Comments on: On my Sadness at John McCain’s Loss

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:29:10 +0000

#12

I still think it was all about White Guilt. I’m curious, though, if this means that the 2012 candidates won’t release ANY information about themselves and refuse to tell us who they are.

By: Jeremayakovka

Jeremayakovka — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:26:08 +0000

Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugs) said it: “He fought a 1974 war in a 2008 world.”

By: SoCalRobert

SoCalRobert — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:03:59 +0000

#9: another attack on the US? After we elected The One? I thought that was supposed to fix everything. I am depressed.

I watched Palin’s interview with Greta Van Sustren and she remains loyal to McCain… it’s too bad McCain can’t show a little loyalty in return and publicly rebuke his loose-lipped minions.

I can’t say I’m saddened by the results (maybe a bit concerned).

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:56:25 +0000

I was a huge McCain supporter since the beginning of the primaries and I was very upset when he lost on Tuesday. I was expecting him either to win, or for him to lose because of only Virginia. It surprised, and upset, me to see Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada all go Obama’s way.
Anyway, I’m not as sad now because I do believe Obama’s policies are going to worsen the recession, leading to a Republican control of the Senate in 2010.
These Republicans need to be new, conservative faces with a new plan for America; like a “Contract for America” that the GOP brought in the 90′s. After some success, the American people will vote a Republican in as president (Bobby Jindal 2012!!). Finally, the story will end with conservative republican control of the House, Senate, and White House. Then, 76 year old John McCain will be named Secretary of Defence.

Doesn’t that scenario make you happy?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:42:31 +0000

Your words are an echo in my own head. I wasn’t a major McCain supporter until Gov. Palin came on board. Then, I began to read McCain’s writings, listened to him laugh at himself, saw his ability to crack a joke with aplomb, and watched the POW videos. I gained a tremendous appreciation for the man inspite of some of his policies and practices of the past.

I had hope for the future under a McCain/Palin win. I had hope that the conservatives were alive and well in the USA. I still believe they are. It isn’t popular for me to say I still believe Obama bought, stole and paid for his $650 million dollar win (63 million votes to McCain 58 million and $87 million spent….you do the math…who REALLY won after all????)

I want to support my president because it is the patriotic thing to do. I tried to support Bush even as he made me crazy..ie, I wouldn’t bash him. But I have such grave doubts about Obama……his TRUE belief system is everything WRONG for this country.

The Palin issue is an problem for me too. I support her. I am appalled at the media treatment of her. As a woman I am angry and horrified at the hate filled words and acts directed at her offend me as a female.

It isn’t ok to say all the racist things being said about Obama, but no one should have condoned the hate spewed at Palin. Sign of the future? You betcha!

By: Ignatius

Ignatius — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:57:05 +0000

Sorry, but I suspect someone had to write the line, â€œI want everybody to be richâ€ for McCain.

Lots of people believe in the “There Was No Cone Of Silence” conspiracy, particularly those who heard the line “That’s above my pay grade” and started screaming something about Def-Con 4.

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:41:54 +0000

#10 I feel the same way, but I think the reason Americans voted for Obama is mostly because they didnt really hear about those associations, his lack of qualifications, his radicalism and corruption and when they did, they had both the Obama campaign and ~~the “mainstream” media~~ the Ministry of Truth telling them those were lies.

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:35:42 +0000

Thatâ€™s Biden. McCain: â€œI want everybody to be rich.â€

Unless of course youre one of the “greedy” sons of bitches on Wall Street. Sorry, but I suspect someone had to write the line, “I want everybody to be rich” for McCain. I dont think he has the core conservative economic values to come up with that obvious line by himself.

By: aconservativeteacher

aconservativeteacher — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:45:50 +0000

I agree with you and feel for you. In understand why Clinton won, I understand why LBJ won, I understand why Truman won… but I don’t understand why Obama won. It makes me sad for our country, that would would reject a good man with good experience who is a solid moderate, and support a man with questionable associations with bad people who has no experience and is a solid liberal. What was the American public thinking? I’m also sad, because being from Michigan, I’ve seen what happens when an inexperienced leftist rules, and it sad, very sad.

By: Ignatius

Ignatius — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:35:20 +0000

Not to be depressing, but Osama has apparently dropped a big hint that another attack on the U.S. is coming. Soon.

May we live in interesting times.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:25:23 +0000

but at some point you just have to let go of what you canâ€™t control, and just make the best of what you got.

best advice ever!
Clearly our memories are very short, so we are doomed to repeat our mistakes over and over. Welcome to the new Carter years.

There is a Hebrew saying: This too shall pass. That goes for both the good times and the bad. We are entering a very difficult time, I am praying that it is only economic – and that we aren’t hit again with horrible death and destruction on our own soil, or to our people defending others overseas.

By: Vivian Louise

Vivian Louise — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:54:33 +0000

I’m still sad. And I can’t take the endless Obamathoning that is going on in the news. The adverts for Access Hollywood’s in depth coverage on the Obama presidency are killing me. I wish they would go back to covering Britney’s uncovered personal bits.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:34:20 +0000

Sad? yes, I am sad. I am in mourning for our country. I know I must pass through the 4 (or is it 5 stages) before I gain acceptance.
The majority of the country and almost all of our leaders truly have given up on the ideas of freedom and personal resonsibility, and traded them in for with equality and security. The ant has become the slave of the grasshopper.

There’s an easy fix to help rebuld the gop with conservative candidates. The RNC should simply direct NH, IA, and the other early states that they must allow only republicans to vote in their primaries thereby stopping independents and democrats from eliminating conservatives from the field of our candidates.

But I think it’s too late. Too many of my co-workers and neighbors want me to pay for their mortgage and gas and childcare and healthcare and retirement and education … etc

By: The other Peter H

The other Peter H — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:06:16 +0000

But if McCain had won, would we have had that same joy you write about, or would it have been tinged with some aprehension? I would have been giddy about Palin, but McCain, he would have some proving to do…

A radio talk show here was on last night asking listeners and callers about this “historic election” and how did it feel. All callers were ecstatic about it, how we have conquered racial barriers and all. I found myself screaming at the radio, “Look at the policies! Look at the philosophy!” Yes, it is great that we have overcome so much…but at what price now?

By: V the K

V the K — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:14:08 +0000

I am referring to a debate where McCain sneered at Mitt Romney “I led for patriotism, not profit.” Thus revealing his real contempt for a capitalist entrepreneur who had helped create thousands of private sector jobs.

By: Ignatius

Ignatius — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:13:20 +0000

Noonan is a whore.

By: Ignatius

Ignatius — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:09:34 +0000

A guy who sneers that its somehow wrong for people to work for â€œprofit, not patriotismâ€ (paraphrasing) canâ€™t credibly deliver a pro-private enterprise message.

That’s Biden. McCain: “I want everybody to be rich.”

George Herbert Walker Bush lost the ’92 election when he looked at his watch during one of the debates with Clinton. McCain lost the election with his impulsive suspension of his campaign to help pass a stimulus package that looked like a Christmas tree.

By: V the K

V the K — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:55:24 +0000

I wish someone who recognized his merit as a human being had told the Arizona Senator that to win the office of which he is surely worthy, he need articulate a better economic message and make that message the theme of his campaign.

People tried to tell him, but he wouldn’t, or couldn’t listen. A guy who sneers that its somehow wrong for people to work for “profit, not patriotism” (paraphrasing) can’t credibly deliver a pro-private enterprise message. Because he doesn’t really believe in it.

Also, suspending his campaign to go back to Washington to support a bill the public was largely against betrayed his mindset; that Washington knew best.

Meanwhile, Obama won by campaigning like Reagan, even though he fully intends to govern like Carter.

All that said, I am not sad… at least not about this. I don’t know whether we’re stuck with Obamunism for four years or eight or forever, but at some point you just have to let go of what you can’t control, and just make the best of what you got.