But let’s leave Michael Smerconish’s presidential preferences aside and focus on the substance of his remarks. On this evening’s Hardball, Smerconish claimed that Republicans need to “dilute the influence of the conservatives in the Republican presidential nominating process, because we are nominating people who can’t get elected.”
Smerconish was responding to a clip of Rush Limbaugh calling on RNC Chairman Michael Steele to do just the opposite, and do something “about our open primary system and fixing it so that Democrats do not nominate our candidates.”
If you watch the video clip, you’ll see that Pat Buchanan was dying to jump in, but Chris Matthews had to end the segment. So let me say what I’m guessing was on Pat’s mind:
Did you pay any attention to the election, Mike? Are you aware that we nominated the most moderate candidate in the Republican field? Ever heard of John McCain? You know, the man who:
- Opposed the Bush tax cuts when they were proposed.
- Is the infamous co-author of the assault on the First Amendment known as McCain-Feingold
- Is Ted Kennedy’s best open-border friend.
- Opposed to drilling in ANWR.
We nominated McCain and got drilled by Obama. If McCain isn’t liberal enough for you, Mike, who’s your dream Republican candidate: Dennis Kucinich?
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Actually, the MSM’s influence is what we need less of in the primaries, as it was they who essentially got the democrat John McCain on the republican ticket.
Rush was right when he said the Republican Party has got to do something about the primaries, or their next presidential nominee may as well be Dennis Kucinich.
-Dave
Mark…I saw that segment…and how you finished it for Pat is exactly the direction I think he would have gone myself.
I cannot stand Smerc, haven’t been able to for years, just another RINO that the msm loves to parade as a republican, he fits right in with Gergen, Brookes etc…and these pathetic wannabes love the msm attention…just like McC always did and always will.
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