Peggy Noonan says that Republican Party has lost its soul...

[kentuck]

That's assuming it had a soul to begin with. She was on with a pundit panel with Russert this morning. It was mostly a tear down the Clintons, build up Obama and MCCain show.

One lady, from NPR, said a lot of people supported Huckabee in SC because they felt he was addressing issues that would let them re-gain their soul, more or less. I have thought that was the major appeal of Huckabee. He almost seems human sometimes.

And after invading another country that did nothing to us, or was not a threat to us, and then holding their leader until we could find a group willing to hang him, then after what happened with Abu Graib and the torture tapes, etc, it is easy to see why they would be looking for their "soul".

[saltpoint]

1. Peggy's always late to the party, but we're happy to have her just the same.

[ruggerson]

2. Fuck Peggy Noonan

and fuck Ronald Reagan.

They deserve each other.

[graywarrior]

3. The republican soul has been sold to Satan.

[Mythsaje]

4. Oh, its soul isn't lost.

It was SOLD a long time ago.

[opihimoimoi]

5. Peggy the Pub should STFU and go play with the grandkids....she is passe

and she wants us to vote OBAMA??? who is she to tell us ??? and why??? Them Pubs are all calling for Obama...billy crystal included...I wonder why cause ya know in the Gen they be voting RED...WTF??

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. the GOP sold itself to the corporations around 1876

and I wouldn't say that they've had much of a conscience since then (T.Roosevelt's Administration the exception). Democrats, on the other hand, started out with ideals during the Jefferson era, sold themselves out to slavery before the Civil War, redeemed itself with honest Grover Cleveland, FDR, and then purged itself of the curse of racism with LBJ.

[Faygo Kid]

8. Bingo. Nice historical analysis.

Don't forget, however, that the GOP took the "extra step" of filling the racism void the Dems left behind through their cynical "Southern strategy" in 1968. Still going strong today, and worth noting.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

18. Yes, thank you

for remembering that.

[rodeodance]

7. and she is a big part of their soul.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Peggy Noonan? Who turned the rock over again?

[Perry Logan]

10. More like it lost its arse.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. Peggy Noonan's never seemed... quite... right.

When she does panel it looks like she's talking to an imaginary friend.
She and Gilbert Gottfried could be alone in a room having a conversation and never actually see each other.

[bluedawg12]

12. Huck gives a good sermon

That's his strong suit. He is a good talker. But, aside from his populist message- turned up or down depending on whether he is talking to Jon Stewart on the Daily show or a crowd of the folks in SC- he is not mainstream GOP. They think he is too much big government and unbridled spending and too liberal on some issues.

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/01/19/will-huck-s-shtick-doom-him.aspx

The New Republic
Will Huck's Shtick Doom Him?
Spartanburg to Columbia, SC

[Virginia Dare]

13. This country has lost its soul..

and Peggy Noonan can thank herself for being a part of that.

[DemBones DemBones]

14. Peggy's a little slow on the uptake, isn't she?

:D

[yourout]

15. Never had one.

[Gloria]

16. Peggy, my high school "chum" (NOT!)--did it ever have one???

Just waking up from your last bender??

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. We know where the assoul is - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue