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'08: WHAT, NO CONSERVATIVES? (George Will Still Brain Dead)
NY Post ^
| March 8, 2007
| George Will
Posted on 03/08/2007 9:04:04 AM PST by presidio9
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:04:07 AM PST
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
I'm still waiting for someone to emerge that we can ALL get behind.. The thought of Fred Thompson sounds intriguing..
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:05:37 AM PST
by
mnehring
(Anyone who is with you 80% percent of the time is your 80% friend, not. your 20% your enemy- Reagan)
To: presidio9
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:06:38 AM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(theconservativecandidate@still2early.com)
To: presidio9
Funny how they always need to attack Reagan to make MittMcRudy look better...
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:07:13 AM PST
by
icwhatudo
(The rino borg...is resistance futile?)
To: mnehrling
If you're waiting for a guy who could win but is not running, the candidate is Santorum. If you're looking for a guy who could win and will run, the answer is Gingrich.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:07:30 AM PST
by
presidio9
(There is something wonderful about a country that produces a brave and humble man like Wesley Autrey)
To: Liberty Valance; Admin Moderator
Different headline. Please pull.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:09:53 AM PST
by
presidio9
(There is something wonderful about a country that produces a brave and humble man like Wesley Autrey)
To: presidio9
In politics, this means that insisting on perfection in a candidate interferes with selecting a satisfactory one. Straw man argument.
Very few people insist on a perfect candidate. But most people -- at least those with principles -- have a certain threshold which a politician must meet in order to be considered minimally acceptable, or, as Will puts it, satisfactory.
For me, Rudy and Romney fail to meet even minimum qualifications for acceptability.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:09:55 AM PST
by
JohnnyZ
("I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose" -- Mitt Romney, April 2002)
To: presidio9
If you're waiting for a guy who could win but is not running, the candidate is Santorum. So how does Santorum get destroyed in his own state in a Senate race and then go on to win the presidency?
What are you smoking?
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:11:37 AM PST
by
zarf
(Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
To: presidio9
The conservative camp is a coalition between 'social conservatives' and 'people who believe in a conservative use of federal power'.
If the new trend is for Socials to now grab the title "only true conservatives", thereby kicking the people who believe in live or let live out of the conservative camp -- how small will this new 'conservative' camp be?
It is possible to be pro-choice and still be a Conservative.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:12:24 AM PST
by
Dominic Harr
(Conservative: The "ant", to a liberal's "grasshopper".)
To: presidio9
Will doen't mind gun grabbers. I do.
A gun grabber is not merely "imperfect", he is INTOLERABLE!
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:13:27 AM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: Dominic Harr
It is possible to be pro-choice and still be a Conservative.
It's not possible to be a gun grabber (or a first-amendment shredder) and be a conservative.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:14:45 AM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: mnehrling
It's early and there's time for someone to work to win us over. There's a lot to like about Fred, although I have a similar concern that I have for Duncan Hunter - what executive expertise do they bring to the table?
Remember Newt before 1994? He was awesome. He took no prisoners - just pounded the issue.
He used to be rock solid, great ideas. But he didn't do as well as an actual leader- he couldn't handle the dirt that the Dems were dishing. Well that's a problem if you are looking for a President. Since his resignation, it seems that the members of both houses have been wobblier on conservative issues.
There are several considerations in choosing a leader of this country. It's up to those in or considering joining the race to do the work and make the case to us.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:14:47 AM PST
by
saveliberty
(Liberalism (called Middle of the Road by MSM) = You are free to do as you are told.)
To: mnehrling
To: Dominic Harr
The Republican party is composed of fiscal conservatives, social conservatives, and national security conservatives, with overlap among the three.
Crap on any one of those groups, and your chance of winning drops.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:16:05 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(] Tagline Under Construction [)
To: zarf
So how does Santorum get destroyed in his own state in a Senate race and then go on to win the presidency? What are you smoking?
Santorum faced a political perfect storm. He faced the son of a very popular former governor who was running as a social conservative. The only thing he had to run on was his support of the war, which had become very unpopular. In a national election, Santorum would have little problem carrying Pennsylvania. That alone would probably be enough to win him the election.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:17:03 AM PST
by
presidio9
(There is something wonderful about a country that produces a brave and humble man like Wesley Autrey)
To: saveliberty
...Fred, although I have a ...concern ...- what executive expertise do they bring to the table?He may not have been an executive, but he could play one on televiion.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:19:14 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(] Tagline Under Construction [)
To: presidio9
Santorum couldn't win the nomination let alone get near the presidency.
Your theory is off the charts wishful thinking.
It is not 1980.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:19:26 AM PST
by
zarf
(Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
To: presidio9
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:20:04 AM PST
by
APRPEH
(id theft info available on my profile page)
To: Beelzebubba
It's not possible to be a gun grabber (or a first-amendment shredder) and be a conservative. Absolutely. Rudy will have to make it clear he won't pass any federal anti-gun legislation if he wants to win the R nomination.
He's already said things to that effect, and he's known for speaking what he really means, so we'll see.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:20:29 AM PST
by
Dominic Harr
(Conservative: The "ant", to a liberal's "grasshopper".)
To: Jeff Chandler
:-) LOL Good one. He already has, on Law and Order.
As I said, I like him. But he has a lot to tell if he wants to run and win.
As does Duncan Hunter- he's in the case and he has to show that he has the management/executive ability.
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posted on
03/08/2007 9:21:11 AM PST
by
saveliberty
(Liberalism (called Middle of the Road by MSM) = You are free to do as you are told.)
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