"The candidate who purports to speak for populist rage in fact turns out to be the candidate of a national political leadership. They used to have a saying in Tammany Hall: "It's better to lose an election than lose control of the party" -- and control of the party is precisely what is at stake in Florida 2010." - Russellreno from Bookmarklet

>>A few days ago, I was talking to a roomful of young conservatives about the crisis. All agreed in denouncing both the bank bailouts done under TARP and the stimulus. I asked: OK fine, what was the alternative? There was a short pause, and then somebody laughed: "I guess it's lucky that we weren't in power." That's not much of a motto for a would-be national governing coalition. If all we conservatives have to offer is oppositionism, then opposition is the job we'll be assigned to fill. - Russellreno

Another rip on Palin>>>With revenues collapsing in 2008-2009, every Republican governor in the country eventually accepted federal funds. (The two most vociferous objectors -- Alaska's Sarah Palin and South Carolina's Mark Sanford -- were either physically or mentally checking out of their jobs.) - Russellreno

Interesting to watch the unsurprising implosion of the party. I always thought the GOP was tops on cultivating their youth. Unlike Democrats who tend to ignore up-and-comers unless they need money or votes. The GOP was creating foot-soldiers. Somehow, they seemed to lose their ideology, preferring regurgitation of lies and hate. Older conservatives are turned off and I've never seen that before. - Admiral Anika