Republicans make history, nominate another liberal
Sep 4, 2008 politics
I watched the Republican National Convention last night, and it was disappointing as I had expected. Sarah Palin delivered a breathtaking speech about how crappy of an opponent Barack Obama was, and empty promises of lowering taxes and giving the government back to the people. Since she had positive words to say about Ron Paul, I like her a tiny bit (and because she’s from Alaska), but she is about to get caught up in the same entrenched power she so adamantly denounced in her speech. She has become part of the Republican machine. I wonder, how are they going to lower taxes when John McCain already has a $68.5 billion per year spending increase proposal?
John McCain got the nomination by a landslide because all of the other candidates were silenced long before the RNC. The Texas Republican Convention was railroaded just like the RNC was, and rest assured only a few Ron Paul supporters made it through to the RNC (at least 15 votes, which was falsely reported by the convention Chairman as 5 votes for Ron Paul).
So, the question is, did the Republican Party officially die, or will we have better luck in 2012 with liberty minded candidates, or will this be the rise of a third party, and the death of the Republican party, much like the fate of the Whigs?
Tags: John McCain, republican national convention, RNC, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, spending