Center of Attention
May 22nd, 2007 | 6 responses
A round up of recent reporting and commentary by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers.
Michael vdG wants to know more about blog reading habits. An interesting exercise.
GTL offers its own “Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.”
Meanwhile, a new co-blogger at Mirror on America offers an atypical look at immigration reform.
FPW’s new co-blogger questions the accuracy of the latest intelligence about Iran’s uranium enrichment.
David Adesnik brings a fresh perspective to questions about McCain’s temper.
Michael Stickings defends the Democrats’ compromise bill on troop funding, and wonders how much of the information about Iran’s meddling in Iraq is legitimate vs. spin.
Jim Martin thinks Fred Thompson looks strong because so many of the other R candidates look weak. If you’re the best of the worst, does that make you good?
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6 Responses to “Center of Attention”
Maybe its because, I’m not a Republican, but other than the fact that they keep pandering to the holyrollers, the field does not seem that bad. (with the exception of Newt, Gilmore and Romney) McCain is a man of conscience, and Huckabee’s a decent sort. Maybe their just too moderate for the GOP hardliners.
I think part of the problem is that moderate GOP voters are hungry for a candidate who is both enlightened on Iraq (recognizes a need for dramatic change in strategy, including withdrawal) and flexible/moderate on social issues. Giuliani is the latter but not the former; same for McCain (if you assume his pandering to the RR is not indicative of his true feelings). Huckabee is a decent sort; but his political stances are still too narrow for the moderate R voters.
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Pete- I thought most of the complaints were coming from the conservatives, which is why they are banking on Fred Thompson. They really are looking for someone like Bush and George Allen, a Southern Conservative Christian who has very conservative social values, but is a hawk on ME policy. They don’t like Giuli because he’s pro-life, McCain because he’s anti-torture and not a Southern evangelical, Romney because he instituted universal health care in a liberal Northern state. Huckabee raised taxes, Gilmore , Duncan and Thompson are unelectable.
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