When a Republican shares my support of the constitution I will vote republican...when a Republican supports the Rat’s view of the constitution, I will vote for someone else. If the Republican party wants my vote, then they will run people that support my view.....very simple. NO MORE RINOS.
Yesterday I decided to run for office locally. I found myself telling a friend “We can’t just leave the government to be run by the ‘grownups’ anymore. We ARE the grownups.”
I received a call from the RNC today soliciting $300 to renew my membership to help oppose Obama’s policies. I asked exactly who in the RNC leadership was actively opposing anything Obama is doing, and I received this “well, changes are being made, etc”. I told them to call me back when the McCain wing of the party had been thrown out of leadership positions and the party returns to its conservative roots. I hope everyone follows that example instead of blindly giving to the moderates and neocons.
I sure do wish you were correct on this pont, but oh well.
‘The question is this: Should we build up the Republican Party and make it an effective fighting force against the forces of Obamaism, or should we head of for the exits an go our own separate ways?’
This isn’t ‘the’ question in my view. Its obvious that is exactly what we need to do.
‘The Question’ is what do we do with the Rockerfeller RINO’s that rarely pass up a chance to undermine the Conservatives that make up the real ‘political muscle’ in the Republican Party?
You all know who I’m talking about...the one’s that just finished leading the party and the nation off the Moderate cliff into at least two years of Oblivion. The one’s that believed John McCain actually had a large base of support among...Moderates and Independents...which as we know today voted overwhelming for Obama, in contrast to us Conservatives that simply despised McCain but voted for him anyway.
Before you go into combat, you make sure those with you are actually ‘up’ for whats to come.
Moderate/RINO’s are not ‘up’ for this fight with the most liberal government we’ve seen in 70 plus years folks.
They are the Republican Party equivelent of the French in World War II. McCain will play the part of the Vichy regime, Lindsay Graham is doing his best Neville Chamberlain ‘Peace in our whine’ imitation as we saw yesterday.
As long as the best political weapon for the Democrats remains Moderates/RINO’s...I don’t see how we can fight the battle.
Watch and see who from the GOP pops up to blast any House Republican protesting the insane ‘economic stimulus bill’ which is anything BUT a stimulus package, folks.
Until the party puts these tepid Republicans on notice, this will continue.
You saw a conservative republican? Where???
Much as RINOs try....
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There are TONS of “leftist”, RINO Republicans at the local and state levels all over the northeastern states as well as at a variety of political levels in many other parts of the U.S., so this idea that “leftist” Republicans are extinct is truly way off the mark. I would prefer that all Republicans, at all political levels, are truly conservative on all of the issues, but it really continues to not be the case.
Hear hear and well said.
The fact is that conservativism as a party needs many players with different roles. We need people who generate ideas, we need others who evangelize them, and we need people in public office who implement those ideas in legislation.
The only conservative successes in legislation we have had in recent decades have ALL been from Republican office-holders. welfare reform (under Gingrich), Bush tax cuts, Roberts and Alito appointments, etc.
The Republican platform is a strong one: Prolife, for limited Govt, for strong defense, for pro-growth low-tax economic policies, for traditional values. Because of the sad fact of the pull of the ‘people’ in other directions, some officeholders ‘lose their way’ in a vain attempt to follow the ‘will of the people’. We cannot fix that by taking our marbles and going home. We ARE the people too, and we fix that by: Kicking out underperforming officeholders in primaries (GOP) and general elections (vote GOP and kick out Dems).
Not all of us agree on all matters, but the old truism applies: UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. If you let minor differences divide you from others with whom you share common ground, then you will both end up powerless and victims of the agendas that you both will disagree with.
We should further point out that - HALF the conservative battle is defeating the left, and MOST of what the left wants is embodied in the Democrat party agenda. So simply DEFEATING THE DEMOCRATS is an issue as important for conservatives as any other. We will be reminded of the dangers of Democrat rule daily how that liberalism is running amok in Washington DC.
The ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS IS A REPUBLICAN RESURGENCE. There is no other. Third parties are pipe dreams.
If you have some issues and are not happy with GOP on it, create a ‘splinter group’ that tries to influence the GOP in your direction. This is what the gay rights groups have done, the prolifers (NRTL) and pro-aborts (NARAL), the gun owners (NRA), etc. Join the special interest group that represents you.
There are certain personality types who will insist on perfection, who will insist on someone who agrees with them 100% before they support them. Since the only person who does this is yourself, I urge such personalities ... to run for office!
Capable, perhaps, but are they WILLING?
Uhhh..no.
Just what we need...
Yea, that's sarcasm.
The Republican Party has done a damned fine job of screwing the conservative movement over. F them.
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1. The Republican party initiated TARP and the prescription medication bill. They no longer represent the politics of smaller government.
2. The Republican party nominated John McCain as their POTUS candidate. They no longer represent the Constitution.
3. The Republican party just completed a seminar in which they agreed to work WITH Obama. They are no longer the party to fight the Democrats.
4. Prominant members of the Republican party have stated that we lost the election because we didn’t reach out enough. IOW - they feel that they need to be more like democrats. This is a losing strategy. They are no longer interested in winning elections.
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Republican party = Seinfeld party.
They are the party of nothing.
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The Republican party is going to have to move to the right, grow a spine and stand for the Constitution if they want me to vote blindly for them anymore. Having an (R) behind their name no longer represents automatic support. As far as “feeling alone”, well I felt that way when McCain wrapped up the nomination. There’s about six republican senators and maybe a dozen representatives and a few governors who have earned my respect...but its because of what they’ve done, not because of their party affiliation.
Never say “never”.
The Whigs thought they’d never be extinct either.
You seem to be overlooking the fact that many of us here have already been trying to do what you are describing.
Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt.
But hey, go for it!
Knock yourself out!
Good luck with that!
Write when you find work!
No - the Republican "leadership" has done an excellent job of separating the Republican party from the conservative movement all by themselves.
“The simple fact remains that like it or not, the Republican Party is the only national institution of its size capable of effectively opposing the radical socialist agenda of BHO and the Democrats in Congress.”
Unfortunately, there is the simple fact that they have proven that they can’t or are not willing.
In past times, I would have agreed with almost everything that you said.
When the traitors and political criminals that run this country have been brought to justice, by whatever means necessary, I may reconsider, but not one second before.
Frankly, and regrettably, I no longer believe that this can be fixed in the traditional fashion.
It’s already separated.
I couldn’t in good conscience vote for McCain.