This is where we disagree. I don't think the Republicans have ever won in sufficient numbers to give them a decisive majority except for the one time in 1994 when they presented the voters a clear choice with the Contract with America. With the exception of that lone election, Democrats have either won or gained seats in every other election. If FreeRepublic starts now on an agenda to show Republicans that we are going to abandon them this fall unless they give us a real conservative agenda, ie. another Contract with America. I say to them, "Prove to us that you are worthy of our support." FreeRepublic has the power through our discussions on this forum to move the Republicans to a position worthy of support.
Both parties monitor this forum. Let's use our forum for effect. Make the forum work for us and the country. We can set the electoral agenda. Open your eyes; we impeached a President. Surely we can sway an election.
For the most part polticians are merely prostitutes in disguise. They will give the John what they think he wants. If we make our message clear, they'll deliver. And if they think they can take us for granted, we will always be bridesmaids, and never brides.
This is where we disagree. I don't think the Republicans have ever won in sufficient numbers to give them a decisive majority except for the one time in 1994 when they presented the voters a clear choice with the Contract with America. With the exception of that lone election, Democrats have either won or gained seats in every other election.
If FreeRepublic starts now on an agenda to show Republicans that we are going to abandon them this fall unless they give us a real conservative agenda, ie. another Contract with America. I say to them, "Prove to us that you are worthy of our support." FreeRepublic has the power through our discussions on this forum to move the Republicans to a position worthy of support.
Both parties monitor this forum. Let's use our forum for effect. Make the forum work for us and the country. We can set the electoral agenda. Open your eyes; we impeached a President. Surely we can sway an election.
For the most part polticians are merely prostitutes in disguise. They will give the John what they think he wants. If we make our message clear, they'll deliver. And if they think they can take us for granted, we will always be bridesmaids, and never brides. 1319
So, you want to elect Democrats? - 1321 -JR
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No, I'd say we want some return to constitutional values by our politicians. -- And the ONLY way to get some more political respect for FR's position is to deliver a message much as B.A.C advocates.
To imagine that the Bush administration has been influenced in ANY way by FR's present garbled stance, is naive.
-- And to imagine that working for another Bush term, -- on a 'more of the same old politics' platform --- to imagine that this would make any effective change to a new political 'agenda' is sheer dreaming, imo.
This is where we disagree. I don't think the Republicans have ever won in sufficient numbers to give them a decisive majority except for the one time in 1994 when they presented the voters a clear choice with the Contract with America. With the exception of that lone election, Democrats have either won or gained seats in every other election.
If FreeRepublic starts now on an agenda to show Republicans that we are going to abandon them this fall unless they give us a real conservative agenda, ie. another Contract with America. I say to them, "Prove to us that you are worthy of our support." FreeRepublic has the power through our discussions on this forum to move the Republicans to a position worthy of support.
Both parties monitor this forum. Let's use our forum for effect. Make the forum work for us and the country. We can set the electoral agenda. Open your eyes; we impeached a President. Surely we can sway an election.
For the most part polticians are merely prostitutes in disguise. They will give the John what they think he wants. If we make our message clear, they'll deliver. And if they think they can take us for granted, we will always be bridesmaids, and never brides. 1319
So, you want to elect Democrats? - 1321 -JR
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No, I'd say we want some return to constitutional values by our politicians. -- And the ONLY way to get some more political respect for FR's position is to deliver a message much as B.A.C advocates.
To imagine that the Bush administration has been influenced in ANY way by FR's present garbled stance, is naive.
-- And to imagine that working for another Bush term, -- on a 'more of the same old politics' platform --- to imagine that this would make any effective change to a new political 'agenda' is sheer dreaming, imo.
{sorry, forgot to flag JR.}
Do you really believe that?
This is a country that has given Democrats the popular vote in three straight presidential elections. This is also a country that opposed the impeachment of Clintoon. This is also a country that likes public financing of education, NPR and PBS, the NEA, the NEH, airport security, etc.
Free Republic is a great web site, but surely you understand conservatives are a minority in this country. Buchanan would have been elected in 1992 or 1996 or 2000 if that weren't true.
Trying to convince millions of Americans to become conservatives would require the sort of proselytizing you see with the Jehovah's Witnesses or the Mormons-- armies of believers going door to door and sharing the "good news" relentlessly. We are a long way from that.