Die-hards and the damage done: Hugh Hewitt likens McClintock recall race, Buchanan bid

To: Alberta's Child

In addition, unscrupulous wealthy people saw an opportunity to convert their "income" to capital gains at the expense of ordinary investors -- Get a bunch of stock options from your company instead of direct salaries, encourage your employees to use their 401(k) money to drive up the value of your stock, and then cash out before it collapsed. The money you make on the sale of your stock is not income -- it's a capital gain!

That's right. Good point, AC. Thanks much for the additional info.

341 posted on 09/18/2003 7:56:09 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (There aren't enough conservatives in CA to vote for Tom and still have him to win. That's a fact)

Standing still, willing to lose a battle in the name of principles is neither noble, nor smart.

Understanding the battle field, taking advantage of everything that you can take advantage of in order NOT to lose is great military (and political) strategy.

Take for example your misguided bashing of Bush I.

He decided that making the deal with the Democrats in Congress which facilitated a balanced budget, was worth taking the political heat for the broken "read my lip" promise.

People with unswavering "integrity" rallied against him (democrats and republicans alike) and threw the man who, along with Reagan before him, helped engineer one of the greatest periods of prosperity in the history of America.

Bush I sacrificed his integrity in the eyes of the politically naive, and he did it because it benefited America.

Did the political Heidi's in the unswaveringly principled right recognize the man's merit?

No.

They demonized him, and helped elect Bill Clinton, who quickly took title to the Republican surplus, and the years of properity created by Reagan and Bush I.

That was a stupid move by people who do not understand either politics, or governance.

It was stupid then, and it's stupid now.

The number one goal of any conservative should ALWAYS be not allowing the Democrats to win anything at any time.

Here's a clue.

One of us is standing side by side with the Democrats in trying to stop Arnold from taking office in California...and it's not me.

Generally speaking, the guy siding with the Liberals has little room to call others liberals.

342 posted on 09/18/2003 8:41:14 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez ("As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." - Abraham Lincoln)

To: Luis Gonzalez

Don't be hatin', Luis.

343 posted on 09/18/2003 9:07:11 PM PDT by skeeter (Fac ut vivas)

To: skeeter; Luis Gonzalez

There was NOTHING hateful about Luis' comments.
They were however spot on, and the truth, to some IS hate.

Those who love THE lie, will always hate the TRUTH.
and NO I don't think that is you.

344 posted on 09/19/2003 12:52:51 AM PDT by Robert_Paulson2 (robert the rino...)

To: Victoria Delsoul

"In the wonderful land of Oz, Dorothy learns that magic can be good, (Arnold) evil (Bustamante) or entirely an illusion (McClintock.)

LOL, and who are these two supposed to be, the Wicked Witch of the West and a Muchkin?

345 posted on 09/19/2003 12:41:50 PM PDT by William Wallace (“No compromise” conservatives who help elect Cruz in 2003 are Hillary's secret weapon in 2004)

To: William Wallace

Bwahahahaha, let's not forget the frightened Tin Man, the brainless Scarecrow, and the heartless cowardly Lion.

346 posted on 09/19/2003 5:51:58 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (There aren't enough conservatives in CA to vote for Tom and still have him to win. That's a fact)

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