Posted on 11/30/2005 7:11:55 AM PST by rice08
I am a conservative, I think there is no more fitting place to post this than here at FR, the only caveat I will say is that this post has nothing to do with my handle (rice08)
To quote Charles foster Kane, I have a statement of principles on our country and the world as a whole, here is what I believe in no particular order:
- Cut taxes whenever possible for any reasonable cause
- Limit government spending, privatize when possible… You want Medicare? Here is a voucher for blue cross/blue shield, go nuts
- Ronald Reagan was a great president and had a great deal to do with the collapse of the Soviet Union
- Commies aren’t cool
- The Chicoms are a real and strategic threat to the security of the United States and the world, I avoid “made in china” whenever humanly possible
- Always lukewarm on “free trade” because you can call something free trade and it can be something else entirely (see “De-Regulation”)
- I am strong supporter and believe in the *entire* constitution of the United States, not just certain amendments. that includes the 2nd.
- Judges should not legislate
- Treason is real and exists today
- Democrats have lost their way from the days of Truman
- Education is a silver bullet for many of society’s problems ; that includes generous vouchers for all takers from any background (From home schooling to the church of frank) I don’t care
- The MSM is liberal and so are our college campi
- Freedom of religion is not freedom FROM religion and our great history of religious tolerance proves it
- The UN and the EU have become corrupt and should be marginalized as institutions
- The ACLU is a serious threat to this country
- Lynn Stewart deserves to rot
- The US Armed forces have been the greatest force for human freedom in the history of mankind.
- Impeachment of Billary was a vindictive and political act but he was and is a dirtbag.
- John McCain is a hero to this country but for McCain-Finegold alone deserves great scorn (not to mention his other RINO tendencies)
- Hillary Clinton is a great political threat to this country
- Saudi Arabia is not our friend
- Drill everywhere
- Michael Moore isn’t a patriot
- Invest in every kind of alternative fuel possible (that includes government investment as well)
- At the very least have a cold hard look at the drug war
- None of this 3-5 years for murder 2 crap, lock ‘em away
- I support the death penalty but I won’t man the barricades for it
- The war on terror is the most important issue of our time
- Free peoples and free markets work better than any other form of human civilization, government must exist to protect the rights of the individual first and foremost against the sometimes evil nature of individuals
- I think corporations should be good US citizens not members of some undefined and unequal global community (see free trade)
- Iron clad and armed borders with a organized flow of honest immigrants from all corners of the earth are welcome. (I say this as a proud immigrant to this country)
- The current Republican order in Washington is a virtual disgrace when it comes to the issues of spending and immigration
- Wal-Mart is not evil except for their enabling of the PRC
- Unions work when they understand and believe in the capitalist system of supply and demand
You will of course note that some hot button issues are missing. Well guess what, I am by most standards pro-choice, save your arguments. On top of that I couldn’t give two bottles of jack if two or 3 or 5 of anybody or anything got married while being officiated by their pet poodle. I am also a militant atheist who doesn’t give THREE bottles of jack what you believe in and would never dream of telling you what to believe about anything, that said, keep ID out of my face, thanks. I am not going to change in this regard and that isn’t the reason why I posted this.
My point is that all of my conservative friends and family believe in virtually this same platform and we all vote republican. The problem is that if a pro choice republican tried to run for national office with this long list of deeply held beliefs they are DOA due to the passionate and sincere beliefs of the conservative “base” . I am not telling anybody to abandon their faith or their beliefs, quite the opposite.
I am wondering if those reading this understand that the conservative revolution that has been brewing for 40 years is threatened because of this make or break issue. Not because moderating the party’s pro-life stance will attract a larger pool of voters but because it keeps good conservatives out of power, plain and simple.
Discuss
BT
Unfortunatly I think this is an idiolized view of the past, politics hasn't been free of money since I would guess the civil war, long before the advent of the modern big media.
It's a big country and there are more people than ever to reach and like it or not money is speech, the NRA isn't going to get it's message out with 5 people going out door to door.
... the days of McGovern in particular being a quantum leap astray from which they have never returned.
Over 90% (closer to 95%, I think) of all the heroin that enters the U.S. comes from Afghanistan. Where do you think the money goes?
"Over 90% (closer to 95%, I think) of all the heroin that enters the U.S. comes from Afghanistan. Where do you think the money goes?"
A more pertinent question is: Is not the US in Afghanistan with troops? Why are there still opium poppy fields growing there?
John McCain is a hero to this country but for McCain-Finegold alone deserves great scorn (not to mention his other RINO tendencies)
Why is someone a "HERO"because they lost a valuable aircraft and spent time in a NVA prison. I feel sorry for him and think he should have some sort of compensation for his pain and loss but what did he do to capture the title Hero. That term should be reserved for someone who went beyond the call of duty to consciously perform an act that placed him in personal danger for the benefit of others. Serving your country deserves great praise but in itself does not rise to the level of heroic action. Being captured is an act by others as is being shot down. Pulling a child from a burning building (or entering a burning Twin Tower) is a personal act that requires a true Hero. Going along for the ride does not.
A quick check (CDC)shows that 1.5 or more was a pretty consistant number through the 1980's and 1990's, with slightly under a million per year in the 1970's and in the years since 1997.
But as Stalin (who knew something about holocausts) supposedly said, "The death of one man is a tragedy; the deaths of thousands, a statistic."
...in fact, it was President Grant who coined the phrase "lobbyist" for the office-seekers who gathered in Washington's Willard Hotel lobby to try to meet him. But they didn't have 100 television channels, internet, talk raido, or national newspapers to buy advertising space in; do some research on campaign costs in relation to money value--you find a fairly even line chart from 1877 to 1960; then whopping spikes in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.
Besides being untrue, this is a non-issue. "Why" people vote as they do is no one else's business so long as that vote is not coerced.
I agree with you. I'd tend to roll both of your points into my #1. But they are definitely worth explicit mention.
What's "clear" is you want to negotiate price when you've already been told "firm."
Conservatives have learned we don't have to sell to the first buyer.
These are the people liberals show pictures of when they want to badmouth us.
No, just get in line and wait your turn. But be aware we've been waiting for our turn for thirty years.
Ha!
Has it never occurred to you the best financed candidate win because they're more popular and draw more support?
You might as well claim wind is caused by leaves wiggling on the trees.
I have no problem with individual contributions...but I do have a problem with "how much". Just as 2nd Amendment allows the ownership of firearms, it does not cover ownership of WMDs; just as 1st Amendment allows free speech, it doesn't allow the false alarm yell of 'fire' in a crowded theater, or the assembly of persons blocking the free movement of others, etc. I believe that contribution should be capped to a reasonable amount ($2,500)
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