By no means have I written her off! I'm just wanting to hear her start picking up on conservative issues a little bit as she starts making moves for 2012. And if anyone has any information on such things as Bobby Jindal's stance on immigration, I'd love to hear it.
I hope it’s plain that I am not attacking fiscal conservatism, but those who treat “fiscal conservatism” as if it’s something opposed to conservatism in general, or specifically social conservatives. Such “fiscal conservatives,” like Christine Todd Whitman, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, Rudy Giuliani, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Arlen Specter, etc., all turn out to be fiscally liberal too.
Are you describing a fictional Sarah Palin? I have never heard her buy into the idea of man-made global warming, massive illegal immigration or heard her endorse the bail-out. In fact she spoke out against it. If she doesn’t pass your “real conservative” litmus test I don’t think many will.
We need a real multi-party system instead of what we have today which is one party, “The Big Government Party”, with two branches, Republicans and Democrats, quibbling with each other to see who gets their hands on the taxpayers money.
They may fight amongst themselves but join forces to fight any threat of real change against Big Government.
The only difference between the Republican and Democrat parties has been who they want to pander to, and even that line is disappearing as Republicans strive to out-pander Democrats.
The Republicans participation in the fiscal disaster that confronts us is only a matter of degree when compared to the Democrats. This is why the Tea Parties attract people from all political persuasions. We desperately need a strong conservative third party that cannot be co-opted by the Rino’s and McCain moderates of the world. As long as conservatives are working through the Republican party we will be marginalized,dismissed and undermined!
There is a group within the Louisiana Republican Party strongly opposed to Jindal, who like GWB “reaches out” to Democrats in his state.
Go form your own party. Good luck!
I usually hate vanities, but yours is well thought out and well written. Congrats !
BTT!
Wilkie, Dewey, Esienhower, Nixon, Rockefeller, Ford, Bush I, Dole, Bush II. The GOP assisted in the swing American swing left, except when Reagan got contol of the party.