d.b. Patton actually WON battles??
On Nov 14, 7:04 pm, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > “Nobody ever defended anything successfully; there is only attack > and attack and attack some more.” — General George S. Patton > > [Q] - For all the tacky talk in media circles, where folks have > extremely over-inflated opinions of themselves, one would think that > Sarah Palin was the sole arbiter of Republican defeat this year. > > What a pile of preposterous poppycock! > > From the beginning of ‘08, the accepted wisdom was that no matter whom > the Democrats nominated, they would deliver to the Republicans an > ignominious defeat. But this year’s defeat was anything but the > complete rout it was supposed to be. > > And the person who nearly even saved the day — and the election — for > Republicans was Sarah Palin. > > This is not a minority opinion. When Rasmussen conducted detailed exit > polling among Republicans, they found that a full 69% of respondents > thought Sarah Palin helped — not hurt — McCain. Governor Palin has not > garnered the status as America’s most highly regarded, most popular > governor for nothing. > > And how much do Republicans admire Sarah Palin? Far more than anyone > else on our side of the aisle, according to more Rasmussen tidbits: > > Ninety-one percent (91%) of Republicans have a favorable view of > Palin, including 65% who say their view is very favorable. Only eight > percent (8%) have an unfavorable view of her, including three percent > (3%) very unfavorable. > > When asked to choose among some of the GOP’s top names for their > choice for the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, 64% say Palin. The > next closest contenders are two former governors and unsuccessful > challengers for the presidential nomination this year — Mike Huckabee > of Arkansas with 12% support and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with > 11%. > > And just how was it that the pitbull in lipstick upset the pundits and > the prognosticators this year, at least in the matter of degree? > > The woman, in my opinion, is a natural Patton. A fighter to the core. > Palin seems to instinctively know that when one is hip-deep in a > culture war and a fight for the survival of American exceptionalism, > then one must do more than defend, defend, defend. > > If one is not willing to attack in defense of one’s cause, then he > ought to get out of the way at the very least — or consider joining > the other side. > > More -http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/a-natural-patton-how-palin-nearly-saved-... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
