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Now he tells us: Boehner wants less government
The Union Leader, NH ^
| Nov. 9, 2008
| The Union Leader
Posted on 11/09/2008 5:05:13 PM PST by counterpunch
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To: Tzimisce
Don’t hold back. Tell us what you really think. :-)
101
posted on
11/09/2008 8:05:09 PM PST
by
Eric Blair 2084
(Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
To: timestax
Where the hell has this guy been for the last 2-4 years ?
He let Tom Cole cut the funds to Bachman and Musgrove !
The American Spectator called him a huge mistake years ago and predicted this end result !
That online paper was reporting the RNCC was a collapse last spring thanks to Boner and Cole !
To: counterpunch
Less government? Pffft! Many here at the FR don't even believe in that shit. Over 50 percent of FReepers thought that extraordinary executive measures should have been taken by Florida Govenor Jeb Bush in order to protect the life of Terri Schaivo [it was poll #87 and has since been removed/relocated]. Extraordinary!
Also, how many FReepers advocate using government to spare domestic businesses from foreign competition through the use of trade barriers? How many like to focus on making everything a federal issue? Truth is, is that many of the most hard core conservatives found here, are not ones to extoll a limited government some of the time. Sad but true.
103
posted on
11/09/2008 8:18:38 PM PST
by
LowCountryJoe
(Do class-warfare and disdain of laissez-faire have their places in today's GOP?)
To: B Knotts
Bring in Paul Ryan.
Or even better, Ron Paul. :)
104
posted on
11/09/2008 8:27:19 PM PST
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
To: old school
before Id bad-mouth him, Id check his conservative ratings with those various groups! One can be a good conservative and also a poor leader.
He had his chance, now it's time to find a leader that knows how to win.
105
posted on
11/09/2008 8:34:01 PM PST
by
RJL
To: clyde12
Grandpa use to say, never trust a man that values a good suntan. Boo..hiss..get off the stage Boehner and don’t let the Rino horn impale you on the way out!
106
posted on
11/09/2008 9:02:08 PM PST
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: counterpunch
“It would take a generation to build a new party, meanwhile Democrats would hold every single elected office in the land.”
Most likely. So better to get started sooner rather than later. The GOP isn’t going to change, and will probably be out of power for the next generation anyway.
That’s if the GOP even exists in a generation.
107
posted on
11/09/2008 9:14:03 PM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
To: Klepto
I don’t think Lundgren is the solution.
To: clyde12
Trent Lott was a homo pedophile??
Where do you get this stuff??
Ed
109
posted on
11/09/2008 10:09:09 PM PST
by
Sir_Ed
To: Ann Archy
Then WHY the HELL is Dick Army WORKING for the ACLU???????
He isn't. He works WITH the ACLU when they are on the right side of an issue, as any person who is concerned for liberty would do.
110
posted on
11/10/2008 6:19:18 AM PST
by
slnk_rules
(http://mises.org)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ron Paul has got to be laughing his ass off over this. He predicted all of this during the debates and primaries. He specifically mentioned that the GOP was losing support because they haven't cut gov't and spending and was laughed at by the other jokers. If Ron Paul were as cheap and personally vicious as some conservatives, you would be right. As it is, he is saying more like "This is what WE said all along." He is not so much about "winning" as he is being on the side of truth. He is one of the most gracious men I have ever met.
Conservatives and the republican party should be ashamed of the lies they told about him, stupid stuff like being a "truther" or "pro abortion" or worse.
That stuff only goes to show what complete and utter kool aid drinkers some conservatives are.
111
posted on
11/10/2008 6:36:06 AM PST
by
slnk_rules
(http://mises.org)
To: counterpunch
We desperately need Newt Gingrich as RNC chairman. Newt understands how to nationalize a congressional election around a winning theme. Newt today is not the Newt of 1993.
112
posted on
11/10/2008 6:37:36 AM PST
by
slnk_rules
(http://mises.org)
To: mysterio
Wow, smaller, less intrusive government REPUBLICANS finally. There, fixed it for you.
113
posted on
11/10/2008 6:40:47 AM PST
by
slnk_rules
(http://mises.org)
To: LowCountryJoe
Truth is, is that many of the most hard core conservatives found here, are not ones to extoll a limited government some of the time. And all the ones that do, are libertarians. It's always been the rub, liberals want protection FOR vice, conservatives want protection FROM vice. Libertarians figure vice is up to you and giving government that much power is a REALLY bad idea. Best to let people just screw up their own lives as we have our hands full dealing with our own problems.
114
posted on
11/10/2008 6:43:04 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: slnk_rules
115
posted on
11/10/2008 7:50:01 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Ann Archy
Are you SURE??? A consultant, not an employee:
read below
(AP) He never got the flat tax that spurred him to run for office, but House Majority Leader Dick Armey departs Washington with his cowboy-boots image and one more bomb to throw as he exits the stage: he may go work for the ACLU. A conservative Texas Republican with a libertarian bent, Armey says he is considering consulting with the ACLU on privacy issues.
It's not as big a leap as it may appear. In the past, Armey has worked with the ACLU to protest what he considered government invasions of privacy. He also opposed Attorney General John Ashcroft's Operation TIPS - Terrorism Information and Prevention System - that would have encouraged Americans to look out for suspicious activity and report anything unusual.
"He is as passionate about privacy as we are," said Laura W. Murphy, ACLU Washington office director.
Armey does not miss the irony in the possible alliance.
"The Dick Armey of circa 1984 would not have considered coming within an inch of his life" of the ACLU, said Armey, who entered Congress in 1985 a pesky gadfly and at 62, leaves as the second-highest ranking House member.
But challenging institutions is classic Armey.
Early in his congressional career, he was dismissed as a quixotic lawmaker who slept in the House gym and had quirky ideas, like eliminating Social Security and farm subsidies.
116
posted on
11/10/2008 8:08:47 AM PST
by
slnk_rules
(http://mises.org)
To: counterpunch; ari-freedom
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posted on
11/10/2008 12:34:18 PM PST
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Do you remember when blue was a feeling, gray was a word and one was a number...)
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