Posted on 04/13/2009 6:56:55 AM PDT by PlainOleAmerican
From the document, - What is Democratic Socialism? – “We are not a separate party. Like our friends and allies in the feminist, labor, civil rights, religious, and community organizing movements, many of us have been active in the Democratic Party. We work with those movements to strengthen the party’s left wing, represented by the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
The process and structure of American elections seriously hurts third party efforts. Winner-take-all elections instead of proportional representation, rigorous party qualification requirements that vary from state to state, a presidential instead of a parliamentary system, and the two-party monopoly on political power have doomed third party efforts. Maybe sometime in the future, in coalition with our allies, an alternative national party will be viable. - For now, we will continue to support progressives who have a real chance at winning elections, which usually means left-wing Democrats.”
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
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We have to stop waiting for the Republican party.
it really is time for a conservative party.
Amen!
Patriot Ping...
Have you seen this: ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SPEECH - ONE OF THE BEST I'VE EVER HEARD!
Meanwhile the liberal media is busily making Meghan McCain the new face of the GOP.
We need a new party.
Great article!
You had better read the entire column. The writer is EXACTLY right on this subject! Even communists were wise enough to stop working outside the system power structure. God help us if conservatives don’t quickly learn from their mistakes of the past!
You too, should read the entire column before commenting...
People who lack the power to control their own party, also lack the power to defeat that party. How long are “conservatives” going to kid themselves about this?
Thanks!
Although JB makes great points on what would be required to reclaim the GOP, it may be best to let the GOP go the way of the Whigs and build a real Conservative Party. The GOP has become so tainted, I'm not sure they can ever recover. What the elitists pulled off in the '08 primary and forced in the state of VA the past couple of weeks is indicative of what they have become.
Even communists were wise enough to stop working outside the system power structure.
You are of course correct. The problem is, they are not only working within the DemonRat party. They captured them some time ago and have been diligently working to do the same within the GOP fulfilling another of their goals.
15) Capture one or both of the political parties in the US.
Second your AMEN. America needs a party that does not need a hearing aid to hear the job sucking sound.
I read the article. My comment was in support of Vaquero. The GOP has lost its focus yet is unwilling to reclaim its prior crown of conservatism. Much like the Big 3 automakers, bankruptcy may be the only answer.
The author (ironically enough from Canada) is quite correct, yet is naive enough to believe that the GOP will rise again. Only if true conservatives regain the seat of power within the GOP would this ever happen. This last election showed just how engrained liberal Republicans are within the party. McCain was NEVER the conservative's choice and we accepted his nomination because of how the system is set up. To change the beast now requires so much of an herculean effort, that it may never be accomplished.
Best to start anew.
“What the elitists pulled off in the ‘08 primary and forced in the state of VA the past couple of weeks is indicative of what they have become.”
The elitists get away with what we let them get away with. The name on the banner of the party makes no difference at all. We can take control of the GOP, where the power is, or continue to kid ourselves about third party fantasies that have never worked in 232 years.
I agree with this column. We are out of time to come up with a better party than the GOP to work within. Do you know how many third parties already exist? About 50... not one of which is viable in national elections...
Divided across numerous “ideal” third party options, we remain POWERLESS! United and in control of the GOP, just as the Socialists took full control of the DNC, we have power...
I am amazed how many “conservatives” think they can compete with a party that they couldn’t even maintain... This insanity MUST stop!
I’m starting to believe that people promoting such nonsense in the conservative movement, are plants from across the political aisle???
We either unite NOW, or we fall...
Conservatives are nothing if not independent and hard headed...
Divided, we are getting our ass handed to us by a weaker minority. If it isn’t the left who decided to promote dumping the GOP for third party fantasies, it should have been. It has been the KEY to their success!
> some time ago the same polling company substituted the words Free Enterprise for Capitalism and got a much better response. Some times it is just the way you word things.
Capitalism is a word made up by Karl Marx to demonize Free Enterprise.
Hope we are not too late....
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