Posted on 01/24/2012 7:58:22 PM PST by Brown Deer
Yeah, sort of like the first time that Mitch ran for Governor of Indiana and lost to a very well-liked, charasmatic incumbent.
Oh, wait, he won that election. Slipped my mind.
Hokay, this is an answer of sorts to my most recent question, and it plays to my hunch as well ;) However, looking over the thread, I am seeing no response to my question about your post at 56 last night...
Maybe it is more to the point to ask, why do you spend so much time on a Conservative site, when it is a philosophy that you seem to have so little respect for?
FRegards,
Tatt
May God guide our course.
“The better course is to stop sending the wealthy benefits they do not need, and stop providing them so many tax preferences that distort our economy and do little or nothing to foster growth.”
This part sounded kinda like the democrat line.
I didn't hear it (nor did I watch the SOTU) but admit that the first paragraph was a little difficult to read. What family commitment has he displayed that is unique to other first families in the WH? However I hope the rest of his speech and his dire warnings resonate with some of the tone deaf.
Defending Daniels is like Republicans in Maryland cheering for their former Republican governor (Erhlich) Compared to the liberal state he was in he was great...BUT he still was a “fiscal conservative” rino that had no future at the national level. Like Christie in NJ and Brown in MA- all great when compared to whats there but would not support them for national office.
As for the speech-It was awful! Here it is broken down:
“The status of ‘loyal opposition’ imposes on those out of power some serious responsibilities: to show respect for the Presidency and its occupant,
DON’T CALL HIM A SOCIALIST YOU TEA PARTY EXTREMIST!
to express agreement where it exists.
OBAMA ISN’T ALL BAD
Republicans tonight salute our President
SECOND SENTENCE OF THE SO CALLED REBUTTAL AND HERE I AM SALUTING OBAMA!
I personally would add to that list admiration for the strong family commitment that he and the First Lady have displayed to a nation sorely needing such examples.
NICE SHOT AT NEWT FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT
The President did not cause the economic and fiscal crises that continue in America tonight.
HE WAS IN THE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE AT THE TIME, AND HIS ALLIES IN THE HOUSE HAD JUST TAKEN OVER WHEN THE SHIITE HIT THE FAN. SHIITE CAUSED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND LIBERALS FORCING BANKS TO MAKE LOANS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT PAY THEM BACK
nearly half of all persons under 30, did not go to work today.
CONSIDERING 1/2 OF ALL PEOPLE UNDER 30 ARE BETWEEN 1-15 YEARS OLD.....
“In three short years, an unprecedented explosion of spending, with borrowed money, has added trillions to an already unaffordable national debt.
NO MENTION OF HOW THE EXPLOSION STARTED IN JAN 2007 WHEN THE DEMOCRATS TOOK BACK CONGRESS
“As Republicans our first concern is for those waiting tonight to begin or resume the climb up life’s ladder. We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have nots; we must always be a nation of haves and soon to haves.
AS REPUBLICANS, OUR FIRST CONCERN IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE-OBAMA IS GUTTING OUR MILITARY.
“In our economic stagnation and indebtedness, we are only a short distance behind Greece, Spain, and other European countries now facing economic catastrophe.
AND OTHER “SOCIALIST” COUNTRIES
But ours is a fortunate land. Because the world uses our dollar for trade...
INDIA IS NOW PAYING FOR OIL WITH GOLD AND OTHER NATIONS ARE ABOUT TO AS WELL. QE2 IS ABOUT TO COME HOME TO ROOST.
“So 2012 is a year of true opportunity, maybe our last, to restore an America of hope and upward mobility, and greater equality.
YES, EQUALITY! THATS WHAT A CONSERVATIVES NEED TO WORRY ABOUT /S
The challenges aren’t matters of ideology, or party preference;
BS
“The routes back to an America of
“That means a dramatically simpler tax system of fewer loopholes and lower rates.
WE”RE COMING FOR THAT HOME MORTGAGE DEDUCTION BARABARA!
“There is a second item on our national must-do list: we must unite to save the safety net.
#1 EQUALITY
#2 SAFETY NET
IS THIS THE GOP PLATFORM OF THE DNC’s?
Medicare and Social Security have served us well
AS HAS THE POST OFFICE, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND INNER CITY MAYORS
“Decades ago, for instance, we could afford to send millionaires pension checks and pay medical bills for even the wealthiest among us. Now, we can’t, so the dollars we have should be devoted to those who need them most.
WE LIED. THAT MONEY WE TOLD YOU YEARS AGO THAT WAS GOING TO YOUR GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT WAS REALLY JUST AN ADDITIONAL TAX SO WE CAN GIVE YOUR MONEY TO OTHERS
stop sending the wealthy benefits they do not need, and stop providing them so many tax preferences that distort our economy and do little or nothing to foster growth.
IS THIS THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE OR THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH?
“It’s not fair and it’s not true for the President to attack Republicans in Congress as obstacles on these questions. They and they alone have passed bills to reduce borrowing, reform entitlements, and encourage new job creation, only to be shot down time and time again by the President and his Democratic Senate allies.
NO MENTION, AGAIN, OF THE DEMOCRAT CAPTURE OF THE HOUSE IN THE 2006 ELECTIONS. “FANNY AND FREDDY ARE NOT IN TROUBLE!”-BARNEY FRANK
“This year, it falls to Republicans to level with our fellow citizens about this reality: if we fail to act to grow the private sector and save the safety net, nothing else will matter much.
SAVE THE SAFETY NET! CHARGE!
“No feature of the Obama Presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others.
LIKE DANIELS IS DOING WITH THE WEALTHY ABOVE
As in previous moments of national danger, we Americans are all in the same boat. If we drift, quarreling and paralyzed, over a Niagara of debt, we will all suffer, regardless of income, race, gender, or other category.
I’D LIKE TO SAY SEXUAL PREFERENCE BUT THIS CODE WORD WILL DO
If we fail to shift to a pro-jobs, pro-growth economic policy, there will never be enough public revenue to pay for our safety net, national security, or whatever size government we decide to have.
THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT HAS DECLARED SAVING THE SAFETY NET (FEDERAL FREE MONEY PROGRAMS) IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN NATIONAL SECURITY. HOPEFULLY THIS IDIOT WILL BE KEPT OFF THE SUPER COMMITTEE WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT SHOULD BE CUT.
We will speak the language of unity.
SHUT UP YOU TEA PARTY EXTREMISTS!
Let us rebuild our finances, and the safety net, and reopen the door to the stairway upward; any other disagreements we may have can wait.
LET THE ILLEGALS INVADE, SCREW NATIONAL SECURITY, SCREW THE UNBORN, LET THE HOMOSEXUALS MARRY....BUT SAVE THE FREE MONEY PROGRAMS!
“In word and deed, the President and his allies tell us that we just cannot handle ourselves in this complex, perilous world without their benevolent protection. Left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids; why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong light bulb!
JUST LIKE THE REPUBLICANS WHO CAVED ON THAT BILL IN EXCHANGE FOR A PROMISE TO TEMPORARILY NOT ENFORCE THE NEW LIGHT BULB BAN, DANIELS SEEMS TO THINK THIS LITTLE BONE WILL WIN HIM POINTS. “OH, HE IS SUCH A CONSERVATIVE! IM SO GLAD THE GOP WILL STAND UP FOR MY LIGHT BULB CHOICES!”
“A second view, which I admit some Republicans also seem to hold, is that we Americans are no longer up to the job of self-government.
I ADMIT, AGAIN, THAT WE SUCK
We can’t do the simple math that proves the unaffordability of today’s safety net programs
BUT SAVING THEM IS MY #1 PRIORITY!
We will allow ourselves to be pitted one against the other, blaming our neighbor for troubles worldwide trends or our own government has caused.
WE ARE SO WRONG TO BLAME THE LEFT
“2012 must be the year we prove the doubters wrong. The year we strike out boldly not merely to avert national bankruptcy but to say to a new generation that America is still the world’s premier land of opportunity.
OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND USE OUR “FREE MONEY” SAFETY NET THAT IS MY #1 PRIORITY
Republicans will speak for those who believe in the dignity and capacity of the individual citizen
BUT 2 DAYS AFTER THE 150,000+ MARCH FOR LIFE IN DC I WON’T EVEN USE A CODE WORD FOR THE UNBORN (LIKE I DID FOR HOMOSEXUALS)
to lay before them a specific, credible program of change big enough to meet the emergency we are facing.
THE EMERGENCY OF SAVING THE FREE MONEY SAFETY NET
“We will advance our positive suggestions with confidence,
CODE FOR: SHUT UP TEA PARTY
There is nothing wrong with the state of our Union that the American people, addressed as free-born...
IF TAX PAYER FUNDED PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOESN’T KILL THEM FIRST
I agree. I thought this was the reddest meat i’ve gotten from anyone in a while. Let’s not forget. This speech wasn’t some random post on a political blog. This was brodcast on all national media outlets.
A lot of people herd this direct assult on the debt party.
And the debt is our biggest threat right now, make no mistake.
This was a great speech.
Nice!
Loved this post. Now we’re getting real today.
Now that! Is some PDS dude.
Mitch Daniels as a replacement? The guy was a relatively uninspiring suit. And while his pre-written transcript I’m sure hits all the right points, there was no fire.
If the republicans are going to go with a Rino, then they might as well go with Giuliani. At least he’s one of the best orators in the country.
FLAT!
It sounded like a Republican “malaise” speech to me. I can see why the governor gave up his presidential campaign.
A news headline this morning read "Obama Delivered a Fiery Speech in Which He Had Tough Words for Congress, Wall Street and China."
All Daniels delivered after 15 minutes of delicate labor was a mouse.
I think the overwhelming tone of the comments posted here bear out my opinion that in a situation and in an opportunity that called for a General Patton, the GOP Establishment trotted out a General Wesley Clark.
Leni
No awful. Some good points. But his attack upon the wealthy. His weak attack on Obaba. Kind of a “warm soup” speech. No bad. But it felt like a RINO trying to appeal to conservatives.
> Gov. Daniels did a nice job.
Too “nice”.
To call Paul an oligarch would be to give him too much credit. He is a pissant crackpot nobody, not part of an elite, but as to "globalist" it may be a different story and that term may apply in a sense. He is in near perfect tune with anti-Americans all over the world (Iran, Ahmadinejad, Iranian mullahs, Al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Bashar Assad, PLO, North Korea, Somalian thugs, free-lance thugs, Cuba, Venezuela, Putin, etc.) in seeking the destruction of our allies like Israel, of our military capability and deployment (not just the conceded excessive presence everywhere but even the essential overseas deployments, i.e., see Alfred Thayer Mahan's exceptional late 19th century analysis of where and why the navy needed various strategic overseas bases and update the analysis to include the need to do likewise for the air force and army).
Damn straight it is interesting. We already had one Neville Chamberlain less than a century ago. We don't need another knee-jerk surrender monkey posing as a Western leader. Ron Paul interprets his oath to preserve and protect the United States of America as leaving America naked before our enemies, relying on trade!, trade!, trade! to make friends and influence people who live to hate our guts and who need killing by death from the sky with no boots on the ground, no IEDs, no POWs, and no trade deals of any kind.
Gingrich recently praised Andrew Jackson's simple policy for dealing with America's enemies: kill them all. Gingrich and Old Hickory are right. Paul is still determined to be an anti-American crackpot.
BTW, since you apparently find Paul to be sane, you should want to subscribe to the most sane of "paleo" publications: Chronicles, published by the Rockford Institute. While I very much disagree with them, they are good people who deserve to be patronized by folks who share their eccentric views. They also sponsor conferences and cruises and summer schools and subgroups like the John Randolph Society. Try them. If I am any judge, you may well like them. You can sample by accessing Chronicles on the internet.
I try.
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SpringtoLiberty posts - “”Nice!
Loved this post. Now we’re getting real today.””
In response to yup2394871293’s post -
“”Pssst...the GOP “establishment” isn’t just RINOs. It’s “conservatives” who like making every cultural problem into an unwinnable national crusade... It’s “conservatives” who squeal every time someone suggests some defense cuts...””
Is there a missing sarcasm tag somewhere? If not, you two might want to click on the linkie thingy.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1103363/posts
May God grant us strength, wisdom and courage.
FRegards,
Tatt
What on earth was Daniels yapping about as to long-overdue education reforms by Obozo???
No more bland an boring. We want not Ford, not Bush the Elder, not Dull, not McCain, not Mittwit, not Daniels. We want a war and we want leftist blood and guts and entrails splashed and scattered all over the gutters politically. We want what Reagan did to Carter and to ten radical senators including McGovern in one brilliant night 32 years ago when, having rejected the bland boring moneygrubbers in our own party, we slaughtered the liberals in the enemy party. We WILL have it.
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