Posted on 08/26/2011 5:56:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I imagine providing free college tuition to people whom are invading your country might be considered teasonous as well...
Barry Goldwater was a great man. His book A Conscience of a Conservative was the most widely read political manifesto of the 20th century, and still a great read today, espousing conservative principles in the clearest of language.
We should be so lucky to get another Goldwater.
Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson
“..... if Palin does not run but Perry does, he’d probably suck all the air out of the race. Either way, ..... Perry would all be excellent alternatives to Obama the commie. Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare! …… Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson”
Also see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2764368/posts
A very realistic concern, in my opinion.
To make my position clear at the outset: I'm in Texas, I won't support Perry in the primary but I will support him if he's the nominee.
Understand that Perry is NOT a "conservative". He is a "conservative politician". The difference between conservative as a noun and conservative as an adjective is important.
In Texas, a conservative state, Perry had to be campaign as and govern as a "conservative politician" in order to succeed. Elected to national office, he may well prefer to govern as "some other kind of politician".
You get it. Comparing Perry and Goldwater - Goldwater was the real deal (and decidedly not ‘slick’). Perry has a cheesy greathair slickness about him that I just don’t trust. His positions shift with the wind. Like someone else said, ...waiting for Sarah.
If that's all Politico has got what is there to worry the ever mysterious and unknown "HILL REPUBLICANS" ~ who are the pukes who even talk to Politico.
Is this Luger, Hatch, Snow, ?
Cast my first presidential vote for Barry Goldwater.
I'm proud of it still today.
I agree with your assessment the nominee of the GOP will probably get real close to 400 EV’s and that is a winner.
Well, one thing I can say for sure....you are much older than me...but you done good.
I think the majority of the people think we should bomb the hell out of our enemies, win, and get the heck back to our own country.
Bingo! Goldwater would have done much better, and possibly even won, sans the emotions of the Kennedy assassination which happened the year before.
If there is a landslide victory for the Republican candidate, we also hope there is an equally large shift in the House and the Senate for the Republicans.
“I imagine providing free college tuition to people whom are invading your country might be considered teasonous as well...”
Illegal aliens in Texas are NOT getting free college tuition. If kids who were brought here illegally by their parent(s) have attended Texas schools and graduated from high school, they are granted instate tuition rates; but, they have to pay that tuition.
I like Perry, but he is no movement leader. Goldwater and Reagan were movement leaders. Goldwater lost, but Reagan had the ability to win over the voters. Perry is carrying much of the Reagan coalition with him, but this comparison is silly. Perry is a pretty mainstream candidate, simply governing with the 10th amendment in mind, and believing that the central government needs to get the heck out of the way and stop trying to control everyday life or tax it to death.
The left is losing it right now.
Narses wrote:
“..... if Palin does not run but Perry does, he’d probably suck all the air out of the race. Either way, ..... Perry would all be excellent alternatives to Obama the commie. Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare! …… Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson”
Actual Jim Robinson Quote:
“The presidential race is heating up. We now have conservatives Bachmann and Cain officially in the race fending off RINO Romney; and Palin and Perry could possibly jump in. My hopes are with Palin, but if she decides not to run I could be happy with Bachmann or Cain. Also, if Palin does not run but Perry does, he’d probably suck all the air out of the race. Either way, Palin, Bachmann, Cain or even Perry would all be excellent alternatives to Obama the commie. Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare!”
Jim Robinson, July 1, 2011
If the GOP wins the ones you listed, I am pretty sure that would win it. we might need one other state to get over the top. in 2004, Bush won with that list. I think Iowa went Red, too, if I recall correctly, but a combination of OH and FL with VA and NC should be enough in 2012. I suspect NH is a lock, and Iowa should be if the economy stays down.
Yep. The key:
“...Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare!”
Since Perry didn't say anything rediculous, they have to make up words for him. Perry never said Bernanke was treasonous. He said that IF Bernanke used monetary policy to influence the outcome of the next election, THAT would be almost treasonous.
Media can't even get direct quotes right.
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