Posted on 12/11/2005 11:51:24 PM PST by goldstategop
What did anyone expect, he calls Swimmer, Uncle Teddy!
"Just look at New York. The GOP there has fallen completely apart. All the Democrats are safe. This is what we get with 'electable moderates;' a disappearing Republican Party."
Take a look at the Jeanine Pirro thread over at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538542/posts
There's a couple of unhinged RINOs beating that moderate horse. The problem with these RINO supporters? They are strident and extremely loud about their advocacy, and deliberately drown out conservative chatter.
It's also worth pointing out that elected RINOs like to hold on with grim death too. Principled conservatives term limit themselves out, unfortunately.
And for Harriet Miers. Don't ever forget where he stands on principle and real success.
Well,it wouldn't be the first time in history an Austrian fooled the locals.
"The Gov't at the federal or state level isn't run by anyone who can waive their magic hand and make things happen !"
Magical things happen with good leadership.
"McLintock was and is unelectable in this state."
The same state that Reagan was governor of for two terms, as a conservative Republican?
I certainly hope there aren't many more of you at home who have the loudest voices of complaint yet you couldn't get off your rear for a few minutes last month and go and vote for the propositions that would have helped the State and the Republican Party.
Why is anyone surprised with those in-laws?
Now. Is Susan Kennedy any relation?
Found this, too: Stop Susan Kennedy.com, which I imagine you are all aware of.
The same state that Reagan was governor of for two terms, as a conservative Republican?
But the demographics really have changed.
Like I've said for years: Never send a RINO to do a man's job.
Please define rino. Would someone who creates a massive new government department , starts the biggest entitlement program since FDR , subsidizes large chunks of rural farms at the hands of Hard Working taxpayers and calls islam a religion of peace qualify ?
Magical things happen with good leadership.
two words . Margaret Thatcher !
I doubt the demographic challenges have changed in a meaningful way.
California has been a "progressive" state for a number of generations, with adhearants in both political parties. Earl Warren and Hiram Johnson, for instance, both Republicans, but practicing what is now called Democrat politics.
What Reagan had going for him was an issue, which the Democrats were unable to address, and that was the radicalization of campuses. Republicans ARE NOT the natual ruling party in California, but they CAN exploit the Dems' weakness of being Democrats.
The recall election, if at any point, was when a guy like McClintock had a good chance to become Governor. Thanks to party leadership and enough machivaelian rank and file, they helped push Schwarzenegger over the top. We were fed the idea that, no he's not a full on conservative, but conservative policies would be incrementally achieved. And as I think we can all see now, and for that matter predicted last year, Schwarzenegger has veered left.
So the recall was a waste, the conservatives get saddled with Schwarzeneggers shortcomings via "guilt by association," and the California GOP is pushed further back. There was a golden opportunity to take significant support from Democrat voters and propel it into a reform movement under McClintock.
That's a compassionate communitarian, not a conservative
;-)
<< "McLintock was and is unelectable in this state."
The same state that Reagan was governor of for two terms, as a conservative Republican? >>
I knew my old boss - and hero - the former president and armed-forces commander-in-chief, Ronald Wilson Reagan.
And, much as I wish he was something different, Mr McLintock is a career Californian politician - not Ronald Wilson Reagan.
And my poor paraphrasing of decadent "Democrats" aside, nor did Mr Reagan have to win the votes of ten million criminal aliens, dead folks and felons.
Republicans seem to be masters at throwing away opportunities.
You are right.
As I "recall" from the 2003 CA recall debate, Schwarzenegger "outperformed" all of the rivals. McClintock seemed defensive, hesitant, and afraid to speak his mind because he would antagonize "moderates." Still had I been a CA voter, I would surely have cast one of those meaningless votes for McClintock.
Melanie Morgan is outside my reception area. Did she publicly support Schwarzenegger during the recall, and did she support the special election propositions?
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