GOP melts down!

[Joanne98]

According to a draft copy I have received, the Republican Party of Milwaukee County is penning a resolution to oppose Senator John McCain as the GOP nominee for President of the United States. The resolution will be proposed during their meeting on Monday, February 11, 2008.

The resolution includes a long list of grievances against McCain, including his past efforts towards illegal immigration, campaign finance reform, and tax increases. McCain has long been rejected by the Republican base and his success on Super Tuesday has apparently stirred that base into action. It is to be expected that once a front-runner has clearly emerged, the party base will rally; though normally they rally for their candidate, not against.


What may prove even more interesting is that the resolution is being penned by one of Milwaukee’s leading supporters of Ron Paul. With Romney stepping aside and clear disdain for McCain, will Republicans finally see Ron Paul as the only true conservative in this race?

One can only assume that the Milwaukee GOP is not alone in taking this action. Perhaps this is the beginning of the end for the media-anointed nominee John McCain. The question remains however, will it prove the beginning for the true conservative nominee Ron Paul? Only time will tell as Wisconsinites prepare for their own primary on February 19.

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The draft resolution reads as follows:

WHEREAS the Republican Party is founded upon the conservative political philosophy derived from the belief that individuals are endowed not by the government but by the Creator with certain unalienable rights and the belief that the Constitution of the United States of America is designed to guarantee the free exercise of these rights through strictly limiting the power of government whose powers are derived only from the consent of the governed, and

WHEREAS the Principles of Conservatism promote Liberty, Prosperity and Individual Freedom, and

WHEREAS the leading presidential candidate for the Republican Party, Senator John McCain, has consistently demonstrated a record of public service counter to the philosophy and principles of conservatism and the Republican Party. To prove this, let these facts be submitted.

He has colluded with Tom Daschle to vote against President Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 and joined leading liberal senators in offering and voting for amendments designed to undermine the tax cuts.

He has colluded with Russ Feingold to undermine the First Amendment to abridge citizens' free speech in the political process.

He has colluded with Vice-President Al Gore and Senator Joseph Lieberman to expand greatly the power of government in order to combat global warming in ways that would greatly increase energy prices and negatively affect consumers.

He has colluded with Ted Kennedy to promote amnesty for 20 million illegal immigrants
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_patrick__080209_milwaukee_gop_to_vot.htm

[acmavm]

1. Yeah, but McCain has something the rest of these thugs don't have. He

has a military record, no matter how checkered that may be. And that will mean a lot to repukes.

[ingac70]

4. A bunch of those repukes are already attacking that record. n/t.

[onethatcares]

6. yes, isn't there a statue of John McCain along a lake in Hanoi?

right next to the Kerry statue.


Hey, I'm only typing what I heard some idjit on another board say. I think it's great having the gop eat its' own.

[fenriswolf]

9. i read a piece about mccain stay in the hanoi hilton

apparently he was given special treatment because he gave more then name, rank, seriel number. In fact during his incarceration their were alot of radio propoganda pieces with an american GI who was said to have been the son of an admiral. He may have been a vet but I don't think he served honorably.

[ingac70]

12. Let the righties spread this...

They are already doing it in full force. No Dem should touch it with a ten foot poll. Let the GOP eat their own, and show all who are in or who want to be in the military just who will be ready to attack vets who plan to run for public office in the future.

[Skittles]

17. that is swiftboat material

I think it is ugly and not deserving of recognition as fact on DU

[acmavm]

7. I know. But that doesn't mean the majority of the dumbass crowd still

won't look at it as something to be respected. Hell, I've been told off here when I pointed out that he was a collaborator with the enemy.

[ingac70]

10. I could give a crap care less about McCain's service...

Leave it to the Repubs to eat their own on this one. They will just be seen as assholes that attack any body's military service regardless of party affiliation. So much for "supporting" the troops!

[malaise]

8. Really?

Then how did the draft dodging coke using war criminal become president?

[acmavm]

16. That's the reason that I think the repubics will really go for his 'military'

record. They're in denial about the bastard they idolized for the past 8 years, he's been a disaster, and they want to disown him.

[RandomKoolzip]

14. That backfired on Kerry, though. Remember?

[Liberty Belle]

25. Democrats should run this ad: nobody would vote for McCain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwqEneBKUs

[lpbk2713]

2. They're fragmenting to the point of desperation.

Their backs are up against the wall. Expect anything.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

3. They're taking their ball and going home.

Neener-neener.

[Demeter]

5. I Would Feel Sorry for Republicans

if they had shown one ounce of compassion for anyone else. They even eat their own weaklings. Except for W. Now why don't they take Bush down? It must mean he's got powerful protection, and hurting him can hurt them worse.

Either that, or they're just plain stupid.

[C_U_L8R]

11. Conservatism means Liberty, Prosperity and Individual Freedom???

bwhahahahaha what a joke.
Even their core beliefs are a lie.

The Republicans are truly fucked.

[undeterred]

13. I live in Wisconsin

and all I can say is there are a ton of Ron Paul signs here. More than for any other candidate, Dem or Republican.

[skooooo]

15. That's why I don't think a close race will hurt the Democrats so much...

Our party is more united than theirs for a change! lol

[donheld]

18. Just like the wicked witch of the west! n/t

[radfringe]

19. let's say the resolution grows legs and McCain is denied the nomination

what does that say about the value of the vote? Similar arguments are occuring regarding the dem decision with Michigan and Florida, plus the whole smelly crap with SUPER-delegates

If the big-wigs in the parties are going to decide the nominee - why have a primary/caucus at all?

back to McCain - if he's dumped who will the big-wings nominate? Romney? Gingrich? Jeb bush? :shudder:

[Fire Walk With Me]

20. If they pull a last-minute switch, I'll call it as having been their plan all along.

How else to get an otherwise unpopular candidate the vote?

[Cobalt-60]

21. Can you imagine trying to sell another Boosh Presidency?

The American People has had enough Boosh for the next ten generations.

[radfringe]

22. well, I actually heard one "moran"

on our local radio station float jebbies name as mccain's VP

[Perry Logan]

23. The Republican mojo has gone terribly limp.

[intaglio]

24. Could this reaction be what Huckabee is hoping for?

It would give him a lot of leverage