Posted on 02/23/2010 10:12:38 AM PST by Sergeant Tim
"Ronald Reagan would never have loosely generalized about conservatives and the Republican Party because like a surgeon, like a real thinker, and like an activist, he wanted the distinctions to be known, he wanted the distinctions to be clear, he wanted to promote our principles, and he wanted to contrast them with those who either had no principles or were promoting something else. Carpet-bombing the Republican Party takes out an awful lot of good people, too many good people." -- Mark Levin, February 22, 2010
Mark Levin took great issue last night with "carpet-bombing" the Republican Party:
Mark had some advice for the bomber:
"It is the spending, stupid." Yes, we get it; this grass roots movement of ours gets it and seems determined to vote out of office the offenders. Yet just reading one label, i.e. Republican or Tea Party, and applying a value to candidates is very risky.
In Nevada, a man who few ever heard of and who has not been endorse by two substantial tea party groups there, is polling at 11%; his candidacy might return Harry Reid to the Senate.
Rand Paul in Kentucky is polling far ahead of his nearest opponent to become the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. He sounds remarkably like his father, Congressman Ron Paul, on national defense. Rand Paul speaks about the "military-industrial complex." He derides McCain-Feingold yet proposes he own set of restrictions on campaign contributions.
Rand Paul is also factually incorrect about both our invasion of Afghanistan and what constitutes a formal declaration of war. He quotes Michael Scheuer saying, "One of the mistakes we made in Afghanistan was not that we invaded but that we waited a month and a half to go in." Paul expands from that by saying, "So there might have been a reason the President could have sent Special Forces in secretly within a few days and I think that could have been something that would have been justified. However, the truth is it took us a month and a half to get into Afghanistan and there is no reason why there should not have been a declaration of war vote in Congress." Here are the facts: our Special Forces began crossing the border into Afghanistan before dawn there on September 12, 2001; we began invading Afghanistan in force on October 7, 2001; and Congress has 'declared war' more times without using those words that it has used them during our history. In addition, Congress voted in favor (including Ron Paul) of an 'Authorization to Use Military Force' on September 18, 2001 and it did not limit the President to merely invading Afghanistan:
That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.
If that was not a declaration of war, then two Presidents have violated Congress's intent in Afghanistan. Yet Congress has since authorized more than 800 billion dollars and nearly 1,000 U.S. troops have died fighting there. It is clear to me that Congress declared war and Rand Paul would be a 'chip off the old block' as a U.S. Senator.
Voters beware!
It’s a nice thing he never attacks fellow Republicans huh? lol
It’s a nice thing he never attacks fellow Republicans huh? lol
Ping!
Who in heck ever said Beck was like Reagan?
I’m seeing a pattern with these posts.
Yes, Glenn Beck should quit it.
I would settle for a just a real free market advocate and fiscal conservative.Reagan united the outliers in the party by being all about that.
I don’t believe you can be a “social liberal/moderate” AND also be a fiscal conservative.Somebody has to pay for all the gubmint programs and “compassion”.
The GOP needs to focus on reintroducing America to the free market and focus on the economy.
I don’t know how I got on your anti Beck ping list but I want off it.
levin is just jealous of beck’s success.
Done!
Glenn Beck is a celebrity. He’s not a serious thinker. A nice chap, but no intellectual.
Long as everyone knows that, we’re fine. And I think he’d be the first guy to admit it.
Beck gave a heckuva speech at CPAC and days later the caterwauling hasn’t stopped.
Beck’s rather simple message: conservatives, you need to take back your party. Its the same thing you hear here on FR 365 days a year.
Levin’s got his role to play, and so does Beck. Sarah’s got her role to play and so does Hannity. If we’re in the process of turning around a rout, we’ve got a lot of people to thank, and if we aren’t going to bankrupt this country, we’ve got to be very clear about our principles. Electing more Dem-lite politicians will only break this country five minutes slower than electing Obamists who give us the full dose. We need to insist that supposed conservatives act like it. And the “bipartisan” Repub hacks need to be retired from office once and for all.
One would have to be brain dead not to know that both parties are to blame for excessive spending, but only one of the two parties plans on stopping.
That’s a straw man title if ever there was. NO ONE would remotely compare Beck with Reagan. Or any radio yakker with him for that matter.
I thought only Dems and RINO’s answered questions that weren’t asked.
Levin should stop this pissing contest because at the end of the day, he won't win it. I've seen several articles now from him slamming Beck and not one peep from Beck about Levin...at least that I know of. It sincerely does smack of jealousy now.
Beck, the college dropout (oh wait, he didn’t bother taking that first class) couldn’t hold Mark Levin’s jock strap, sparky.
Levin had already been an elected official and a law school graduate by 22 years old.
That would be right around the time Beck was getting loaded so he could get sober some years later.
While GB was sobering up and learning his name, Mark Levin was making a difference.
Unless you heard Mark last night, you have not had time now to click on the icons and to have heard him now. So, as usual, the Beckers (like Beck) here are talking and not listening.
Beck cited the very reasons I didn’t vote GOP in 2006. The Hasterts and Delays of that era screwed all of us. President Bush’s lack of fiscal restraint also led to the debacle of 06.
If you refuse to fire those that are spending us into bankruptcy due to party allegiance...I don’t understand you.
Fiscal conservatism and social conservatism go hand in hand.
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