Ghost of a flea: After South Carolina

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January 21, 2008

After South Carolina

John Hawkins received an email asking why Fred Thompson has not dominated the field. He replies:

... keep in mind that in 1976, Republicans looked at a moderate mediocrity like Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, the most charismatic, conservative leader the GOP had in the last century, and they chose Gerald Ford. So. the best man does not always win.

Jeff Goldstein calls it mourning in America: "I have no idea what Republican primary voters are thinking — other than that they are no longer interested in conservatism, and have become every bit as statist as their progressive counterparts."

Here is some F-35 Lightning porn to cheer everyone up.

Related: Mitt Romney crosses a picket line to appear on Leno. Flea-readers may be unsurprised to learn I sympathize with the writers' quest to be paid residuals for downloaded media, even something like the pittance they are allotted from DVD sales. But whatever the reasonableness of this particular cause, crossing a picket line is no way to win over Reagan Democrats. At least Huckabee had the chutzpah to claim he did not know what he was doing; that leaves Romney in Ron Paul country.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 21, 2008 07:01 AM

Comments

Since when do conservatives care about crossing picket lines?

I'm no Romney fan -- as you well know -- but I'm actually with him here (though I think the writers have a point about online residuals).

Posted by: Ben (The Tiger in Exile) at January 21, 2008 08:57 AM

Since when do conservatives care about crossing picket lines?

Hence my reference to Reagan Democrats. There is an election coming a few months down the road.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at January 21, 2008 08:59 AM