You know, I'm disappointed in yesterday's primary results in the Grand Canyon State. I'm not advocating throwing the baby out with the bath water, but McCain is one of those entrenched, talk-out-of-both-sides-of-his-mouth career politicians that should be given a bus ticket home. He's one of the deep thinkers who got us into this pickle, and I would prefer he spend the next four years yucking it up in Sun City, not *ucking it up in Washington. I realize that JD Hayworth is no peach; he's a bit on the nutty side, and there's no doubt he's attempting to elbow his way to the public trough. But really...could he make WORSE decisions than McCain?
And what's up with whole "Ben Quayle for Congress, because we just haven't had enough Quayles for one lifetime" thing? Are you kidding me? I guess Arizonans aren't as sick of inept political dynasties as I am.
It's a shame that the voters of Arizona were faced with holding their nose as they voted. I have a feeling that Florida voters clamped their noses with double clothespins as they pulled the lever (uh oh, I'm dating myself) for either Scott or McCollum. Pew-y!
On the bright side, the candidate that DWT introduced us to, Mike McCalister, captured 10% of Repub votes in the Florida primary. Hmm, I wonder how many votes he would have received if he had been allowed to participate in the debate? Perhaps organizers shouldn't have relied on poll numbers that put him at a scant 1%.
Umm, dating yourself in regard to double clothespins or pulling a lever? ;)
ReplyDeleteActually, Dan Quayle was known, when in congress for being very bright and knowledgable about pretty much every issue - for doing his homework and knowing his stuff.
The 'failed' part of his career was manufactured by the media from a single incident of misspelling, then heightened when he DARED to tell how single mothers (referencing Murphy Brown, the quintessential left-wing reporter type) were not the best of all possible choices for a family.
Naturally, the media, as well as Dem politicians burnt him at the figurative stake for such heresy.
Look at it this way, wuold you rather have him or Barry there, right now?
I agree with DWT's comments on Dan Quayle. He was pretty knowledgable on many things -- but he was destroyed by the media. Messers Funk and Wagnels would be made to look like idiots if they ran as Republicans.
ReplyDeleteAs for the "mis"-spelling, there are sources that list his spelling as acceptable. Just imagine if he implied there were 58 states in the US. They would have had a field day with that. But when the Messiah did it, -yawn-.
The media will do its best to destroy the best and the brightest the Republicans have to offer. Don't allow them to get away with it. IF a candidate were a useless RINO, they wouldn't say much, or they would praise him. Just look at how McCain is usually treated (except when he was running for President).
Thirded on the Quayle thing, with some caveats.
ReplyDeleteYes, the media destroyed him. They will be at it again this year.
However - Bush pere's VP pick was criticized for being young and inexperienced - and by the standards of the age, he was. (Of course he as a grizzled veteran compared to BO, but I digress...)
A young hothead of a Congressman, however, seems like a plan right now...
...except for the whole nepotism thing. Which is I believe where lady red was going with this.
The objection to political dynasties, if it is going to be principled, has to be more than "sucks when they do it, rocks when we do it".
Appealing as Quayle fils may sound (his red meat is a little undercookded for my taste, but I'm far from being picky at this point), I'm discouraged that he is another kid trading off his fathers name, money and connections.
While a vote for him certainly upsets a certain set of entrenched powers, I can't help but feel it further entrenches another. And that's depressing.
Thank you for 'splainin' my point, lewy. My comment wasn't intended to disparage Quayle senior personally. We must shake up our political system, and electing the same old entrenched families is a BAD idea. BAD. Young Ben is riding his father's coattails in grand fashion, and that spells trouble, ineptness, and four more years of morass.
ReplyDeleteWe needs bright new faces and fresh ideas.
I somehow don't think that having a new Congressman who is the son of a one-term Vice President who left that position more than 18 years ago is the stuff from which dynasties are made.
ReplyDeleteI do understand the point, though.
We must look at the practical side, however. I looked at some information about my high-school classmate and his opponent for a House seat in California. As of the end of July, the opponent has raised about $345,000. My classamte has raise about $32,000.
It would be a good thing to have all new blood in Congress. But is having another Quayle worse than having a hand-picked successor who has spent his entire adult life sucking-up to the political machine? Obama is not part of a political dynasty.