Conservative activists fear war dwarfing social agenda

Boston Globe ^ | April 7, 2007 | Susan Milligan

[Ieatfrijoles]

I think ‘dwarfing’ is a good candidate for one of the next words to be banned by lefty.

[politicalwit]

"There's not a lot of difference between Rudy and Hillary and Obama and Edwards when it comes to social policy," Land said, referring to the leading Democratic candidates, Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, and former senator John Edwards of North Carolina. "If the Republicans nominate a Rudy Giuliani, you will see a decline in voting among social conservatives."

To sum it up....social conservatives don't vote if Giuliani gets the (R) nod and the republicans go down the dumper.

[SIDENET]

"The way the presidential campaign is shaping up, it looks like a continuation of November's elections," when Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress, Perkins said. "It was a disaster for Republicans because they had lost their way on [conservative social] issues."

No RINOs.

[lqclamar]

I think it’s a greater fear among most conservatives that the war could dwarf the principles of small government and economic conservatism. Social conservative issues have advanced under the Bush presidency. Aside from the tax cuts, economic issues have not and the government is as bloated as ever.

[Man50D]

No RINOs.

Unfortunately Conservatives are becoming the RINOs as the Republican party is gradually aligning more with the socialist ideology of the Democrat party.

[Man50D]

Some points to remember about polls.

1. Polls interview only a tiny fraction of the population.

2. Questions can be structured to elicit a specific response.

3. Pollsters can target a group of people they know will respond in a certain manner.

4. Pollsters can eliminate any answers they deem undesirable to suit their own agendas and continue to ask people until they get the desired response.

[Man50D]

Social conservative issues have advanced under the Bush presidency.

Except for one insignificant one referred to as illegal immigration. Bush condoning millions of illegal aliens to violate our immigration laws and therefore put our nation's security at risk apparently is not factored in with all those other "social conservative issues".

[stephenjohnbanker]

Some points to remember about polls.

1. Polls interview only a tiny fraction of the population.

2. Questions can be structured to elicit a specific response.

3. Pollsters can target a group of people they know will respond in a certain manner.

4. Pollsters can eliminate any answers they deem undesirable to suit their own agendas and continue to ask people until they get the desired response.”

Exactly. And this early, mean less than nothing : )

[MHGinTN]

When someone tells me that a Rudy for POTUS slot in the “R” ticket will cause conservative voters to stay home, I remind them that zero of the Rodham-rodents social issues will align with conservative principles and she will most definitely not fight the war against radical Islam so her social issues perspective will dominate and destroy America in the end without conservative voters retaking the House and Senate, regardless whether Rudy gets elected. 2008 is possibly the last chance conservatives will have to keep this nation from sliding finally into the socialism pit which will be bombed into submission by the radical Islamic terrorists.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Tell it to the RNC, and quit telling conservatives to vote for a open borders, gun grabbing, baby killing lifelong liberal!

Rudy & Hillary are almost equally bad.

[balch3]

if we win the war only to have the troops come home to a depraved, immoral society, we’ve won nothing.

[rockinqsranch]

Rarely does one read/hear about Social Conservative agenda in the MSM.

Of course Iraq/Afghanistan would be priority pro and con in peoples minds. It’s pumped into their homes, offices, cars, gyms, etc. via all MSM sources constantly.

If Political campaigning doesn’t prioritize the war efforts, the campaigner is accused of minimalizing National Security, so the campaign is about the War On Terror, Iraq/Afghanistan pro or con.

There is room for values, and our side needs to become aware that in spite of the WOT, we have another enemy to defeat. Dem/Lib/Socialists are at work.

[Democratshavenobrains]

The country has been called depraved and immoral by people since it was founded. Why should it stop now? Stopping Islamists is more important than making noise about an abortion ban that will never happen anyway.

[MHGinTN]

My message is, vote the “R” ticket yet leave the POTUS vote blank if you cannot vote for the “R” candidate, but vote the dnc out of power or our nation will be in the shitter!

[sgtyork]

30 percent of all respondents — 21 percent of Republicans, 38 percent of Democrats, and 32 percent of independents — naming their opposition to the war as the most critical issue facing the United States today.

Isn’t this the dramatic news. Only 38 percent of Democrats think Iraq is the most critical issue??? Amazing. Why is Congress in a stampede?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I agree with that wholeheartedly.

[Man50D]

2008 is possibly the last chance conservatives will have to keep this nation from sliding finally into the socialism pit which will be bombed into submission by the radical Islamic terrorists.

Staying home would be the worst response to their disgust for Guiliani and the Republicans. Conservatives can show their disapproval with the increasing socialism infecting the Republican party and still vote by establishing a Conservative party.

[MHGinTN]

How utterly absurd! Will you awaken when Iran has the nuclear bomb and dictates the flow of oil in the M.E. because democrats cannot muster the will to fight Islamic radicalism? I doubt it, because you fail to realize a nation so radicalized as Iran can cancel our power with dnc complicity!