Posted on 03/31/2006 10:07:16 AM PST by GulfBreeze
I’ve been saddened over the past year watching my fellow Republicans let the ultra-conservative wing take the party off course.
Other moderates like me want smaller government with local control and good effective solutions to the problems that confront our communities.
The far right appears to be focused on establishing power and control.
Chris Stevens was out campaigning at the League City SportsPlex the evening of Feb. 28 and I had the opportunity to meet him and explore some of his beliefs.
Tax cuts, vouchers for stay-at-home schooling moms and forcing local schools to spend 75 percent — rather than the governor’s 65 percent — on classrooms were some of the things he said he supported as ways to improve our communities.
If those weren’t a bunch of poorly thought-out, half-baked, mutually exclusive ideas, I don’t know what are.
Stevens did say our taxes are too high, and he was going to cut them. I just don’t see how he can cut taxes with ideas that force more government management bureaucracy, new spending programs and extra implementation expenses when done well.
Rod Dunklee League City
(Excerpt) Read more at news.galvestondailynews.com ...
This Rod Dunklee's bulb doesn't seem to burn to bright
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What have moderates gotten us the last decade besides gridlock, stalemate and CFR?
Where is this wing? I've been looking everywhere for them.
A "seminar caller" perhaps?
Not sure Mr. Dunklee knows what the far right is or what someone there thinks. In fact, this looks like another "I'm a Republican" letter from someone on the far left.
I haven't seen a right-wing in the republican party in years. OK, maybe a house rep or two, but the main thrust of the party has been Liberal-light of late. We NEED the party to return to it's conservative principles, but it will have to move considerably to the right to do so.
I don't understand conservatives want smaller government, its the moderates who want government to grow? Plus the right wing has no control of the party and many are considering staying home in 2006. Where has this guy been.
The RINOs are leaving out the old "lifelong republican, voted for Bush..." meme of late.
Guess that makes them too easy ofr us to spot.
There wouldn't be a GOP Majority to be seen if it weren't for Conservatives that love America and believe in Constitutional governance in our Representative Republic.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
McCain Republican, at best.
Rod typifies the average moderate republican - he's a democrat who wants his taxes cut.
Dunklee is a lying sack. He is no Republican.
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Rod isn't a believable "Republican".
Those things are a bunch of poorly thought-out, half-baked, mutually exclusive ideas??
Moron! This person sounds like a Connecticut democrat!
And the other pretend republicans.
Sorry, meant to write whoever Dunklee is.. not Stevens.
It took me all of five seconds to google that this guy works for a school district.
"watching my fellow Republicans let the ultra-conservative wing take the party off course"
Uh..... Yeah.... Right...
LOL, good work, that certainly explains it. He is all for smaller government as long as he get to keep his big government pork. LOL.
Well .. I don't see how repubs can "return" when they aren't even there yet!
The GOP moving to the right? What planet is this guy from?
Republicans are "far right?"
What he means by smaller government is a smaller military.
LOL That is TOO funny! I swear, I thought this post was a joke when I first saw it. TOO CONSERVATIVE?? HAH!
BTW> Anyone notice that Newt Gingrich has dropped a few pounds? I think he's really serious about this run for the Prez. And, he's the ONLY one I've heard making any sense on the current immmigration 'flap'.
Out of the current crop of mainstream candidates, I like Mr. Newt the best.
I don't care for his personal behavior, but he's at least intelligent enough to hold the office. I don't know about some of the others.
MODERATES are road kill on the highway political movement.
The finger-in-the-wind crowd have acomplished NOTHING in all of history.
Newt supports the law that I have been pushing for years. It's a real simple law that does not allow anyone to donate money or anything else of value to a cadidate running for federal office unless the person is legally registered to vote for the candidate.
Huh? Here in Washington State, our whole party has been taken over by the Libs. It's all top-down now, grassroots are only supposed to be loyal drones and contribute work and money, but shut up.
I'm sure this whackjob is saddened by Republicans, but most of all because he's not one of us!
I lost all respect for your buddy "Mr. Newt" after his last run for office, when he went all the way through the campaign, won re-election, then resigned immediately!
Leaving the Dimocrat governor of Georgia to appoint a fellow Dim to take his seat!
Trent took the campaign contributions, let people work their butts off for him, knowing d@mn well he was going to resign.
I'll never vote for him again; if it came down to him vs Hillary, my wife and I both would sit that one out.
HERESY!!!!
:^)
Mr. Stevens Replied.......
Mr Dunklee’s letter attacked me for advocating tax cuts but it’s interesting that he voiced no objections during our conversation. At any rate, attacking me for wanting to cut taxes misses the point that working parents are struggling to pay the tax bill on a typical home.
If a candidate’s desire to cut taxes is a reason to vote against him, then yes, people should consider my plans carefully. I know my opponent cares about this county too, but he has repeatedly made it clear that he either cannot or will not cut taxes. I WILL fight to cut the tax burden on families and our local economy. Many of my plans are spelled out at www.yourtaxcut.com. I try to update the site regularly.
Regarding Mr. Dunklee’s assertion about classrooms, we were enjoying a fairly casual conversation and this issue has nothing to do with electing Chris Stevens to County Judge. Nonetheless, if there is something wrong with believing that education money should focus on teacher salaries, books and classroom supplies then I’m guilty. It just seems like a strange thing for a school district employee to get upset over.
Thank You
Chris Stevens Republican Candidate for County Judge
He's not my "buddy." All I'm saying is that he's at least capable of the job, which is more than I can say than the rest of the candidates.
HI am the man, of constant whining...
Poor Rod is confused, as are most Rockefeller Republicans. But as the party returns to its roots and becomes conservative again, he’ll hold his nose and vote Republican because he has nowhere else to go.
You can bet the ranch that he isn’t going to vote for Hillary. He’ll vote for Chris Stevens and whoever else is on the Republican ticket. So he’s no factor in the equation.
Republicans have to worry about holding the conservatives, who can vote third party or stay home. That’s their only hope of holding power.
A very non informative, non committal article. I was hoping for something that would start a good flame war.
"watching my fellow Republicans let the ultra-conservative wing take the party off course"
I haven't checked the news in about 20 minutes. When did this happen? I am psyched. And here I thought the Republican Party was currently run by a bunch of spineless moderates who pass lack of adherence to conservative principles off as pragmatism.
"I’ve been saddened over the past year watching my fellow Republicans let the ultra-conservative wing take the party off course."
And just WHAT is "ultra-conservative"?
Wanting the courts to apply the laws instead of making them?
Wanting to return America to the God-fearing and respecting nation it once was?
Wanting to stop the slaughter of unborn babies?
Wanting to seal up the broders so only the people WE want to come here can get here?
Expecting the laws to be applied equally and rejecting affirmative discrimination?
Expecting the government to eliminate individuals who have served notice on society that they are irreconciable vicious mutants?
Wanting the Bill of Rights to be applied as the Founding Fathers intended, instead of as a liberal, leftist, globalist judge feels it should be?
I think terms like "ultra-conservative" and "moderate" are relative terms and in the perspective of this writer, I would say his perception of main stream conservatives and mainstream Americans is they are "ultra-conservative" and that individuals like McCain, Giuliani, Chaffee, Graham, Snow etc., are "moderates".
Sorry to dissappoint..
Two full terms and exoneration at his Senate trial for DIRTXPOTUS. Which also enabled his bat-winged consort to steal the silverware and furniture on her way out the door.
I bellyfeel RiNO moderates.
Sorry for my flippant remark; my apologies.
I truly didn't see much description of what the letter writer meant by "far right" though; it could have been interesting to know.
What's wrong with gridlock and stalemate? The less legislation passed, the better for everyone.
The problem with moderates is that they have no principles and so will sell everyone out at one time or another.
We now have all the registered republicans for convenience crawling out of the woodwork. Many of these are left over from family politics, or never bothered to register as a democrat, or just recently registered (ala weasly clark) to make criticisms.
This is just a MSM effort to push the moderate (stand for nothing) position. To the left ANYTHING which does not agree with them is faaaaar right.
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