Posted on 08/02/2014 4:14:38 AM PDT by servo1969
You said....
“Agree or disagree?”
Agree.
The GOP should, for example, put Detroit front and center of Democratic Party policy
“Republicans need to punch Democrats in the mouth by using a moral language to describe the atrocities they have committed against minorities and the poor.”
I like it.
Like Rush says, “Conservatism wins every time it’s tried.” But the GOPe is too ‘sophisticated’ for that.
They are convinced Conservatism scares people away.
(That’s probably because they don’t care for it themselves.)
I completely agree. The GOP just doesn’t know how to choreograph a battle. They are completely ham-handed.
Do what the left does.
Say what people want to hear , and then do your agenda once in power.
Is it so hard for the GOP ?
I agree also. GOP seems to be only concerned at demolishing anything that resembles a Tea Party sentiment. They bristle indignantly at the mere suggestion they’re sitting on their fat duffs, primarily concerned with how to engineer some kind of vote that will appease those who fund them without ticking off that base they hate so much.
As for Paul Ryan, his last foray into money and legislation tricked my Congressman into voting for it along with the likes of John Lewis and Hank Johnson. It is the reason why I voted against him in the primary and why I will not vote for him in November.
Let me put forth a different idea: this was neither hamfisted nor stupid.
Since when has the gop wing of the uniparty been interested in reducing spending or balancing a budget? Did something change during the last week? If your objective is to put forth conservative sounding ideas but not actually implement them, then this is an excellent way to do it.
Agree.
So many agree as evidenced by the frequent call to stand up to the dems.
Just fight back! Fight for us! But the fighters are few and are too frequently sucked into the DC cult of power.
A candidate that will fight and fight hard [punches in the Dem mouth] will do well. eg Cruz.
That characteristic alone, for better or worse, will overcome the potential negatives.
Fight dammit.
Why does it take 10 yrs to achieve anything in DC. If I cut my budget today, it takes effect today.
Since I’m a Senior on SS, widows benefits, as I was a stay at home mom, I’ve seen 2 tiny COLA raises in 5 yrs, half going to Medicare. Which left me with cash for less than a weeks worth of groceries. Which have quadrupled in price.
As I am having to pay for all of one of my meds as Medicare and Tricare Life won’t pay for more than 5 pills once, and I take 2 daily, plus the Holistic vitamin and mineral treatment for Osteoporosis, I’m allergic to the FDA warning OP drugs. And the doctor does not even know if it is working, as Medicare Mandated Bone Density test to every 2 yrs. Same goes for PSA test for men. That is what 0’care did to Medicare. Test I don’t need I can get yearly, test I need yearly I can only get every 2 yrs. DOES NOT COMPUTE.
True, except for Tea Party candidates and authentic practicing conservatives; in this case, they appear to have no problem finding ways to eliminate the opposing viewpoint. Redistricting is used to get rid of Col. West, Mississippi GOPe financing robocalls to minorities, etc. Horowitz is correct, however his premise is fundamentally flawed: He assumes that the Repukelicans are the Demonic Party's opposition.
I generally agree with the article as a whole, but especially like this line. Time after time, the idiot Repubs float a trial balloon of some grand scheme that's gonna deal the Administration a mortal blow, but this only serves to give the other side to mount a publicity campaign against the coup de grace du jour, effectively neutering it. How many weeks ago, for example, did they raise the specter of the lawsuit against Obama over legislative overreach?
Same thing happened with "We're gonna vote to hold Lois Lerner in contempt." Her frickin' refusal to testify was over a year ago, for crying out loud!
Be like Nike: JUST DO IT! and let the chips fall where they may. This is equivalent to pointing a gun at a home invader without having any intention to use it -- a very dangerous practice.
Thank God for the few good men the TEA Party managed to get elected. Ted Cruz is awesome at throwing the argument back and slapping the Dems in the face with it.
Democrats have condemned these children to lives of poverty and hopelessness.
Democrats are not finished yet the plantation has a lot of room left they want voting to be useless and stay in power Fabian socialist have been working on it from 1849.
agree, most of gop leaders need to be replaced. They don’t actually fight back by arguing for Conservative. Maybe because most of them don’t know how to because they’re not Conservative
Its really a matter of perception.
Freepers, conservatives, the base, the Tea Party, or whatever name you choose to use, are not very adept at differentiating between rhetoric and reality.
So when Ryan, Cruz, and/or others say or do things you shouldn't take it at face value or as reality. It is merely rhetoric designed to manipulate you or make you contribute
I guess the thought of being duplicitous just doesn't occur to some people.
Agree. David Horowitz has been saying this and several variations for a long time. He has put out pamphlets, books, seminars telling the GOP how to fight. But it is like the GOP is deaf...oh wait...they have their hands covering their ears...never mind.
Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting, check.
Three Cheers for Ryan’s Plan
Townhall.com | August 2, 2014 | John C. Goodman
Posted on 8/2/2014 7:55:44 AM by Kaslin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3188062/posts
Ryan is dumber than Patty Murray.
Agree. Problem is, no one is speaking for me.
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