Independents can embrace true conservative ideas, even stuff like Social Security privatization, but they have to be eased into it, revolutionary type approaches don’t work...which is one reason Obamacare is so unpopular (I am NOT endorsing Obamacare, just pointing out that both leftist and conservative ideas can be framed to appeal to the middle).
We’re driving towards a brick wall at 100 MPH and have to slow down, but the road is icy...so we have to pump the brakes...since we all know what happens when you SLAM the brakes on an icy road!
Good luck even presenting your rational idea here and on spot assessemnt..You will be flamed as a “coward” who ‘can’t stand tough and just call Obama’s bluff”.
Most of the people that are so demanding we stay with cut, cap and balance or “just let the federal govt stop” are really very upset that we DON”T have the senate or the Presidency...so instead of going for the Independents in 2012 and keep moving the country back to conservatism, they would rather shoot themselves in the foot now.
That says to me they really don’t have much confidence that we CAN convince Independents. After all, Not everyone goes onto Freepeer or listens to Rush.