Are the Republicans still conservative? (My title)

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[antidisestablishment]

I did not stay home. I actively supported Bush throughout the election and I still support much of what he has done during his term. I have been a state delegate for years and am a member of our Republican Executive Council.

I actively support true conservatives, but I refuse to tow the party line for RINOs. The problem is the machine supports only RINOs and the grassroots candidates who have the vision balls to promote a true conservative view are not allowed to play. I (and many others) am tired of being treated like that old uncle who is invited to have Thanksgiving with the family and then is seated with the children. My understanding of party politics at this time:

• “Sure, you can work for us, but don’t expect us to actually represent you or your viewpoints at any level.”
• “When you start contributing real money, rather than just your time, we might listen.”
• “You can’t expect to roll back decades of abuse in one election.(The liberal agenda will advance full speed, but at least we have republicans in office.)”
• “As soon as we reach point X (define as you please), we will start pushing a conservative agenda. Really, Really, REALLY!”

I am just tired. I busted my ass for a great conservative candidate only to have us beaten at State through Machiavellian machination. I support a local congressional candidate who will probably lose his race because the party won’t support him. (He replaced a RINO in the primaries. Therefore, he is not worthy of party support—IE dollars.)

I am voting R in November and I am praying for a Senate majority. However, if that happens, I want to see serious conservative advances at every level. I require real reductions in government (not cuts based on projected growth, but reductions of existing budget and staffing). I expect constructionist appointments to every Federal bench. And I demand real pro-life legislation: an end to partial birth abortion, Roe on the trash heap, and activists working at state level where the abortion issue belongs!

If these things do not occur, than I will join the rest of the radicals and actively work to destroy the two-party system. And it won’t be hard—Republicans love to eat their own and they really suck at marketing!

[Protagoras]

"Thou shalt not speak ill of your fellow Republicans" -- Reagans law

One of the few really horrible things that ever came from his mouth.

[Protagoras]

That rule applies only leading up to elections. After the election, I fully intend to continue bashing the RINOs every chance I get.

Elect em, then bash em. Makes perfect sense.

[Protagoras]

I think 99% of people are conservative...

Preposterous, IMO.

[WFTR]

I appreciate the effort that you have made for the conservative cause and for the country. As long as you are active and voting, I think you are part of the solution. As I said early in this thread, even a vote for a conservative third-party candidate sends a message. I persuaded a friend in a swing state to vote for President Bush in the 2000 election, but I voted for Pat Buchanan in protest because I was in a state where I knew that President Bush would win.

I've also been active for real conservatives at the primary level. I think that supporting these people is the best thing that we can do for the country and the party. I wish more people who claim to want conservative change would do as you have done.

WFTR
Bill

[antidisestablishment]

Thanks for your posts. I am not a pie-in-the-sky Christian conservative. I believe moderation is a great theme. But I also believe most conservative positions are moderate. The Republican party just needs to wake up to the fact that PR is politics.

They constantly fall for the left's tactics and battle in the field of the left's choosing:

• Abortion--we aren't "anti-choice"; we stand with the 90% of Americans who do not believe abortion should be used as birth control.
• Education--we are not "anti-education"; we just want local control and accountability.
• Social programs--we are not "anti" anything, we are for responsible use of tax dollars and we support free enterprise. (That's FREE ENTERPRISE, not "big business." Something many Republicans could take to heart before they regulate small business out of existence.)
• Federalism is not a four-letter-word; it is the pillar upon which our Republic was built. (Of course, we would have to substitute a fifth-grade definition of the term, so even Rosie's audience could understand its benefits.)

Our goals are not extremist. They make sense to people. We only lose when we have wooden candidates who look like they just rolled out of a Brooks Brother’s showroom and speak like used car salesmen. Americans do not like mashed potatoes, they like personalities. We win when we have young, good-looking candidates who are comfortable with media and believe in what they say. But, I look around the party and I see Bob Dole redux.

Without fresh blood, the party will die. And the reason is not abortion—gens X and Y are actually more pro-life and pro-family than the preceding ones. They are more libertarian in many areas, but they are natural conservatives: They don’t trust the government; they care about family; they want good jobs and they love our country (even though their education robbed them of a true understanding of what makes it great.)

Anyway, thanks again. I am not always a curmudgeon; most of the time I am just a SOB. :)

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