[Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era -- Political

[Brad Haslett]

Rummy,

Don't bet on that hope!  Palin will not disappear like Quale.  Both
parties are in disarray right now. The Democrats have been hi-jacked
by the far-left Howard Dean side of the party and the GOP has lost its
bearings from the Reagan era.  Palin could start her own party if she
chose to.  The mistake you and other's make is to see her through your
own bias and dislikes about her personality and policy.  She has
tapped into the psyche of a neglected constituency that, while
suffering, will not fade away.

The referendum being voted on today is not so much personalities but
socialism.  We'll see soon enough.  We as a country are mostly center
if not slightly right of center.  I'm betting the center holds and if
it doesn't, the pendulum will right itself quickly.

Brad



On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:24 AM,  <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> Herb,
>
> I'm not a gambling person and I don't much care for politics or  politicians.
> My hope is that Palin will disappear into the sunset just like Dan  Quale did.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 11/4/2008 11:09:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
>
> Rob,
>
> Do you not see how self-conflicting your statements are?  McCain is left
> of the middle. If he "lurches" right, he moves TOWARDS the  middle, not away.
>
> I don't place many bets that are not sure things, but  here's one I will.
>
> $100 says that Palin successfully runs for national  public office,
> maintaining a conservative right agenda.
>
> Wanna put  our money where your mouth is?
>
>
> Lowe, Rob wrote:
>>  Dave,
>> Thanks for the story.  I certainly agree with it.  I  do think McCain's
>> lurch towards the right hurt him.  We'll have  to await the final results
>> to see if it's true or not.  I do  agree his pick of Palin may have cost
>> McCain the election by  alienating the middle.  I recall after the
>> convention he floated  the name of Tom Ridge as his running mate, but the
>> base recoiled due  to Ridge being pro life.  Tom Ridge may have helped
>> him win  Pennsylvania, which is so critical to McCain's chances.  So
>>  McCain was stuck trying to pick a running mate that appealed to the
>>  base, which was Palin.  Problem was it drove the middle away.   With
>> Palin's approval ratings in the teens and her disapproval ratings  over
>> 50%, it's certainly not helping McCain.  If you have the CNN  story, I'll
>> read it. - rob
>>
>>
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of David Bradley
>>  Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:51 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email  List
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era --  Political
>>
>> I think this in an interesting piece which  reinforces what I've been
>> saying about the importance of the middle of  the political spectrum.
>> A similar article on CNN.com over the weekend  about how Sarah Palin
>> may have cost McCain and herself the election by  alienating the middle
>> - I can send that link if anyone wants  it.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>  http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15177.html
>>
>>
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