Posted on 01/24/2012 7:58:22 PM PST by Brown Deer
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Needed to be a more direct attack at the President, Obamacare and his leftist agenda.
Not a bad job by Gov. Daniels. Props to Mitch tonight.
However, I see the Establishment has massaged the traditional message, updating and transforming it for 2012:
Now instead of demanding we surrender Social/Moral/Cultural issues because “The World is a dangerous place,” or because “National Security trumps all else” we are told to put them on the back burner for the sake of “Economic Security.”
Kudos on a nice attempt, but I’m still not interested in surrendering to the Liberals. It’s nice that they have come-up with a new strategy after all of these years, though. It took them a while, but they have a new angle on the whole “Let’s just dump the Social Issues” platform.
“The President’s grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery”
Nice line.
Daniels didn’t say anything that Palin hasn’t been saying for the last three years. The only difference is that he did it with no fire.
Great rebuttal speech by Gov Mitch Daniels! Just to add my comments.... I hate 0dumb0shit more & more every day! May he & his bastard family roast forever in Hell & the Lake of Fire. It is eagerly awaiting he & his family!
If we cave on social issues, the economy will go in the tank and there will be nothing worth defending anyway.
What part of his response did you disagree with?
I’m willing to take a humble man of great accomplishment and a proven conservaiv track record over a charismatic opportunist any day. Especially the one occupying the White House now. I’d gladly send Mr. Smith to Washington:
http://www.therightsphere.com/2012/01/mitch-daniels-the-veteran/
It seems to me Daniels makes some veiled threats and “finger wagging” to Tea Party types. Screw him!
Barring a major screw up by Obambi, I think the GOP has blown this election. Our candidates have beat up on themselves to the point that no one left running is really viable.
The worst President in the history of our country looks to be heading for re-election, and we have handed it to him on a silver platter. They don't call us the stupid party for no reason.
Sorry for being a downer, but I am beyond disgusted with our party.
Great Line:
“The extremism that stifles the development of homegrown energy, or cancels a perfectly safe pipeline that would employ tens of thousands, or jacks up consumer utility bills for no improvement in either human health or world temperature, is a pro-poverty policy”
A Republican candidate should be able to beat Obama running on the Keystone decision alone.
Gov. Daniels did a nice job.
It’s weak pablum when Indictment is warranted.
Not bad, IMO. A bit too heavy on the kissy-face, but I guess that’s par for the course.
I agree, he should have been more forceful in attacking the President directly — especially his vacations, his golf and his never-ending series of parties — a jab about the Mad Hatter would have been appropriate.
I’ll be very interested in Cain’s speech. I hope he comes out punching hard!
"So 2012 is a year of true opportunity, maybe our last, to restore an America of hope and upward mobility, and greater equality. The challenges aren't matters of ideology, or party preference; the problems are simply mathematical, and the answers are purely practical."
This is the first time, I think, that a leading Republican has spoken bluntly (however briefly) about the catastrophe facing our nation in the near future.
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