Former Reagan Chief of Staff endorses Obama

[scheming daemons]

Ken Duberstein


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/31/former-reagan-adviser-endorses-obama/

[bmartello]

1. sweet:)

I wonder if the republican party is going to split in half after this election..

[K Gardner]

2. I think its going to be worse than split in half.. its going to disintegrate with the only

consolidated base group being the freeping hate-mongers, Palinites. They will consolidate around Palin and the majority of the Republican party will have a HELLUVA time "reorganizing".

Couldnt happen to a better group of people !

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

14. The Great Repig Schism is just days away

The educated economic/political elites that identify as Repug couldn't give a hamster turd whether a candidate is blue, purple, black or Vulcan. To them, vulgar racism is declasse. That is why the conservative "intelligentsia" is throwing McCain under the train. Whether they admit it to themselves or not, the Powells, Brookses, Wills, Buckleys, et al., have finally gotten an uncensored look at the underbelly of hatred, seething paranoia and sociopathy in their party's base and they have been scared to death by seeing it up close.

Palin did us a favor in that respect. Palin let the kooks out of the attic, they are now down in the living room shrieking their kookery at the top of their lungs in the middle of the dinner party, like monkeys throwing shit at the zoo visitors. The kooks are firmly in control of the Repig party. This has spooked the establishment conservatives big time. Which is why the Reagan coalition is already in its coffin, just waiting for burial. No common interests unite these people.

[K Gardner]

17. I wish I could K&R this response.. a very succint and enlightened synopsis

of what has happened to the Republican Party. When things calm down around here (gads, when will that be, LOL ) I wish you'd do an OP on this subject, which you speak very fluidly on. Thank you

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

19. I did, twice, but stuff is sinking fast. Linky:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7633887#7634227

[K Gardner]

20. I don't think there's a point in posting anything other than "screaming headlines" on here

right now.. this is a GREAT piece and deserves thorough reading. Maybe you could repost in a couple weeks, when the Repubs are still wailing and gnashing their teeth. Excellent analysis thanks for the link !

[Window]

10. The finger pointing has already begun. I can't wait for the tell-all books

about the machinations behind the McCain camp.

[wildflower]

3. Wow...this is getting unreal.

Here is a list of Democrats crossing over to support McCain:

[Versailles]

4. Needs one...

DINO - Lieberman...

[leftynyc]

6. Not a Democrat anymore

He's an independent.

[Versailles]

7. Really?

I thought he was still listed as Dem? I know there is talk of removing him from certain committees because he hasn't been in line with the Democratic party's mission and ideals.

[leftynyc]

9. He ran as an independent after

losing to Ned Lamont in the primary.

[chiefofclarinet]

13. Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats, even though he's an independent, to keep his committee chairs

Bernie Sanders is the other independent in the Senate, and he is super liberal. Naturally, he caucuses with the Democrats as well.

[Versailles]

15. Yep!

Bernie and Howard Dean are my heroes. I grew up in Vermont and those two names were the big heavy hitters. Still remember getting to meet him way back when. I think he might have been during one of his first couple runs getting into the house. He had a huge impact on my own political views...though I always identified myself as a moderate, I've come to realize I'm much more a democratic socialist. (yeah I'm one of those evil people!)

[Versailles]

5. Stupid double post (n/t)

[liberalpragmatist]

16. There's one nutty former Obama speechwriter

... who claims that condescension towards Joe the Plumber pushed her to McCain.

[FrenchieCat]

8. He said.....

"Well let's put it this way - I think Colin Powell's decision is in fact the good housekeeping seal of approval on Barack Obama."

[Supersedeas]

12. what type of toxic yuck-face of a seal is applied to the McNasty Palin ticket

[Window]

11. K/R.

:kick:

[Quixote1818]

18. This shows there are some really good Republicans out there. People of real integrity

and character! Good for him!