tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572744113321145124.post2616732340328336590..comments2023-07-12T08:49:11.109-05:00Comments on Radical Moderation: Not Romney?TheRadicalModeratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671143818738683349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572744113321145124.post-5088954203707433012008-09-01T17:20:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:20:00.000-05:00Hi, you looked at my blog, Horrible Dictu! a few m...Hi, you looked at my blog, Horrible Dictu! a few months ago. I wonder if we might chat (email). I am having trouble attracting people and thought you might have some ideas for me. I think we are going for the same thing.<BR/><BR/>Carlynmeyer@rcn.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572744113321145124.post-36908395026135134972008-08-24T16:02:00.000-05:002008-08-24T16:02:00.000-05:00Ted, one other qualification: I'd love to see McC...Ted, one other qualification: I'd love to see McCain win. He'd be a perfectly creditable President, and I'm a huge fan of divided government. I'm just not holding my breath.TheRadicalModeratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671143818738683349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572744113321145124.post-65684862098295614402008-08-24T16:00:00.000-05:002008-08-24T16:00:00.000-05:00What, you're not just salivating over Eric Cantor?...What, you're not just salivating over <I>Eric Cantor</I>?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Palin can avoid getting sprayed by the excavation of the open sewer that is Ted Stevens. With AK politics being equivalent to those of a largish town, I'd want to be awfully careful in the vetting. Pawlenty would be a fine choice, I guess, but the "Tim Who?" factor kinda militates against it.<BR/><BR/>I don't buy that all the <I>sturm und drang</I> of the primary disqualifies Romney, but I really think it comes down to two things:<BR/><BR/>1) Lots and lots of money.<BR/><BR/>2) Romney's the only national name other than McCain--and maybe a thoroughly discredited Giuliani--that anybody could even think of as being a serious candidate in 2012.<BR/><BR/>He's a good hedge. He doesn't hurt the ticket in the unlikely event that McCain has a chance (and I still believe that McCain is only alive because it's in the media's interest to have things be at least a little exciting--think of a bored cat with a mouse and you'll have the proper picture) and, in the much more likely event that prep for 2012 is everything, it's good to start to rehabilitate Romney now.TheRadicalModeratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671143818738683349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572744113321145124.post-20830230843396678442008-08-24T15:36:00.000-05:002008-08-24T15:36:00.000-05:00Despite the Dems and the allied main stream media’...Despite the Dems and the allied main stream media’s desperation to see Romney as McCain’s Veep, Mitt is clearly out, with (1) Obama doubling down on the class warfare theme (McCain’s 7 houses) and (2) McCain doubling down with ads showing the hypocrisy of Biden attacking Obama in the primaries — Romney did way more than that contra McCain. <BR/><BR/>This leaves only Govs Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty. Pro-abortion Ridge and Dem-Lieberman were never real considerations, despite relentless media goading. Pawlenty’s lackluster TV performances, coupled with Palin pizzazz, the primacy of oil drilling and the ticked off women/Hillary voters, does now portend a McCain/Palin checkmate on the Dems. This is so albeit the Dems and liberal media dare not mention Palin’s name, that is, everyone but…..<BR/><BR/>And if there’s any question as to Palin being uniquely positioned and able to more than nullify Biden in debate, see the excellent discussion at palinforvp.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Team McCain, well done!!!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011502155494655727noreply@blogger.com