Conservative Wick Allison…

Bob, I can throw fives at you all day faster than a RNC delegate at a strip club during the Hurricane Gustav convention delay. I’m in for $20 more to the kitty. Who’s with me?

If they are going to insist on having this discussion, why does Chris et al not turn the question back on them and say “you have to consider the fact, Pat, that you are not supportive of Sen. Obama PURELY on the basis of race.”IF that is a patently false assumption, so then is the original assertion.The problem there is, however, that they ARE not supportive based purely on race. Nobody’s coming out and saying that publicly though.Of course race plays a role in this. It’s HISTORICAL, it’s cultural, it’s undeniable…but it’s not a BASIS. There’s a difference in making a basis decision (ie: he’s black and therefore unqualified) and then building up an ancillary array of justifications that insulate your actions from your basic reasoning vs. highlighting your basis and supporting it with additional justifications & considerations. Obama being black is a CONSIDERATION in my decision – admittedly – but it is NOT the basis for my support.harumph!

Yes, in considering and announcing his endorsement, Powell threw in “the kitchen sink”: the nonissues of economics, McCain’s nonsensical ambition-driven selection of VP, his dirty campaigning, his obvious inability to deal with the crises that arose (“erratic behavior”). Yeah, Pat, in what world would any responsible patriot consider issues like these when choosing a president, when you can just mindlessly check off the Republican box regardless of whose name is in it?What a dope.