Republican discontent.

[H2O Man]

Dobson endorses Huckabee, per MSNBC. He says that he cannot support McCain.

MSNBC notes that McCain has not been good at being the front-runner in republican presidential politics. Oh, dear!

[Crooked Moon]

1. the divisions definitely exist...

but it can only be exploited with unity.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. My, disunity in the ranks on the loony-bin side.

[Coexist]

3. I posted this in another thread - what do you think?

A larger strategy by the Conservatives - give it to McCain. The economy is in the toilet for years to come - as long as they don't support him, their hands are clean.

- Four years of McCain in charge of an economic disaster - they get that monkey off their back.

- Four years of Obama/Clinton in charge of an economic disaster - they get that monkey off their back.

Encourage their base on Wall Street, multi-nationals, plunge protection team, bankers (and whomever else) to do just enough to limp by, but poorly enough to keep the "lagging economy" in the news cycle, showing how these Dems/Moderates can't run our country.

Fight hard enough to keep real legislation out of the picture. If Obama wins, the DLC might help them, out of spite - due to his taking away their 'right' to shape the Democratic party. If Clinton wins, there is enough anti-Clinton sentiment going around those chambers to fill an ocean.

Get their boy Romney out of this primary early - so he looks like a gracious man, always putting party and country before ambition. Groom him for four years. Have a grateful nation come to their senses and give the conservatives back the steering wheel.

What do you think?

[H2O Man]

4. Good question.

I think that the relationship between the religious extremists and the banking interests are strained. Dobson is a strange and dangerous combination of the two; his self-righteousness might well trump his willingness to support the nominee if it is McCain. I do think that there are many republicans who would prefer a one-term democratic presidency, to focus their followers' fear and anger at.

[pdxmom]

5. Saw an article by one of the wingnuts that was posted on realclearpolitics.com

that was encouraging the other wingnuts who are unhappy at the McCain front-runner status to start looking towards their Republican congressional races. That may be their next tactic. Write of the WH and push for taking back Congress, or at least keeping it so tight that nothing can be accomplished under a Democratic president.

[Coexist]

6. that strategy would give them sweeps in two years.

and nothing in this country would work.

[H2O Man]

7. The Gingrich approach.

It is certainly representative of the tactics many powerful republicans favor.

[pdxmom]

8. That's what I'm thinking. The Democrats need to keep their eyes on

Congress, and I'm concerned that we're not, as we're so wrapped up in the race for the WH. We need to be able to do two things at once and right now, I'm not sure that is happening.

[H2O Man]

10. Exactly.

Never take things for granted. The republican machine always is at work.

[TexasObserver]

9. Wait until the first time grandpa McCain doesn't get his jello on time

His fuse is as short as his body. He goes from chuckling to tirade to four seconds flat.

He'll go nuts on something and it'll be viral video.

He'll say something really offensive, and everyone under 30 will see it on youtube.

[H2O Man]

11. I think so.

McCain in a high profile campaign is about as stable as Mike Tyson at a weigh-in. There is always a good chance of him going off.