The Phoenix

Why Republicans Don't Like Anybody

    There's an interesting new poll out , courtesy of AP, that shows that more Republican voters favor "none of the above" than any of the current candidates. Part of that, of course, is that the race is still early and many haven't focused on a particular choice.
    But the main reason -- and one seldom focused on by the press -- is that many Republican voters sense that their political leadership of the country has been pretty much a failure. Congress under GOP rule wasn't really much different than Congress under Democratic control -- despite promises to the contrary when the Republicans won in 1994. The administration of George Bush has been thoroughly discredited by partisans on both sides of the aisle.
    Even worse, perhaps, Christian conservatives saw their political hopes realized when Bush took office; many of their ilk took over some of the principal posts of government. The policy change in many departments was enormous and radical.
    But on the ground, what really changed? Is America almost seven years after Bush took office more like the country the Christian conservatives hoped it would be or less?
    There are only two tragedies in life, said Oscar Wilde. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Wilde was no Christian conservative but they now know exactly what he meant.

Published Jul 17 2007, 12:50 PM by Importer

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Why Republicans Don't Like Anybody

January 1, 2001 5:00 AM
LorenzoJennifer said:

The religious right - and the secular ultra-left - need to accept the truism that they cannot legislate morality or control the daily activities of around 300 million Americans plus the rest of the world.

The religious right may be experiencing malaise as Bush is now a lame duck. They're looking to hold on and are afraid of letting go. Sen. George Allen - a legacy candidate, son of football coach and GOP stalwart George Allen - had been favored by the right for 2008 until he incoveniently lost his Senate seat in 2006.

My guess is they'll accept whoever comes closest to meeting their rigorous litmus test of qualifications, look at the Democratic nominee - likely Hillary as the nomination is hers to lose - hold their nose, vote the Republican nominee and seek to curry favor should the GOP retain the White House.

July 18, 2007 7:33 PM