Republicanism in decline [Normally Mild-Mannered Tony Snow Hits GOP "Packed with Cowards]

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[saveliberty]

:-( I gave it a miss

[ajolympian2004]

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[tiredoflaundry]

Snowman *BUMP*

[MEG33]

Tony is great!

[MEG33]

Quote:"
I don't expect to win every battle, but darn it I want the Senate to TRY once in a while. I am sick of the commity of the Senate. I want Jeff Sessions to punch Kerry in the nose! LOL!"

Oh YES! ;)

[mewzilla]

Third party, anyone? :)

[13Sisters76]

Snow is so right!
The gutless Reps in DC have become so determined to be "liked" by the press and loved by DC's best party-givers that they have left us in danger of becoming victims to leftism. I know that I AM tired of reps with no stomach for the fight, no strength of their convictions, and no will to stand up to the greatest threat we have ever faced- American leftism and Euro-centrist elitism.
I WISH we could get those liberT's and conservatives, who are SO faithful to vote in all general elections, to get OFF THEIR ASSES and vote in the primaries. I can't take these voters who sit around and whine about the candidate the party gave them, yet did nothing to get the candidate they WANTED.
WAKE UP PEOPLE- the country you lose may be your own.

[Constitutional Patriot]

Tony nailed it!

I really hope that the numbskull Republicans in Congress read this article and absorb its wisdom. The White House should do the same.

The fact that we control Congress and the White House and for whatever reason act like a defeated party in the minority (while winning the war in Iraq and preside over a sizzing economy) sickens me.

...I will now return to my coffee...

[Cacique]

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[taildragger]

"progressive" states, on the other hand, are becoming empty husks, with more rigid class distinctions than in any other section of the country."

Ouch, that one will leave a mark.....

Should we form the "Red State Moving Company" and target the North East Conservatives who have had enough and are getting out?

Was it Glenn Beck or Rush that was talking about this the other day, Red voters in Blue states are getting out of them, and the Blue States are getting Bluer and more in decline.

[Conservative Goddess]

Amen! This is what we've been saying for years Badray.

[Conservative Goddess]

"GOP LEADERS: THIS IS THE VOICE OF YOUR BASE SPEAKING. IGNORE IT AT YOUR PERIL."

AMEN.

Tony nailed it when he said: "They have forgotten the most important rule of political survival: If you want to remain an incumbent for long, you don't jettison your principles. You act on them."

Tricky Ricky Santorum has jettisoned his principles, turned his back on those who brought him to the dance...and come Novmber 2006, he's going to be the former Senator from PA.

[Sioux-san]

Tony just went through a huge fight for his life due to colon cancer. I think he may have seen how fleeting life can be and that we don't have time to pussy foot around. If we don't start telling the truth, and doing something about it, we're cooked.

[Conservative Goddess]

"And it only took them ten years to figure this out. Not too bad...for gibbering idiots. Now if the Administration can figure it out too, this nation may have a shot at survival."

They don't call it the "Stupid Party" for nothing.

[Conservative Goddess]

"We should start a drive to email copies of this article to our weak-kneed senators and congressman!"

AMEN. But I think I'll send it via snail mail, along with two appropriately sized 'stones' or nuts and I'll include a note: "Here you go, you've obviously lost yours."

[Conservative Goddess]

Tony Snow for President!

[Conservative Goddess]

"Makes me wonder where it came from?"

I believe it comes from staring down the barrel of your own mortality. Some people reach a financial point where they free themselves from "politically correct" constraints....I call it the "FU" million...other people, like me, have had what I call the "FU" experience....the experience that makes you realize this ain't no dress rehearsal...and your time is limited. Time to say what you mean and mean what you say...in no uncertain terms.

[Conservative Goddess]

Most, in not all, of the effluent which issued forth from the New Deal is unconstitutional. We the people surrendered, or granted the feds specific rights....carefully defined in the body of the Constitution. At no time did we ever grant the feds the right to oversee our medical care or our retirement planning.

Ricky Santorum, supposedly one of the most conservative senators we've got, has now come out in favor of guaranteeing Socialist Insecurity payments. If this isn't proof that the Republicans have lost their way...I don't know what is. Ricky Santorum is going to lose his re-election bid not because he's too conservative, but precisely because he's embraced the leftist agenda. Tony is dead on in this piece.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Well put - I'd guess you've explained Tony's apparent change of tone.

[Conservative Goddess]

"So what good does it do if the Republican Party keeps tacking leftward and Republibots keep voting for them? They'll keep doing what they're doing! You say NOT voting for Republicans strengthens Democrats, I don't see any difference any more. Under Bush and Republican Congress, federal spending has increased more than it ever did under Clinton. I'll stay home, or vote Constitution Party or Libertarian Party, but there's no way in Hell I am punching the ballot for [R] in 2006."

Amen. This bears repeating, over and over and over again.