CNN, political predictions for 2009

[alfredo]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/2009.predictions/index.html


There is no obvious Republican leader on the horizon, and the party is caught between its Southern/talk-radio base and the rest of the country on whether they should oppose or cooperate with Obama's administration.

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The GOP needs to ask itself tough questions: Are they the party that believes so deeply in science and technology that they believe we can shoot a supersonic missile out of the sky, or are they the party that believes humans walked the earth with dinosaurs a few thousand years ago?

Are they the party that reaches out to African-Americans, or are they the party that hands out the racist song "Barack the Magic Negro?"

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Are republicons the party that believes in science?"

Bwaaaa ha ha ha ha ha...

[stuntcat]

12. the answer is NO

just joining in, 'scuze me!

[NewJeffCT]

2. My guess

is that they'll embrace their radical right side through 2012, and when Palin-Jindal gets trounced 62-37 in 2012, they'll go for a more moderate/centrist intellectual in 2016.

[AlinPA]

4. A republican "moderate/centrist intellectual " can't make it through their

primary.

[NewJeffCT]

6. maybe by 2015

things will change?

[Terran]

13. The change needed would consist mainly of

the 'base' ceasing their opposition to anyone who supports the legality of a woman's right to choose, and I don't see that happening any tme in the next, oh, 50 years.

[alfredo]

8. If they handle being out of power as well as they handled being in power,

they will self destruct. If they are smart, they will help fixing our economy. What they will do is obstruct, and then try to blame the Dems. Our survival is an independent country ranks at best, second on their priorities. Their top priority is gaining and holding power. All they care to do is rule, governing is of no interest.

[NewJeffCT]

9. If causing the Great Depression while aiding the rise of Hitler

& Mussolini couldn't do in the Republican Party, George W. Bush won't do them in, either.

[alfredo]

10. John Dean in his "Conservatives Without Conscience" points out there

will always be about 22% that will be loyal to the Authoritarian Party.

[Democrats_win]

3. Prediction: Republicans will continue down the same non-productive paths

they've followed for 15 years. It just took Americans a little while to get tired of the angry BS and turn that anger against the Puke party.

Look at the productive people we're sending from Colorado: Udall, Bennet, Markey. Be glad, DUers. We're going to try to fix what the Pukes destroyed.

[annabanana]

5. Best line in the article:

"Mark Shields says there are two kinds of political parties: those that seek out converts and those that hunt down heretics."

I guess we know who's who right now. . .

[alfredo]

7. I hope they never change. I heard someone say there are only two

moderate Republicans in the Senate. If they want to expel them, we will accept them under certain circumstances. Or if they wish, they can caucus with us and wear the independent label.

[underpants]

11. Bolling (R) will win in Va. and the GOP will use gay marriage to sure up the Mountain West

piped into and then dispersed from Salt Lake City

The Mormons have been waiting around to get on the national scene for a long time and they have a TON of money.
Coors family operations too.


It is going to be hard to beat Bill Bolling for the governor's seat in Va. They ripped at Kaine here and now he has to sign off on obvious budget cuts- the state GOP will claim victory in keeping the nasty evil mean government reigned in.

[Doremus]

14. "The great unknown is whether there will be any turnaround. If there is, look for Democrats to take

credit." Jeffrey Toobin.

So, Tool, let's see. If the Dems are able to pull of a miracle and fix the holy mess the pukes created, then, yes, I think they ought to take credit. And, yes, if they aren't able to make a silk purse out of Bush's piles of shit, they ought to place blame where it belongs.

Correct analysis but hardly the profound prediction you want us to think it is. :eyes:


Meanwhile, don't even get me started on Carville's great prognostication. That he was able to find yet another way to denigrate Dems is the true feat. :puke: