Posted on 10/26/2007 8:37:20 AM PDT by pookie18
Good analysis. I think you’re exactly right.
*Crickets*
Dittos on that comment. Neither Toomey nor Huckabee are 'sold out', but Toomey and the CfG are true fiscal conservatives while Huckabee's record is one of someone who clearly is not.
We cannot have another tax-and-spender at the top of the ticket.
How so? Go back to the original context of my post. His factually-challenged lip service to Giuliani and Romney destroys his credibility.
Selling out refers to the compromising of one’s integrity, morality and principles in exchange for money, ‘success’ or other personal gain. How, in you opinion, did Toomey do this?
Perhaps you’re right. I retract the “sell-out” label.
Paying lip service to Giuliani and Romney as somehow being paragons of virtue when it comes to economic conservatism isn’t direct evidence of a sell-out. It’s just stupid and ignorant and galling, especially coming from someone with as much power as Pat Toomey has available at his service.
“Paying lip service to Giuliani and Romney as somehow being paragons of virtue when it comes to economic conservatism isn’t direct evidence of a sell-out. It’s just stupid and ignorant and galling, especially coming from someone with as much power as Pat Toomey has available at his service.”
I don’t know if you can realisticly accuse Toomey of portraying Rudy and Mitt as “paragons” but both governors left their respective states better off fiscally than when they entered office. Both governors got spending under control. I agree with Toomey that if republicans are going to reclaim the public’s confidence, its going to have to be in the area of fiscal responsibility. Toomey believes we can do that with either Thompson, Giuliani or Romney(in that order). I agree. Huckabee and McCain get CforG’s worst marks btw.
A) Giuliani was never a Governor.
B) You’re just plain wrong. Any indication of fiscal conservatism from any of these liberals is nothing more than a product of their campaign’s myth-making abilities.
“Any indication of fiscal conservatism from any of these liberals is nothing more than a product of their campaign’s myth-making abilities.”
Well I wouldn’t accuse Club for Growth for falling for any supposed “campaign myth making abilities”. These guys focus on the candidates records and arrive at solid opinions and advice. This is the Club for Growth, not the New York Times.
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/09/fred_thompsons_record_on_econo.php
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/05/rudy_giulianis_economic_record.php
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/08/mitt_romneys_record_on_economi.php
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/03/arizona_senator_john_mccains_t.php
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/01/a_report_on_mike_huckabees_fis.php
I don’t form my opinions of any candidate based on the opinions of the Club or anyone else.
I’ve seen the CfG come down on the right side many times, for which I’m always grateful, and I’ve seen them blow it.
But, again, I’ll say it: Anyone who thinks Giuliani or Romney are any sort of conservative, fiscal or otherwise, is either very naive, or blowing smoke themselves.
He’s down below his pre-announcement highs already, having lost his entire announcement bounce and back down to where he was before he even started campaigning, participating in debates, and running ads, etc.”
Sadly, the more voters see of Fred, the less they like him. Not exactly the sign of a winning campaign.
Romney is still leading Iowa”
Today, Romney has finally dipped below Huck in Iowa.
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