You Might Not Be A Republican

The American Thinker ^ | May 22, 2009 | Randall Hoven

[Scanian]

With all the heavy thinking and breathing going on over "what it means to be Republican," let me provide some light thinking and breathing on the subject. With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy. (But not to Colin Powell.)

If you supported, endorsed and voted for the Democrat for President, you might not be a Republican.

If you supported, endorsed and voted for the Democrat with the most liberal voting record in the Senate, even to the left of self-described socialist Bernie Sanders, you might not be a Republican.

If you refused to vote for the Republican, a war hero and former POW who had 26 years experience in Congress and one of the more liberal voting records among Republicans in the Senate , because he was too conservative, you might not be a Republican.

If you think we have nothing to learn politically from the Republican who won 49 states and the most electoral votes for President ever in US history, all just 25 years ago, you might not be a Republican.

If you think the trouble with the Republican who cosponsored McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform, McCain-Leiberman global warming legislation, and McCain-Kennedy comprehensive immigration reform is that he is too conservative, you might not be a Republican.

If you think the trouble with the Republican President who signed McCain-Feingold, supported McCain-Kennedy, championed and signed No Child Left Behind, championed and signed prescription coverage under Medicare and increased federal spending over President Clinton's levels across the board, is that he is too conservative, partisan and ideological, you might not be a Republican.

[KEmom]

I have been a registered Republican since I was 18 and couldn’t wait to vote for Reagan in my first election.

I am conservative FIRST. I am going to change my registration to Independent. The GOP is a big disappointment, supporting too much “status quo” and growing gov’t, fiscal irresponsibility, UGH!!!

The Republican Party should stick to its principles of smaller government, fiscal responsibility.

I mentioned to someone that I did not feel Bush was conservative enough...typical reaction, “WHAT???? he was too conservative.” Then I reminded them of the growing deficit, NCLB with Kennedy, Medicare, etc - it was almost like a lightbulb went off in their head. Just because NPR and the MSM have told everyone that Bush was too conservative, does not make it true.