Comments on: Tough Election Leaves GOP In Dire Straits

Politico: Republican Party Seen As Increasingly Out-Dated, In Its Worst Shape Since Rise Of The Conservative Coalition

[cbsnewser]

%u201C''I don%u2019t think we%u2019ve done a good job in the last two cycles of defining what Republicans are,%u201D said North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr.''"

Yes, you have--we just don''t like you. Take your pick of what the GOP has come to represent--racism, sexism, lying for power, warmongering, fascism, looting the treasury for their friends, abuse of power, demolishing the middle-class... The list goes on and on. GOP, go back to the 12th century where you belong.

[bjcone8559]

Funny how McCain has instantly returned to the old John we used to know and love as soon as the election was over. He obviously was under the control of the republican ''handlers'' as he campaigned. The name calling and the lies were totally out-of-character for him. The republican party has gone so far to the right they can''t see the center. It is apparent that many of the republicans in positions of power are beginning to understand that their careers may be in jeopardy due to this mindset. Look for republican senators and representatives to start moving to the Libertarian party. I predict that the republican party will be reduced to just the religious right very soon.

[erich_1-2009]

CBSNewser?

That is like Sig Heil Left!

[lovegetpeace]

Dear GOPs,

Before the year 2042, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census Bureau, LEGAL Hispanics will become the Majority race because of High-Negative Birth rate among Anglo-Saxon Whites and High-Positive Birth rate among the LEGAL Hispanics in America.

Because of the GOP deportation of our Undocumented relatives, Hispanics will, with the help of our Black Friends and Neighbors, make the Republican Party disappear without a Fight unless you folks grant their wishes to live the American Dream just like your ancestors or you did when coming to this country.

[cbsnewser]

%u201C''I don%u2019t think we%u2019ve done a good job in the last two cycles of defining what Republicans are,%u201D said North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr.''"

Yes, you have--we just don''t like you. Take your pick of what the GOP has come to represent--racism, sexism, lying for power, warmongering, fascism, looting the treasury for their friends, abuse of power, demolishing the middle-class... The list goes on and on. GOP, go back to the 12th century where you belong.

[erich_1-2009]

Dire Straits?

Let''s see...
We know the last two elections were almost a dead heat.
This election is closer in popular vote and electoral college than Clinton vs. Dole or Clinton vs. Bush Sr., super landslide of Bush Sr. vs. Dukakis, then you have the two landslides of Reagan, a very close election between Ford and Carter, before that a super landslide 65% to 35% Nixon vs. McGovern...

Seems to me between President Bush pulling this Bail-Out deal, and Senator McCain being a bit too moderate for the base, and not as flashy as Senator Obama, a 6% difference in the vote and an equivalent amount in the college for the Republicans in the both of the losses to President Clinton...I think the Republicans did pretty good.

When libs in my Office call Senator McCain an "old f_a_r_t" and Gov. Palin and "air head," it just shows the hatred like the other posters below. That''s what leftist Democrats spew out - hate speech.

[formrusmcsgt]

They were in dire straits BEFORE the election:

McCain advisers were also upset with the Alaska governor for setting up what she thought was a call from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The call, which turned out to be a prank from Quebec radio hosts, was not cleared with the McCain campaign and some saw the effort to set it up as evidence of her future presidential ambitions.

A Palin ally involved in setting up the call, however, suggests McCain advisers had ample time to object given the call was on her schedule for three days.

Two McCain sources also say Palin did not know Africa was a continent and could not find it on a map. A third source, a Palin ally, says that was a miscommunication.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

[quatermass2]

I **WANT** an exchange of ideas, healthy debate, discussion, dialogue, a "loyal opposition". What happened under Bush was a complete smackdown of any discussion, and immediately resorting to their paid shills on talk radio to label anyone who wanted a debate as "traitor", "Saddam-lover", "appeaser", and the rest. If the GOP wants to regain its membership, it WILL have to change that approach. I hope it does.

[babooph]

The great republicans-[IKE on top of the list !!]-sold out ,by those who encouraged the whaco Christians in for votes,are turning over in their graves !!Ikes grandaughter,Buckley,Powell-all the brains are leaving,only the lowlifes are going to be left.Dumb wars,& massive deficit spending were once "liberal domain"How did they sell the idiot Bush as "conservative ??"

[pr_boxer]

"Dire Straits" thats where the republicans belong, hope they enjoy a very long sojourn there!

[ixoye_02]

GOP = R.I.P. I hate to say, "I told you so!!!" But if the republicans are to re-attract ex-members like myself, the GOP better reassess the influence of the religious right, whose politics of destruction and hate are anathema for any self-respecting American patriot who supports the Constitution of the United States. If it is more of the same politics as usual, then the GOP will be transformed beyond what Goldwater and Reagan had envisioned for the GOP.