Joe,I would answer you if I knew,but I believe its a matter of degrees.I really want to know if my beliefs were valid!
I still remember the Carter,early Reagan years interest rate,good for my savings account bad for my house mortgage I had acquired.
I have gone back to study the National debts.'46 was really bad v GDP and not sure what interest rates were,but I believe they were in the 4 or 5% range.
My first political book was The Conscience of a Conservative. I am not a purist,my way or the highway voter..I am very concerned for our nation if Kerry wins the Presidency.That is a fact.
My first political book was The Conscience of a Conservative. I am not a purist,my way or the highway voter..I am very concerned for our nation if Kerry wins the Presidency.That is a fact.That we can agree on. But as you say in your openner to me, it's a matter of degrees.
I was on Newt's site the other day. Something he said somewhat amazed me. I'm paraphrasing from memory, but his point was for 20 years he was in the opposition. He job was to use any tool to be in the opposition. When 94 came, he was a leader. He had to deal with reality, fact and truth. What worked in opposition (including the soundbites) was not in fact, reality and truth. And leadership requires more of you.
I think many conservative found that the old songs sang so often simply were more rhetoric than truth.
I wish I had bookmarked where I found that, as I'm sure to a point I've butchered his thought.