Christine Who?

Oh. Their book didn't sell when it came out, so now it's time for another shot.

Our central thesis was simple: The Republican Party had been taken hostage by "social fundamentalists," the people who base their votes on such social issues as abortion, gay rights and stem cell research. Unless the GOP freed itself from their grip, we argued, it would so alienate itself from the broad center of the American electorate that it would become increasingly marginalized and find itself out of power.

Hardly. There is no hostage situation. I think a more sophisticated messaging is in order and any elements of the Christian Right that truly look intolerant should be addressed. But that's the exception not the rule. As a Northeast elitist born to wealth, Whitman is simply regurgitating what she reads in the New York Times.

The notion that a political party in a country inspired by the principle that "we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights" can't accommodate a concept of God is foolish.

Whitman's agenda is pure Democrat-lite, where government is king. Only she would allow more room for capitalism and Wall Street than the Dems, perhaps she has some trust fund managed there, who knows?

That's about as relevant as Whitman, the unrenowned governor of a fast-failing liberal state. It's her party if she chooses to attend. But just because she doesn't get to make the seating chart is hardly reason enough for her latest rant.

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[PrestoPundit]

Whitman knows she would have been President if the GOP -- and America -- of Nixon and Ford still existed.

They don't. Get over it Christine.

[PrestoPundit]

I supported Palin as VP, but as things played out, this turned out to be true:

"Palin has many attractive qualities as a candidate. Being prepared to become president at a moment's notice was not obviously among them this year. Her selection cost the ticket support among those moderate voters who saw it as a cynical sop to social fundamentalists, reinforcing the impression that they control the party, with the party's consent."

Much of the blame here belongs with team McCain and TheLeftWingMedia.

[Dan Riehl]

"Much of the blame here belongs with team McCain"

All of the blame belongs to team McCain, Presto. First, no sitting governor has it all down to do that, unless they are already planning to run - which she wasn't when McCain plucked her out of the blue. From quotes I have read, her policy people thought she would be fine but she needed the info. Meanwhile her "media" people - all Bushies - decided she was a rube without giving her a chance. She aparently wasn't enough inside the Beltway for them and I wouldn't be surprised if some had given up on McCain even before the convention.

They scooped her up, did her no good service and then dumped her to try and save their asses. Typical inside the Beltwaqy crap.

[mary]

I keep saying that McCain voted for BO and forgot to tell Palin. Sums it up pretty well. Problem is, SP wasn't "manageable" she had a brain and ultimately, the more they try to take her down (and you really wonder who they actually is) the more she comes back stronger.

[Xanthippas]

"Hardly. There is no hostage situation. I think a more sophisticated messaging is in order and any elements of the Christian Right that truly look intolerant should be addressed. But that's the exception not the rule."

Well you can put lipstick on a pig...oh wait, am I not supposed to say that?

[mark l.]

ctw's leagacy for nj?

she raided the retirement/pension plans for state workers-see teachers-to pay for her projects and balance the budget. The money has never been replaced. She was an absolute disaster for the long term state of NJ, and the damage that she did is just starting to take hold.

The state will have to provide for the pension plans, without the benefit of the money that was previously there, as teachers are now reaching the level of maximum retirement. Over the next 5 years, the state will have to divert billions of dollars to pay for her mismanagement.

zero crediblity. absolute piece of sh*t.

[mark l.]

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 7-9, 2008. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"Now, looking ahead to next January when Barack Obama will take office as president -- Which of the following should be Barack Obama's top priority as president: the economy, health care, the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, energy, the federal budget deficit, or something else?" Options rotated

%
Economy
64
Iraq and Afghanistan
11
Federal deficit
7
Energy
6
Health care
5
Something else
3
All (vol.)
3

http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm

versus-

"The Republican Party had been taken hostage by "social fundamentalists,"...

I missed the category which entails beating back social fundamentalism. Whitman's belief that putting a better looking suit on a corpse, will bring it back to life is classic delusion.

republicans lost because of far larger issues, not becuase they oppose stem cells or are a religious lot.

[templar knight]

I didn't need a poll to tell me that, mark. It was quite obvious that the dramatic increase in gasoline prices of this past summer, combined with the collapse of the sub-prime markets, had made economic issues the most important in the upcoming campaigns. I do fault McCain for not being ready to take on important economic issues, although the media bears some of the responsibility as well, as a pass was given to Obama on his views of economics.

The Bush Administration didn't help, either, as the WH and it's advisors seemed to be grabbing positions out of thin air. Bail out this one, but not that one, etc., with no coherent policy on what should or shouldn't be done. It's obvious that the train wreck had been foreseen all along, every guy was just trying to get the train out of his station before it hit the oncoming locomotive of reality. A clustf..k of monumental proportions which has now given us a Democratic majority in everything at exactly the wrong time in history. Bad.

[Steve J.]

The notion that a political party in a country inspired by the principle that "we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights" can't accommodate a concept of God is foolish.

True nough but we can no longer accomodate extremists like Falwell, Robertson, Dobson, etc.

[scarshapedstar]

"As a Northeast elitist born to wealth"

Remind me, please, where George Bush was born, raised, and educated, and at what cost.

[gocart mozart]

George W. Bush was born in New Haven Connecticut to wealthy elitist parents and at ultimately great cost and damage to real Americans.

[Todd]

Arnold Schwarzenegger just ripped Republicans for talking about sticking with "core values" and divisive politics on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, essentially echoing Whitman's criticism without specifically saying "social fundamnetalists", but it's clear who he was referring to. I'd link it to a youtube video but it's on live now so not available.

Will you argue that Schwarzenegger is going to become irrelevant, too?