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  • You Can Change Your Point of View

    01/10/2021 7:51:03 AM PST · by Kaslin · 35 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | January 10, 2021 | Jeff Davidson
    I came into this world as a Democrat: My parents were Democrats. So, without ever giving the matter any thought, similar to most children, I became a Democrat as well. I was quite young at the time of John Kennedy's presidency, but I recall that I was "for" Kennedy over Richard Nixon, while having zero grasp of the issues. Likewise, I was "for" Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater and "for" Hubert Humphrey over Nixon in 1968. Thought Creeps InIn 1972, I felt that the views of George McGovern were more akin to socialism, likely to lead to unending entitlements and...
  • Have Conservatives Failed America?

    02/12/2008 6:01:28 PM PST · by rmlew · 46 replies · 125+ views
    NYC Right ^ | February 12, 2008 | Ron Lewenberg
    I don't mean to be a downer, but we've lost. And I don't mean the primary. The popularity of Obama among all groups and the increased support for liberalism and Democrats especially among the youth portend disaster. Even if Conservatives were to magically retake the GOP, we are losing the country. Although individual conservative ideas are still popular, the American people want the nanny state to protect them, the government to provide or regulate health insurance at magically low cost, increased spending on all sorts of social programs and pork. The failure of "big government" in the late 1960s to...