Posted on 10/03/2008 2:18:04 PM PDT by jeffo
Dear Lord, can we cut the negative crap around here? If our conservative ideology has taught us anything its that you and I, the private sector people, can withstand and fix anything in our economy. We (or our fathers/grandfathers) beat the depression, Hitler, scandal, Malaise, Carter, Clinton, Soros (oh yes, George, some of us see your hand trying to slap Adam Smith's away from time to time) and by God the free market will even be able to fix this mess and the bigger messes the bailout may cause. That is, unless we bury our heads in the sand and cry woe is us, this time the problem is too big.
I'm sorry, but thats not how we do things. That 777 point thud we heard the other day was a lot of the cowards leaving the market and good riddance to them. Unreasoned panic is the only thing that can make this a truly cataclysmic event, and unfortunately its in huge supply here on FR!
Palin is the only one sparking any optimism among conservatives so give it up. She did so well even the Libs are having trouble denying it.
To the Op: No.
We just got screwed by our representatives in D.C. and we have Mccain as a presidential nominee with Obama on the other side. These circumstances do not lend themselves to optimism.
Can I be optimistic that in the future we can overcome the corrupt political class? Certainly. And I still do have optimism about the future. The problem is that I have no optimism about the next 2-4 years so that tends to lead me to be a little moody until circumstances give me reason to be otherwise.
You can’t be for a conservative ideology and be for the Socialist Bailout that just occured.
The are logical opposites.
WHAT?
Palin did great last night... Maybe others like her will stand up and run for office.... America is tired of Washington politics... Our forefathers gave us a system where anyone can be the best they can be.... Right now Palin fits that bill...
“Noli nothis permittere te terere.” which translates as “Do not let the bastards wear you down”.
Yahoooo! You hit the nail on the head...LET THE WHINNING STOP!
So many uf us have our underwear in a knot....where is HOPE!
Where is the CAN-DO attitude?
McCain/Palin will WIN this election...we have our EYE on Congress and we’ll find the crooks and make them pay!
Great post!!!!!
Kool-Aid must be on sale where you live.
LOL. So you prefer to be lied to. That's just creepy.
yep.. I’ll give it a rest also.. that’s what the libs want.. a discouraged Republican base.
numbers don’t work because
1) people can’t evaluate them when the debater is talking too fast
2) nobody seriously memorizes numbers. It can’t be real.
3) people care about your philosophy and principles. leave the numbers to your staff
***There has been a lot of (non-Troll) whining and hand-wringing. Its disappointing to see from conservatives. We are better than that.***
Some of those trolls have been around since the site was founded.
I am not for the socialist bailout. But PEOPLE... thats what government does! It takes a problem and does its darndest to make it worse! We knew that going in, and thats what my original post is all about. This is just another skirmish in the wider war in which we have almost always WON.
If it’ll stop the endless flogging of needless vanities, I’ll gladly fake a cheerful grin from ear to ear.
And thanks for the dog treats
“I looked at your previous posts, and theyre nothing but whining about Palin. Someone here isnt a credit to conservatism, but I dont think its me.”
Hey jerk, do a better job of research next time.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2071941/posts?page=28#28
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2072160/posts?page=2#2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2072211/posts?page=23#23
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2072211/posts?page=25#25
among others
I didn’t say she dodged every question. I said she dodged almost every question.
A perfect example was when she was asked about bankruptcy and started talking about energy.
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