Reply #28: Of course we want to win - both sides do! [View All]

[NanceGreggs]

My point is that the powers-that-be, in each party, also have a responsibility, IMHO, to run not ONLY the guy they think can win, but the guy who can ALSO be a decent president once in office.

What struck me about Gillespie was his 'but we WON' mantra, and his vagueness in answering questions about what has happened since -- as though it didn't matter what Bush has done to the country.

Let me put it this way: If Gore had gone on to the presidency, and conducted his administration in EXACTLY the same way as Bush has, I'd be mightily pissed-off at my own party for 'selling' him to voters as something he was not.

The Republicans who profferred Bush KNEW his background, his association with the PNAC boys, etc. They KNEW what he would do once in office, but put winning the WH ahead of what was good for their countrymen -- and even themselves.

Yes, you want to win. Yes, you want to go with the guy you think has the best shot at winning. But there's got to be more to it than that. You don't hire the most charming guy you can find to be the CEO of a corporation if, at the same time, you KNOW that Mr. Charming is going to bankrupt the company once he has the position.

My specific point in this post is the fact that the people who constantly question the patriotism of Democrats are the same people who couldn't be bothered to look beyond the 'big win' and see that this Idiot would lead the entire nation into disaster. And the evidence was there; all they had to do was look to his record as governor to see exactly where he was at, and what he would do.