Posted on 02/07/2006 8:13:00 PM PST by Amerigomag
If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it. Indeed one of the reasons for our electoral failure is that people believe too many Conservatives have become socialists already. Britain's progress towards socialism has been an alternation of two steps forward with half a step back.
If every Labour Government is prepared to reverse every Tory measure, while Conservative Governments accept nearly all socialist measures as being “the will of the people,” the end result is only too plain. And why should anyone support a party that seems to have the courage of no convictions?”
Margaret Thatcher, "My Kind of Tory Party"
Daily Telegraph,
January 30, 1975
(Excerpt) Read more at cppf.us ...
Not a read for the politcal novice but it holds some very perceptive observations and reasoned suggestions for the California Republican Party to recover from the injuries that the Wilsonegger gang's clumsy and confused efforts inflicted upon the party.
Good read.
Thanks!
The bane of the Ca GOP.. a culture of consultants
The truth about these campaigns is, first, that the principles were not always discernible and that, second, what particularly characterized them all, running like a bright, gleaming thread throughout, is an ad hoc, seat-of-the-pants, cook book (pick your cliché) approach. They showed little imagination, scant attention to the blocking and tackling basics of politics, and less a determination to win than to insure that the hired gun consultants pocketed princely fees for jobs superficially done. Most seem to have been conducted without so much as the rudimentary market research on how to convey our positions and showcase our candidates to their best advantage that any competently-run business would perform before launching an even moderately ambitious new project.
That was a good assessment.
Who needs substance much less principles when you have Q factor and believe your own hype and what highly paid consultants whisper in your ear?
This is exactly the problem upon which I've been working for the last year or two.
Yup, the RINOs are their own worst enemies. They can't win without conservatives and they continue to disparage their own base.
If union member Democrats dont let their many differences with social issue lefties (and other Donkey Party factions) blind them to the advantages of cooperative effort, perhaps big tent Republican moderates could learn to do the same.
Damn, it's too long for a tagline.
The screw job Bill Simon got at the hands of his own party is the worst thing I have ever seen in politics.
Wonderful article.
Flagged for later this evening. Thanks.
Republicans win when they take their case in this way to the people, arguing with creative enthusiasm, genuine conviction that their cause is right, and respect for voters' intelligence.
Appreciate the ping.
This is why I respect Tom McClintock so much. He wants to win for the right reasons and is not afraid to lead.
Excellent article. Thanks for posting.
The article mentions Arnold Steinberg. Did you see this interview with him right before the Special Election?
It's worth a read. Apparently Fleishman is doing a follow up with him at the end of this week.
http://www.flashreport.org/special-reports0b.php?faID=2005110202424596
Brother! Is it ever!!!
Great articles, thanks for the ping. The CPR article is really, really good, and the quote above from the Steinberg interview sounds alot like some of the folks on this forum!
My wife and I are trying to estimate how long it will take the CAGOP to realize that they need to reform themselves. I am thinking several years. Anybody else want to venture a guess?
The screw job Bill Simon got at the hands of his own party is the worst thing I have ever seen in politics.
Which party?
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