Sean Hannity

[Reaganfan]

I'm listening to Sean Hannity (which I don't usually do)...and his entire show is based on "if". What IF another Republican was against McCain? Only a slim majority accept McCain as a good choice rather than another conservative. BLAH BLAH. It's all about the past.

The very conservatives moaned and cried and now McCain will be the nominee. They need to shut their mouths.

[Reaganfan]

I can't wait for Obama to win.

Traitor.

[John Dibble]

I can't wait for Obama to win.

Traitor.

That's the attitude that makes many Republicans want to vote for someone like Obama.

[Saxwsylvania]

I can't wait for Obama to win.

Traitor.

That's the attitude that makes many Republicans want to vote for someone like Obama.

A joke?

Of course, anyone who would pull the lever for Obama should probably be deported to Cuba where they belong.

[Saxwsylvania]

I'm listening to Sean Hannity (which I don't usually do)...and his entire show is based on "if". What IF another Republican was against McCain? Only a slim majority accept McCain as a good choice rather than another conservative. BLAH BLAH. It's all about the past.

The very conservatives moaned and cried and now McCain will be the nominee. They need to shut their mouths.

Why should they shut their mouths?  So we can all line up to support a candidate we fundamentally disagree with?  Sorry...not doing that again.

If you care about being right, you'll never win an election.  You'll end up with President Hillary or Osama and the movement will lose.

These crybabies had their chance with Romney or Thompson.  They lost.  Time to fight the next battle.

[Reaganfan]

I'm listening to Sean Hannity (which I don't usually do)...and his entire show is based on "if". What IF another Republican was against McCain? Only a slim majority accept McCain as a good choice rather than another conservative. BLAH BLAH. It's all about the past.

The very conservatives moaned and cried and now McCain will be the nominee. They need to shut their mouths.

Why should they shut their mouths?  So we can all line up to support a candidate we fundamentally disagree with?  Sorry...not doing that again.

If you care about being right, you'll never win an election.  You'll end up with President Hillary or Osama and the movement will lose.

These crybabies had their chance with Romney or Thompson.  They lost.  Time to fight the next battle.

RIGHT! They could have rallied around Romney last fall. Instead...they did it the last week before February 5th! THEN THEY COMPLAIN! Now, we are post-presumptive nominee...and they are still talking about "What IF>>>"

[MODU]

The problem with these talk shows is that you can't draw a line separating between what the host feels and what the host feels he needs to say for ratings.  People will vote for what they believe is best for themselves and the country and not by what some talking head says.  If a Republican that doesn't like McCain thinks Obama won't force the nation to the left, then he/she'll vote for Obama.  If a Republican that doesn't like McCain thinks Obama or Killary will force the nation to the left, they'll vote for McCain.  They might moan and groan about it, but if they think McCain will protect what they care about more than the Democrats, they'll vote for him.  It's just that simple.

[Duke 🇺🇸]

Thompson was the guy! Thompson was who everyone wanted to lead the party and he lost. The conservatives dilly dallied around with everyone else and then it was too late. It's their own fault. They wanted Ronald Reagan to come back, and when he didn't, they began to cry.

[Saxwsylvania]

If you care about being right, you'll never win an election.  You'll end up with President Hillary or Osama and the movement will lose.

These crybabies had their chance with Romney or Thompson.  They lost.  Time to fight the next battle.

The movement?!  If you're referring to the Conservative Movement it already has lost when John McCain was nominated.  This expectation that all should now fall rank-in-file for McCain, just because he says he's a Republican, is ludicrous.  I'd also like to point out that the reason for the loss was in large part due to independents.

Well what else are you going to do?  Stay at home on election day and mope about it?  Be your typical disgruntled conservative and vote third party?

You can't be an idealist when it comes to politics.  You'll never get anything done.  I would rather have a President McCain who agrees with me only some of the time than a Democrat who never agrees with me.

You've got to be strategic.  You had your chance for a "true" conservative with Romney and Thompson.  Now it's over; you lost.  John McCain is the nominee, and I'm going to support him.  In 2012 or 2016, you can vote for a conservative and hope they win the nomination.  And if they don't?  You know what to do.

[Duke 🇺🇸]

If you care about being right, you'll never win an election.  You'll end up with President Hillary or Osama and the movement will lose.

These crybabies had their chance with Romney or Thompson.  They lost.  Time to fight the next battle.

The movement?!  If you're referring to the Conservative Movement it already has lost when John McCain was nominated.  This expectation that all should now fall rank-in-file for McCain, just because he says he's a Republican, is ludicrous.  I'd also like to point out that the reason for the loss was in large part due to independents.

Well what else are you going to do?  Stay at home on election day and mope about it?  Be your typical disgruntled conservative and vote third party?

You can't be an idealist when it comes to politics.  You'll never get anything done.  I would rather have a President McCain who agrees with me only some of the time than a Democrat who never agrees with me.

You've got to be strategic.  You had your chance for a "true" conservative with Romney and Thompson.  Now it's over; you lost.  John McCain is the nominee, and I'm going to support him.  In 2012 or 2016, you can vote for a conservative and hope they win the nomination.  And if they don't?  You know what to do.

Well said. This is what I tell conservatives who tell me "it's about principle, and I'd rather have Obama than McCain."

I just don't see their reasoning. At least with McCain, we won't leave Iraq too soon, see our taxes jump. I do disagree with him on some issues, but on most we agree.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I don't give a f**k what Hannity, Limbaugh or the "right" say about anything.  Same with the lefties.    I thought the lefties were more fun to watch when they lose but Hannity and Limbaugh & company are bigger cry babies than them.

[MODU]

Thompson was the guy! Thompson was who everyone wanted to lead the party and he lost. The conservatives dilly dallied around with everyone else and then it was too late. It's their own fault.

I would say Hunter was the better choice for what the core Republican's wanted in a candidate.  However, like Thompson, he wasn't able to spark the interest of the supporters.  Thompson's attraction was more off of "hope" than what he actually brought to the table, and when he failed to produce once he finally entered, the "hope" had to be placed somewhere else.

[Reaganfan]

All I am trying to stress is that the radio pundits made their case...they chose to wait to rally behind Romney until a week before February 5th...McCain will be the nominee...he has responded about his true conservative credentials...when I hear these pundits continue to then press on about their disagreements...I don't understand why.

When I hear some like "Morning Joe" say Republicans secretly expect this to be a Goldwater-type defeat...I laugh. We ALL KNOW...the MOST we would lose this year would be 300-310 Electoral votes, and that isn't gonna happen.

[MODU]

All I am trying to stress is that the radio pundits made their case...they chose to wait to rally behind Romney until a week before February 5th...McCain will be the nominee...he has responded about his true conservative credentials...when I hear these pundits continue to then press on about their disagreements...I don't understand why.

When I hear some like "Morning Joe" say Republicans secretly expect this to be a Goldwater-type defeat...I laugh. We ALL KNOW...the MOST we would lose this year would be 300-310 Electoral votes, and that isn't gonna happen.

I would say the best thing to do is just take these guys with a grain of salt and move on with your life.  Yes, there will be people who live and breathe off of every word these guys say (believe me, I have a relative who thinks Rush is the second coming), but for the most part, it is such a small portion of the voter population that they really won't make that much difference, especially as long as McCain remains "McCain" and keeps in touch with his independent crowd, and doesn't try to pander too much to the right.

[Keystone Phil]

I vote for candidates not parties.  I prefer not to take part in the further destruction of the integrity of this country.

Sorry but you're just being bitter. How does someone go from supporting "conservative" Romney to Obama?

[Keystone Phil]

  I'm still voting for Romney, I'd just rather see Obama win so Romney has a better chance in 2012

Glad to see you care about the country first.

[Duke 🇺🇸]

  I'm still voting for Romney, I'd just rather see Obama win so Romney has a better chance in 2012

Glad to see you care about the country first.

Romney won't win in 2012 either. Someone who is a real conservative will probably run then, not a manufactured one.

[NDN]

Fezzy, why not just do a protest vote for Ron Paul? It's not like you have anything to lose at this point. Hell I'm still going to do that, knowing full well I'll probably be voting for Obama in the general.

[MODU]

I'd much rather protest by voting for the man I've been behind for quite some time now.  I like Paul, but Romney is rapidly becoming my political idol.

And now that the only candidate I trust with the country is out, I may as well support the one with the best chance of solving one of my big issues, though definitely not by biggest issue.  The war, though not my top priority, now seems to be my only issue that has a chance of being solved by one of the current candidates.

Once Obama gets into office, he will realize that it would be politically (as far as the US government, not partisan politics) stupid to rush a pull-out from Iraq without the proper resources lined up to backfill the power vacuum, keeping Iraq from being overwhelmed by another nation or terrorist forces.  So if that's your new priority, you'll need to think that one through a bit more.

[Duke 🇺🇸]

I'd much rather protest by voting for the man I've been behind for quite some time now.  I like Paul, but Romney is rapidly becoming my political idol.

And now that the only candidate I trust with the country is out, I may as well support the one with the best chance of solving one of my big issues, though definitely not by biggest issue.  The war, though not my top priority, now seems to be my only issue that has a chance of being solved by one of the current candidates.

Once Obama gets into office, he will realize that it would be politically (as far as the US government, not partisan politics) stupid to rush a pull-out from Iraq without the proper resources lined up to backfill the power vacuum, keeping Iraq from being overwhelmed by another nation or terrorist forces.  So if that's your new priority, you'll need to think that one through a bit more.

Worst case scenario?  Romney has a better chance to win the White House back in 2012 after Obama screws up Iraq even more.

Romney won't even win the nomination in 2012. He will, however, be the early front-runner.

[Keystone Phil]

Romney has a better chance to win the White House back in 2012 after Obama screws up Iraq even more.

Wait, didn't you say that Obama would solve the Iraq problem and that's why you don't mind him winning over McCain? I am starting to seriously worry about you.

[perdedor]

I can't wait for Obama to win.

Traitor.

Propagating, close-minded, hack.

[J. J.]

I think if Obama wins, he's better turn to Michelle and quote Mdme. de Pompadour:

After us, the deluge.

I'm not entirely convinced that Cindy McCain could not say the same thing.

[MasterJedi]

Fezzy seems to have let college shape his views for him instead of himself, he never would have been like this before.

[NDN]

I'd much rather protest by voting for the man I've been behind for quite some time now.  I like Paul, but Romney is rapidly becoming my political idol.

And now that the only candidate I trust with the country is out, I may as well support the one with the best chance of solving one of my big issues, though definitely not by biggest issue.  The war, though not my top priority, now seems to be my only issue that has a chance of being solved by one of the current candidates.

Once Obama gets into office, he will realize that it would be politically (as far as the US government, not partisan politics) stupid to rush a pull-out from Iraq without the proper resources lined up to backfill the power vacuum, keeping Iraq from being overwhelmed by another nation or terrorist forces.  So if that's your new priority, you'll need to think that one through a bit more.

He's already essentially realized that. If you listen to him in the debates or look at his recent votes, he seems to have embraced a more gradual approach. Fine by me, as far as I'm concerned the 'DECLARE VICTORY AND LEAVE' people are going too far.