“I feel too many Republicans want to cling to past successes”
“Can she mean anything else but the Reagan Revolution?”
Reagan, Newt, and GWB. All victory based on the Reagan formula of strong family values + tax-cutting fiscal conservatism + strong national defense.
If our future doesnt belong with freedom, its not worth fighting for.
” Can’t be Bush’s slim victories. He was no different than her pops.”
Come now. If McCain was as good or reliable a conservative as GWB, he’d be a much less annoying RINO.
“Reagan, Newt, and GWB. All victory based on the Reagan formula of strong family values + tax-cutting fiscal conservatism + strong national defense.”
You can say Bush’s victory was bolstered by family values and tax cuts, but Obama ran on tax cuts and fiscal responsibility, and—aside from a few missteps like the clinging to their guns and God statement— he carefully watched his words when it came to the culture war. You can say Bush delivered on his tax cut promise, but he also delivered on “compassionate conservatism” and free drugs for old people.
“If McCain was as good or reliable a conservative as GWB, he’d be a much less annoying RINO.”
Alright. Bush is different rhetorically, and I praise him for the tax cuts, judge appointments, and even for his aborted assault on Social Security. But I maintain Bush in practice is different from Bush in speech, which was overwhelmingly demostrated when it counted. Especially when he sided with Paulson, Bernanke, and the Democrats against the majority of his own party and public opinion.