Posted on 03/03/2010 5:02:54 PM PST by Brices Crossroads
Next up, “Profiles in Commonsense Conservatism”:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-03-03-palin-book_N.htm
Ping!
He'll have to take that issue up with the democrats...that's their shtick.
Now if he's suggesting that conservatives should embrace non-conservatives as their representatives then he fails to grasp the point of elections and trying to choose someone to represent you.
Why don’t you read the article, Mittster..er, I mean Mister.
“LOL. “Conservative populist.” There’s an oxymoron for you!”
You are confusing William Jennings Bryan’s definition of “populism” with Webster’s. Bryan has been dead for 85 years.
Romney versus Palin (Elitist versus Conservative Populist
Well, we had Romney vs. Palin last night.
Sarah Palin was on with Jay Leno
Romney was on with David Letterboy
The ratings were overwhelming for Sarah.
“The ratings were overwhelming for Sarah.”
I am thinking the election returns may be similar.
You got that right
After the new law Palin, pushed through, even the oil exec's admitted that it was a good deal for them and their going to develop the resources, build the natural gas pipeline and pay directly to Alaskans through the Alaskan Trust program.
The national GOP ought to look at this success, which put Palin up to 80%+ approval ratings.
I've thought for 20 years, that the number one target for the GOP ought to be special deals for big business. They ought to declare war on special deals, simplify the tax code, ie cut taxes in return for removing all of the subsidies. Attack Obama and the Democrats for being in bed with the BIG guys; Big Business, Big Labor, Big Lawyer and Big Bureaucracy. Root out the special deals...
Why do many working class people vote Democrat? I'd say, number one, they hate their bosses (at least resent them). They've identified the GOP with their bosses, therefore vote for wacko, anti-capitalist, environmentalist Democrats, who destroy their jobs. In 2000, I was in line waiting to vote, and two mechanic types from the nearby factory, talked about voting for Gore for this reason. They didn't know that Gore wrote the the internal combustion engine was going to destroy civilization. These guys worked in a business based on the internal combustion engine.
GOP FAIL. Why didn't they know about algore's views? Why? Bush was sympathetic to those views and didn't attack Gore for those views.
When I think of Romney I think back to the GOP debate in Iowa. The famous “Show of Hands” question. What an embarrassment.
Moderator Question, “Show of hands if you think Climate Change is a serious threat and caused by human activity?”
Watch Romney, McCain, Rudy, and it looks like Huckabee all raise their hands before Fred Thompson saves their butts wit the we are playing hands here, response.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAYtC_jcK1U
I tried to like Romney, I really did, but if you closed your eyes during those debates and just listened to the answers he gave , they were just awful. He was not winning me over, or anyone else.
That “hand show” told me one thing. Romney,whatever else her is, is NO LEADER. If he took every position I take, I would still oppose him because he is completely spineless.
Our Sarah America has the natural presence, charm, sunny disposition, respect for our Constitution and love of country that President Reagan had and personified, and like President Reagan was disliked in his day by the nedia elites, Sarah is distained for many of the same reasons. She’s too western, too plain spoken, too unpolished, but (media muttering dammit), she connects with ordinary Americans and (dammit), she sure attracts crowds!
Meanwhile, media muttering dammit, does all it can to promote others and to criticize Sarah America and what does Sarah do?
She keeps smiling and making headlines where ever she goes!
I certainly see the parallels between SP and the Gipper but have been blasted occasionally for pointing them out. nonetheless, you are quite correct and the media hates her for it as they hated Reagan.
They thought they were finished with Reagan in 1988. And it is driving them nuts that they have to confront someone with similar skills.
Ah yes, but I didn’t compare their experience, because his trumps hers, but they share enough qualities that I’m more than willing to defend.
:)
I have noticed that the democrats are in the cat birds seat in this regard. They are riding on their undeserved reputation as being the party of the working man while they are actually in the pockets of big business. So they have the best of both worlds (ethics aside...which is typical for dems) to have the perception they are for the working man while actually being for, and getting the financial boost from, big business.
So I agree with you, the republicans need to "re-brand" so to speak and make it clear they are for the working man. Simplified tax reform that is transparent with no loopholes would be brilliant start.
Simple answer: the left (and MSM) has successfully portrayed Republicans as 'the boss man', who makes them suffer and holds them back- both financially and racially.
“it is driving them nuts that they have to confront someone with similar skills.”
Exactly, and they used the same tactics with Reagan they are using now against SP: Clark Clifford called him an “amiable dunce” and all their propaganda assets belittled him every chance they got.
They know she’s the real deal and they hate it. Now, if she’ll only keep McCain (D, AZ) at an arms length.
Sarah Palin registered as Republican because of President Reagan and Mitt Romney left the Republican party because of President Reagan.
Mitt Romney: "I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush."
Mitt Romney: "I'm not a partisan politician. My hope is that, after this election, it will be the moderates of both parties who will control the Senate, not the Jesse Helmses."
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