Anyway, what say you?
Thanks for starting my day on a positive note, Jim. It appears to me that you've pretty much described Duncan Hunter. Maybe I'm wrong, but I do thank you for this thread.
You're right. Why or how can we call ourselves Conservatives and settle for the lesser of two evils by voting someone who is expanding the liberal-socialist agenda. We, as Conservative Americans, must stand our ground and vote with our hearts this time without holding our nose. It is America's only last hope.
Thank you very much.
IMO what's missing is an effective slogans that stick it to the democrats.
The democrats are masters of vilifying conservatives as uptight out of touch racists.
Conservative candidates could repeat over and over "the democrats never miss a chance to undercut the economy" also, "the democrats never miss a chance to undermine the job market", "with democrats in power jobs for our young people are disappearing" also "wherever democrats are in power, crime skyrockets" also "wherever democrats are in power, they spend more time blaming others for their own incompetence than solving problems with the republican can do attitude" etc......
The republicans seem unable to answer the vilifying attacks and keep turning the other cheeck, but reps are running out of cheeks.
One of Rudy's greatest strengths is the ability to stick it to the dims IMO.
I'm in!
We need to copyright the letter "R". If you don't earn it, you don't wear it!
While most here agree with you, including me, voters just elected a bunch of dems. The Republican party and a conservative web site pushed for the RINO Arnie during the recall rather than McClintook, who had a strong anti illegal stance. I hope you keep pushing these issues. Thanks for letting us know what your views are.
The Republican Party should never have abandoned the idea of creating future "Contracts with America" after the '94 elections were done! If the Republican Party and conservatives in general successfully came together and helped create new "Contracts with America" in '96, '98, '00, etc., then the Republican Party would of been in much better political shape today at every political level throughout the U.S. instead of in the "political minority" right now!
Don't forget about the growing threats from throughout the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa as well when making your list!
A President isn't somebody who does or says what other people want. A President is a leader who does what's right for the country. We need somebody who can fight the damn war, cut spending, control the borders, and in general leave the people the hell alone.
So say we all?
Your twelve points spell the rescue of America. Any candidate carrying them all would face the most violent spew of hatred in opposition seen yet and could win only with the miraculous force of his faith.
Ronald Reagan's chances to win looked dim indeed even though perhaps those were simpler times. Yet, it happened. The protagonist to win would need such a miracle couched in deep religious faith. It is the battle of good versus evil.
8mm
5. Rebuild the military!
8. Cut spending!
Numbers one and five won't allow for number eight.
What a vision!
Even our responsible Hispanic friends and neighbors are sick to death of the illegal alien scourge here in San Diego.
Lessons learned from Arnold mesmerism have taught me to trust my instinct this time and back a tried and true conservative.
When you gonna announce, Jim?
Draft Condi!
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp
07:30 AM EST
0:30 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Hunter Presidential Campaign
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Lewis, Finlay, Correspondent, Copley News Service
Mr. Lewis talks about the career and presidential prospects of Senator Duncan Hunter (R-CA).
Because I lean a little to the libertarian side, I see it a little differently, so let me speak up for the Rudyphiles.
First, what Rudy did in NYC prior to 9/11 (forget about after 8:46AM that morning, lots of politicians could have done that) was profoundly conservative. Liberals don't believe in cleaning up the streets by tracking, finding, and putting away bad guys. They don't even believe in the concept of bad guys. Rudy drove the entire New York Left crazy, all the time, every day. They hated him with a passion. Every other remotely conservative politician in the tri-state area was afraid of pissing those people off. Not Rudy.
Second, there is a difference between social conservatives who want to clean up the sewer that is our popular culture and social life by conversion of hearts and those who want to do it with the power of the Federal government. Ronald Reagan was the former type. Many candidates being flogged by the hate Rudy crowd are of the latter type.
I do not believe that a big government conservative who is running for office for the purpose of achieving social conservative victories through legislation or regulation can ever be elected to national office in this country - as the Hunterites are about to find out.
I think this would be a winning platform. The reason Bush has lost popularity is that he opposes or is inactive on many of these planks.
I just read John Thune is endorsing McCain...