tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post7091358279074375835..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: The Fat Man ComethJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-60082057620598744192012-08-15T21:08:20.216+03:002012-08-15T21:08:20.216+03:00I think the Tea Party is relatively content with t...I think the Tea Party is relatively content with the inroads it has made in the Republican Party. A takeover from within since they represent the bedrock conservatism of the party. I think Palin doesn't have anywhere the pull she thinks she has. The TP seems rather diffuse and localized, although they pitch in for what they regard as key races outside their voting districts, i.e. Scott James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87691261032875826772012-08-15T17:09:48.813+03:002012-08-15T17:09:48.813+03:00I think that's exactly the purpose -- Christie...I think that's exactly the purpose -- Christie adds "style" and Ryan adds "substance" to someone who is otherwise pretty bland and boring. The only other one they could have had speak would have been Sarah Palin, but apparently she got stiffed. George Jr. and Cheney aren't welcomed. I wonder if there might be a third party come out of all of this (sadly it probably avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88088478993903198432012-08-15T16:43:17.326+03:002012-08-15T16:43:17.326+03:00I suppose by comparison, Christie does seem "...I suppose by comparison, Christie does seem "refreshing," and I'm sure he will rouse the crowd at the convention. No one else there to do it, judging by the names mentioned so far. <br /><br />What I found fascinating is how the Republican heavy hitters chose to sit out '12. I think they all figured it was Obama's election to lose so why invest all that time and energy James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-68766491626285067152012-08-15T16:13:15.092+03:002012-08-15T16:13:15.092+03:00... than ...
I should add that I like Grayson. ... than ...<br /><br />I should add that I like Grayson. avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-23447257331558770752012-08-15T15:34:13.508+03:002012-08-15T15:34:13.508+03:00I was thinking more Alan Grayson on steroids and p...I was thinking more Alan Grayson on steroids and pasta - it's more the style then the substance. Christie doesn't hold back, and says what he thinks. Even I find that refreshing when compared to someone like Romney who never says what he thinks.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-50466261366419931252012-08-15T09:09:05.392+03:002012-08-15T09:09:05.392+03:00I suppose in some ways, Christie is to the Republi...I suppose in some ways, Christie is to the Republicans what Mario Cuomo was to the Democrats. Seems like he is using the convention as a springboard for '16, should he decide to run.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33712744045964853932012-08-15T02:45:38.115+03:002012-08-15T02:45:38.115+03:00I think you have to look at Romney speak and then ...I think you have to look at Romney speak and then Christie speak and ask yourself if you were a Republican, whom would you rather have speaking for you. I'm not advocating what he says -- far from it -- just how he says it. He has a straight-forwardness that is appealing when you compare him with Romney who ducks and weaves anytime he gets near a specific idea. Now apparently Romney has avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-85142766791977145072012-08-15T00:30:03.891+03:002012-08-15T00:30:03.891+03:00I don't get Christie's appeal.I don't get Christie's appeal.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-14842181256446666152012-08-14T16:20:40.902+03:002012-08-14T16:20:40.902+03:00I think I'll skip it and see snippets in rerun...I think I'll skip it and see snippets in reruns. I watched all but a couple republican debates this year, but I have my limits. No republican conventions for me, although I "get" Christie's appeal. I'm just not into watching a bunch of republicans dressed in the American flag cheering about turning the country over to the very, very rich and walking over the poor and, nowavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-77759572378353965052012-08-14T11:17:33.819+03:002012-08-14T11:17:33.819+03:00lollolNebrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974591864059776528noreply@blogger.com