Posted on 12/06/2011 11:38:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Some people in the Republican Party want to follow John McCains policy of not going after Obama personally:
"Republicans on a private Republican National Committee conference call with allies warned Tuesday that party surrogates should refrain from personal attacks against President Barack Obama, because such a strategy is too hazardous for the GOP.
Were hesitant to jump on board with heavy attacks personally against President Obama, Nicholas Thompson, the vice president of polling firm the Tarrance Group, said on the call. Theres a lot of people who feel sorry for him.
Heres Michael Walshs response at NRO:
"I took some grief on the recent NR cruise by telling the group that I thought Mitt Romney would lose to Barack Obama rather handily. That for some mysterious reason Obama continues to have relatively strong personal-approval numbers and a substantial, reliable base, which Romney doesnt. As a typical standard-issue Republican, Romney wouldnt have the heart or the courage to take the fight to the president, but instead would debate around the edges, and lose
Gee, if Obamas personal-approval numbers are still high, why would you want to take them down? Let them stay there, lest the Democrat-Media Complex accuse you of being a blue meanie.
Remember, GOP: principles, not policies. Principles, not policies. Principles, not policies.
Its not Obamas policies that are the problem, its Obama and everything he represents and stands for. Engage the president on the deepest, most potent level, or join John McCain and Bob Dole on the ash heap of history."
Really, this party is too dumb to live.
Im still formulating a response. Just as soon as I can calm down.
I think if we nominate Newt he will go after Barry every which way but loose.
Well said.
Give me fistfights on the House floor over that crap anyday.
I sometimes look at it as a direction, not speed, issue. If we elect -Blank-, would the government be bigger next year, or smaller. If it will be bigger under a Republican, then we are still going to wrong way, just (maybe) slower. Saying I want a smaller government isn't being a purist. I'm fine with $100 billion smaller instead of $1 trillion. And I mean smaller not $100 billion less bigger.
I nominate the above post for "Post of the Year".
Yes, I want people in Congress who understand that to Cut a 4 Trillion Dollar Budget (or whatever the current budget is) it means next year's Budget will be Three Trillion Nine hundred and Ninety Nine Billion or less.
Not "well we were projected to spend Four Trillion Five Hundred Billion next year so if we only spend Four Trillion Four Hundred Billion we cut the budget 100 Billion!"
DC corruption is going to have to be attacked and subdued from outside the two-party power structure. I admit I don't see any easy way to do that.
I’m wondering if the RNC staffer who inadvertently invited yahoo to the conference is still employed today??? S/he did all of us a favor.
If we don’t stop it and start reversing it in 2012 there won’t be anything left. We can not go for “direction” we must go for stop. The edge of the cliff is in sight. Only a president willing to apply the brakes can stop it. None of the top 3 are willing to do this.
We are screwed.
My own reaction when I heard it, a while before reading about it on FR. I thought I was crazy and alone in my rage.
This is where I disagree with Rush, there is no way the elite will ever give up power and conservatives will never take over the republican party. The party in Washington is just a bunch of losers anyway..the house hasn't had a leader with balls and neither has the senate...Power never gives up power.
I agree and I think a new third party is the only political hope for our nation at this point. The GOP is corrupt from the top down. The GOP had it's make or break chance in the 1994 elections. The party ran conservative in 94 and won big then by early 1996 the party had promptly abandoned it. Every GOP POTUS since Bush Sr has been too the left of JFK and just about LBJ as well. Rockefeller Republican I think is the term which is used. That BTW is what Newt is. Newt worked for Nelson Rockefeller in 1968 as the southern regional director. Other than a few bones to conservatives as Speaker of The House to maintain slight credibility he has pretty much remained such.
The GOP refuses time after time to appoint competent willing to take a stand conservatives to leadership positions and instead chooses weak leaders even in the senate. Dole, Lott, and Frist, were major failures as SML. For that reason I support term limits for house and senate. The era of the professional politician needs to be ended and our government returned to "We The People" and not "We The Liberal Lawyer Oligarchy" which it has become
Well said!
Too nice!
Time to give them the same treatment Palin got and I do mean both parties!
:’)
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