Dittos.
Couldn’t agree less.
I agree also - for the Tea Party. And that it should eschew a leadership hierarchy. I hope that it remains focused on small government and economic freedom.
At the same time I believe a political party and politicians have to state their positions on all issues in the political arena.
Political parties and the Tea Party may overlap. But I agree with the general point of the article. To win we should focus on the issue that unites the greatest number in opposing our common enemy.
I don’t care if someone is a flaming whatever that supports abortion and gay marriage, if they will vote against big government and throw the bums out in November, I welcome their vote.
Sorry, no deal. Any Republican that ignores abortion and traditional marriage won't get elected dog catcher.
Neither can I
It’s harsh but true. The message needs to be simplified and stuck to in order to counter what the Dems will try to do with the wedge issues.
One person on Denningers board told about the 3 pronged position that the Carolina Tea Party is using. It’s something like:
- Fiscal responsibility
- Limited government
- Follow the Constitution
I’d like to add “Root out fraud and corruption” to that.
What scares me is that if we fall prey to the lure of the wedge issues and lose we won’t have a country to argue about anymore.
Over my dead body.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Oy. I agree, but I know there’s a lot of Freepers who want the Tea Party to get all religious. The proprietor has already weighed in with his very strong opinion, so no doubt the ostracism is coming from the majority soon.
What if my belief in smaller government and less taxes is religiously based, can I not talk about that either?
In the end, all my political positions originates from my belief in unalienable rights of man endowed by their creator. Without that I can’t really say that any form of government how ever repressive is “wrong”.
Time for Our Constitution to SING!
God, honor, life and liberty.
Wedge issues?
You betcha!
Ours and theirs.
Abortion is not a religious issue. It is a human rights issue. The same as slavery. Just because something is supported by people of faith does not mean the issue itself is religious.
Is this a recommendation for the Tea Party or for politicians? If for the Tea Party it’s quite presumptuous to assume they need to be lectured since they were formed on the issue of small government and less taxes and therefore are a specialized interest group. I would agree breaking from the principle that binds them no matter what the issue would be stupid. However if this is about what politicians should do...then FORGET IT. In case you would like to forget, the majority now considers themselves pro-life, support traditional marriage, support enforcing borders, support no mosque at Ground zero and consider themselves Christian. If these issues make YOU uncomforyable..YOUR problem. If a politician chooses to strike against the American people on MAJORITY issues...don’t count on the support of nother conservatives who don’t consider money their sole guiding principle for support.
How many campaigns has Karl run and won?
Denninger supported Obama, which is why I take his periodic hair-on-fire diatribes with a grain of salt.
“Witness John McCain, who made a campaign spectacle out of bailing out the banks. How’s JD Hayworth doing in challenging him? He lost, right? How’d that happen? The same way it always happens: Hayworth let the campaign’s terms include those wedge issues, and then got tattoed by the guy with the bigger warchest and the ability to threaten people politically.”
I’m thinking about the issues raised here but the above statement is incorrect.
JD was outspent 10 to 1, made some tactical errors, did not have GOP in AZ behind him from the outset, had Sara Palin support Juan, had media outlets against him. When his infamous “Free Government Money InfoCommercial” came out, he never recovered. These factors do not translate or abstract into a more valid general assessment of election dynamics. JMHO (as a JD supporter here in AZ)
November is a battle not the war. They’ve been preparing for 60 years. For all you old hippies out there remember Don Juan (Time cover & all that — the old Yaqui Indian eating mushrooms and dispensing wisdom to the washed): a warrior has only his will and his patience.
Not all of them but there are Econocons so glued to their stock tickers, that is all they see. If only the economic system were changed to their liking, if only we had this or that new law or this or that law repealed or this or that law enforced, unicorns would be dancing in the streets passing out lollipops. They see nothing beyond their little material world and they are extremely intolerant of those who know that culture and morality, not law, determines the success of a society.
As usual, Karl is right on the money.
I doubt he gives a damn about the Tea Party. Seems to me he's trying to drive a wedge in a movement where none exists. Tea Party folks are already socially conservative.
Same old divide-and-conquer BS. And you're falling for it, Lorianne.