Keyes is a great speaker, but he’s a flake of the first magnitude. I suppose he would rather have Coakley?
Hey, Keyes finally shaved! He no longer looks like a homeless bum.
Well, that didn’t take long. Many conservatives are NEVER going to be satisfied. The GOP is so screwed. :(
Go away Alan get thee into a small room and think DEEP thoughts for the rest of your life.
Hey Alan, quit peeing in the punch bowl....
What a weirdo is Alan. A smart weirdo, but a weirdo nonetheless.
I’m happy Brown won, just because of the health care issue. However, I don’t have any faith in the Republican party. Both parties are always looking for their next “star” who can win elections. They really don’t care what the person believes, if anything. It’s all about winning. This is why we have to be careful not to put too much trust in any politician. They will say anything to get elected. The Democrats view their base as being useful idiots, as do the Republicans.
In fact, this is why the pendulum swings from one party to the other every few years. Politicians promise what cannot be done. They fail, of course, and then the next challenger promises “change”, and for some reason, the American people believe it! Campaign promises are fundamentally dishonest. Why do we keep falling for them? Too bad we don’t have term limits.
Hey, Alan, how did your campaign as a Conservative in a deep blue state like Illinois go?
When will people (on BOTH sides) learn that you cannot lead a nation as diverse as this with a single theme? What plays in Peoria is laughed at in Berkeley, while the “mainstream” San Franciscan is the “whacko leftist” any place more than about 200 miles from a major body of water.
I will take a “RINO” who is 80% with us to any Democrat who is 100% against us!
Sit down and shut up Keyes. All he has ever done is run his mouth. He is a right wing Jesse Jackson.
While I will not accuse devout Conservatives of being cannibals.......there are those who are contrarians and it drives me crazy.
We may have to take back our Constitutional Republic one senate seat at a time and use friendly persuasion rather than fanatic pummelling.
Destroying non-Democrats is not helpful.
Then we could really have a great time celebrating a Coakley win, eh, Alan?!
1/19/2010 9:14:24 PM · 5 of 12 sam_paine to svxdave
He thanked Romney, and McCain! Things will get wierd around FR when people start to decide Brown is a "RINO."
But of course, that would be ok with Reagan's 11th commandment as long as it stops the slide into the abyss of the last, best hope for mankind.
I understand what Dr. Keyes is trying to say.
Scott Brown WILL give us trouble down the road, just like the senators from Maine do.
However, his win is a MAJOR victory and killing Obamacare is worth any possible trouble he will give us in the future.
I can't help but look at what Alan Keyes says without wondering what happened to the intelligent, articulate, and sane fellow who used to bear that name.
I am as conservative as Alan Keyes, and I’m elated over Scott Brown’s win, even if it means having to cuss him for being a RINO in the future. Scott Brown is one more sign that people are waking up from the stupor that brought us Obamao and the Democrat majority. As for Brown being an opening for Mitt, ...I don’t think so. Americans may have escaped Obamaocare, but Massachusetts has Mittcare dragging it down. Of course the struggle of conservatives against RINOs will go on in the Republican Party, but it is still the main tool in our arsenal of weapons against the left. We need to stop using it to commit political suicide, and turn it against the Democrats.
I think Mr. Keyes is making a stretch to state RINO’s masterminded this victory. Romney may have lurk around as to not be a liability visa vi “Romney Care”, but the Tea Party movement elevated Brown. If Brown crosses the Tea Party, he is done. So to the contrary, RINO and Romney are losers, second only to Democrats, in the Brown victory.
Shut up, Alan.
“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” Ronald Reagan - 1972
Keyes does have a bit of a point here. I think Scott is more conservative than your average RINO. He is not as conservative as I’d like. Nonetheless, for a man as conservative as he to get elected in MA is really amazing.
The electorate is now heavily involved in the primary process. I’d like to think that citizens, both Democrats and Republicans, will be successful in selecting quality candidates.
For conservatives, that means nominees who are actually conservative and are honest about their views, and who have demonstrated integrity necessary to stand their ground on the Hill.
For Democrats, I’d hope that at least they’d nominate honest people who genuinely believe in an open and transparent process. They are tired of being lied to, also.
We should not lose hope because Scott is not a hyper-conservative.
However, we should also not stop looking for the best genuine conservatives in every district. We should avoid running RINOs whenever possible.
I was once leaning in the direction of third-party. However, I can see now, and believe that the GOP can be restored to its conservative, constitutional principles by the conservative electorate... And that it’s far better than third party.
Alan Keyes is correct on this...regarding the long term implications.
Brown is NOT a true conservative (at least on moral issues). At best he is a right leaning moderate. Would I rather that the Dem won....No not at all. Brown is about as “conservative” as one can be and get elected in Mass. In the long run he may just be another Snowe in the Senate.
The best face that one can put on this election is that it will possibly derail the Obama administrations push towards socialed medicine. I sincerely hope the man moves more to the right of social/moral issues. Don’t expect him to though.
For those that are Palin supporters....should his election concern you...You Betcha! He is definitely a risk to her candidcy should he run.
Sorry Alan, You are an idealist, when we need a realist. This is a big win. Let’s wait and see what Brown does. We will hold him accountable.
Keyes influence has waned over the last couple of years as reality has intruded upon fantasy for most conservatives. America demands to be ruled from the center-right. I have no problem with Alan speaking his mind, but the battles that matter will not be fought in his arena.