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Can a Traditional American Conservative Win the Presidency and Secure the Nation and our Liberty?
Vanity Opinion | Feb 21, 2007 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 02/21/2007 6:15:41 AM PST by Jim Robinson

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1 posted on 02/21/2007 6:15:44 AM PST by Jim Robinson
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Yes he can. First step is to put down the rinos.


2 posted on 02/21/2007 6:17:32 AM PST by Hydroshock (Duncan Hunter For President, checkout gohunter08.com.)
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BTTT

Agreed!

The media and much of the business community will fight vociferously against stopping illegal immigration, but it must be done.

3 posted on 02/21/2007 6:19:09 AM PST by B Knotts (Newt '08!)
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Yes he can. First step is to put down the rinos.

Too bad the party leadership is rife with RINOs and see being a RINO as the only way to win. 2006 has reinforced that belief, since they will believe now more than ever that they need liberals (or "moderates" as some in the GOP call them) voting for them.

Be interesting to see what happens when they lose again and decide they need to try and get Conservatives back voting for the GOP.
4 posted on 02/21/2007 6:20:43 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: Jim Robinson

Borrowing for a tagline. You express things well.

... true blue right wing conservatives are growing mighty tired of crawling on bloody stumps looking for scraps.


5 posted on 02/21/2007 6:20:47 AM PST by Ingtar (...right wing conservatives are growing tired of crawling on bloody stumps looking for scraps - JRob)
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In the 1994 congressional races Republicans ran on a platform that was conservative, and certainly out of the mainstream as far as campaign rhetoric was concerned. They cleaned the Democrat's clock. And now they want to run candidates that are indistinguishable from Democrats? Good luck...


6 posted on 02/21/2007 6:21:25 AM PST by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: af_vet_rr

I am long done voting for Rinos.


7 posted on 02/21/2007 6:22:57 AM PST by Hydroshock (Duncan Hunter For President, checkout gohunter08.com.)
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Is there one running? Who is this person?


8 posted on 02/21/2007 6:23:06 AM PST by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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Unfortunately, we do not appear to have any really solid conservative candidate who is also viable at this time. Based on the candidates we have, it looks to me like it takes five to ten years to really prepare for a Presidential run. The ones who have done that are all kind of squishy.

My usual philosophy is to support the most conservative candidate who has a chance of winning. Sometimes that results in being very disappointed, but it can also lead to some pleasant surprises.


9 posted on 02/21/2007 6:23:41 AM PST by RebelBanker (May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.)
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Yes he can. But only if he is a leader, as Ronald Reagan was.

There are no conservative leaders, and there haven't been for many years. I

think this explains Rudy's popularity at the moment. He's may not be a conservative, but he's leader, and that's what people want.


10 posted on 02/21/2007 6:23:50 AM PST by Harpo Speaks (Honk! Honk! Honk! Either it's foggy out, or make that a dozen hard boiled eggs.)
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And now they want to run candidates that are indistinguishable from Democrats?

Who is they? Candidates have to win primaries. What's the problem? You think conservatives can't win primaries?

11 posted on 02/21/2007 6:23:54 AM PST by rhombus
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To: af_vet_rr
Yes he can. First step is to put down the rinos.

Too bad the party leadership is rife with RINOs and see being a RINO as the only way to win. 2006 has reinforced that belief, since they will believe now more than ever that they need liberals (or "moderates" as some in the GOP call them) voting for them.

Be interesting to see what happens when they lose again and decide they need to try and get Conservatives back voting for the GOP.

Then if the party is so infected with RINOs, corruption, etc., it is time for a new party. Time to gather in a new place. I refuse to simply give my votes to these people and continue to get the same liberal results.

12 posted on 02/21/2007 6:23:57 AM PST by RetiredArmy (Marxis-Dimocrats, Enemies of the Republic, the ENEMY within!)
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BUT but but Jim haven't you been reading your own web site
In my best Cary Grant "rudi rudi rudi".............blah blah blah ad nauseum
13 posted on 02/21/2007 6:24:11 AM PST by WKB (Duncan "yes", Newt "yes", Mitt "yes", Rino Rudy "no way")
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"Are there any Republican candidates out there who will step forward and not only pledge to win the war, but also to place the nation on a secure war footing? Secure the nation? Seal and secure the borders?"

YES! THERE IS!!

Duncan Hunter on the Issues

Amen and Amen, Jim! Excellent summation. - OB1

14 posted on 02/21/2007 6:24:17 AM PST by OB1kNOb (Hallelujah! After 20+ years, a REAL conservative I can support 4 President - DUNCAN HUNTER '08)
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To: yldstrk

Try Duncan Hunter.


15 posted on 02/21/2007 6:25:03 AM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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"...Traditional American conservatives are not going to deny our God. Are not going to give up our guns (without using them first). We're not going to surrender to the abortionists or to the gay rights agenda. We're not going to cave to global warming pseudo science. We're not going to surrender our national sovereignty to terrorists, illegals, the United Nations or to Democrats! We're not going to surrender to tax and spend liberal Democrats or to tax and spend moderate country club Republicans..."

That is a great economy-of-words position statement.


16 posted on 02/21/2007 6:25:22 AM PST by Monterrosa-24 ( ...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: yldstrk

See post #14.


17 posted on 02/21/2007 6:25:23 AM PST by OB1kNOb (Hallelujah! After 20+ years, a REAL conservative I can support 4 President - DUNCAN HUNTER '08)
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To: af_vet_rr
Be interesting to see what happens when they lose again and decide they need to try and get Conservatives back voting for the GOP.

No, they'll think they haven't gone "left" enough
18 posted on 02/21/2007 6:25:27 AM PST by YellowRoseofTx
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To: Harpo Speaks

A leader to the left is not a leader we need.


19 posted on 02/21/2007 6:25:59 AM PST by Hydroshock (Duncan Hunter For President, checkout gohunter08.com.)
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Can a Traditional American Conservative Win the Presidency and Secure the Nation and our Liberty?

Yes!

Perhaps the better question that some FReepers need to start looking at is:

Can a Liberal Republican in Name Only Win the Presidency and Secure the Nation and our Liberty?

20 posted on 02/21/2007 6:26:10 AM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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