Joining a long list (see below) of other Republicans, conservatives, and generally unlikely supporters, Connecticut House member Chris Shays, the sole GOP rep from New England, has publicly stated the obvious, and predicted a victory for Obama, or - more accurately - a loss for McCain.
New England's lone House Republican appears to have publicly broken with his party's standard-bearer, saying John McCain has not run a clean campaign and is likely to lose his bid for the presidency. "I just don't see how [McCain] can win," Connecticut Rep. Chris Shays told the Yale Daily News earlier this week. "He has lost his brand as a maverick; he did not live up to his pledge to fight a clean campaign."
To be fair to John, Shays is a pretty moderate Republican -- oh wait! Isn't that McCain's whole schtick?
So, here's the rest of the list, with a little bio where bio is necessary. Some of these are really fun.
- Colin Powell - retired General, former Secretary of State under GWB, former National Security Advisor under Reagan, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under GHWB
- Scott McClellan - former White House Press Secretary under GWB
- Charles Fried - former United States Solicitor General under Reagan, testified on behalf of Supreme Judges Roberts and Alito, former McCain supporter
- Paul O'Neill - former Secretary of the Treasury under GWB
- Larry Pressler - former GOP Senator from South Dakota, first Vietnam veteran to be elected into the Senate
- Lincoln Chafee - former GOP Senator from Rhode Island
- Jim Leach - former GOP House Republican for 30 years from 1977 to 2007, chaired the Banking and Financial Services Committee in Congress
- Arne Carlson - former GOP Governor of Minnesota
- William Weld - former GOP Governor of Massachusetts
- The Anchorage Daily News - by far most widely read paper in Alaska
- Christopher Buckley - son of the late William F. Buckley who founded the conservative magazine National Review, which Chris himself wrote for until he was forced to resign earlier this year after endorsing Barack Obama
- Jeffrey Hart - fellow National Review contributer, former speechwriter under Tricky Dick
- Rupert Murdoch (!!!!) - In a 2008 interview, Murdoch was asked whether he had anything to do with the New York Post's endorsement of Obama. Murdoch replied, "Yeah. He is a rock star. It's fantastic. I love what he is saying about education. I don't think he will win Florida...but he will win in Ohio and the election. I am anxious to meet him. I want to see if he will walk the walk."
- The American Hunters and Shooters Association - I just find this so unbelievable but from their website, a direct quote: "In Ohio for Obama, gun owners are getting the message"
- Fontaine Maverick - great-granddaughter of Samuel Maverick, who's cows coined the term
- Katherine Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver - First Daughter and First Lady, respectively, of California Republican Governor, Arnie
- Rabi Ethan Tucker - Joe "i'm a p.o.s." Lieberman's step-son
- Kathleen Hensley Portaski - Cindy Hensley McCain's half sister
- Julie NIXON EISENHOWER - daughter of Tricky Dick, wife of David Eisenhower (Ike's grandson), has the craziest name probably ever, especially to be voting BLUE
- and my personal favorite Kirbyjon Caldwell - Oft considered one of the most, if not the most, influential spritual advisors to current president, born-again, Evangelical George W. Bush. Pastor of the megachurch Windsor Village Methodist in Houston, TX, which has around 14,000 members, Caldwell offered the official benediction at Bush's inauguration in 2001 and 2005, officiated at the wedding of Jenna Bush and her cousin Henry Hager in May, ENDORSED BARACK OBAMA FOR THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Now, Republicans have a name for those in their own party who seem to be less conservative than the majority of their peers: RINO (Republican in name only). While I guess this could be scary, in a McCarthy sort of way, I can't help but be amused at the perfect sense it makes, because when you mix an Elephant and a Donkey, well, don't you sort of get a Rhino?
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