Republicans as Democrats (Thomas Sowell)

Jewish World Review ^ | February 3, 2009 | Thomas Sowell

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

[Principles are] the only advantage the Republicans have. The Democrats have the media, the unions, the environmental extremists and the tort lawyers on their side. Why should Republicans throw away their one advantage by becoming imitation Democrats?

. . . What principle separates the Republicans from the Democrats? If they are just Tweedledee and Tweedledum, then elections come down to personality and rhetoric. If that happens, you can bet the rent money on the Democrats winning.

[personalaccts]

Part D, war, $250,000,000 bridges for 50 people. They liked the power.

[ballplayer]

Rush Limbaugh has been saying this for YEARS ,now the rest are just repeating his lines

[dynachrome]

McConnell sold his soul for money and power in Washington.

[JZelle]

I wonder what he thinks of Michael Steele?

[dbz77]

It was not the market, but the government, that pushed for abandoning traditional standards for making mortgage loans. That was what got both borrowers and lenders way out on a limb — and set off economic shock waves when the limb broke.

True.

But the government did not force those lenders to lend, so that still does not justify a bailout.

[jazusamo]

I wonder what he thinks of Michael Steele?

A very good question that he is about to answer. :)

[gtsamson]

Three words: War on Terror

[dcwusmc]

re: your tagline...

“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” -— Barry M. Goldwater

So... wanna try that again?

[dcwusmc]

The War on Terror, no matter HOW you define it, did not require so-called Medicare part D nor 99% of ANY OTHER non-defense government spending. Try THAT again, also.

[gtsamson]

The same Barry Goldwater who went down to a resounding defeat in the presidential election? The same Goldwater who afterwards did in fact moderate his positions? Thanks for proving my point.

[gtsamson]

Would you rather have left our troops unfunded and unprotected while Democrats in Congress held up all those spending bills?

[dcwusmc]

So you’re unwilling to hold Pubbies to ANY standards as long as they fund what YOU want, is that it????

[dcwusmc]

The same Barry Goldwater who was defeated by the elitists in HIS OWN PARTY because they didn’t want any shrinkage in government or in its spending on THEIR pet projects. What he did in his dotage does not diminish what he was in his heyday.