Posted on 08/06/2012 6:09:52 AM PDT by Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand
I know that makes logical sense, but you don’t sell or expand your Conservative base unless you explain why it’s a great ideology. For all intents and purposes, our leaders are embarrassed by Conservatism.
They don’t think it is a sound enough belief system to win others by mere appeal and logic.
I honestly don’t understand that. If you don’t think our beliefs are solid, then switch to a party whose beliefs you do have faith in. Then let us get back to cleaning up this mess.
By going the route of gender and race based appeal, we are denigrating Conservatism. It certainly deserves better...
At the risk of being a broken record the R party has a nominee who is a certified liberal, or at least a RINO, who has taken on a bunch of positions that he cant defend because he doesnt believe in them. To make matters worse we are lectured that we must defend and promote him (I cannot) anyway or we all die, as with Mccain in 2008.
You must know that the Romney/Rove/Mccain team has decided that the election cant be won defending some of those 'conservative' positions he took.
This is a recipe for disaster. So when Romney fails that is not a reflection of conservatism when (if) conservatives join him?
Our local radio station was replaying Levin from last night going after Romney for not taking a stand on Chick-fil-A. I am not going to specifically recommend that he do that right now but this is an indication of the problem above. Romney cannot defend these things because he doesnt believe in them.
First GWB, then McCain, now Romney. disaster.
You can add Dole to that list too.
You’re also right about Romney not defending things he doesn’t really believe in.
This is a real mess. We have a president that just about everyone thinks needs to go, and then you have Mr. Luke Warm Bucket of Horse Sweat as an alternative.
By rights, we should have about 25% turnout this general election.
What a disgusting situation.
My view exactly.
How about that list of RINOs for the convention and Walker was not even on it at least in that one post? I may not be able to watch it this year.
The official conservative token will probably be Ryan who has accomplished exactly zero this congress, who proposed the 'idea' that Romney cant explain but endorsed.
” If the convention is a parade of RINOs I am going to puke.”
Get ready to heave your egg foo yung....
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