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Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
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Mon, 3 Apr 2000 03:09:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:

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> That's what left-liberals and Democrats paint all Republicans, and shame on
> Mccain for doing it. And you wonder  why most Republicans didn't vote for
> him.

I certainly wonder that.  He was there only chance of winning the election.
We'll be welcoming (or whatever) President Gore next year.  Uggh.

> > Followed by Bush deciding that for the primaries at least he had best • stick to
> > basics and gave out the following:
> > 
> >               McCain - liberal  conservative - Bush
> 
> Well, Mccain did have a lot of left-liberal ideas, did he not?

Ummmm...not the McCain that I watched.  Which leftist ideas do you mean?

> And he played
> himself like an outsider in the realm of politics, when he wan't. Like Larry
> said, theya re all politicians, even Mccain.

I think he tried and mostly succeeded in portraying himself as a reform-minded
candidate, not a political outsider.  Everyone knows that he's a career
politico.

> Well, if you are running for the nominiation of a party (Let's not get into
> the whole primary debate again) would you not agree that you would want a
> nomination of the people in the party? Just a question... We shall see in
> November.

Normally, but really, it's a complex system and any way to get the votes you
need will work.  It just didn't this time.  Pitty.

Chris



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  Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
 
(...) ^^^^^ Ack! Really folks, that was supposed to be a their. I'm up past my bed time. Chris (27 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
 
(...) on (...) election. (...) I don't think so. We shall see. The polls still favor Bush, as far as I have seen. (...) Well, campaign finance is a HUGE one, for starters. I think the whols system is gfarbage, and putting the government in more (...) (27 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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Bruce; (Big sigh, and away we go!) (...) again, (...) Well, Clinton was the master of it, it was a Dick Morris idea, btw, and it worked beautifully for him (The era of big government is over. HA!!!...!!!) (...) I don't think so, BTW. Anyway: (...) (...) (27 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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