For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: how bad is it for Congressional Republicans?
The outlook for the GOP is so grim that party leaders have readily conceded there is no chance they can regain control of the Senate in 2008, even though Democrats' current majority is slim, 51-49. "If you have an R in front of your name, you better run scared," said Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, who says the party will do well if it holds its losses to three or four seats.
Democrats and the media -- as if there's a difference! -- are talking about winning a filibuster-proof majority next January which would give a President Obama -- heaven forbid! -- free rein to advance his agenda. Is this possible, or are press members trying to scare Republicans from the polls thereby manufacturing a self-fulfulling prophecy?
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"If you have an R in front
July 6, 2008 - 10:56 ET by tater"If you have an R in front of your name, you better run scared,"
That's why Republicans won't do so well...they don't have leaders with any chutzpah. They've been beaten into submission by people who want to advance an agenda and they don't fight back.
www.theholyrosary.org
"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we can not resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." -Sister Lucia
our GOP
July 6, 2008 - 11:20 ET by TruthMongerour GOP "leadership"
when the going gets tough a RINO gets going - far far away!!!!
they can outrun a terrorist if they have to...
Only RINOS get on TV and McCain thought he was just special
July 6, 2008 - 19:43 ET by Daniel BakerMcCain has such an ego he enacted reforms to make TV more powerful.
Obama's Real Religion
too bad McCain is also a worshipper
Has anyone noticed all of
July 6, 2008 - 11:04 ET by OldSailor88Has anyone noticed all of the non coverage of the removal of yellow cake uranium from Iraq? No worries, it was only 550 metric tons of refined uranium. No WMD in Iraq folks. Move along. Nothing to see here.
Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis
Thanks, OldSailor
July 6, 2008 - 11:08 ET by BlondeI'd not have heard about this if you hadn't posted it here.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Good Morning, Blonde
July 6, 2008 - 11:18 ET by OldSailor88I was shocked when I read the article on the AP wire. Not that they found what they had been looking for, but the fact that I hadn't seen it anywhere. The Republicans, especially the POTUS, should be on live TV shouting this out loud. This flies in the face of every Democrat who have beat up President Bush for years because there were no WMD's. This is the definitive proof that they needed, and there is nary a whisper in the news.
Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis
look to the east, at first
July 6, 2008 - 11:22 ET by TruthMongerlook to the east, at first light, on the fifth day - there will be another Reagan...
Not East anymore
July 6, 2008 - 12:47 ET by Dr_LibertyI think we will have to look to the South or Mountain West.
<insert witty signature here>
that'll work
July 6, 2008 - 14:44 ET by TruthMongerthat'll work too
another groovy email today:
Subject: Why is flooding from rivers is different than flooding from a lake?
All good questions. Maybe because the mid-western people are self
sufficient? Maybe, once more, these people will rebuild and resettle
before
the people of New Orleans quit complaining about the lack of Federal
support? Even though Katrina was years ago? Notice also that the media
doesn't seem to care about the other areas in Texas and Mississippi that
Katrina destroyed?
A couple questions from The National Review:
Where are all of the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for
help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods?
Where is all the media asking the tough questions about why the federal
government hasn't solved the problem? Asking where the FEMA trucks (and
trailers) are?
Why isn't the Federal Government relocating Iowa people to free hotels
in Chicago?
When will Spike Lee say that the Federal Government blew up the levees
that failed in Des Moines?
Where are Sean Penn and the Dixie Chicks?
Where are all the looters stealing high-end tennis shoes and big screen
television sets?
When will we hear Governor Chet Culver say that he wants to rebuild a
"vanilla" Iowa, because that's the way God wants it?
Where is the hysterical 24/7 media coverage complete with reports of
cannibalism?
Where are the people declaring that George Bush hates white, rural
people?
How come in 2 weeks, you will never hear about the Iowa flooding ever
again?
TM
July 6, 2008 - 19:25 ET by OldSailor88That, my friend, is beautiful. My wife is from Sioux City, and I'll be retiring to the "vanilla state" in a few years.
Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis
TM and OS... TM...that
July 6, 2008 - 19:55 ET by bigtimerTM and OS...
TM...that was an excellent post of yours about the silence from the blitering msm regarding Iowa (and other states too for that matter) regarding the flooding...the hypocrisy and bias is so blatant...
OS...on your great link to the yellow cake, I had heard about this find somewhere quite awhile back, not on television though, most likely here on the internet somewhere...one thing about it though, I understand your point about the President and others being silent about this, I have been frustrated for a long time, but I see they have their reasons I suppose to get it out safely, I know there has to be a lot more they are staying mum about, most likely always will, Syria is another example with Israel blowing away whatever was really being done or store there not to far back, as far as I am concerned, it had to do with Iraq and WMDs too..
I also was going to mention...no yellow-cake...ask Joe Wilson...but I did see where he and his partner is crime did finally get mentioned at the very end of the article...barely that is...
Here is an interesting article about Joe Wilson, French Connection and yellow-cake...it is from The American Thinker...pretty eye-opening.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
no way! it's all lies!
July 6, 2008 - 11:12 ET by candanceBut...b-but...Cheney said a few years ago that we haven't found any proof of WMDs in Iraq. Why would Darth McHalliburton lie about the result of him lying us into a war?
Obviously the AP has run a bogus story and all those port officials in Canada are in on it. It's the only explanation that fits.
/sarc
OldSailor...Dude...Nice catch.
July 6, 2008 - 11:17 ET by the strugglerI spotted that about a half-hour ago on Drudge.I had to print it.550 tons.What are the Wilson's take one Iraq/Yellowcake?
It sounds like in this
July 6, 2008 - 13:01 ET by Cureboy675It sounds like in this article this yellow cake uranium was already known and accounted for:
"U.N. inspectors documented and safeguarded the yellowcake, which had
been stored in aging drums and containers since before the 1991 Gulf
War. There was no evidence of any yellowcake dating from after 1991,
the official said."
Please tell me we didn't go to war to go after some yellow cake uranium that the UN was already guarding.
Never enough
July 6, 2008 - 15:59 ET by UnsaneAccording to the ceasefire, Saddam Hussein wasn't even supposed to have chlorine for his swimming pools. And you actually trust the UN to guard ANYTHING? Yongbyon, anyone?
Absolutely NOTHING, not even finding (were we to) 2000 ICBMs ALL targeted on the United States, is good enough for you whiny Leftists.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Hey. I'm just saying. For
July 6, 2008 - 18:35 ET by Cureboy675Hey. I'm just saying. For some people, making sure that some yellowcake (that had already been accounted for and secured by the United Nations for about 15 years) got safely into Canadian hands might be worth waging war and losing the lives of thousands of troops.
Me? I just would have rented a U-Haul to ship it out of there.
I'm sure Saddam Hussein
July 6, 2008 - 20:45 ET by Cape Conservativewould have been out there clearing traffic for your U-Haul's safe journey! /sarc off!
Ingratitude
July 7, 2008 - 16:10 ET by UnsaneOne, if cureboy can find a U-Haul capable of holding 550 T of anything, I sure would love to see it. :-)
Two, even if we went into Iraq, took the 550 T of yellowcake, and only had one of the troops suffer a paper cut as a result, he'd still whine, bitch, and scream.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
WMD's found and removed
July 6, 2008 - 13:06 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsThanks, OldSailor, for that link.
D
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I'm really getting tired of this
July 6, 2008 - 11:07 ET by candanceIf you're a Republican you better run scared? What is that supposed to mean? Why are we electing congress critters whose best advice is to run scared from the other party?
How would a company stay in business if the owner had that mentality toward the competition. What if a pastor of a church said, oh we're the minority in this city we better run scared.
Is the GOP actively trying to annoy voters?
we're just suffering from
July 6, 2008 - 11:14 ET by TruthMongerwe're just suffering from another severe RINO flair up...
hasn't been this bad since the 70's...
10 years, some prep h, and a Carter-style presidency usually does the trick...
TM - Here in the
July 6, 2008 - 20:52 ET by Cape Conservativecommonwealth, we do have a good Republican candidate, Jeff Beatty, a former military officer and intelligence agent who is challenging John F. Kerry! I've sent him money and will most certainly vote for him in November. New blood is needed in DC!
Simply because it appears we are a one-party state (and the laughingstock of the country!) does not necessarily mean it is so. In the past we have elected several Republican governors and I'm hoping enough citizens are FED UP with the terrible representation offered us by Kerry and Kennedy (and the shameful conduct of Delahunt!) and will vote for BEATTY!
I wonder if the
July 6, 2008 - 11:11 ET by the strugglerI wonder if the non-stop,front page,Republican And Everything They Do, bashing has anything to do with it?
The perfect campaign position,
July 6, 2008 - 11:17 ET by Big Wallyfor Republicans is sitting there and I see no body using it.
63% or more of Americans are for Drill here, Drill Now pay less.
Open letter to Lindsey Graham...
July 6, 2008 - 11:24 ET by Paul GWhen did you lose your balls? This letters a long time coming but I just saw you on Face the Nation and you were pathetic!! John Kerry was talking gibberish <i dont even think he knew what he was saying> and you just....I dont know?!? you just kept repeating the same sorry azz left leaning <new>republican BS! What happened to the Lindsey Graham from the 1990s? I'm sorry NB but 'I'm mad as hell and CANT take it no more'
Although I love Rush, and I now might even be to the right of Rush; I saw Bob Barr on ABC today, and I dont care if its a vote for Obama, but im voting for him. If Rush is right, and the country is mostly conservative and We here at NB and else where all ask "what can We do?" IMHO this is the answer. WE might not win this fight...but maybe over the next few years the Republicans can get their act together and We could support them again....
Paul
July 6, 2008 - 11:59 ET by Noel SheppardPaul,
With Wimbledon in a rain delay, let me play your game. Let's say you vote for Barr, and Obama wins by a margin of victory that McCain likely would have overcome if not for Barr's presence. Let's add to the equation Obama getting a big enough coattail to get the Dems 60 senators. Then, in the next two years, Obama gets his universal healthcare plan passed, as well as a carbon cap and trade program.
As these will both be pieces of legislation that much like Social Security and Medicare will probably become permanent fixtures in our governmental system, was voting for Barr hoping for a stronger Republican Party in the future a good move? Or, did it assist in the creation of two new socialist programs that will harm ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren for decades nay centuries to come? ns
paul, your biggest concern...
July 6, 2008 - 13:01 ET by larry on LIshould be the potential retirement of the older leftist members of the supreme court, who in my mind are holding out for a dem. victory, in light of this there is 'nothing' that barr brings to the table that could or should distract from voting against bho. just my opinion.
Exactly
July 6, 2008 - 13:10 ET by JoelCTRight on, Larry.
Ginsburg (age 75) and Stevens (age 88) will definitely retire or pass on during the next President's tenure. You can guarantee they will be replaced by two more Ginsburgs, if you elect Obama, or have the possibility of maybe a Roberts/Alito and a Thomas, if McCain gets elected. Yes, we might get a Kennedy or a Souter, but at least it's not guaranteed, and it's still better than two Gisburgs!
Joel, the only problem with
July 6, 2008 - 14:58 ET by motherbeltJoel, the only problem with that is, if McCain has a huge Democratic majority Senate, he is way too likely to "reach across the aisle" and accept instructions on who would be a "confirmable" candidate.
And forget that nonsense about confirming on the basis of ability. It will be done strictly by "Living Constitution"ideology (read: someone with a penchant for legislating from the bench.)
Shoot 'em all; let God sort 'em out! - Marge Simpson
→ Got tha right MB
July 6, 2008 - 15:03 ET by Cool ArrowAnd his first "bipartisan victory" will be amnesty.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE
I'm with motherbelt
July 6, 2008 - 15:35 ET by candanceJohn Paul Stephens, dissenter in the gun ban ruling, was appointed by a Republican.
Combined with McCain's disdain for the right and penchant for working with Democrats, I'm not convinced he would do any better.
Taking a chance that maybe, hopefully, cross your fingers, McCain could possibly appoint a good judge even as he passes cap and trade while granting amnesty - that's not enough incentive to win my vote.
The "better than Obama" argument doesn't have much footing when it comes to McCain.
SCOTUS
July 6, 2008 - 16:03 ET by UnsaneJohn Paul Stevens, dissenter in the gun ban ruling, was appointed by a Republican. PLEASE understand that one of the biggest gambles a President can make is the selection of a justice to the Supreme Court.
Look at Bush's old man. Upside: Clarence Thomas! Downside: David Souter...
I'd argue that Reagan only scored with Scalia, and achieved that by promoting Rehnquist to Chief Justice.
Eisenhower once said that the three biggest mistakes he made as President were all sitting on the Supreme Court.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
THE DIM-WITTED BLUE DOG DEMOS SHOULD BE REPUBS
July 6, 2008 - 23:36 ET by reelman46CAZAYOUX: WHO YA FOOLING BRO?
La.’s Cazayoux to join caucus
* By GERARD SHIELDS * Advocate Washington bureau, July 6, 2008
WASHINGTON — Louisiana may be losing seniority in Congress, but two
state Democratic delegation members are gaining strength through what
has become the swing caucus in the House: The Blue Dog Coalition.
The muscle of the 47 fiscally and socially conservative Democrats is
best explained in the sheer numbers. With the Democrats now holding a
37-vote lead in the House, the Blue Dogs have become the powerful
voting bloc that can push legislation forward or stop it in its tracks.
CRAWFISH NOTE: What is it about this so-called blue
dog democrats which are so-called conservatives socially and fiscally?
They are called in by Pelosi-Reid and told how it will be…you vote the
secular socialist line or else you will be treated as a political
leper. Got that bro? Ya voting with demo-liberals Mary and Willy J. 95%
of the time … dahhhling. No tax cuts, no fiscal reform, no ending of
pork, no drilling in ANWAR, no ending a bizillion useless
investigations, no confirming judges, no tax reform…no nuttin for ya
dogs.
Get the message, you blue dog suckers… you are not and will not be
accepted! Move to the Party that accepts you and that is NOT the Party
of Klinton-Teddy-BHO and the other strident socialists.
Don’t depend on voters NOT to read your voting record. They will, we have. It sux.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
It has been pathetic
July 6, 2008 - 23:44 ET by bigtimerIt has been pathetic watching the so-called blue dog dems fall right in line from the start after 06 with Pelosi....what has been more pathetic is watching about the same handful of RINOs voting with the dems, like they have for years now...
Other than that...whats to complain about with what gets passed from the House....
LMAO!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Evenin' candance. LTNS. :-(
July 6, 2008 - 23:51 ET by R D HelmTaking a chance that maybe, hopefully, cross your fingers, McCain could
possibly appoint a good judge even as he passes cap and trade while
granting amnesty -
Exactly.
As for SCOTUS picks, McCain is going to be facing a very hostile Senate. His incessant (and not a little annoying) penchant for "going along to get along" will pay dividends here - for his "friends" across the aisle.
My guess is the best we could expect McCain to do is select a moderate, milquetoast RINO candidate. After all, we certainly don't want to offfffffend the other side, now do we?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
tru-dat RD
July 6, 2008 - 23:54 ET by botgbut bambi will have Ginsberg cloned
In the End, God will Speak
I agree with your sentiment,
July 6, 2008 - 16:37 ET by dscottI agree with your sentiment, however, in practice, the GOP getting the crap scared out of them prior to an election is all the necessary motivation required. The entire GOP has gotten a wakeup call. Now the question is will they accept our help? Will they commit to a Contract With America 2.0?
http://conservablogs...
Are they prepared to give up this game of compromise in order to win?
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
It Is Indeed An Attempt At Self-fullfing Prophecy
July 6, 2008 - 11:53 ET by rammingspeedThat small group with a big megaphone - the MSM - is rattling around in a relatively empty barrel, as is usual in early July of a presidential election year. Look at the John Kerry campaign in '04. The oil/gas crisis is building fast, and people are asking "how come?" It's because of the democrats, and as people demand more real answers as to why we can't drill for oil and relieve our economic problems until such time as we actually have alternative energies, the problem for the dems is going to grow. Elections can turn in the blink of an eye, and that usually happens just before the election occurs.
It was late September in '94 when Newt Gingrich came out with the Contract With America. Long settled democratic incumbents saw their large poll advantages reverse overnight, and the Republicans won the house and the senate.
There's too much time ahead to be predicting a filibuster proof senate for President Obama.
It is as bad as they say
July 6, 2008 - 12:03 ET by shawn228If everything was just peachy keen, the GOP would not have lost three special elections in a row. People are not happy with the way the economy is going and high gas prices and deserved or not, the majority of the public believes the buck stops at the POTUS.
Some folks can dish it out but cannot take it
This Congress
July 6, 2008 - 13:27 ET by JoelCTIf the Republicans would start, right now, talking about how this Democrat-controlled Congress has been in power for 18 months, and gas prices have gone from below $2 to above $4, and inflation has gone from x to y, and unemployment has gone from x to y, and so on, all under their "leadership", and keep hammering that over and over on every talk show and every interview, I believe we could win back at least the Senate, and close the gap in the House.
Why don't they do that? What is wrong with them?
JCT - Your response is
July 6, 2008 - 21:00 ET by Cape Conservativeexactly what I was forming - WHERE ARE OUR LEADERS????
It is right there in front of them - all they have to do is take the ball and run with it! Pelosi and Reid have egg all over their faces and yet NO ONE will state the obvious - their "grand plan" to clean things up and get the country going has FAILED BIG TIME!
COME ON, REPUBLICAN LEADERS - MAN (WOMAN) UP! Step up to the plate and let's get this show on the road! They are ripe for the picking - so BEGIN YOUR PICKING!!!!
AND LET'S NOT FORGET
DRILL NOW!
DRILL HERE!
how bad will it be?
July 6, 2008 - 12:31 ET by cocodrieit will be as bad as we allow the msm make it. we allowed them to select john mccain, bad mouth everything conservative, and they are close to destroying America. we cannot allow them to crown hussein oboma king of America.
Well, it would certainly
July 6, 2008 - 13:59 ET by fitzfongWell, it would certainly help Republican chances if they actually ran against the failed records of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and ran proud, conservative candidates. After all, does this country need more of the same no growth, energy dependent, blame America, slow, but certain road to communism that Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have given us the last couple of years? Compare gas and food prices in the days leading up to the November 2006 election with the current gas prices. Seems to me that Reid, Pelosi and their socialist drones in Congress should bear the responsibility for the current situation. Fight back with confident, conservative solutions rather than a bunch of "moderate" weenies who run as Democrat-lite.
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
fitz... If the repubs
July 6, 2008 - 16:05 ET by bigtimerfitz...
If the repubs just ran on self-dependency on oil in our own country and illegal immigration, keeping taxes lowered, we would gain seats, not lose them...
...and of course it goes without saying National Security, fighting against the terrorists ect.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
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July 6, 2008 - 14:53 ET by motherbeltdeleted
Shoot 'em all; let God sort 'em out! - Marge Simpson
"If you have an R in front
July 6, 2008 - 16:00 ET by bigtimer"If you have an R in front of your name, you better run scared," said Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, who says the party will do well if it holds its losses to three or four seats.
Well that's just great coming from the republican chairman of the Senatorial Committee...great spine there Ensign...what a way to fight to win and gain seats...
It is people like him that are and have been the problem for conservatives like me.
Gutless wonders...
With friends like these who needs enemies....
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Independence Day
July 6, 2008 - 18:28 ET by misterbillA thought for this great holiday weekend of America's.
REPUBLIC: A commonwealth; a state in which the exercise of the sovereign power is lodged in representatives elected by the people.
Thomas Paine:
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis shrink from the service of their country....Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered ...If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."
Patriot Paine was speaking of picking up arms and fighting for his country. There are other ways with the trials that face us now. Live up to the courage of your convictions. Have the strength to do as your conscience tells you you must do for our country.
However you see it, however you feel, do what you think is the right thing for our great country. Each of us is a leader in our own way.
CNN....Again!
July 6, 2008 - 19:38 ET by billbThe poor souls of our great mid-west are still digging out of major flooding and CNN is STILL comemorating the worlds worst Republican disaster, KATRINA, by building playgrounds. The Iowans don't have time to appear on camera....they're too busy helping each other.
You guys have totally missed the Point..Ensign is from Nevada
July 6, 2008 - 19:41 ET by JayTeeSO, when he Says
"If you have an R in front of your name, you better run scared," said Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.),"
He Obviously is talking about Reid, and in Harry.....you know...the Guy with the No.1 Video on YouTUBE last Week.
The War is Lost Reid.
Relax, "We the People" shut down the Amnesty Bill, We the People control Congress, and we the People want Congress to DRILL...and it better start soon.
You listening Congress ? ?
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
JT... LOL...I wished that
July 6, 2008 - 20:01 ET by bigtimerJT...
LOL...I wished that was what Ensign meant.
Truly...
We would never be lucky enough for Reid to get defeated this season.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
RNC should stop funding RINO
July 6, 2008 - 20:28 ET by Daniel BakerImmigration, oil, traditional as litmus
Obama's Real Religion Too bad McCain is a fellow worshipper
Daniel, the only problem is, the RNC is run by RINOs.
July 6, 2008 - 20:35 ET by R D HelmWhich is why they are now in the fix they find themselves in.
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
I don't know why
July 6, 2008 - 22:13 ET by pbthinkerI have no clue why the Republicans should be worried, except they have no clue about how to win this election. I may be the eternal optimist but, I don't believe I could stand having to defend the Democrats in Congress. They took over, 2 years ago, and look what they've done. The energy problem is uniquely theirs and the Republicans should be hitting them on it every day. It's the perfect issue since, as the price of gas goes up, everyone is hurt. If, as people paid for their gas, they wer constantly reminded to say thank you to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats would be quaking in their boots.
As a Republican, I'm certainly now proud of what those morons did once they got their power back. They tried to out-Democrat the Democrats and you just can't do that. The Democrats are pros and this government scam, they did it for years and are willing to do whatever it takes to do it for more years. However, it's on the record that Republicans want to drill, and a majority of the people want to drill, and the Democrats are on record as saying it's a bad idea to drill. My friends, it doesn't get any more perfect than that. If you want to become energy independent, elect a Republican that will do everything it's going to take and not a Democrat who is going to leave half the necessary items off the table.
Can someone tell me where I'm wrong here?
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
PBthinker...Obama sucks up a lot of MSM Air time
July 6, 2008 - 23:33 ET by JayTeeCongress members always complain (Republican) that they can't get their faces on TV.
If Obama farts in Church, the MSM is there to defumigate it before it gets out.
McCain has to Carry the Battle.....We're Waiting...tic...tic...tic...tic...
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
Three issues the Repblicans could win on, but won't.
July 6, 2008 - 23:27 ET by R D Helm1) Gas prices, which are driving up the cost of everything sharply, and fast approaching a point where they are going to really start negatively impacting the economy overall.
2) The proposed economy-killing, massive dem tax increases.
3) The Fair Tax.
Because of their hideous performance over the last ten years or so, the Republican Party can no-longer run on fiscal conservatism and smaller government with anything even approaching credibility.
Screwed themselves into a box, they have.
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
Because of their hideous
July 6, 2008 - 23:33 ET by fitzfongBecause of their hideous performance over the last ten years or so, the Republican Party can no-longer run on fiscal conservatism and smaller government with anything even approaching credibility.
They could run on fiscal conservatism if they ran small government conservatives. Here's hoping Tom McClintock of California gets elected to Congress in November. He's as credible as they get on these issues.
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
fitzfong.blogspot.com
RD
July 6, 2008 - 23:37 ET by Noel SheppardRD,
Agree with one and two. Three should be SCOTUS.
The RNC should be running ads about Ginsburg and Stevens and their records on the Court. If moderate to conservative voters new what these two stand for, and that a President Obama would replace them with like-minded jurists, this election could turn dramatically. ns
Frankly, Noel, I think the
July 6, 2008 - 23:43 ET by fitzfongFrankly, Noel, I think the Republicans are going about it the wrong way. McCain is dead weight. The Republicans should have learned the right lessons from 2006...run actual conservatives and you might win Congress. If the Republicans win Congress, does it really matter whether Obama or McCain is President? If the Republicans lose Congress, does it really matter whether Obama or McCain is President?
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
fitzfong.blogspot.com
Fitz, I agree
July 6, 2008 - 23:54 ET by jefflebowskiI will vote in November for conservatives. I won't vote for McCain for many reasons.
The current Republican party has shown itself to be incompetent to run the government. They ran and were elected on conservative principles and then spent money like democrats. They let the left push them around and monopolize the issues. They did nothing to defend themselves when the left made outlandish statements.
From what I have seen of McCain's campaign this far, it is equally inept. Why am I not surprised.
The Republican party needs to clean house and open the doors to conservatives again.
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Hear...Hear! "America
July 6, 2008 - 23:57 ET by bigtimerHear...Hear!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Noel, I considered SCOTUS appointments.
July 7, 2008 - 00:23 ET by R D HelmAnd that would probably make a good #4, but I ommitted it due to the fact that, well, frankly, it isn't a very "sexy" political issue for most Americans. Sadly, most people today couldn't name two SCOTUS justices if their very lives hung on their answers.
Taxes, however, are something that most people deal with, save those the dems have managed to remove from the tax rolls. I chose the FT simply because I think it is really begining to gain some traction in many areas of the country.
As an FT supporter, I have been heavily involved in promoting the idea and spreading the word. Perfect it isn't, but it is far and away better than the current system, which I believe to be broken beyond any possibility of repair.
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Aside from the FT, I have to honestly say that I think McCain is a bit of a loose cannon. He has a nasty habbit of flipping off conservatives from time to time, which is why he is having trouble securing their support, even with Obama as an opponent.
Remember, one of the dissenters in the 2nd Amendment decision last week was appointed by a Republican. Are we sure McCain would chose better?
I'm not.
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
Unfair Tax
July 7, 2008 - 05:13 ET by Unsane3) Should read the "Unfair Tax".
One, sales taxes are the most regressive forms of taxation available.
Two, if you have to call your tax proposal "fair", there is a 99.99999999999999% chance it is anything but. (Much like how the Soviet mouthpiece Правда was anything but Правда.)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
I repeat myself----
July 7, 2008 - 01:07 ET by misterbillWhy do people believe that someone who wants open borders will nominate a judge who is opposed to it???
Ditto for Amnesty. You can bet your bippy McCain will not reach out to a conservative anti-illegal immigration judge.
Ditto for H1B and all the rest.
Ditto for free trade.
"Your jobs are gone and they are not coming back. Get used to it."
I have spent a great deal of time, as I am sure many of you have and I have decided I will vote my conscience and go for the person who stands for the Constitution and America the most..
Let's not forget capn'trade
July 7, 2008 - 01:13 ET by bigtimerLet's not forget capn'trade either...
Besides that he won't get anyhing past the Judiciary committee even if he wanted to...and I say wanted with sarcasm.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Showdown
July 7, 2008 - 02:36 ET by bigtimerI don't know if anybody caught the show 'Showdown' with Larry Elders tonight on Fox....I've been listening to the first half hour of it and love it so far...of course I also love Elders and have for years and years....I hope this becomes a regular week-end hourly show...so far anyway.
I'm off to bed to listen to the rest...
Later...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Senator Ensign is part of the problem
July 7, 2008 - 14:03 ET by Parker1227The senator is supposed to be getting Republicans elected and all he can do is predict doom? What a dope!
And as a big time enviromentalist, Ensign is probably resisting the one issue that could get lots of republicans elected - more oil and more nuclear NOW!
No issue gets voters more up-in-arms that pocket book issues.
The republicans need to ride this one all the way to victory.
The democratic response that more oil and refineries won't impact gas prices is stunningly stupid.
More drilling might not bring gas prices down to $1.50 - but it would definitely keep them from going up to $15.00 a gallon.
Support McCain - a 70% conservative is far better than a 100% Marxist. Obama will say anything to get elected. Don't believe it!