Posted on 02/05/2007 7:50:51 AM PST by MadIvan
"That's true conservatism - not just voting against Al Gore."
If you want "true conservatism" put up true conservative candidates, put out a meaningful message and prepare to take your lumps until the word gets out.
This means putting up candidates against the incumbent RINOS and be prepared to roll in the mud with them. We think our message is enough to win. It isn't. We have to be prepared to spend billions to wrest away control from the RINOS and the RATS.
Until we do that, we will be seeing a lot more of the McCains of the world.
Or slightly over $1 trillion dollars. Kind of makes ours look not so bad by comparison, considering difference in population and GNP and all. Thanks.
None of that is realistic and would be doomed to failure...this is why purists never win....ths solution is this:
Grow govt at a slower rate than nominal GDP (3% real plus 3% inflation is 6% nominal growth annually). Say grow govt at 3% annually, thus after 8 years Spending/GDP will fall from 22% where it is today to 18% of GDP in 8 years, making govt smaller than at anytime since 1958...before medicare and medicaid, before head start..etc etc...that's the best you can hope for
I'd like to add - Get rid of the Department of Indian Affairs.
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