again or remain in shambles? If it stays in shambles, Palin/Huckabee could have a shot at the nomination (but not the election).

Jeff Lebowski · 10-23-2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I am ready.

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23152

Post #18

And don't give me that "Great minds think alike" bullshit.

Tex · 10-23-2008, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23152

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And don't give me that "Great minds think alike" bullshit.

How about "two idiots think alike" ...

10-23-2008, 04:49 AM	#41
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Tex seems to be getting desperate and frustrated. He was posting a LOT the week after the RNC. He was walking on sunshine, claiming that he could not have imagined how things could have gone any better for the Repubs. Now, he is rarely posting, and when he does, he is grumpy, blaming the "gotcha" media (a vast media conspiracy....where have we heard that one before?), and basically steadfast in his unwillingness to admit that the Republicans not only screwed up the election, but they screwed up the White House. Tex is like the "Nearer My God to Thee" musicians on Titanic: admirable, but ultimately, fish food.* * partial credit to Jeff Lebowski for his prior reference to the Titanic tragedy __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte Last edited by TripletDaddy; 10-23-2008 at 05:12 AM.