“You are absolutely right that there are local people in Missouri trying to convince Akin not to drop out. The concern is not that Akin did something smart — his comment was really, really bad — but rather that Akin supporters are not sure they can trust the Missouri Republican leadership to put up the kind of candidate who won in the primary.”
I am one of them. I have already donated to him and will so again since it looks like he is staying in the race. I voted for Steelman, but now I completely back Akin. IF for nothing more than he is a TRUE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE (which is the MOST important consideration to me), and it is a way to stick a finger in the eye of the GOP establishment here in Missouri, that cannot be trusted.
Mike Huckabee, very significant figure in SOCON circles, is NOT throwing Akin under the buse. I’m sick of FR types, that don’t even reside in Missouri, making bold assertions about how Akin should drop out. THEY SHOULD GO POUND SAND.
My third priority on the three legs of conservatism is Fiscal...although I am fiscally conservative. However, after the disgusting nonsense the Tea Party Express pulled in regards to Akin....they are now my adversaries. They care primarily about the “almighty dollar” and that is NOT an acceptable definition of conservatism to me. NEVER put your wallet ahead of morality...NEVER. That is probably why they were ready to back Romney. The fools think the Magic Mormon can somehow salvage the economy...he won’t...plus he will probably do more damage to the morale social fabric of our sin diseased culture.
BTW - Excellent post!
PS - I used to like Rush, but have no use for him or Coulter anymore. They are fiscal conservatives and party loyalists....they are not Socially/morally conservative except when it suits other agendas. So, what the expatriot Rush thinks is actually irrelevant. I’m also starting to think Palin isn’t socially or morally conservative as I falsely assumed. She is too much a “Tea Party Fiscal Conservative.” That type of fiscal conservatism at the expense of morality is just plain wrong.
Fiscal conservativism results in social conservatism. Remember, whatever you pay for you get more of and vice versa.
Fiscal conservativism results in social conservatism. Remember, whatever you pay for you get more of and vice versa.
Thanks!
384 posted on Tue Aug 21 2012 17:28:03 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) by Sola Veritas: “I’m also starting to think Palin isn’t socially or morally conservative as I falsely assumed. She is too much a “Tea Party Fiscal Conservative.” That type of fiscal conservatism at the expense of morality is just plain wrong.”
I think you may have just identified an element behind Sarah Steelman’s endorsement by Sarah Palin. Of course there are other entirely legitimate factors involved on why somebody could prefer Steelman or Brunner. I could have lived with any of the three main Republican candidates.