Posted on 05/13/2002 3:12:19 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
On Monday's show, the Doctor of Democracy made a sad diagnosis: "If the Reagan Revolution is not dead, then it's dying." If there was a model that the Bush administration used in establishing itself, it was the Reagan presidency. But now Bush is advancing the Democrats' most liberal agenda items - something particularly frustrating at a time when Bush's popularity would make it easy for him to recruit new conservatives.
Many of you have been critical of Rush's reactions to Bush's actions on spending over the recent months, and we took more calls of this sort on Monday - people who'd convinced themselves that the farm bill made sense or that Bush had some grand strategery at play. Now, Rush could throw his beliefs out the window for a day or two and say things that you might want to hear - like when he endorsed Clinton back in 1992 - but that's not what he does.
Rush can only give you his honest reaction, even when he doesn't like those reactions. That's honesty, folks, and it goes to disprove a key criticism many of the nation's liberals have made of Rush over the years. They've said that Rush is a party hack, and that he'd support the Republican Party no matter what they did. They charged that the EIB Network was simply a tool, that we were in daily contact with the powers that be to get marching orders. Well, that has pretty much been dispelled here: Rush is disgruntled.
I won't admit my Marxism because I'm not a Marxist. Of course we will always have an elite ruling class... the issue is what kind of men and women they will be. They must be people who believe in our Constitution. My quarrel isn't with the "elites" in general, but with the kind of people they are now as opposed to the kind of people we need. We don't need conservative or leftist elites; we need Libertarian elites who can understand enlightened self-interest. What might be good for me (not locking up people who smoke pot, for example if I do) might also be good for other people (not locking up people who enjoy an occasional drink if I don't drink but they do). So I agree not to sic the government on you for enjoying your "demon rum" and you agree not to sic them on me for enjoying my "demon weed". (By the way, I don't smoke or drink. This is just and example)
Exactly!!! I don't want rulers, I want leaders. Since the GOP seems determined to be the former, I choose the latter (Libertarians).
Well said! That's one of the reasons I left the party. We Libertarians don't whine and moan when we lose; we try to learn from our mistakes so we can win more votes next time.
And that is what is going to be fun. Barring huge amounts of voter fraud we may have a GOP House, Senate, and White House in January 2003. That's when the #### will hit the fan if things don't change. We live in interesting times.
Megadittos :-)
It wasn't the best reasoned decision but since it was a response to bananna republica-style jurisprudence by by the Florida Court -- which had no Constitutional mandate to be invovled in the disupte and was arguably violating the Flordia Constitution -- I wouldn't say the USSC overstepped its bounds.
Since it was well within the realm of possibility that things could have gone the other way, I'll attribute Dubya's victory to the Glory of the Almighty.
If things don't change at that point I suspect I will leave the GOP.
The upper middle and upper classes aren't EVER going to turn into Libertarians. For centuries longer than the LP has been around, they have been brought up with the ideal of " nobel obliege ". That's a far superior attitude. Net worth doesn't place people in each " class " / strata ... it's much more than that.
I have NEVER done / tried any illegal substance and rarely partake of any alcoholic bevaerage . No, decriminalizing dope, wouldn't change my mind about it; however , it most assurredly WOULD influence others. That's what you and other Libertarians don't get / refuse to admit. It's human nature, and yes, I can substanciate my postion ; you can't.
What the Libertarian web sites and Libertarins won't tell you / don't know, is that a vast number of people, in jail for dope ( and especial pot crimes ) , are there because they copped a plea, for a lesser crime. Sort of like Al Capone and the tax evasion ... it's the ONLY way that there is, sometmes, to get hardened criminals off the streets.
Libertarians will NEVER become a viable political party; let alone one that is going to do a damned thing about getting its positions pushed through.
I'm not back tracking from anything; clarifying my position isn't backtracking. I don't "bash" one class of people more than any other. When wealthy socialists use our Constitution for toilet paper, I call them on it. When welfare queens do the same thing, I call them on it. When middle class families demand government run day care that comes out of my single man's paycheck, I call them on it. Next!!!
Now who's practicing class warfare? I'm familiar with "noblesse oblige," and it isn't a far superior attitude to Libertarianism; in fact it's the same thing. "To whom much is given, much is asked," (The New Testament, I believe) Successful people taking on responsibility for helping poorer people is the backbone of the Libertarian ethic. VOLUNTARY CHARITY, not government coercion is the bedrock of our republic. Only free people can (or will) take on such a burden.
Please repeat after me... the ends do not justify the means... innocent until proven guilty... two wrongs don't make a right...
Wishing will not make it so; every day brings us closer to victory and the dinosaurs of the GOP closer to extinction.
I'm not " wishing " ; unlike you. : - )
I'm not " wishing " ; unlike you. : - )
Suprprise, surprise, that isn't a Libertarian term, it doesn't encompass what you have stated, and Jesus Christ, all of the FFs ( especiall Jefferson ) , and President Reagan were / are NOT Libertarians. Now Calligula , the Marquis De Sade, and Bill Mahr ( sp ? ) ? Yes, the Libertarians can claim them, sweety.
Hell, I voted for Ron Paul in '88, but I eventually learned that the sensible thing to do is vote third-party only in races where your candidate has run a good campaign with some backing. Save your throwaway votes for the dogcatcher's race.
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