Posted on 09/28/2009 6:59:40 PM PDT by STARWISE
Went from #23 to #11 at Amazon just in the last little while. Not even out yet lol
And the whole church said AMEN!!!
WOW!!! Bet it’ll sell 3M+ copies.... woo hoo!!
Conservatives don't like the 'Big Tent' idea, because they believe that the fiscal conservatives will work against them. In some cases, they're right, but not always. Since the social issues wax and wane with the voting public, it makes sense to retain the fiscal conservatism, and those who espouse it, in the party, so voters consider it a more 'balanced' party.
We can talk about how we only want pure social conservatives in the Republican Party, but we are don't have enough in numbers to swing elections, so we have to have the fiscal conservatives, and some of the Independents, join us. That won't happen if we run everyone else off.
All that being said, we don't have to change the principles of the Party, even though the media would have us think we should. Polls show that folks want the Republicans to be the party of low taxes, smaller government, pro-life, and pro-family, since they vote for those who espouse those issues. Unfortunately, the Republicans in Congress, over the last 10 years, or so, spent like drunken sailors, and larded up the Federal Government, so folks gravitated away from them, even though they still held on the social issues. Because the health of the economy is such an important issue right now, the conservative fiscal positions will be more important to most voters, but we need to cultivate candidates who while not as solid on the social issues as the fiscal ones, won't actively work against us on those social issues.
You seem like you are a Sarah Palin fan. I find it hard to believe you think Huckabee is conservative. Huckabee is conservative on some points and on many others he is way liberal. I will answer your question. I will have no choice but to vote for the standard bearer in 12’. There are those on here who got criticized for not voting for the team because of McCain, and holding to their convictions, I can’t bleame them.
I however held my nose and voted for Palin, who lost, along with McCain by several million votes. Im a realist too
I blame not enough people voted for the ticket.. You are right, people mostly voted only for Palin, and in that sense, yes she does also hold some of the problem, as she was not able to attract enough votes. And yes I expected with the level of support and enthusiam she had to bring in the ticket. She didn’t. I dont see why when I say I like her ideals and her personally, Im ignored on those points. Its only when I question viability does anything get brought up. That tells me its more about the person, and not as much about the conservative ideals.
Sarah just cracked the Top Ten at Amazon...#9.
I didn’t say she stepped down because of family reasons. She stated a number of things as her reasons, primarily the continuous attacks and charges brought against her. So if she stepped down because of those reasons, how is she going to deal with it as President? The attacks and lawsuits and charges will be neverending. Will she not be able to conduct the country’s business because she is busy defending herself? This is a legitimate question and one of the reasons its a distraction.
I have to agree that the core of the party remains fiscal. But social conservatives make up a vast and increasing part of the party, and are turned off by the very social issues surrounding Sarah. Many people, including myself strongly support tradtional marriage, abstinence until marriage, free from drug use, against homosexuality.
Personally, Sarah was enthusiastic and seems to have conservative values. I know you are not going to agree, but social conservatives are a larger base of the party, while the core is mostly fiscal.
Sorry ... way wrong. You’re conveniently forgetting
the pivotal “sudden” financial collapse mere months
before the election, putting the country in panic ..
then doofus McCain suspends his campaign .. to
accomplish photo ops and do what? Nothing... nada.
BHO didn’t .. he probably knew the “sudden” crisis was
coming .. and his warchest totaled nearly an unheard of
$750M, and included illegal foreign campaign donations
because he removed the credit card processing defaults
that confirm proper id, address, zip of cardholder, etc.
With the media in his palm, Soros’ billions funding the lying
ads, constant “blame Bush/all the time” lies and false
accusations and non-stop lying ads, ACORN paid to
sign up illegal, dead, and MickeyMouse voters in the
tens of thousands, paid campaign workers (with Soros’
billions) in the thousands calling, knocking on doors,
twittering, networking, emailing the lies ..... it was
all she wrote.
Mission, power, drones, billions, deceit .. can create
great damage, and they did.
The only problem Palin had was McGoofyCain and his
idiot team.
We were losing jobs since January of 08, almost a full year before the elections, and Obama was relatively unknown, let alone the front runner. I will agree the long tanking economy did play a role. You stated several reasons why it was a perfect storm, then at the end you say it was only McCain that was her problem? Like I said in 12’ we will see who the frontrunner is, and if it’s Sarah, then it should be an easy win, since Obama’s numbers are tanking anyway.
hen at the end you say it was only McCain that was her problem?
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Meaning, only as it related to her part on the ticket.
All the other elements were out of hers and everyone else’s control.
Looking back at that ‘long tanking economy,’
I’d now call those the good old days, compared
to what this creep has done to severely increase
our danger, greatly impoverish us and paralyze the
financial futures of generations to come, if we do
survive, please God.
I know we are agreeing on the direction, but perhaps not the person, although I have stated over and over I found her enthusiastic and likeable. I think you will agree that she is a lighting rod, for both sides, and sometimes lightning burns both sides.
I would agree.
Yee Haw !
Some social conservatives dissed Sarah because her daughter became pregnant outside of marriage. Many responded with, "There but for the Grace of God goes my family". It can happen in even the most Christian of families, as we all know, but it was Sarah's RESPONSE to the situation, and to her having welcomed her Down's Syndrome baby into the world, that endeared her to so many.
I believe her being out in public, on her book tour, and giving speeches at various and sundry events, will change folks' minds, when they see her for themselves, without the filter of the MSM anchors and mouthpieces. I believe she has already received requests from folks running for Congress in 2010, to campaign with them. They must believe she'd be an asset to them, or they wouldn't ask her. This will give her a DIRECT contact with voters, in smaller markets, and will only help her in the event she decides she wants to run in 2012.
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