While enjoying some stimulating conversation on the red'd dairy about the McCain/Palin meet up at Starbucks I proposed that we use the growing GOP disgust with McCain to divide and further conquer them.
Interested? Read on...
Let's troll conservative/GOP blogs and promote Bob Barr as the only sane choice for real Republicans.
I know this may seem a bit gross, but it would be so easy!
Barr's website has some gems:
"In yesterday’s debate, Sen. John McCain, who likes to pose as the taxpayer’s friend, came up with yet another bailout idea. He wants the government to use $300 billion—which it doesn’t have—to buy up bad mortgages in order to prop up housing prices. Yet, it was the artificial inflation of housing prices that got us into this mess in the first place," Barr explains.
"Moreover, Congress already has approved a $300 billion housing bailout measure supported by Sen. McCain. On top of that, Congress agreed to another $200 billion or more to bail-out the housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then there is the recent $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, which Sen. McCain voted for," notes Barr.
"Where does Sen. McCain believe all of this money is going to come from?" Barr asks.
Simply point out that McCain is sounding more and more like Obama every day. In fact this proposal goes beyond even what those stinking tax and spend liberals want to do. Has McCain lost his mind? I mean get real. You know I never really trusted the guy anyway. I don't even think he prays or has accepted Jesus into his life. He's like a white Obama...
Ooops. Wrong blog...
And then there's this from the Atlantic, which is suspicious of his Libertarian record - that looks way too Republican:
During his tenure in Congress, Barr showed few libertarian tendencies, voting for the Defense of Marriage Act, opposing medical marijuana, and signing on to the Patriot Act.
That would be good news for our GOP friends...my friends! Oops, better not use that phrase.
More fodder from Barr's website:
The cost of entitlement programs is pushing America towards financial ruin. Even though the traditional, bloated federal welfare system had been reformed in the late 1990s, other programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security are unsustainable at their current spending rates. With the latter two programs alone facing estimated total unfunded liabilities topping $100 trillion, the government will eventually face the choice of raising taxes by as much as 50 percent or defaulting on promised benefits, if we do not begin taking action right now.
Just as easy as pie. Simply cut and paste to divide and conquer.
So, what's your handle going to be?