Posted on 03/03/2010 5:02:54 PM PST by Brices Crossroads
There’s nothing wrong with objecting to those who use privileged positions to stomp on hard working folks.
Populism is the path to victory in politics, so saying it is the opposite of conservatism is unhelpful as well as incorrect.
Another reason is that they have 'skin' in the game- of big government, that is. Many are public employees or other union members where they are insulated from market fluctuations that can be devastating to non-union/government protected employ. Look at the unemployment numbers a find, if you can, where Fed, State, or Local government employees go to fill their soup cans.
It's a giant game of Musical Chairs where last year, millions of chairs were removed each month whenever the music stopped. It wasn't played by all, though. Those connected in some way with government or a union remained seated throughout the 'game'. If they gave up a seat, it often came with parting gifts (pension, full benefits, etc.) at an age hardly approaching the 'golden' years.
This recession and the bankrupt nature of states and government in general may prove an exception. President Smoking-Jacket and his sidekicks, Reid and Pelosi, are, without a doubt, the worst prescription for a pneumonic economy. Together, they're likely run big government and big bureaucracy types into the ditch usually reserved for the private sector. Won't they be surprised to find their chairs ripped-out from under them, then?
The GOP has plenty of tools (and tools) to make their own destiny. The Stupid Party, they got that way the old-fashioned way, they earned it.
Palin’s willingness to take on Big Business when it is operating outside the bounds of fair competition is one of her strengths. This has nothing to do with “populism.” She has proven likewise willing to take on out-of-control Big Government and completely out-of-control Big Media. This woman fights back, that’s what she is and does.
I don’t even know that Romney was talking about Palin when he said his piece about populism. Populism has, by and large, been nothing more than a rhetorical device in which class envy is wielded to wedge voters away from Establishment candidates. It’s usually all bluster and blather and no real substance — like Ross Perot. To the extent that he explained himself, I actually agree with Romney on this.
We don’t need populism. We need smaller government, less spending, reduced taxes, to start kicking radical Islam’s butt, drill here/now, and someone who will kick ass and take names to make it all happen — and that person is Sarah Palin. She’s already shown us she can fight.
Romney versus Palin, a person who writes his own books versus someone who pays others to write hers. A person who answers questions versus someone who gets the questions ahead of time and writes the answers on her hand to give the false impression of someone who can actually think on her feet. Turn it into a joke, that’s ok, I’m sure many of Jones followers laughed at the the cute little things he did too. Laugh if you must, it will make you feel better while you continue to be deceived!
Romney had a ghost writer.
Your comments re Sarah Palin are wishful thinking on your part.
I don’t expect someone who supports Neo Leftists to lika a Conservative Republican.
Why do you hate Palin so much?
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