Reply #23: These pictures say everything about him that I need to know. [View All]

That said, I think the hatred of him by those on the far right is genuine and not a ruse. I don't really understand that hatred on their part, but I think he really does rub them the wrong way. Maybe it's because he can be somewhat unpredictable and can come out with a position from time to time that they regard as utter anathema. Maybe because he himself does not tend to behave hatefully towards his politcal opponents. Maybe it's because he gives off a scent of weakness, as he did in the 2000 primaries when he wouldn't stand up for himself, his wife, and his daughter.

I don't know what it is exactly, but when Pat Robertson came out and said that he wouldn't have a problem with Rudy Giuliani, but would fight tooth and nail against McCain, I found it believable. I don't claim to understand how their minds work.