If Washington Republicans decide that he lost because he was too squishy on immigration or too pro-regulation in his response to the economic crisis or too mavericky, they could .
He needs to persuade conservatives that he isn't squishy about social issues.
Numbers in China, as has been noted elsewhere in this blog, are squishy, too put it mildly.
Jack Black in Reuters I think of myself as kind of a bear. I'm very furry and soft and squishy and lazy, and sometimes fierce and crazy. There was little acting involved. I am Po; Po is I,said Black -- no svelte movie star, himself.
Michael Steele in LifeNews.com I was endorsed by National Right to Life. I don't think they would endorse me if I were squeamish or squishy as some have called me on this issue,Steele added, referring to the endorsement he received during his Senate campaign in 2006.
James A Baker III in New York Times Ronald Reagan was a staunch conservative,Mr. Baker said. "Nobody ever accused the Gipper of being squishy."