California is paying deeply for such beliefs.
All you need to know about "moderate Republicans" is that Jim Jeffords used to call himself one, and yesterday the recast "independent" voted against Dr. Rice's confirmation.
Conservatives are the deep water of the Republican party.
"Moderates" (otherwise known as people with no conviction) are the shallow water that dries up when things get hot.
Fortunately for us, Liberals are the deep water of the Democrat Cesspool and the "Moderates" are starting to smell the stench over there and come to us for a bath. We just have to be sure not to let them dirty us up in the process.
IMO us moderates are the only ones capable of rational thought. Both the left and right extremes are intellectually crippled by ideology.
Conservative Republican consultant Craig Shirley says he is inviting Whitman to be his guest at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in late February. Shirley says Whitman can then "learn why the GOP now controls the White House, the U.S. House and Senate and most governorships in the country."
ROFL Nice move.
When she was elected in 1993, the Republicans in 1991 had been swept into total veto-proof control of the Legislature: 27 to 13 in the Senate, 58-22 in the House. After the 2001 elections – the first opportunity the voters had for a referendum on eight years of "moderate" GOP rule (including Whitman's seven years) – the Democrats won control of the House, 44-36, and secured a 20-20 tie in the Senate.
Apparently, Whitman played a vital role in the positive fortunes of the Democrat Party. No wonder the citizens of New Jersey have been so relunctant to return to Republicans after her example.
Moderate Republicans or Mainstream Republican's as they're chartered in my state are more dangerous than liberals. At least with liberals you know what to expect from them.
Want to see how much of a failure Mainstream Republican's policies are, just take a look at Washington State politics.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002160877_pdc26m.html
I just wish the PDC woulda bankrupted these loosers. The mainstreamers have done hit pieces on conservative candidates that is right out of the liberals handbooks, they've even endorsed dims over conservative Republican's in the past.
Moderate Republicans are the best choice to run in highly liberal strongholds and conservative Republicans are the best choice to run in traditional conservative strongholds.
Neither is right or wrong all of the time, but they should all work together to get the major platform agenda achieved in increments. They should not spend their time condemning Sponge Bob Square or Kid Rock, for such issues are not beneficial for the far right or moderates, but only serve to defame the entire party as a bunch of nannies.
(/crickets chirping)
I'd pay good money to see Christie Todd Whitless at CPAC. It would be the equivalent of seeing the late Yassir Arafat at a Likud Party rally.
Saw Mizz Christie Todd Whitman on th enetwork snooze this
am .Couldn't help but think she sounded just like all them
Catholics who oppose that church's (and the Bible teaching)
about abortion- birth control-homosexuality and ? whatever. They ,like her , all repeat the mantra it's my
church too.They don't agree with church policy --insist they
will take communion regaurdless of what any Priest says--
and they will oppose or promote whatever evil they feel
like embracing.These are th e"judge not lest ye be judged."
apostates.No diff with Rino's who oppose Republican principles,and that core set of beliefs relative to the
Republican Party platform.
That would be Joe Schwarz....BTW.
Moderates are, by necessity, unprincipled -- and therefore, poor leaders.
I have more respect for an honest, consistent liberal than I do for some limp-wristed moderate.