[PapaNew]

Obama...comes off as cold and distant. This may be our chance to turn what was a liberal strong suit against them.

That would be a sad mistake. Let Obama dig his own grave which he's doing very well. This other stuff starts to sound like RINO-speak.

We should be about getting government back within its constitutional limits and giving the country back to the states and the people, not feeding them with more of these poison entitlement "we love you" pellets. The government doesn't love you - never has, never will. That's the liberal's lie and is not what's needed here.

[rob777]

"This other stuff starts to sound like RINO-speak."


Only to those who do not understand real conservatism. Our vision of limited government rests partially on the notion that there is a natural human moral sentiment for benevolence. This was the theme behind Adam Smith's "The Theory of Moral Sentiments". Smith was a moral philosopher and this was his main work even though he became better known for his economic treatise on the Wealth of Nations. The notion of a natural sentiment for benevolence was the driving force behind the "invisible hand". Natural empathy among individuals and voluntary associations destroys the case for a welfare state. Liberals have co-opted these notions and conservatives do not understand them well enough to reclaim them. Bachmann is onto something that few conservative see.