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Tag: Republican convention

Can Republicans win without scaring the hell out of Americans?

September 3, 2008 /

I’m listening to the speeches tonight, and it’s clear that one of the major themes of the Republican convention this year relates to economic conservatism. The traditional enemies of government and liberals are getting plenty of attention. All the speakers from Carly to Meg to Mitt to Huckabee are spending time on this, and they’re putting everyone to sleep.

This is natural for a Republican convention, but I wonder how well this will play in the current political climate with the state of the economy after eight years of Bush.

If their theories are so good, why did things go so badly under a Republican president and a Republican congress?

I suspect this theme won’t help much.

Conservatives, President 2008, Republicans

Carly Fiorina is even worse

September 3, 2008 /

Following Meg Whitman’s ordinary speech, Carly Fiorina delivered a real snoozer. I’m starting to see why John McCain picked Sarah Palin.

Listening to this speech and the reaction from the crowd, it appears that the Republicans no longer believe their own bullshit. I suppose eight years under George Bush can sink the spirits of any party.

As with Meg’s speech, Carly’s speech was a fine Republican speech, and her delivery wasn’t bad, but the crowd seemed like they had a collective hangover. Maybe they’re resting up for the Sarah Palin speech. I’m sure she’ll bring the house down.

Also, Rudy is up soon. After comparing George Bush to Churchill four years ago, I’m curious to see what he comes up with this year.

President 2008, Republicans

Meg Whitman falls flat

September 3, 2008 /

I was expecting a little more from Meg Whitman’s speech. As the former CEO of Ebay, she might a bright future ahead of her in politics. The pundits on MSNBC were speculating that Arnold supports the idea of having Whitman be the next governor of California.

Her delivery was fine, and she was able to convey the Republican message of individualism and tax cuts, but the crowd wasn’t into it. She got some good cheers, but overall the speech was dull.

Conservatives, President 2008, Taxes

Rudy Giuliani will give keynote address at GOP convention

August 20, 2008 /

Rudy Giuliani is the genius who compared George W. Bush to Winston Churchill at the 2004.

If there’s one reason I’d like to see Joe Biden as Obama’s VP choice, it’s to watch him ridicule guys like Giuliani and of course John McCain for some of the ridiculous things these guys say about national security. After his performance in 2004, and in the primaries this year, Giuliani ought to be too embarassed to speak in public. Of course, none of the networks will call him on these comments. All of the news anchors are still in awe of Giuliani.

President 2008, War on Terror

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