terrya
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Thu Feb-07-08 05:59 PM
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It's striking how much McCain in 2008 is like Bob Dole in 1996. |
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The parallels are eerie. And didn't Dole have the same problem of trying to convince conservatives that he was one of them?
It is history repeating.
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JackRiddler
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:01 PM
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1. Yeah, you'd think these routines are scripted somewhere... |
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:02 PM
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2. And if chuklebee wins the nom, history would again repeat... |
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back to the dark ages.
The gop has a funny way of running time backward.
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:02 PM
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3. Old, cranky, and wants the kids off his lawn? |
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:03 PM
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4. Very interesting similarities |
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Religious populist? Check
Polished CEO type? Check
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:04 PM
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5. Funny, I thought the exact same thing. Bob Dole Take 2. |
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:14 PM
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6. I thought the exact same thing... |
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I always thought Dole was used as a sacrifice. In 1976--Ford's pardon of Nixon outraged the public--and 1996--Bill Clinton was just too popular--the GOP ran Dole knowing the Dems would win. Notice how the Bush Family stayed out of those elections so as not to be tainted with defeat.
I think the GOP knows it's going down in November, then watch for JEB in 2012 or 2016!
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Thu Feb-07-08 06:15 PM
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7. Dole and McCain both used Viagra.... |
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but McCain insists he didn't inhale.
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