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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 05:59 PM
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It's striking how much McCain in 2008 is like Bob Dole in 1996.
The parallels are eerie. And didn't Dole have the same problem of trying to convince conservatives that he was one of them?

It is history repeating.
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JackRiddler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:01 PM
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1. Yeah, you'd think these routines are scripted somewhere...
Oh.
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katsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:02 PM
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2. And if chuklebee wins the nom, history would again repeat...
back to the dark ages.

The gop has a funny way of running time backward.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:02 PM
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3. Old, cranky, and wants the kids off his lawn?
Definitely.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:03 PM
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4. Very interesting similarities
Religious populist? Check

Polished CEO type? Check
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Nickster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:04 PM
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5. Funny, I thought the exact same thing. Bob Dole Take 2.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:14 PM
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6. I thought the exact same thing...
I always thought Dole was used as a sacrifice. In 1976--Ford's pardon of Nixon outraged the public--and 1996--Bill Clinton was just too popular--the GOP ran Dole knowing the Dems would win. Notice how the Bush Family stayed out of those elections so as not to be tainted with defeat.

I think the GOP knows it's going down in November, then watch for JEB in 2012 or 2016!
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:15 PM
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7. Dole and McCain both used Viagra....
but McCain insists he didn't inhale.

:hide:
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