I'm sick of these self-righteous reincarnations of the Buchanan Brigades (aka Bill Clinton's best buddies) and the SavageWeiners (aka Jerry Brown supporters) who wag their fingers about what it "really" means to be a conservative.
By their definition, a real conservative is one who's trying to save liberalism while preening about "voting their conscience". To hell with them.
Rather than Buchanan brigades helping Clinton, don't you mean Perot-istas?
You hit the nail on the head! IMHO it was the national talk radio show by A--H--- Savage that got these voters confused. They voted against their own best interest. As for Savage his best interest is his ego.
Weiner looks at his ratings. When they are down in a conservative region, that night's show will be attacking LIIIIBeralism. When his ratings are down in a liberal city it's (and I quote) "YOU WANNA BE AN IDIOT AND FIGHT THAT WAR IN IRAQ THEN GO FIGHT THAT WAR IN IRAQ!"
Weiner has no place to be downing Kerry for what Kerry said about the troops. Weiner has said the same (when liberal city ratings for his show are down)
Freepers better learn, the Reagan coalition is composed of economic conservatives, social conservatives and blue collar conservatives. All three components must work together. The free trade global economy has caused dislocations in certain sectors of the American economy and has benefited other sectors. Blue collar workers have not benefited immensely in the global free trade policies. Claims of rising wages in the US must be broken down by sectors. Manufacturing salaries have kept up with inflation but are constantly under pressure from outsourcing and illegal immigrants. The GOP support of unrestraint global trade and lukewarm last minute act of stopping illegal immigrants have turned off many blue collar conservatives. Some have voted Democrat because the conservative Dem candidate offered to increase the minimum wage and review the upcoming free trade agreements on the drawing board. Though the Dems will not stop illegal immigrants, atleast the blue collar conservatives will get something on minimum wages and restraining free trade. I think once they get the two items they will again ask the two parties to stop abuse of H-1B visas and illegal immigration in 2008. The party that will meet their needs will get the blue collar conservative vote. Let us see if the GOP is going to cater to the Chamber of Commerce or the blue collar conservative voters they need to maintain the winning coalition. In the last 12 year, the Chamber of Commerce got what they wanted, while the blue collar conservatives were ignored by the GOP. The GOP paid for their inaction in 2006.
You gotta admit, the RATS were creative!
Check out this creative attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTS5so3ReQ