Republican Party has ignored its principles

The Greenville News ^ | March 26, 2004 | Robert G. Butch Taylor (letter to the editor)

[Willie Green]

In a recent letter to the president of the United States, I informed him of my resignation from the Republican Party in Greenville. I shall continue to be involved in the local political arena, but not as a Republican.

I am sick and tired of the Republicans selling us down the river. No matter how hard I try to institute positive change, Republicans and the Republican Party ignore my pleas. For this reason I have joined the U.S. Constitution Party and urge other conservatives to do the same.

[longtermmemmory]

self important wacko redux? (ala clarke)

who is the person?

They constitution party needs to wake up. As long as the democrat party exists in any form, their party is irrelevant.

Once the democrat party is wiped off into the asheap of history, THEN such falling on swords manuver would have relevance.

no it only yields a "who?"

[Dane]

Why don't you listen to Miss Marple, Dane?
Her take on this letter makes much more sense than yours

(Shaking my head)

Willie, willie, willie, always trying to create dissention.

Anyway Willie, follow the "butch" path if you want.

JMO, you will end up in a place that can be accurately described as a cyber political rubber room. You and the show will probably become a mutual admiration society.

[Bikers4Bush]

Keep thinking and acting that way and come November you will have neither principle or power.

[Jim Robinson]

Great idea! I vote we build a 90 foot double wall all around the US and top it with razor wire and sharp glass. We'll set up machine gun nests every hundred feet and let packs of dogs run between the walls. Anyone who tries to cross and is not eaten by the dogs will be gunned down.

Anyone wanting to import into America will have a 200% tariff applied to their goods to bring their costs up to snuff with American made products. And we'll get control over the nasty old profiteering corporations while we're at it. We'll tax the profits right out of them. Also, recommend assigning all babies born in the US a union card along with their social security card. Might as well bring them up right, right from the start.

And any US corporations that want to do business off shore, well, the best thing to do would be to revoke their charters and confiscate their assets. Give it over to the workers and allow them to run the plants. Don't need greedy CEOs and stockholders anyway. Totally useless and the profits they steal are a drain on needed resources for the workers.

Americans should all be constitutionally guaranteed their basic needs. For example, we should all be guaranteed health-care, housing, transportation, utilities and food... and a secure union or government job.

Down with free trade! Down with free markets! Down with risky competition and innovation! Down with foreigners! Vote America first!

Free beer for all!!

[tkathy]

The choice is clear. Big tent or no tent.

[Willie Green]

Well that's a little extreme, but I'm happy to see your enthusiastic agreement.
Especially that part about the beer!

[the OlLine Rebel]

No, against slavery *in the non-preferred regions* as well as just in speeches about them. ;-)

[Dane]

Well since everyone knows Kerry is for the same thing it seems hardly neccessary to point out but I can if you'd like

Really? Kerry and Bush have the same political beliefs.

Oh well, have fun wherever you are.

BTW, was there a beautiful green sunrise this morning from your window?

[bassmaner]

I am a card-carrying, dues-paying member of the Libertarian Party. I am disgusted with the growth of the federal government that has occurred under the Bush Admin. I am disgusted with the continuing prosecution of the failed Insane War on Some Drugs. I am suspicious of the focus on American citizens regarding the Patriot Act. I am troubled by the hysteria and threats of censorship over so-called "indecency" in media. I am frustrated by the reluctance of the administration to do anything about the out-of-control immigration problem, presence of millions of illegal aliens, and continued Balkanization of America by the advocates of "multiculturalism" and "diversity".

But I am still going to vote for George W. Bush in November.

The reason is crystal clear: we are at war with the most evil group of murderers the world has ever seen, and only the President has shown the moral clarity to continue to confront them and defeat them. This issue overrides anything else - a lying flip-flopper who had once mouthed Soviet propaganda, and has every intention to turn our national security over to the U.N. has no business becoming the President of the United States. Ever.

There is only one issue in this fall's presidential election: the continued existence of the United States of America.

[Jim Robinson]

A little extreme? Well, ok. I'll cut all my proposals in half, then I'll be right in line with Patrick. By the way. Where is Pat Buchanan? Why has he deserted America when we need him the most? And where in the world is Ross Perot? Who's under the hood of this economy anyway? How can America possibly survive without someone, anyone, controlling the economy?

We have met the enemy and he are us!

[Willie Green]

We have met the enemy and he are us!

Amen.

[dts32041]

Also lincoln was against states rights and and didn't free the slaves, only those that where in the states that were trying to leave the marriage of states that they found inconvenient and would not let them pay attention to their needs.

Today I would vote for the current occupant of the white house, tomorrow who knows, eight months is a long time and he might get his amnesty thru or he might my make ted kennedy a cabinet member in charge of education, or maybe he will say all political dissent is illegal, or leave the borders open so more terr's can enter the us, or might invite more fasco islamist terr's back to my house.

As we all know on this forum the current occupant of the white house would never do anything like that.

[ServesURight]

BUMP

[the OlLine Rebel]

Hey, I sympathize. I don't have anything, really, against those who become disillusioned and jump ship to the Constitution Party, Libertarian, et all.

I do think it's shooting yourself in the foot, ultimately, but I sympathize.

I'm also proud that most of the little parties are made up of "former" Repub's; it shows generally we as an idealogy are actually more open-minded (that phrase lib's love), and a bit more principled.

I suggest, after forming another party, that those parties - having organized some together w/people of like mind, preferably in you locale - re-enter the Repub as a sort of wing in the hopes of bringing it round to more conservative views w/a more focused effort.

The funny thing is, these parties are formed mostly by those who are disgruntled that the Repub's aren't more agressive and gutsy in insisting on their views; that is all. It's not really a different principle, it's a different approach that's hoped for. Alot of the "gov-growing" stuff Repub's have promulgated is both due to acquiescence in compromise, and just plain too much influence of the liberal mindset (hence, "we all" think having SS and income tax is just fine, but it's not; they're all socialist ideas). Get back in the ring and - w/an extra set of friends w/whom you've previously organized - try to counter the bad influences!

[bassmaner]

Really? Kerry and Bush have the same political beliefs.

Oh well, have fun wherever you are.

BTW, was there a beautiful green sunrise this morning from your window?

LOL!

Hey, Dane-ster: you and I can actually agree on something! :-)

[Warren]

Or as Clinton would say:
"Bush is undoing all the good things my administration accomplished"

[freeeee]

Republican Party has ignored its principles

No it didn't. Its principle is power to which it is forever true.

[Bikers4Bush]

"Really? Kerry and Bush have the same political beliefs."

With respect to illegal aliens, yes they do.

[RightWhale]

Sorry

I don't know if my g-g-g-grandfather voted for Lincoln, but he was mightily annoyed by something and refused to work after the war, living off his $5 military service retirement package for the rest of his life. He kept his officer's sword and his battle sword, though.