There was something in the Hacks on Tap podcast the other day about Romney having a map of the world in which it outlined the fall of great civilizations and he noted that in most cases the fall had something to do with authoritarianism.
Like me, his views on collective security, the rule of Law, and limited government remain his views. The party has changed. The democrats are gooder on the first two but not the last.
This is all rose-colored glasses for the ideal conditions of playing on the road (why we aren't good at home is weird) and having the big three with some help from Jake Rogers and others.
this team felt like a .500 caliber team all year. The horrid slumps at the beginning of the season and we had another in there ICR when but it didn't see we were as awful as a sub-70 win team.
What was "weird" about Palin was that she didn't remain in the arena after her run. When she didn't run for the Senate or some other public service role and her daughter got all the plastic surgery and they did a reality TV show...all respect lost.
TBH, my attitude toward McCain was fairly negative prior to 2008. When he was the nominee I went with it. I thought Palin was cool until it became evident she was not an asset to the abbey.
As a guy who wears softball cleats more nights a week than I don't, i have to say my UA cleats are the most comfortable shoes I own. And that's weird. i almost want to wear them to work.
I think there were a lot of people who were upset about the US Navy's unrestricted submarine warfare campaign against Japan and blamed his father. Oh, wait...that would be insane.