For the GOP, it's More than a Recall

Lt. Col. Gil Ferguson, USMC (Ret.)

[TJC]

Hey, Co is my first choise if bustie is elected!

[djreece]

1. The French wing who can't wait to wave the white flag on conservative principles every election

May I borrow that? It's so...appropriate.

Of course! Borrow away.

[KellyAdmirer]

It's beautiful here. Stay away from Denver, though, it's much nicer in the smaller towns.

[pgyanke]

*sign*

pro·jec·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-jkshn) n. The act of projecting or the condition of being projected.

In Psychology.

- The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others: “Even trained anthropologists have been guilty of unconscious projection of clothing the subjects of their research in theories brought with them into the field” (Alex Shoumatoff).
- The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone or something as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.

[skeeter]

No, most of the McC supporters on this particular thread are small, angry, little men. I left out "self-righteous."

Aw, don't go away mad...;)

[SteveH]

Appeasers? LOL, if you view every compromiser or non-doctrinaire conservative as an "appeaser," you must have REALLY despised Ronald Reagan!

I guess you're really putting that guy from post #5 in his place, then, too:

Assuming the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and puts the California recall election back on track, and state Sen. Tom McClintock stays in the race, Republicans will have to choose between expediency and principle Oct. 7. At the moment, expediency is leading in the polls.

Yeah, KellyAdmirer, that Reagan speechwriter guy Doug Gamble must have really despised RR! He was probably another one of those DU plants for Busta!

LOL! ;-)

[StoneColdGOP]

He's a conservative because he supports gun control (except for his security detail...)

He's a conservative because he supports abortion rights (whoops!)

He's a conservative because he opposes Prop. 54 (must be an oversight)

He's a conservative because he wants to bring people together (except those "right wing crazies" who make up the bulk of the Party he says he belongs to)

He's a conservative because he wants to cut spending (unless the money is for the children, ANY children, no matter where they were born!)

[AmericaUnited]

ARNOLD - RINO (Rhino In Name Only)

Arnold is going to pleasantly surprise people when he becomes the next governor of California, leading more to the right than most black helicopter nutcases imagine.

[StoneColdGOP]

Thanks, nice being back.

FR seems to have undergone a change. Then again, maybe not...

[KellyAdmirer]

Yep, I guess I am! I will stand with Bill Simon, the majority of the Californian Republican Congressional delegation, and - yes - Ronald Reagan when I say that electing a moderate Republican is way better than allowing Liberal Democrats to dominate government, as current Californian Republicans regretfully have allowed to happen. :)

[StoneColdGOP]

Thanks!

[Munson]

Problem is even if a moderate gets nominated then the conservatives vote AIP or Libertarian.

Then the moderates vote Libertarian or Democratic when a conservative is nominated. Its a very ugly cycle.

[Rabid Dog]

Most excellent post - and tagline!

[habs4ever]

I've been on FR two years, slick, and been Canadian that whole time.Fancy that!

Unlike you, though, I haven't run off to Liberty Post and told all how much I hate Freepers and think they are all goofs, especially those on a certain thread in the chat section.....Nah, you're not a silly, hyperactive, belligerent hypocrite with an chip on his shoulder, not you son...

You only came back to troll for Tommy, didn't you?

[djreece]

Tip O'Neill (though a liberal) had it right when he said, "All politics is local". The national GOP platform is pretty meaningless in California if the majority of voting Californians think that it's too extreme. If you want to lose elections, you can continue to alienate the electorate. If you want the big tent, you have to build one. Why are some Conservatives so thick when it comes to this point?

You are correct. The national GOP platform has nothing to do with it. The CA GOP has its own platform, thank you very much. That is the issue.

Arnold supporters seem not to realize that they are talking to many battle-hardened, in-the-trenches campaign veterans. We know what games are being played here. If the big-money groups that are trying to take the party left succeed, they will do so without our time, money, and votes. We know that they are repeating the mistakes of the past. If they succeed, the Republican party will be in the wilderness for 40 years. But as long as they still can wield their power and influence in the capitol, they could not care less about the California people.

[Bella_Bru]

Some of us are looking out for CALIFORNIA, not JUST Bush's chances out here.

[TonyInOhio]

Your "always" premise is faulty. Ronald Reagan and George Deukmejian were strong conservatives, who won statewide against liberal opponents

That's a good point. I had forgotten about Deukmejian.

I guess this is my question - if Arnold stays in the race, does McClintock have a chance of winning? If McClintock stays in the race, does Arnold have a chance of winning?

I don't have a dog in this fight, but since Davis has led California's economy into the toilet, thereby depressing the national economy, I'd like someone other than Davis-Lite to win. :-)

[habs4ever]

Gee, I am too toots, as I have MONEY invested your state...

[Bella_Bru]

It seems that an awful lot of Arnold supporters think Arnold would be good because he would help Bush's chances out here. That is a joke of a reason to elect someone as a governor.