Open Thread about the Florida Primaries...
Nick Gillespie | January 29, 2008, 6:51pm
News from Florida is gonna be trickling out soon enough.
Here's some pre-primary polls to consider as the results become known.
First, courtesy of Real Clear Politics, the GOP side of the ledger:
And now the Dems (whose contest doesn't matter, except symbolically):
Have fun with it all. Check back here for periodic updates.
Update (circa 7.50pm): From Fox News, the headline "Early Exit Polls: Seniors and Hispanics Strong For McCain."
Update (circa 8.50pm): From Bloomberg, the headline "McCain, Romney Race in Florida Too Close to Call." The short version is McCain 34 percent, Romney 33 percent, Rudy G. at 15 percent, with one-third of precincts reporting. Early projections are that Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama in the Dem contest, which doesn't count for anything other than symbolism because no delegates are at stake.
Update (circa 9.25pm): Fox News is calling it for McCain over Romney, 35 percent to 31 percent. Time.com's Mark Helperin is reporting that Rudy Giuliani, a distant third with 15 percent, will be endorsing McCain as soon as tomorrow.
Final Update (circa 9.35pm): What Matt Welch and Brian Doherty say above. The important thing to remember is a message that we put on a cover in November 2004. The faces may change, but the song--a sad one, though not without humor--remains the same:
tarran | January 29, 2008, 8:38pm | #
Eric, Eric, Eric,
Once again you prove what a moron you are. You're calling two Massachusetts Republicans, who've won elections in one of the most socialist states in the union, 'libertarian'? Actually, I guess you're not, you're calling them "fiscal cons", which you seem to equate with libertarianism.
I don't understand how any economic libertarian could sign a law that cartelizes the medical insurance industry, especially when he was probably aware that it was guaranteed to wreck the budget. Of course, you are awfully loose with your terms, so perhaps the fiscally conservative does not mean "frugal with other people's money", but rather "sometimes holds back from spending like a drunken sailor". I guess such a loose definition would include Romney.
And Ron Paul an anarchist? Wow, he's sure done a great job of hiding it in the books he's written and speeches he's given. But hey, you were in his inner circle for ten years right? So you knew him pretty well?
I thought you hated anarchists? But you worked for one for how many years before you figured out he was one?
Eric, I don't mind you coming here and spouting off. If anything you make it easier for me to convince people that the republican party is no friend of liberty. But human decency compells me to beg you to stop. Every time you try to make an intellectual argument, you figuratively shit your pants. All you do is make yourself look stupid.
Oh, and cause non-libertarians to think that libertarians are abusive, lying assholes.
You are a moron and ill suited for debating people. There is nothing to be ashamed of in that. It's like having really bad asthma and being unable to play football. When an asthmatic kid pines to play football, one feels sorry for him. When he insists on trying out for the team and takes a swing at anyone who tries to help him when he has an attack on the field, then one's sympathy runs out.
So my recommendation to you is to just stop. Yes, you like political power. Be content with such posts as your position on your local draft-board (BTW, nothing says libertarian like maintaining the engines of conscription). If you keep your moth shut and focus on your core competencies like standing in the cold begging passers-by for signatures, you will do fine. But the political power that requires good oratory and intelligent discourse is, I fear, far beyond your grasp, and your refusal to accept that makes you look like a fool.
Again, what you do is up to you, but I recommend that you learn to be at peace with being a moron, and stop shitting yourself all over the web. It's embarrassing to all concerned.
