“We’re going to just have to agree to get along for a little while,” until the economic issues are resolved.”
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Utter nonsense.
Committed conservatives should be fully capable of conducting a two front war with the Communists.
We have won the major battle, which is the gun war.
The 2nd amendment reigns supreme and nobody can take away my right to bear arms.
Winning that battle has been by far the biggest victory in the culture war.
We don’t need a truce per say, we simply need to re-focus on the econommic takeover which Obama and his minions are plotting over the rest of his term.
Um, it's the socialist/social activists who are pushing an agenda. We are trying to "hold the line" on the right.
Condemning those who say "don't change the military, marriage laws, adoption laws, etc..." aren't pushing for changes. Telling us to surrender on these issues "for now" means forever giving up these issues to the Left.
Reagan would have never increased our military strength, fought for social issues, and championed free enterprise at the same time.......and for those who think Mitch is right....../sarcasm......
The right doesn't even have a complete team on the field. The political/legal realm is but one facet of the game. Call it defense.
But where is the offense? What is the offensive squad in the culture war? In my view, it's....culture! TV, movies, music, art, literature. The right has virtually no presense at all in these areas.
This is why "many conservatives -- especially younger, Gen Y conservatives -- go out of their way to flaunt their liberal credentials on these and other cultural issues so as to gain street cred and social acceptance. " Why is cultural liberalism necessary to gain "street cred and social acceptance?"
It is because the popular culture--our art, our music, our dramas, our stories--are what shape the cultural thinking of individuals. So where are the conservative film makers--or film studios? Where are the conservative media conglomerates? Where is the corporation that specializes in music and films that glorify and promote conservative values?
Instead of trying to buy the St Louis Rams, why isn't the enormously wealthy Rush Limbaugh, or other monied conservatives, creating such institutions?
In the culture war, conservative is like a soccor team with one player--a goalie. The best you can achieve is a tie, and that will seldom be the case.
“We’re going to just have to agree to get along for a little while,” until the economic issues are resolved.”
The “economic issues” have been caused by caving in to the socialistic nonsense...and now we are to capitulate more...tell the lie-berals to quit, I’m sure they will comply!!!
How can you tighten the purse strings when “you” are unwilling to have more personal accountablity and responsibility?
An expanded social safety net means you’ll never be able to control spending.
Things like the global warming scare and illegal immigration are economic issues.
As Mitch jettisons any aspirations for higher office.
Sounds like he’s stumping for the RINO title.
No we don't! You are suggesting we acquiesce to your cowardliness and PC crap. You could always come on over and join us. You are more than welcome, otherwise ES&D
Go along to get along? This is why we’re in trouble now!
Abortion: Economic suicide.
Not so, pure baloney.
And an interesting angle that he (and many) miss is that much of the left's social agenda would take a serious hit if we rein in the government and government's spending/entitlements/power.
Shrinking government *is* a vital part of the conservative social agenda. Economics and culture are linked. Apparently a lot of pundits can only think one dimensionally. Which says little for their reasoning capabilities.
Daniels is a nanny stater and is soft in illegals. Financial issues cannot be solved unless the illegal situation is ended.
Daniels has a point but doesn’t express it very well - somehow, we need to make the New Right Coalition work again.
When good compromises with evil, only evil can profit.
Daniels is the perfect audio-visual aid for “The Peter Principle”.
Governor of Indiana - - that’s the end of the line for Daniels. Weakness and cowardice eventually surfaces.
Mitch Daniels is still denying one of Indiana’s Congressional districts representation in the House....
I hope Daniels is slapped around by true conservatives over this until he cries like a girl.