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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; ZULU

I just want to make sure there's intellectual consistency among people-- and you two seem to be consistent. I think most of us want the same things (the things outlined in FR Policy statement), however, sometimes you might need to go an unlikely route to achieve the end you desire. And I just wish we weren't so quick to vilify those who might take a different route than ourselves.

While Guiliani is much more liberal than I'd like, if he were elected, there's a decent chance he'd put the people in place who would be able to move us closer to the goals we want (FR Policy)--what good does it do to nominate someone who would get killed in a general election, thereby paving way for MORE liberal policies than have been enacted over the past 50 years... Basically I see the disagreement on FR as a disagreement on tactics, not on desired results, and I don't see the sense in calling people "abortionists" because they want to try a different route. You shouldn't alienate anyone who can help you achieve your ultimate goal.

Blah blah blah, I need to go watch a movie with my husband.


333 posted on 03/03/2007 7:53:04 PM PST by I_like_good_things_too (Don't make perfect the enemy of the good)
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To: I_like_good_things_too

Sometimes in politics you need to compromise and be pragmatic about things. I see your point.

I'm not sure that so early in the game its possible to to so certain that only one candidate can be the key to achieving our objectives - especially with his philosophical differences with the Republican base.


343 posted on 03/03/2007 7:57:44 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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To: I_like_good_things_too
We were last sold this bill of goods when we nominated Bob Dole. He was a moderate, and many of us couldn't stand him. We played right into the Clinton's hands. There was zero enthusiasm for the guy. We did our duty and voted for him.

You are saying we should yield 60 percent of the political field, nominate a candidate who agrees with Democrats as often as us, and has done one absurd thing after another during his career, even endorsing Mario Cuomo in a competitive race for governor.

He is what he is. Gerald Ford was very similar to Rudy in politics and temperament. His legacy is John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court, Win Buttons, the fall of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, inflation, and a horrific crime rate. Jimmy Carter beat the guy. That's Rinoism in action. We mustn't let it rule us again.

Enjoy your movie. My best.
348 posted on 03/03/2007 7:59:53 PM PST by Luke21
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