Posted on 11/26/2010 6:35:19 AM PST by SeekAndFind
As a Tennessean I cannot adequately express the depths of the disappointment I have with Fred Thompson. He's not an ideal candidate, but he would have been much better than McCain.
OTOH, If there is a bright side to Obamalamadingdong it is that his policies and tactics have awakened a lot of people that would otherwise still be asleep if Hunter, McCain or Thompson had been elected. A lot of people who are now aware of the dire straights the country is in would still be asleep if the Republicans had won the Whitehouse in '08. I just hope everybody stays riled up for another 5-6 election cycles so we can complete the necessary purge.....
Yep. Then, there's what they did to Goldwater. Nuthin' new under the 'Pubbie sun......
RE: The thing that bothers me is that most on our side spend their time magnifying the few flaws our candidates have rather than targeting the true enemy.
WORD. You said it.
Ok, so Sarah Palin is a RINO? Is that what you think?
Flintsilver7 is correct. I’ve been complaining about Jindal ever since he was elected and proceeded to turn into a Big Government Republican, contrary to his campaign promises.
In the spring of ‘08 the very first thing he did in a special legislative session was to bust the constitutionally-mandated spending cap and piss away an extra $1 billion in state spending. Recall this was when oil prices were skyrocketing, which resulted in Louisiana’s state government to be flush with money from the oil/gas severance taxes.
He then proceeded to hand out raises to every government deadhead in the state.
Next he backed a bill tripling the pay of state legislators. We had enough by that time.
Moon Griffon, a state-wide talk radio host (who I am very proud to claim as a personal friend of mine) led the charge to stop the pay raise. I and a bunch of other conservatives also helped, and we managed to put enough heat on Jindal to veto it.
This is all documented if anyone cared to look it up before they post and make fools of themselves by claiming that Jindal is a “true conservative.”
He’s no such thing.
So it really doesn’t bother me what other out-of-state folks claim to know about Jindal. I’ve known the man for fifteen years and followed his political career ever since.
But I do feel I owe my fellow conservatives here at FRee Republic the truth of the matter when it comes to Jindal and his conservative bona fides, or lack thereof.
I’ve been doing my own political newsblog for a year and a half now, and have had my share of dealing with local and state politicians, including Jindal’s people.
I was born here in Louisiana. I live here and work here.
Jindal AIN’T a movement conservative.
What are the “problems” with Pence?Going from a House Seat to the WH.
Has it ever been done?
“This administration is focused on treating terrorists like citizens and citizens like suspects.” — Bobby Jindal on the Glenn Beck show. Not bad.
I agree, the koolaid flows free here.
Living with myself is more important than anything else.
< Ashamed > I've towed the party line. I voted for establishment Dole and McCain.< / Ashamed >
I've seen what the establishment did in DE and AK. I'm done. I will not vote for a RINO. So keep on bashing.
Whether or not Bobby Jindal is a great governor or not is quite beside the point. BOTH of his parents were not naturalized citizens at the time of his birth, so he is not a Natural Born Citizen, at least according to the traditional view held up until the swearing in of Barack Obama, Jr.
The fact that the sitting POTUS is also ineligible on the same grounds is also quite beside the point. His Presidency does not change the Constitution. Illegality does not form a constitutional precedent.
Personally, I think the guy is a good governor, a great book-keeper, and has the all the personality and charisma of a clam.
Actually I think the real problem is we split our conservative vote between too many candidates, and the establishment RINO then wins by a plurality.
It happens every election cycle; we all get fired up about different conservatives, and then start bickering back and forth about who is “more’ conservative, strengthening our resolve to ‘not compromise’ our ‘principles’.
All the while the establishment candidate is racking up delegates and moving toward the nomination.
See: Nixon, Ford, Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain, and now Romney.
I am sick of the RINO parade and would really like a real conservative this time.
I honestly think we need to come together early behind a single conservative and keep our conservative base strong and united.
This will be very hard to do with the various factions of conservatives.
To me that candidate is Sarah Palin, but if we split our votes and dilute our power, we will hand the nomination to the establishment RINO, just as we did in 2008.
I’m thinking a vote in the primaries for anyone but Sarah is a defacto vote for Romney.
RE: Ok, so Sarah Palin is a RINO? Is that what you think?
NOPE, I think she ranks high on the scale of conservativism.
Pence too. DeMint too. In fact these guys I just mentioned are probably more conservative than say, Gov. Chris Christie.
But hey, being President is MUCH MORE than your personal beliefs.
We need EXPERIENCE, TOUGHNESS, ABILITY TO ARTICULATE/COMMUNICATE, ADEQUATE POLICY KNOWLEDGE, MANAGERIAL ABILITIES, etc.
So it’s much more than simply being conservatives in your belief, although that clearly is important.
I’m sure you know that.
I'm no Palin basher, am from Louisiana, and am severely disappointed in Jindal's performance as governor. His actions as a Congressman during the Katrina crisis were great, but as governor.............not. The most I can see him as is a possible VP candidate, preferably with Palin.
With his brains (not that Palin is a slouch in the brains department), and her judgment, tenacity, and charmisma, they would make an awesome ticket.
...arrgghh....”charmisma” should be charisma.
It was McCain's turn. The Republicans have a long history of nominating "the next guy in line". Nixon, Ford, GHW Bush, Dole and McCain are all examples. The Republican establishment doesn't want a Conservative at the top. The only real stand out in the past 40 years is Ronald Reagan. The country clubbers couldn't stop him, but they sure tried, didn't they?
What do you think of my idea that we as conservatives need to come together as a large voting block behind a SINGLE conservative early on.
It's my contention we always split our vote among several conservative candidates and that allows the establishment RINO a path to victory with a plurality of the vote.
I have been trying to analyze how we can finally get a conservative nominee, as time after time the establishment RINO seems to win.
The only problem is (as evidenced here on FR) how can we get everyone to agree early on one candidate? Everyone sees their vote as a personal statement of their values and no one is interested in any type of pragmatism.
I think as conservatives, we are very strong in our beliefs and rightly see compromise as a bad thing.
But seriously, wouldn't Sarah, or Barbour, or Pence, or some other conservative(although perhaps NOT your favorite of the group) be better than Mittens?
I believe our only hope this time is Sarah Palin. I know there are some on here who feel otherwise. And that's the problem. How do we come together?
The main thing Palin has going for her right now is that I am pretty sure she will not be looking to "reach out" across the aisle in a "show of bipartisanship". That is her best and the only quality I am looking for right now in a candidate. I can live with any other perceived shortcomings.
RE: she will not be looking to “reach out” across the aisle in a “show of bipartisanship”.
One thing this woman has shown inspite of some other shortcomings, is her TOUGHNESS.
All that crap thrown at her and family by the media and she’s still standing.
This character trait is what we need in a dangerous world where we have to face the likes of Al Qaeda, Terrorists, Kim Jong Il and Latin American dictators.
And we’ll need toughness too to confront the likes of Pelosi and Reid ( who will be with us for another 6 years, with Pelosi having her seat for as long as she wants it ).
RE: But seriously, wouldn’t Sarah, or Barbour, or Pence, or some other conservative(although perhaps NOT your favorite of the group) be better than Mittens?
Hmmm... Haley Barbour, now that’s a name that hasn’t been thrown into the ring yet. I’d like to look at the man more closely. Looks like someone with the executive experience and conservative credentials we need.
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