There appears to be a substantial difference between the protests (and lack of respect) for President Bush vs. President Obama. Obama’s predecessor had a 90%+ approval rating and overwhelming bi-partisan support as the country rallied around Bush following the September 11 attacks. We later learned that the Bush-Cheney administration abused their powers by attacking a country that did not have WMDs and wasn’t responsible for 9/11, supporting torture, unconstitutional wiretapping, and other actions.

Obama is a completely different story: The “conservatives” NEVER gave him a chance. There have been efforts to undermine his credibility since the moment he won the election — unfortunately, some in this country simply don’t believe an African-American should be president.

Thus, I do not think you can equate what happened with Bush to the current backlash toward Obama. As Salter knows, first-hand, from the whispering campaign in South Carolina that doomed John McCain’s Presidential run in 2000, the extremist fringes in the Republican Party will resort to tactics that even the most radical Democrats wouldn’t touch. As a McCain ‘00 supporter, I would argue that with his competent leadership in the White House, the state of politics and our broader culture would not have coarsened to the degree it has. It’s unimaginable to think of how much better state McCain would have left the country in!

But as proof of the depths that our political system has gone, American Hero John McCain cynically (or desperately) attached an unqualified laughing stock of a candidate as his running mate to be a heart-beat away from the Presidency.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Ben Padnos is an Internet entrepreneur based in Manhattan Beach, California. He Twitters @benpadnos.

Republican Party Strategy on US Demographic Trends

Let’s see how the 29.2% of Arizona’s population who happen to be Hispanic/Latino feel about McCain’s decision when it’s re-election time next year.

Ben Padnos is an Internet entrepreneur based in Manhattan Beach, California. He Twitters @benpadnos.

The country is still reeling from the effects of a President who lacked the intellectual curiosity to deal with complicated issues. George W. Bush did irreparable harm to the Republican Party and you’re on the sidelines encouraging the country to set the bar even lower. Meanwhile, the Party has been reduced to a regional, minority voice with diminishing influence and approval ratings plunging.

The Republican voices whispering in your ear are insulating you from reality. Look at Party events and rallies outside of the Midwest and deep south and count the number of:
- brown, black and yellow people in attendance;
- younger voters, 35 years old and under compared to folks 60 and older;
- college educated participants;
- individuals who live in cities and other densely-populated areas;
- people who have less than $80,000 of annual household income; and
- gays and lesbians.

I urge you to use your influence to encourage Party leads to listen to guys like Mike Murphy – he nailed it today in his op-ed in the NY Daily News — and Joe Scarborough who understand the “modernization” of conservatism that must go on for the party to rebound from its regional minority status, and take a SERIOUS look at expanding the tent. Your first move is stop pandering to the fringe religious and pro-gun extremists – the guns, God and gays voters have become more than just “the base”, they have become the entire party! And enough is enough with this Sarah Palin defense – please find a competent horse to back. There are highly-capable, intelligent, accomplished and VIABLE conservatives who deserve attention!

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So, I’ve been thinking about how to react to Sarah Palin’s stunning news that she’s not only not going to run for re-election as Alaska’s Governor, but she’s resigning at the end of the month. I think it’s time we get an apology from the Republican Party and conservative pundits who supported her as a credible candidate for Vice President. Her latest move shows the poor judgment and instability the vocal critics were concerned about.

The country is still reeling from the effects of a President who lacked the intellectual curiosity to deal with complicated issues. George W. Bush did irreparable harm to the Republican Party, yet we still have many conservatives perfectly content with setting the bar even lower. Meanwhile, the Party has been reduced to a regional, minority voice with diminishing influence and approval ratings spiraling.

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– brown, black and yellow people in attendance;
– younger voters, 35 years old and under compared to folks 60 and older;
– college educated participants;
– individuals who live in cities and other densely-populated areas;
– people who have less than $80,000 of annual household income; and
– gays and lesbians.

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Sanford’s announcement today that he was having an affair with an Argentinian woman comes on the heels of Ensign’s announcement that he was having a relationship with a woman outside of his marriage.

My point is less about these politicians’ bedroom activities as it is about their hypocrisy. Ensign is a member of Promise Keeper’s, a super-conservative Christian men’s group, and Sanford has actively campaigned on “Family Values”. These are the same type of politicians who claim to have the moral authority on who should and should not be allowed to get married.

The Republican Party is having an internal fight about what direction it wants to go. But the longer the party focuses on “family values” social conservatism rather than true conservative positions on fiscal and foreign policy matters, the more ground they’ll give up to the Democrats.

Ben Padnos is an Internet entrepreneur based in Manhattan Beach, California. He Twitters @benpadnos.

My take is that “Judicial Activism” is in the eye of the beholder. Whether judges vote “For” or “Against” in a certain case, they’re “making” laws one way or another.

If you read about Sotomayor, you see she’s considered highly intelligent and has an incredibly inspirational life story. She’s far from a knee-jerk liberal and her positions on crime are likely to be more conservative of the Justice she’ll replace, David Souter.

The bottom line is that Obama won. And to the victor goes the spoils. POTUS gets to name Supremes – that’s just how it goes. Bush named conservatives like Alito and Roberts, Obama’s going to name left-leaning judges.

The rudderless Republicans, who’ve lost any semblance of credibility on fiscal issues and have moved to such an extreme position on social issues, will probably make a big Federal case out of Sotomayor’s nomination – all for naught, because she’s going to easily win approval – and further alienate Hispanics, who just happen to be the fastest-growing voting bloc. I’m sure Rush, Ann Coulter, Bill O’Reilley, Larry Kudlow and other angry-sounding Republicans will be out in full force….The more they talk, the stronger they make the Democratic Party.

They just don’t seem to get it.

Ben Padnos is an internet entrepreneur based in Manhattan Beach, California. He Twitters @benpadnos. The original column was posted here.