The race is over, just swear in McCain

[dementedmuppet]

Death or unsuitability of a candidate

While it is common to think of the electoral votes impersonally, as mere numbers, the college is in fact made up of real people (usually party regulars of the party whose candidate wins each state) with the capacity to adapt to unusual situations. That capacity might be particularly important if, for example, a candidate were to die or become in some other way unsuitable to serve as President or Vice President.

So, if the electoral college had any sense, they would come up with someone more suitable.

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19246298

All this hoopla over banging lobbyists buried a more interesting aspect of McCain's campaign

[dementedmuppet]

Just because I can't let my thread fall off of page one before it is proven right

[Vladd44]

And I will make sure it doesn't fall to page two when it is wrong.

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was falling...
and so is your party, V

rather incredible that they manage to muck it up

dem. party would have guaranteed win if they put ANY white male on the ticket

they've managed other missteps as well but being apolitical, i won't go into that

[Vladd44]

I am slowing coming to the opinion that you may be right on this one muppet.

IMHO Obama's pastor has made him unelectable.

Obama is going to win the nomination.

McCain has had historical appeal to Moderates.

No denying a John Edwards would be much more palatable to middle America.

[Vladd44]

I just noticed....my party?

lol, I have never been a dem. There was a point a long time ago I was a registered republican. But never a dem.

I am a libertarian bitch...get it right, Or it is six weeks on a deserted island with Mando.

[Canada Joe]

.. I am a libertarian bitch...get it right..

Not usually one to correct spelling or punctuation but in this case I believe you meant:

.. I am a libertarian, bitch...get it right..

ofc I could be wrong, bitch.

[Vladd44]

rofl....

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LOL
nice one, loveistruth

i do like his way though.

my little puppetV

[dementedmuppet]

just reiterating

[Vladd44]

I completely disagree.

The only thing you got right is the fact that John McCain is going to be the 2008 Republican candidate.

McCain follows a long line of give it to the guy who didn't get it last time mentality. There was a time that McCain claimed the maverick stance with a little credibility. But 7 years of pandering to a guy who smeared him across South Carolina does stain the outlook a bit.

Also considering that maverick is a young man's game, not exactly a part best played by a man in his 70s. I can see Bob Dole working already to get his percentage of the John McCain Viagra ad.

I personally have a really difficult time seeing a republican win in 2008. There is no doubt that euphemisms like economic downturn or slowdown are inadequate to describe the direction we are heading.

There is a reason Iraq is page three news and the economy is #1. The middle class as looked with trepidation for the last couple of years at the direction we are heading.

Stagnant wages that are not competing with rising fuel costs and it's inflationary result have become a double whammy for the middle class. A dollar that continues to weaken in a market where everything is manufactured elsewhere does not help the buying power of American families either.

The housing market was overinflated three years ago but was fueled by low rates and overly generous access to the low interest money.

I just do not see that soup as a good recipe for a republican victory.

I never liked the Clintons, any good words I have to say about them collectively or individually would strictly be thoughts and words uttered after Bush 43 came out of his cocoon and we found out we had a Village Idiot for president.

I do not really have much of an opinion on Obama. I see his appeal, and I cannot deny that a small part of me would be entertained at the idea of him being elected and how it would annoy some people I know just because he is black. But beyond that, my problems stem from significant differences in my personal views and his political views.

Republicans seem to be salivating at the idea of running again Hillary. Personally I think Obama is a weaker candidate simply because I think race bias is stronger than gender bias and numbers. Women outnumber men, whites outnumber blacks.

Having said that, I see either Hillary or Barack beating McCain. If the democrats have shown anything with their primaries it is that both candidates are able to bring new voters not only into their fold, but to actually deliver their vote on election day.

In a perfect world 2008 would run something like this. Bloomberg run Independent with a good southern VP. Ron Paul run and get the Libertarian nomination, McCain hobbles in as the Rep, Hillary get the Dems after a fractured fight with Obama.

The evangelicals and conservatives in the rep party who hate McCain stay home, blacks remain pissed at Clinton primary tactics and stay home. Bloomberg and co siphon off some additional votes.

Final Tally
Ron Paul 27%
Hillary Clinton 25%
John McCain 25%
Michael Bloomberg 23%

OK, so back to reality. When I see McCain, I don't think President McCain, I think Bob Dole Clone.

In the event Muppet shows.