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Friday, February 1. 2008

A handy dandy chart

h/t, Gateway. Hey, I thought the Dems were upset about high gas prices. So what's up with that gas tax? Can Mitt be a tough enough SOB to win a national election?

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics at 17:53 | Comments (12) | Trackbacks (0)

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Hey, even I can see a set-up job. Check out the ratings of groups that do this sort of thing every year, like the American Conservative Union or Americans for Democratic Action.
#1 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2008-02-01 19:10 (Reply)
Yes, a set-up job, but is it inaccurate?
#1.1 BD on 2008-02-01 19:28 (Reply)
Yes it is. but onus is on the poster to validate accurracy.
#1.1.1 Leag on 2008-02-01 19:54 (Reply)
Of course it's inaccurate. For instance, the tax cut line should be relabeled, "voted against dificit spending". The Republicans have been the "we love deficits" party for years. Same for pork and big government. McCain harks back to a more conservative era.
#1.1.2 chuck on 2008-02-02 01:41 (Reply)
It is the year of the Rat coming upon us, after all.

When I link to Gateway, the rat has a face.
#1.2 Leag on 2008-02-01 19:30 (Reply)
If inaccurate, please elaborate. Looks factual to me.
#2 NJSoldier on 2008-02-01 23:17 (Reply)
Onus is yourn and poster to elaborate on accuracy of "facts".

Good luck.
#2.1 Leag on 2008-02-02 05:09 (Reply)
Why do people think Romney is conservative? I certainly don't get that vibe off him, I get more of a technocrat vibe. And that ain't necessarily a good thing.
#3 chuck on 2008-02-02 00:55 (Reply)
Ok, Ok, Ok. I am makin a wager: five bucks says that Clinton and Obama will reconcile their differences and form a coalition of "change agents" that collaborates and becomes the Pres/Vice Pres ticket. Against whom you ask? Well after Huckabee (a pimp for Clinton) drains off enough votes as to eliminate Romney, "Can't win McCain" will move forward with this farce. As I said earlier--this will play out exactly like the Chicago Mafia wants it--and they want it all!
Of course the fem/nazis in Seattle, academia, and other small backwater states who have been promised 'liberation' will work very hard, making it look legitimate. Sure wish the Kennedys would have had the guts to confront the Chicago Mafia when they had the chance.
#4 ap on 2008-02-02 02:56 (Reply)
Oh Sh--- I forgot: the conservatives in this country feel it is more important to stand up against abortion than it is to provide political leadership against the terrorists, the mafia, the Chinese, the corrupt, the fascists, the marxists, etc.etc. YUP --you folks just hang in there trying to make abortion the most important issue and let's see where that gets us!
#5 ap on 2008-02-02 03:00 (Reply)
ap,

Maybe I missed it, but I don't see abortion on this chart.

I'm a conservative. My reading of the 10th Amendment leads me to believe that abortion is an issue that belongs to the states and the people.
#5.1 NJSoldier on 2008-02-02 11:33 (Reply)
as a check-writing R I have been invited to several strategy meetings: economics, Iraq, and abortion in that order. I agree with NJ, however if the R party is ever going to become a truly powerful contender they are going to have to give up on the big A debate . . .
#6 ap on 2008-02-02 12:44 (Reply)

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