Okay. So when has he ever said anything that actually reflects what conservatives want or believe in? Where’s this reaching out? All I see is the same old class warfare and redistribution of wealth, only he’s fairly polite about it.

So if we get the standard leftist program without the personal abuse, why is that new and exciting and something for all of us to get behind?

But I agree with sodaboy. We should keep this kind of thing quiet until he has sewn up the nomination. Then any republican we choose will get in.

You are right about likability vs. substance. I do think Obama comes across as likable in comparison with Hillary and John Edwards. Not sure which of the 3 would get my substance vote if I were a dem. Is there a box for none of the above?

Once the nominees are in place there will be plenty of time to take a hard look at Obama if he’s the frontrunner for the dems. I’m pretty sure he will be.

I’ll vote republican no matter who they put up, but I’m still predicting Obama vs. Mitt, with Mitt winning big.

Obama’s inconsistency on Iraq is amply documented. He’s been alternately for and against withholding funding for the troops, for and against setting timelines for withdrawal, and for and against a quick retreat from Iraq.

If Hitlery is Carter on a steroid, then Barry is Kerry with a tan. – Lorica

Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

Nice words from Obama but where’s the meat?
Enough cliches?

At a campaign event in Portsmouth, Clinton choked up and grew uncharacteristically emotional when she talked about her reasons for seeking the presidency in the November election.

“Some of us put ourselves out there and do this,” she said, her voice breaking and her eyes glistening with tears, “against some pretty difficult odds and we do it, each one of us, because we care about our country.”

“But some of us are right and some of us are wrong,” she said in a quaking voice. “Some of us are ready and some of us are not.”

Wake up folks. Fred cares and that is why he’s in the race. He doesn’t need to be obsessive about it like Hillary… His speaking style is as it is….

I agree. Clinton/Obama/Edwards are equally divisive in my mind. They all are class warfare spewers, deride conservative thinkers as people who don’t “care” or people that “hate”.

My success in converting liberals to conservatives has always been when I conveyed the understanding that rank and file liberals and conservatives all have good “intentions” but the results of each camp’s policies are what matter. You can take from productive people and reward those who choose not to be responsible with 100 different programs but it will always be MORE caring and less hateful to teach a person to fish rather than give them fish. This does not mean that those who are not-able bodied should be told to fish. It just means that the ever expansive government needs to be chopped in half really but that is too extreme of a cut – it’d have immediate adverse consequences.

So while liberals want to take people’s money and provide insurance to people 400% above the poverty line – it might feel good to be so giving but we have to look at the consequences of those actions. 1) Administratively the cost of these programs are higher than if there was private health insurance paid for by each of these government recipients. 2) Choice would be severely hampered. it’s a one size fits all insurance program with little ability to change any of your coverage/doctor or cost – yes there is a cost people!!

So instead of these liberals, we need a conservative. Period. We need to focus very hard on spreading the message to all these people in Frank Luntz focus groups. You know. The people who focus purely on charm and likeability and how enthusiastic the candidate is.

We all as Americans need to focus on the substance of the issues. Every one of the Republican candidates would be better than Obama/Clinton/Edwards. Yes, even Paul.

I can’t believe how far we seem to come as Americans since conservatism seemed to take root in 1994. I mean, I know the MSM is blatantly liberal and in our world has been discredited on so many stories but where is the common sense out there???? How is it that 2 to 3 times more people showed up for Obama than the entire set of Republicans in Iowa?

Have to end this rant with Go Fred !