[Rhodes22-list] Political - McCain, Me First

[Herb Parsons]

And I don't doubt for a second that that is the case IN YOUR 
NEIGHBORHOOD. Unfortunately, that's not what you said. I saw much of 
what you saw in "my neighborhood" as well, except with a different 
"solution."

You don't decry your party's shift left by supporting the opponent 
that's even FURTHER left. You might just not vote this time around; but 
most of the folks I know planned on doing what I planned on doing; 
voting for the lesser of two evils.

Like it or not (and I suspect for the left, it's firmly in the "not" 
column), Palin changed that view; at least for me, and many like me.



Benjamin Cittadino wrote:
> Herb;
>
> I guess what I took from the Brooks column was that he saw the GOP as moving
> away from a party of "urbane values, sophistication, and the rigorous and
> constant application of intellect" to an organization dedicated to a form of
> class warfare, pitting "wholesome Joe Sixpacks in the heartland" against
> "oversophisticated, overeducated, oversecularized denizens of the coasts".
>
> The party, according to Brooks, is inviting many thoughtful lawyers,
> doctors, technology executives, and investment bankers, to just leave."   
>
> My point in posting the column was to posit the theory that the shift to
> Obama in my neighborhood has less to do with the perception of McCain as a
> "me first" kind of guy than a perception of being "kicked out" of the GOP
> calculation.
>
> best wishes;
>
> Ben
>
>
>
>
> Ben,
>
> Are you really asserting that the ENTIRE GOP center shifted to Obama?
>
> I don't think so.
>
> Maybe New York City, maybe even all of New York, but believe it or not, 
> there are parts of the United States west of you folks.
>
> If as many Republicans "shifted" the way you claimed, Obama wouldn't 
> have to be spending all those $$$ that he collected from the folks EAST 
> of ya'll, and ACORN could be pushing their local candidates heavier...
>
> Ben Cittadino wrote:
>   
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html 
>>
>>  Rob;
>>
>> Rather than start a new thread I thought I would give you a link to my
>> favorite NYTimes Columnist which explains the shift of Republicans like me
>> to Sen. Obama. It's more than personalities, it's the entire GOP shift out
>> of the center.  I also thought Frank Rich's column this past Sunday was
>> just
>> exactly right. Check it out.
>>
>> best,
>>
>> Ben C.
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>> Rob Lowe wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Oh, sure.  Most organizations do.  But it does give another side to the
>>> story. - rob
>>>
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>>> OK, it's from rolling stone.  Not the most unbiased news source out
>>> there.
>>> They are putting their spin and views on it.
>>>
>>> Hank
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> A rather long read if you are interested.  What I found most
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> interesting
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> is the Me First attitude this article attributes to McCain. - rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>         
>>> http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_re
>>>     
>>> al_john_mccain/page/1<http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_b
>>> elieve_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/page/1>
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