<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Republican party showdown today</title>
	<atom:link href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/</link>
	<description>All politics, all the time</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:07:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
		<item>
		<title>By: chuck</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211217</link>
		<dc:creator>chuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211217</guid>
		<description>&quot;The candidate making the most news lately is Chip Saltsman.  Last month the former Tennessee GOP party chairman and the campaign manager of Mike Huckabee&#039;s presidential run sent party members a C.D. that included a parody song titled &quot;Barack the Magic Negro&quot;.&quot;  That quote from this story speaks volumes about the true Republican party.  Chip Saltsman is no idiot.  He knows his target audience better than most and knows exactly what they crave - bigotry, homophobia, xenophobia just to name a few.  I think they have found their man.  The challenge for the new chairmanship is to broaden the party&#039;s appeal with younger voters and minorities.  They need to come out of denial (through therapy) and realize that there is no appeal to broaden and they will have better luck in the next four years trying to get a square peg through a round hole.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The candidate making the most news lately is Chip Saltsman.  Last month the former Tennessee GOP party chairman and the campaign manager of Mike Huckabee's presidential run sent party members a C.D. that included a parody song titled "Barack the Magic Negro"."  That quote from this story speaks volumes about the true Republican party.  Chip Saltsman is no idiot.  He knows his target audience better than most and knows exactly what they crave &#8211; bigotry, homophobia, xenophobia just to name a few.  I think they have found their man.  The challenge for the new chairmanship is to broaden the party's appeal with younger voters and minorities.  They need to come out of denial (through therapy) and realize that there is no appeal to broaden and they will have better luck in the next four years trying to get a square peg through a round hole.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Love Huckabee</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211214</link>
		<dc:creator>Love Huckabee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211214</guid>
		<description>The republicans are clueless.  I was almost leaning repub at one time, but as a black female they always inject racial topics into everything.  Why must race come up in half of republican discussions.  Can why are they going after Blackwell and Steele, these two black guys are just there to gloss over the fact that the RNC lacks diversity.  I&#039;m a born again christian, and muslim is not a bad word, even though I don&#039;t agree with their beliefs.  Never again, this happy now independent voted for Obama and will campaign for him.  He&#039;s more christian than Guliani, Sarah Palin, and Dobeson put together.

I thought to myself, if those R-idiots think that going further right is going to help, they they have another thing coming.  What Rush and Hannity fail to realize, is that the country is tired of old angy white men who embrace big business.  If Sarah Palin was able to get McCain more votes because he was not conservative enough, then why did he go from being 49% in polls to being 42% in the polls.  Why did 60% of the country think she was unqualified.  If republicans are so good at big business, the why aren&#039;t they trusted with the economy.

I am not fan of GWB, but at least he seem like he tried.  Let&#039;s be honest, he&#039;s stubborn, he shots from the hip, he&#039;s not smart, and he&#039;s not a good business man, but his party is what sunk him.  He can thank Rove and Cheney for his demise, and I hope Cheney ends up in jail one day.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The republicans are clueless.  I was almost leaning repub at one time, but as a black female they always inject racial topics into everything.  Why must race come up in half of republican discussions.  Can why are they going after Blackwell and Steele, these two black guys are just there to gloss over the fact that the RNC lacks diversity.  I'm a born again christian, and muslim is not a bad word, even though I don't agree with their beliefs.  Never again, this happy now independent voted for Obama and will campaign for him.  He's more christian than Guliani, Sarah Palin, and Dobeson put together.</p>
<p>I thought to myself, if those R-idiots think that going further right is going to help, they they have another thing coming.  What Rush and Hannity fail to realize, is that the country is tired of old angy white men who embrace big business.  If Sarah Palin was able to get McCain more votes because he was not conservative enough, then why did he go from being 49% in polls to being 42% in the polls.  Why did 60% of the country think she was unqualified.  If republicans are so good at big business, the why aren't they trusted with the economy.</p>
<p>I am not fan of GWB, but at least he seem like he tried.  Let's be honest, he's stubborn, he shots from the hip, he's not smart, and he's not a good business man, but his party is what sunk him.  He can thank Rove and Cheney for his demise, and I hope Cheney ends up in jail one day.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: shoegazer</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211146</link>
		<dc:creator>shoegazer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211146</guid>
		<description>The GOP trying to return from the political wilderness?As anybody out there ever been to one of those&quot;corn mazes&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The GOP trying to return from the political wilderness?As anybody out there ever been to one of those"corn mazes"?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tony</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211084</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211084</guid>
		<description>15 days and counting!  GOODBYE George.  Worst president this country has ever had!  SAY NO TO EVER PUTTING ANOTHER BUSH IN POWER!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>15 days and counting!  GOODBYE George.  Worst president this country has ever had!  SAY NO TO EVER PUTTING ANOTHER BUSH IN POWER!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Terri</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211076</link>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211076</guid>
		<description>I agree, it will be interesting to see how the GOP will try to appeal to those groups of voters. I don&#039;t see them making inroads with those groups anytime soon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree, it will be interesting to see how the GOP will try to appeal to those groups of voters. I don't see them making inroads with those groups anytime soon.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Grimm</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211058</link>
		<dc:creator>Grimm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211058</guid>
		<description>I sincerely hope that the GOP can get back to its true roots.  Only then will it be able to rise from the ashes of its divisiveness and polarizing backlash.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I sincerely hope that the GOP can get back to its true roots.  Only then will it be able to rise from the ashes of its divisiveness and polarizing backlash.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ex-Republican</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211055</link>
		<dc:creator>Ex-Republican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211055</guid>
		<description>Noah   January 5th, 2009 10:59 am ET

How quickly Liberals forget history. Have they forgotten that in the past 40 years, America has elected 7 Republicans to the Presidency compared to only 4 Democrats? 
--------------------------------------------------------------
Couldn&#039;t have said it better Noah: And look at where we are because of it? Two wars and an economy that is the worst since the great depression. Perhaps it&#039;s time we stop electing conservatives, ya think?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Noah   January 5th, 2009 10:59 am ET</p>
<p>How quickly Liberals forget history. Have they forgotten that in the past 40 years, America has elected 7 Republicans to the Presidency compared to only 4 Democrats?<br />
--------------------&#8211;<br />
Couldn't have said it better Noah: And look at where we are because of it? Two wars and an economy that is the worst since the great depression. Perhaps it's time we stop electing conservatives, ya think?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Patrick</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211050</link>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211050</guid>
		<description>I&#039;d much rather have the republicans discuss their strategy and direction in public than in some back room someplace.  The back room approach gave us the double speak, wedge issue, with us or against us polarization we&#039;ve seen since the 80&#039;s.  It&#039;s not helpful.  There is a point to actual conservatism.  This is not the time for that brand of tough love, but there is a point.  However, what the GOP has been pushing isn&#039;t conservatism, it&#039;s mean spirited divisiveness and scorched earth politics.

I hope they give up on the social engineering and just preach their platform.  Winning at all costs costs more than America can afford.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'd much rather have the republicans discuss their strategy and direction in public than in some back room someplace.  The back room approach gave us the double speak, wedge issue, with us or against us polarization we've seen since the 80's.  It's not helpful.  There is a point to actual conservatism.  This is not the time for that brand of tough love, but there is a point.  However, what the GOP has been pushing isn't conservatism, it's mean spirited divisiveness and scorched earth politics.</p>
<p>I hope they give up on the social engineering and just preach their platform.  Winning at all costs costs more than America can afford.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Larry   in  Houston</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211035</link>
		<dc:creator>Larry   in  Houston</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211035</guid>
		<description>I hate to be the one to give bad tidings, but it will be at LEAST 2020
before we get a Republican in the White House, period.....

They may be the majority in the House and/or Senate sometime in the Future, but definitely NOT in the White House.....

It will be a Democrat   til then...

Larry  C.
Houston, Texas</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hate to be the one to give bad tidings, but it will be at LEAST 2020<br />
before we get a Republican in the White House, period.....</p>
<p>They may be the majority in the House and/or Senate sometime in the Future, but definitely NOT in the White House.....</p>
<p>It will be a Democrat   til then...</p>
<p>Larry  C.<br />
Houston, Texas</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: pam Eugene OR</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211025</link>
		<dc:creator>pam Eugene OR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211025</guid>
		<description>Good luck with this one. I am very interested in who they choose to lead them. If &quot;Barack the Magic Negro&quot; is any indication that the Republicans want an inclusive party you sure fooled me.
If the Republicans do not seek open debate to include non whites and young people they will wander in the dark for many years.
They might want to consider a rebranding and possibly a new name for their party.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good luck with this one. I am very interested in who they choose to lead them. If "Barack the Magic Negro" is any indication that the Republicans want an inclusive party you sure fooled me.<br />
If the Republicans do not seek open debate to include non whites and young people they will wander in the dark for many years.<br />
They might want to consider a rebranding and possibly a new name for their party.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Scott NYC Independent</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2211007</link>
		<dc:creator>Scott NYC Independent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2211007</guid>
		<description>@Don Alexander Carson City Nevada - yeah let&#039;s play the GOP corruption games - I see your five democrates and raise you 13 corrupt republicans:

Gov. Matt Blunt (MO)
Rep. Roy Blunt (MO), House Republican Whip
Gov. Ernie Fletcher (KY)
Gov. Bob Taft (OH)
Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (OH)
Rep. Bob Ney (OH)
Ralph Regula (OH)
Gov. Frank Murkowski (AK)
GOP official and fundraiser Thomas Noe (OH)
Rep. Randall &quot;Duke&quot; Cunningham (CA)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (CA)
Rep. John Doolittle (CA)
State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (NE)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Don Alexander Carson City Nevada &#8211; yeah let's play the GOP corruption games &#8211; I see your five democrates and raise you 13 corrupt republicans:</p>
<p>Gov. Matt Blunt (MO)<br />
Rep. Roy Blunt (MO), House Republican Whip<br />
Gov. Ernie Fletcher (KY)<br />
Gov. Bob Taft (OH)<br />
Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (OH)<br />
Rep. Bob Ney (OH)<br />
Ralph Regula (OH)<br />
Gov. Frank Murkowski (AK)<br />
GOP official and fundraiser Thomas Noe (OH)<br />
Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham (CA)<br />
Rep. Jerry Lewis (CA)<br />
Rep. John Doolittle (CA)<br />
State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (NE)</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Bob Whitford</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210986</link>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitford</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210986</guid>
		<description>The difference between Democrats who are corrupt is that they have personal problems which mark them as unpalatable to the American people. There&#039;s no systemic corruption within the Democratic Party. 

But Republicans are nearly a complete Party of crooks. 

Jack Abramoff, Duke Cunningham, Tom DeLay are just the tip of the iceberg, just the very outside edge of a criminal gang. The whole Republican Party is so infested with criminals that have stolen the American public, I&#039;m never voting Republican for the rest of my life on that principle alone.  

Ever. 

If I find the Democratic candidate unacceptable, I&#039;ll plan to vote Libertarian or write in my own choice. 

And politician that chooses to put an [R] beside his or her name will never again get my vote. 

It&#039;s the systemic corruption of the Republican Party</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The difference between Democrats who are corrupt is that they have personal problems which mark them as unpalatable to the American people. There's no systemic corruption within the Democratic Party. </p>
<p>But Republicans are nearly a complete Party of crooks. </p>
<p>Jack Abramoff, Duke Cunningham, Tom DeLay are just the tip of the iceberg, just the very outside edge of a criminal gang. The whole Republican Party is so infested with criminals that have stolen the American public, I'm never voting Republican for the rest of my life on that principle alone.  </p>
<p>Ever. </p>
<p>If I find the Democratic candidate unacceptable, I'll plan to vote Libertarian or write in my own choice. </p>
<p>And politician that chooses to put an [R] beside his or her name will never again get my vote. </p>
<p>It's the systemic corruption of the Republican Party</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Art</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210983</link>
		<dc:creator>Art</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210983</guid>
		<description>What was that first promise about pulling troops out of Iraq? ...no, no, not the 18 month promise;  not the safely promise,  ...before that... his first one?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What was that first promise about pulling troops out of Iraq? ...no, no, not the 18 month promise;  not the safely promise,  ...before that... his first one?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: J.P..</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210968</link>
		<dc:creator>J.P..</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210968</guid>
		<description>Dear Rorschach,
Re your comments on &quot;trickle down” economics, please tell us the names of all the poor people who have hired you to work for them.

Because, if you can&#039;t name one (and I know I can&#039;t personally), then you have indeed benefitted from supply-side economics.

If demand side economics had any validity, that would make sub-saharan Africa an economic powerhouse, because they have all the want and demand in the world.  All the demand in the world won&#039;t make products, goods and services magically appear without first having the “top down” capital investment from investors to create them (ie &quot;trickle down&quot;).

Of all the jobs I’ve ever worked, and I’ve worked since my early teen years, I’ve never once been offered a job by a poor man.  This fact of life might not fit into your utopian worldview, but it’s the truth and it’s the way of the world.  Deal with it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Rorschach,<br />
Re your comments on "trickle down” economics, please tell us the names of all the poor people who have hired you to work for them.</p>
<p>Because, if you can't name one (and I know I can't personally), then you have indeed benefitted from supply-side economics.</p>
<p>If demand side economics had any validity, that would make sub-saharan Africa an economic powerhouse, because they have all the want and demand in the world.  All the demand in the world won't make products, goods and services magically appear without first having the “top down” capital investment from investors to create them (ie "trickle down").</p>
<p>Of all the jobs I’ve ever worked, and I’ve worked since my early teen years, I’ve never once been offered a job by a poor man.  This fact of life might not fit into your utopian worldview, but it’s the truth and it’s the way of the world.  Deal with it.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: John Starnes Tampa Florida</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210966</link>
		<dc:creator>John Starnes Tampa Florida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210966</guid>
		<description>What sickens me most as an American is that Bush and the NeoCons got to so thoroughly trash this nation by sabotaging democracy HERE via two tampered-with elections while exporting &quot;democracy&quot; to (conveniently) oil rich Iraq with an illegal and immoral war based on lying to our people, Congress and the UN. And to think that they&#039;ll walk away with lifetime medical and pension benefits the rest of us serfs could only dream of. The NeoCons are traitors and war criminals of the highest order, with the blood of over 1 million people on their hands.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What sickens me most as an American is that Bush and the NeoCons got to so thoroughly trash this nation by sabotaging democracy HERE via two tampered-with elections while exporting "democracy" to (conveniently) oil rich Iraq with an illegal and immoral war based on lying to our people, Congress and the UN. And to think that they'll walk away with lifetime medical and pension benefits the rest of us serfs could only dream of. The NeoCons are traitors and war criminals of the highest order, with the blood of over 1 million people on their hands.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jack in New Jersey</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210962</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack in New Jersey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210962</guid>
		<description>To Noah who says a defeat of John McCain was not a defeat for conservatism.......I get it...your saying that since John McCain wasn&#039;t conservative enough 53% (that would be a 6 percentqage point over Mccain) elected the most liberal United States senator as the 44th President.

Noah.....You&#039;re an IDIOT!  Propositions are always loaded.  If you based your theory on Propostions results, both Women and Minorities in many states would still be unable to vote.

When Republicans in toto recognize that Neo-coservatism is a dinosaur, when they develop new ideas instead of simply looking for a new voice, perhaps and only perhaps they can increase their voice.  Personally, I think it is finally over.  It will take Devine Intervention to change the facts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Noah who says a defeat of John McCain was not a defeat for conservatism.......I get it...your saying that since John McCain wasn't conservative enough 53% (that would be a 6 percentqage point over Mccain) elected the most liberal United States senator as the 44th President.</p>
<p>Noah.....You're an IDIOT!  Propositions are always loaded.  If you based your theory on Propostions results, both Women and Minorities in many states would still be unable to vote.</p>
<p>When Republicans in toto recognize that Neo-coservatism is a dinosaur, when they develop new ideas instead of simply looking for a new voice, perhaps and only perhaps they can increase their voice.  Personally, I think it is finally over.  It will take Devine Intervention to change the facts.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: BC</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210961</link>
		<dc:creator>BC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210961</guid>
		<description>What the GOP has to do is distance itself from the far-right lunatic fringe.  Those folks sure make a lot of noise but they simply are not what regular Americans are.  This really is a right-center country, and the fact that the Democrats are winning most of those right-center votes shows how out of touch the Republicans really are.  People on the extreme right like Palin are handing the right-center votes to the Democrats who already have the center, left-center, and far left votes.  Come on, you Republicans, use your heads...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What the GOP has to do is distance itself from the far-right lunatic fringe.  Those folks sure make a lot of noise but they simply are not what regular Americans are.  This really is a right-center country, and the fact that the Democrats are winning most of those right-center votes shows how out of touch the Republicans really are.  People on the extreme right like Palin are handing the right-center votes to the Democrats who already have the center, left-center, and far left votes.  Come on, you Republicans, use your heads...</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Scott NYC Independent</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210954</link>
		<dc:creator>Scott NYC Independent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210954</guid>
		<description>Watch they will all attack each others moral standing and then be revealed as hypocrites.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watch they will all attack each others moral standing and then be revealed as hypocrites.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: go away mongers -Ventura ca</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210942</link>
		<dc:creator>go away mongers -Ventura ca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210942</guid>
		<description>The republican party has shown that they are still living in the 20th century. Their ideas are old, their record as far as legislation goes is abominable, and their answers are making cutesie songs with their biggotry showing.
No wonder they got stomped in November- If they don&#039;t &quot;change&quot;- they&#039;ll never come out of their funk.....
That&#039;s fine by me!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The republican party has shown that they are still living in the 20th century. Their ideas are old, their record as far as legislation goes is abominable, and their answers are making cutesie songs with their biggotry showing.<br />
No wonder they got stomped in November- If they don't "change"- they'll never come out of their funk.....<br />
That's fine by me!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Gary of  El Centro, Ca</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210921</link>
		<dc:creator>Gary of  El Centro, Ca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210921</guid>
		<description>This is like crewmen fighting over who wants to take the helm of the Titanic......the ice has already done the damage and the ship is headed for the bottom.......there is no glory is laying claim to the GOP helm at this point.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is like crewmen fighting over who wants to take the helm of the Titanic......the ice has already done the damage and the ship is headed for the bottom.......there is no glory is laying claim to the GOP helm at this point.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: FreeNLovIt</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210911</link>
		<dc:creator>FreeNLovIt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210911</guid>
		<description>Please talk to the burnin bush for the next 30 years until you have found yourself.  Meanwhile let the donkeys lead us to the Promise Land.  

I never understood why God separated the human race by language.  Now I know why he did it.  If one IDIOT becomes the leader and jumps off the cliff, everybody will jump off the cliff too.  By separating the human race, if one leader jumps off the cliff with his followers, at least the rest will stay put.   Thank you God. You are WISE.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please talk to the burnin bush for the next 30 years until you have found yourself.  Meanwhile let the donkeys lead us to the Promise Land.  </p>
<p>I never understood why God separated the human race by language.  Now I know why he did it.  If one IDIOT becomes the leader and jumps off the cliff, everybody will jump off the cliff too.  By separating the human race, if one leader jumps off the cliff with his followers, at least the rest will stay put.   Thank you God. You are WISE.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: proud army and navy mom</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210895</link>
		<dc:creator>proud army and navy mom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210895</guid>
		<description>To Mary/Michigan:

 You state that PE Obama will not support Burris even when the majority of African-Americans voted for him......first of all, PE Obama was not elected president over one group of Americans, he will be president over ALL americans.

  Secondly, Burris is a bootlicker of the fallen governor of Chicago and does not deserve support from any group of Americans.  When will you repugs get it, your divisiveness does not work.  buy a clue!  PE Obama will be sworn in as President of the United States of America, if you don&#039;t like it, leaveeeeeeeeeee.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Mary/Michigan:</p>
<p> You state that PE Obama will not support Burris even when the majority of African-Americans voted for him......first of all, PE Obama was not elected president over one group of Americans, he will be president over ALL americans.</p>
<p>  Secondly, Burris is a bootlicker of the fallen governor of Chicago and does not deserve support from any group of Americans.  When will you repugs get it, your divisiveness does not work.  buy a clue!  PE Obama will be sworn in as President of the United States of America, if you don't like it, leaveeeeeeeeeee.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Brian From Fort Mill, SC</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210889</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian From Fort Mill, SC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210889</guid>
		<description>Lisa M   January 5th, 2009 11:38 am ET

How about the Republicans try to find a real Conservative? They haven&#039;t had one in national politics in a LONG time.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
There&#039;s no such thing as a real conservative any more.
Conservatives stand for smaller governments.
However, in the past 40 years, even with conservatives, government has grown, not shrunken.

The only time government has shrunken was under Bill Clinton.
Remember, he actually balanced the budget, and for the first time in the past 50 years, the national debt actually DROPPED!

In other words, the closest thing we had to a REAL conservative was Bill Clinton!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lisa M   January 5th, 2009 11:38 am ET</p>
<p>How about the Republicans try to find a real Conservative? They haven't had one in national politics in a LONG time.<br />
 ------------------------<br />
There's no such thing as a real conservative any more.<br />
Conservatives stand for smaller governments.<br />
However, in the past 40 years, even with conservatives, government has grown, not shrunken.</p>
<p>The only time government has shrunken was under Bill Clinton.<br />
Remember, he actually balanced the budget, and for the first time in the past 50 years, the national debt actually DROPPED!</p>
<p>In other words, the closest thing we had to a REAL conservative was Bill Clinton!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: brian in amarillo</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210886</link>
		<dc:creator>brian in amarillo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210886</guid>
		<description>The GOP is DOA....good riddance!!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The GOP is DOA....good riddance!!!!!!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Don Alexander Carson City Nevada</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210877</link>
		<dc:creator>Don Alexander Carson City Nevada</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210877</guid>
		<description>Wow Ray Fisher, you really want to play the integrity card on Republicans? Lets look at the other side Governor Rod Blagojevich, Governor James McGreevey, Governor Elliot Spitzer, Congressmen William Jefferson, Congressman Charlie Rangel. I can keep going if you want. The Democratic Party is the party of corruption, they don&#039;t even know what integrity is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow Ray Fisher, you really want to play the integrity card on Republicans? Lets look at the other side Governor Rod Blagojevich, Governor James McGreevey, Governor Elliot Spitzer, Congressmen William Jefferson, Congressman Charlie Rangel. I can keep going if you want. The Democratic Party is the party of corruption, they don't even know what integrity is.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Brian From Fort Mill, SC</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210864</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian From Fort Mill, SC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210864</guid>
		<description>Sweetie   January 5th, 2009 9:50 am ET

This is a good start.

We need a really strong conservative to neutralize the Left Wing.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Never mind the left wing OR the right wing. 
How about we try something different, like governing from the center?

Oh yeah, that&#039;s right. Most of Obama&#039;s cabinet are centrists, along with a few liberals, and a few conservatives.

Why didn&#039;t Bush think of that? Wasn&#039;t he supposed to be a uniter, not a divider? 

On the other hand, the entire country is united on one thing.
We all HATE Bush!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sweetie   January 5th, 2009 9:50 am ET</p>
<p>This is a good start.</p>
<p>We need a really strong conservative to neutralize the Left Wing.<br />
----------------------&#8211;<br />
Never mind the left wing OR the right wing.<br />
How about we try something different, like governing from the center?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, that's right. Most of Obama's cabinet are centrists, along with a few liberals, and a few conservatives.</p>
<p>Why didn't Bush think of that? Wasn't he supposed to be a uniter, not a divider? </p>
<p>On the other hand, the entire country is united on one thing.<br />
We all HATE Bush!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jams</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210851</link>
		<dc:creator>Jams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210851</guid>
		<description>Grover Norquist? Are they serious? The Republican party is the new Flat Earth Society. Everyone knows they&#039;re wrong but them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grover Norquist? Are they serious? The Republican party is the new Flat Earth Society. Everyone knows they're wrong but them.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: abc</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210837</link>
		<dc:creator>abc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210837</guid>
		<description>&quot;showcase themselves?&quot;  no, enough shows, we need integrity 

and... “I can’t imagine that he was trying to deliver a divisive, racist message by sending that CD to the RNC members,”?  to consider such candidate to lead the GOP is nothing different than the last decades.  there are plenty of English vocabularies for this racist candidate to use on PE Obama for political purpose, but Barack the Magic &quot;Negro&quot;?  we don&#039;t need strong conservatives, we need TRUE conservatives.  a political party doesn&#039;t represent conservatism which is a philosophy favor tradition.  GOP represent what tradition?  did they not spent more than enough money on pork barrels themselves?  our country needs TRUE/REAL conservatives to balance the liberals but not a racial political party who use it as a brand or slogan.  

don&#039;t deceive our young generation with diversity and not divisive views from one race, not one nation.  because we see outside the box and have more access to the international news than ever to be balance and well inform from all spectrum.  we don&#039;t want our future to be decide or ruin by the frogs in the well.  be real!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"showcase themselves?"  no, enough shows, we need integrity </p>
<p>and... “I can’t imagine that he was trying to deliver a divisive, racist message by sending that CD to the RNC members,”?  to consider such candidate to lead the GOP is nothing different than the last decades.  there are plenty of English vocabularies for this racist candidate to use on PE Obama for political purpose, but Barack the Magic "Negro"?  we don't need strong conservatives, we need TRUE conservatives.  a political party doesn't represent conservatism which is a philosophy favor tradition.  GOP represent what tradition?  did they not spent more than enough money on pork barrels themselves?  our country needs TRUE/REAL conservatives to balance the liberals but not a racial political party who use it as a brand or slogan.  </p>
<p>don't deceive our young generation with diversity and not divisive views from one race, not one nation.  because we see outside the box and have more access to the international news than ever to be balance and well inform from all spectrum.  we don't want our future to be decide or ruin by the frogs in the well.  be real!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Stacy from Leesburg VA</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210825</link>
		<dc:creator>Stacy from Leesburg VA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210825</guid>
		<description>Put the candidates on an island and let them play &quot;Survivor&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Put the candidates on an island and let them play "Survivor".</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Rorschach</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210813</link>
		<dc:creator>Rorschach</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210813</guid>
		<description>Keep pushing the trickle-down stuff, GOP.   And while you&#039;re at it, be sure to keep Palin as your poster child.   That should keep you out of trouble for the next two or three election cycles at least.   Dear Lord, are you right wingers really this dumb?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keep pushing the trickle-down stuff, GOP.   And while you're at it, be sure to keep Palin as your poster child.   That should keep you out of trouble for the next two or three election cycles at least.   Dear Lord, are you right wingers really this dumb?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Time to Redefine the Party</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210811</link>
		<dc:creator>Time to Redefine the Party</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210811</guid>
		<description>After huge losses at the ballot box in 2006 and 2008, you think the Republicans would get the message.....move to the center rather than stay out on the extreme right wing..... but no, the base of this pathetic party is too worried about how the country is changing and does not look so lilly white anymore.   Palin was a perfect answer for this out of touch group....and should they put up more Palin&#039;s in the future, the party will face extinction...which is should if it does not reform.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After huge losses at the ballot box in 2006 and 2008, you think the Republicans would get the message.....move to the center rather than stay out on the extreme right wing..... but no, the base of this pathetic party is too worried about how the country is changing and does not look so lilly white anymore.   Palin was a perfect answer for this out of touch group....and should they put up more Palin's in the future, the party will face extinction...which is should if it does not reform.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: J.P..</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210774</link>
		<dc:creator>J.P..</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210774</guid>
		<description>Can we actually get a conservative this time and not &quot;liberal lite?&quot;

For those who are saying &quot;we&#039;ve had eight years of conservatives,&quot; I&#039;d say you don&#039;t know what you&#039;re talking about.  We have not had eight years of conservatives... we haven&#039;t had ANY years of conservatives... at least not since 1994-1996.  A real conservative wouldn&#039;t have proposed half of the BS championed by GWB... a real conservative would have stood on principle and not &quot;gone along&quot; to get along with Republican big spenders.  Really guys, a filibuster is a GOOD thing when your buddies decide to impersonate liberals and spend, spend, spend.

Conservatives got saddled with GWB last time, and we got saddled this time with &quot;Mr. Middle-of-the-Road-no-spine-gotta-make-liberals-like-me&quot; John McCain.  Can we at least dig up Goldwater&#039;s bones and run them against the next hippie?  At least his bones would be more conservative than any of our recent candidates.

No more liberals in &quot;republican&quot; clothing!
(Can you hear me, Mike Bloomberg?)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can we actually get a conservative this time and not "liberal lite?"</p>
<p>For those who are saying "we've had eight years of conservatives," I'd say you don't know what you're talking about.  We have not had eight years of conservatives... we haven't had ANY years of conservatives... at least not since 1994-1996.  A real conservative wouldn't have proposed half of the BS championed by GWB... a real conservative would have stood on principle and not "gone along" to get along with Republican big spenders.  Really guys, a filibuster is a GOOD thing when your buddies decide to impersonate liberals and spend, spend, spend.</p>
<p>Conservatives got saddled with GWB last time, and we got saddled this time with "Mr. Middle-of-the-Road-no-spine-gotta-make-liberals-like-me" John McCain.  Can we at least dig up Goldwater's bones and run them against the next hippie?  At least his bones would be more conservative than any of our recent candidates.</p>
<p>No more liberals in "republican" clothing!<br />
(Can you hear me, Mike Bloomberg?)</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: H-ROD</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210769</link>
		<dc:creator>H-ROD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210769</guid>
		<description>ALL THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO DO IS STEAL,LINE THEIR POCKETS, APPEAL TO THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY THEY ONLY APPEAL TO PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH WHO ARE RACSIT IF YOU VOTE REPUBLICAN THEN YOU ARE JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ALL THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO DO IS STEAL,LINE THEIR POCKETS, APPEAL TO THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY THEY ONLY APPEAL TO PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH WHO ARE RACSIT IF YOU VOTE REPUBLICAN THEN YOU ARE JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: earle,florida</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210749</link>
		<dc:creator>earle,florida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210749</guid>
		<description>This guys face belongs on a, &quot;Three Dollar Bill&quot; !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This guys face belongs on a, "Three Dollar Bill" !</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: clifford</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210686</link>
		<dc:creator>clifford</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210686</guid>
		<description>Jim: Sorry bud, but you never were a Republican!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jim: Sorry bud, but you never were a Republican!!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ted</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210685</link>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210685</guid>
		<description>Bottom line here folks. When will we stop crying and do something as american citizens. have you forgotten the beauty of this country? Think and think Hard. We controll this country what we did with bush is OUR fault untill we realize that we will keep giving up power to these guys because we dont want the responsibility but we want to complain. how many of you really got out and helped this time around ask?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bottom line here folks. When will we stop crying and do something as american citizens. have you forgotten the beauty of this country? Think and think Hard. We controll this country what we did with bush is OUR fault untill we realize that we will keep giving up power to these guys because we dont want the responsibility but we want to complain. how many of you really got out and helped this time around ask?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Conservative James, Phoenix, AZ</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210681</link>
		<dc:creator>Conservative James, Phoenix, AZ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210681</guid>
		<description>George W. Bush&#039;s 8-year reign of terror and ruin will not easily be forgotten. He doomed the Rethuglicans more than anyone.

That and Sarah Palin&#039;s lack of experience and intelligence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>George W. Bush's 8-year reign of terror and ruin will not easily be forgotten. He doomed the Rethuglicans more than anyone.</p>
<p>That and Sarah Palin's lack of experience and intelligence.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: email4kh</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210663</link>
		<dc:creator>email4kh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210663</guid>
		<description>WOW!!!    WHAT A LINEUP!!  hahahahahahahahahaha</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WOW!!!    WHAT A LINEUP!!  hahahahahahahahahaha</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Sue T</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210661</link>
		<dc:creator>Sue T</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210661</guid>
		<description>The Republicans have a long hard road to hoe........they lost it big time this year and will continue to lose as long as they have people like Rush Limbaugh spewing his venum all over the radio waves, and the likes of the reporters on Fox........Republicans are afraid of change and as long as they will not except change they will be doomed to repeat the election results of 2008 over and over again......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Republicans have a long hard road to hoe........they lost it big time this year and will continue to lose as long as they have people like Rush Limbaugh spewing his venum all over the radio waves, and the likes of the reporters on Fox........Republicans are afraid of change and as long as they will not except change they will be doomed to repeat the election results of 2008 over and over again......</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Lisa M</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210660</link>
		<dc:creator>Lisa M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210660</guid>
		<description>How about the Republicans try to find a real Conservative?  They haven&#039;t had one in national politics in a LONG time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about the Republicans try to find a real Conservative?  They haven't had one in national politics in a LONG time.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Eyckie</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210650</link>
		<dc:creator>Eyckie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210650</guid>
		<description>Sweetie, Republicans are responsible for bankrupting the world and America.  They only want to make money for 1% of the population and they don&#039;t deserve to see the White House again for another 100 years if ever.  There are no brilliant conservatives, only racist, greedy and obstructionist conservatives.  Obama is at least putting &#039;qualified&#039; people into positions that Bushco put their buddies into.  Give the man a chance and you won&#039;t be disappointed.  How could anyone EVER vote for a Republican again?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sweetie, Republicans are responsible for bankrupting the world and America.  They only want to make money for 1% of the population and they don't deserve to see the White House again for another 100 years if ever.  There are no brilliant conservatives, only racist, greedy and obstructionist conservatives.  Obama is at least putting 'qualified' people into positions that Bushco put their buddies into.  Give the man a chance and you won't be disappointed.  How could anyone EVER vote for a Republican again?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jack Jodell, Minneapolis, MN</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210647</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jodell, Minneapolis, MN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210647</guid>
		<description>So long as the GOP espouses more tax cuts for the wealthy, more intolerance both racially and ideologically, more divisive tactics, more confrontation, more dirty and negative campaigning, and less coopertion in government, it will never return to power. This party is deathly ill and needs a thorough housecleaning. Hardcore and mean-spirited elements like Giuliani, Palin, Rove, Norquist, McConnell, Boehner, Chambliss, Coburn, Limbaugh, Coulter, and O&#039;Reilly must all go before this party can heal itself and ever return to anything resembling a majority party.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So long as the GOP espouses more tax cuts for the wealthy, more intolerance both racially and ideologically, more divisive tactics, more confrontation, more dirty and negative campaigning, and less coopertion in government, it will never return to power. This party is deathly ill and needs a thorough housecleaning. Hardcore and mean-spirited elements like Giuliani, Palin, Rove, Norquist, McConnell, Boehner, Chambliss, Coburn, Limbaugh, Coulter, and O'Reilly must all go before this party can heal itself and ever return to anything resembling a majority party.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Matthew, Houston, TX</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210644</link>
		<dc:creator>Matthew, Houston, TX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210644</guid>
		<description>Sweetie, it was the conservatives that put us in this financial hell and there are many studies of the actual consequences of the conservative monetary policies that back that up.  There are also many studies showing that the left wing financial policies actually help more people than the right wing policies.  Believe what you will, but the left wings financial policies (NOT what the right wing says they are but what they ACTUALLY are) have been shown to be better for the over all economy than the conservative policies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sweetie, it was the conservatives that put us in this financial hell and there are many studies of the actual consequences of the conservative monetary policies that back that up.  There are also many studies showing that the left wing financial policies actually help more people than the right wing policies.  Believe what you will, but the left wings financial policies (NOT what the right wing says they are but what they ACTUALLY are) have been shown to be better for the over all economy than the conservative policies.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: carol</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210633</link>
		<dc:creator>carol</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210633</guid>
		<description>I don&#039;t know how the Republicans can run down PE Obama already as he&#039;s not even in office yet and they saw absolutley nothing wrong with the state of the economy etc that was on Bush&#039;s watch!!
Really amazing!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don't know how the Republicans can run down PE Obama already as he's not even in office yet and they saw absolutley nothing wrong with the state of the economy etc that was on Bush's watch!!<br />
Really amazing!!!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: CanIcallyouJoe</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210629</link>
		<dc:creator>CanIcallyouJoe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210629</guid>
		<description>Someone might want to fill them in on how in a turd contest, the winner, although pronounced better than all others, is still a turd.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone might want to fill them in on how in a turd contest, the winner, although pronounced better than all others, is still a turd.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Joe M</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210624</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210624</guid>
		<description>Sweetie, I&#039;m afraid the last brilliant Conservative died.  His name was William F. Buckley, Jr.  A big &quot;who cares&quot; to a debate to decide who gets to be the &quot;Titular Head of an Empty Empire&quot; that  the GOP has become.  No doubt, they&#039;ll put in some cracker who start making racist jokes.  The laugh is on us.  Where&#039;s are two party system?  Check 19th century history and the Whig Party.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sweetie, I'm afraid the last brilliant Conservative died.  His name was William F. Buckley, Jr.  A big "who cares" to a debate to decide who gets to be the "Titular Head of an Empty Empire" that  the GOP has become.  No doubt, they'll put in some cracker who start making racist jokes.  The laugh is on us.  Where's are two party system?  Check 19th century history and the Whig Party.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Good luck GOP</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210611</link>
		<dc:creator>Good luck GOP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210611</guid>
		<description>The blind leading the blind.... it will be interesting to see how the GOP is going to &quot;appeal&quot; to the middle. It would be nice to have more options when voting, but as long as the republican neo con whack jobs are leading the party I have a feeling it will be all down hill from here (for them).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The blind leading the blind.... it will be interesting to see how the GOP is going to "appeal" to the middle. It would be nice to have more options when voting, but as long as the republican neo con whack jobs are leading the party I have a feeling it will be all down hill from here (for them).</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Young voter</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210590</link>
		<dc:creator>Young voter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210590</guid>
		<description>VoterFromMinnesota.  Judging entire political parties rather than judging the candidates on an individual basis.  Reeeaaaal enlightened.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VoterFromMinnesota.  Judging entire political parties rather than judging the candidates on an individual basis.  Reeeaaaal enlightened.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Sven</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210587</link>
		<dc:creator>Sven</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210587</guid>
		<description>I&#039;m kinda interested in watching this &quot;debate&quot;.  What time will it be?  What channel will it be on (maybe one of the C-SPANs)?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm kinda interested in watching this "debate".  What time will it be?  What channel will it be on (maybe one of the C-SPANs)?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ghost</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/republican-party-showdown-today/#comment-2210581</link>
		<dc:creator>Ghost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?p=34244#comment-2210581</guid>
		<description>Wow.  Don&#039;t know much bout the rest of &#039;em, but Blackwell and Steele are just plain awful.  It&#039;s not that they are too conservative, but that they are the worse yes men ever.  They tote the party line harder than the most devout republican, regardless of whether they are right or wrong.  The only original thoughts they posses have been programmed into them.  I truly believe they are still ardently defending Bush, and not like Condi just saying to let history be the judge.  They are the yes men the RNP calls in whenever they need a black voice to speak up on their behalf.  Blackwell played a role in getting Bush the nod in Ohio in &#039;04.  

With that in mind, please select one of them.  I will guarantee their leadership will tank the RNP worse than Palin/Limbaugh in &#039;12.   Matter of fact, I believe their leadership would all but insure that ticket.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow.  Don't know much bout the rest of 'em, but Blackwell and Steele are just plain awful.  It's not that they are too conservative, but that they are the worse yes men ever.  They tote the party line harder than the most devout republican, regardless of whether they are right or wrong.  The only original thoughts they posses have been programmed into them.  I truly believe they are still ardently defending Bush, and not like Condi just saying to let history be the judge.  They are the yes men the RNP calls in whenever they need a black voice to speak up on their behalf.  Blackwell played a role in getting Bush the nod in Ohio in '04.  </p>
<p>With that in mind, please select one of them.  I will guarantee their leadership will tank the RNP worse than Palin/Limbaugh in '12.   Matter of fact, I believe their leadership would all but insure that ticket.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
