Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/12/MNAR17IFN6.DTL" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/...IFN6.DTL</a> >>The 24-year-old daughter of U.S. Sen. John McCain, the 2008 GOP presidential candidate, is a regular political blogger and most certainly not her mother Cindy's serene, St. John-suit-wearing stereotype of a Republican woman. In brash blog posts on the Daily Beast - "The GOP doesn't understand sex" - and outpouring of posts on Twitter, she has described herself as a pro-sex, "pro-life, pro-gay-marriage Republican," one who experts say may be at the forefront of a new GOP breed: the "Meghan McCain Republican." That GOP faction is younger and interested in fiscal responsibility and less government involvement in people's lives, while supporting environmentalism and civic engagement. They're part of the millennial generation, the largest and most diverse generation in American history, whose voters - born starting in the early 1980s - cast ballots for Barack Obama by a more than 2-to-1 ratio. "That's the kind of positioning it will take to appeal to more millennials," says author Mike Hais, a fellow with NDN, the Washington think tank formerly known as the New Democrat Network. And the party will be in a stronger position "to the extent that Meghan and others will find a way to appeal to Republicans by de-emphasizing the extremes on social issues."<<
Originally Posted By hopemax Rush already said that Spector should take John and his daughter with him, so the rest of them could have a "real" Republican party, so I'm guessing it won't happen.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo She's a kid. The GOP has had it with the McCain's. Sorry. Not gonna happen.
Originally Posted By Mr X You mean, the GOP has thrown the McCain's under the bus. We know. They've also "had it" with General Powell, George W. Bush (but not Jeb, for some reason), anyone who agrees with anything the President says about anything, gays, blacks, Wanda Sikes, the Governator, and Michael Steele. Who's left?
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo I didn't vote for McCain in the primary. He didn't win Georgia. I never held him up so that I could throw him under the bus. But go on, laughs all around. Don't let me stop you. Keep throwing stones, while living in your glass houses.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo DAR, let's face it. They all hate us because we don't give Obama Carte Blanche. That's really it isn't it?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Chris, you're not serious are you? Nobody here hates you, or DAR. I'm rather fond of both of you, in that "only know them on the internet" sort of way.
Originally Posted By DAR Let me repost Mr. X's entire message: <<You mean, the GOP has thrown the McCain's under the bus. We know. They've also "had it" with General Powell, George W. Bush (but not Jeb, for some reason), anyone who agrees with anything the President says about anything, gays, blacks, Wanda Sikes, the Governator, and Michael Steele. Who's left? >> I was referring to the GOP turning on GW, I had no idea this happened.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Wasn't he instructed by the GOP to stay away from the Republican Convention last summer? If that isn't a snub I don't know what is. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/04/gop-rep-bush-should-stay_n_110949.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...949.html</a>
Originally Posted By DAR Was that the GOP or more McCain's people? But really what I'm puzzled about is.... I didn't say anything about Obama. Actually I haven't said much about it him at all.
Originally Posted By piperlynne I really don't think the GOP has "turned" on GW. I think GW is laying low and letting them all fight it out. And I have to say, I respect him for that. Still don't like that he was our president for 8 years, but at least he's not executing the kid that pointed out the emperor was naked. There is something to be said for the saying "Thou dost protest too much"
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I was referring to the GOP turning on GW, I had no idea this happened.*** Go check out freerepublic or the Hannity forums or any other right wingers' nest, DAR. They resent the hell out of Bush now (but they LOVE LOVE LOVE Cheney), and blame him almost entirely for their downfall. Him and McCain of course (McCain gets the worst of the wraith, but they're none too happy with Bush either).
Originally Posted By Mr X Yup. The chorus is getting louder too (I think because he isn't talking but Cheney is..if Bush were "out there" more I think they'd calm down on him but that's just a guess).
