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I left a comment in response to comment #24 over here because of a post that I read here (thanks for the link, Rob!), but I didn't want to deprive people of the opportunity to disagree with me here. So, here goes: "(Unfortunately I really don…

Why? Because Paul will bring that extra 4% of the vote that he’s been missing? Or, maybe, because it would establish his bona fides with the anti-war folks? Or, perhaps, you were thinking that it would bring in extra white supremacists? Nah, can’t be that, he’ll already get the “I ain’t votin’ for a black man” block by default.

No, no, I know, it’s because the gold standard hordes were just dying to find a reason to believe that McCain was the guy to make their wishes come true.

Yeah. That would really blow it open.

Whatever anyone thinks of Ron Paul, not only would it not be the very best decision that McCain could make for VP, it would be a ludicrous proposition. They don’t have much in common and Paul won’t make McCain into a viable candidate for the libertarians, anti-war activists, or any of the others that have rallied to Paul.

Which is okay: frankly, he doesn’t need those folks to win the election. He needs to woo the conservative base without losing the independents–that will be tough since movement conservatives are in a mood to fight and he’s not a particularly conservative candidate. Moving to far right, though, will lose his natural constituency: moderate Republicans and independents who admire his “maverick” brand.

If Obama is the nominee on the other side–and he is–then McCain has an uphill battle to winning the presidency. If Hillary had been the candidate, I think he would have chewed her and Bill up, spit them out, and taken the White House by a huge margin. But Obama isn’t an unlikable, arrogant shrew, he’s just a stealth lefty waiting to unleash a speedy financial doom on the country’s economy.

We can talk bad about Bush all we want, but an Obama presidency will be a much more painful thing for conservatives and libertarians–not always for the same reasons, but the results will be like slow torture. Expansive new social programs that will dwarf the Bush errors (the pill bill will look tiny compared to whatever flavor universal health care Obama and a friendly congress tosses on our backs), for example.

The next four years could be brutally painful.

Of course, for libertarians and Democrats, the pain might be just as pronounced with a McCain White House.

Which goes to show that when you’re a libertarian, you just can’t freakin’ win. Poor bastards.

Shouldn’t this read: “Over/under on the number of times someone on the Fox cable network will “mistakenly” refer to Obama as “Osama” between now and the election: 7.”
lol.

Regards,
TDL

And McCain might indeed pick Lieberman, and if he does, he won’t break 25%. He would be courting voters who are going to vote D anyways, and kill any base support. He’s already perceived as being too far left, and Lieberman is authentic left.

I hope not. I want to see something like a Palin/Jindal Republican ticket in ’12.

(Unfortunately I really don’t see McCain picking Paul…although honestly it’s absolutely the very best thing he could do.)

*heaves violently*

Joe Biden would offer nothing in the way of electoral math to the ticket, plus his old age and gaffe-abundant mouth make his a liability on the campaign trail.

And Lieberman would be a terrible idea for McCain. McCain is already under fire from the right wing for being a “closet liberal”, so choosing an ex-Democrat would be the final nail in his coffin.

As for Fox News, I bet they’re thinking up all sorts of creative and not-so-creative ways they can bring up the Osama name similarities right now. They’re probably giddy with anticipation.

With the amount of baggage McCain comes with, it will be a bloodbath.

I will definitely take the over on that one. I know they can pull that off on one show. Who is going to sit there and watch Fox news 24/7 to keep the counter? Are they reliable with good hearing? How much can I put down on this wager? Who holds the dough? Are they reliable? Will the pay-off happen as soon as they hit eight, or will I have to wait until after the inauguration?