Thanks for the Ping.
I’m afraid the Pubbies can no longer paint with bold colors. Most of them are content with their fine tipped pastels :(
You know folks, it’s interesting.
It’s interesting that Reagan says there, all those years ago, exactly the same crap we see today. And it’s interesting that so many freepers who claim to revere him and the founders, find so very many ways to (try to) refute them every single day.
They want to broaden the base through moderation. Some have pushed for easing off on homo/gay/immigration. Some got the zot, others continue spouting their liberalism in post after post. And rather than look to Reagan and the founders for guidance...from the very men who founded and BEST LED this country, they say no. Different time, not the same,dems are evil, blahblahblah...
But here we are with the same issues, the same evil democrats and the same Cheshire Conservatives wanting us to be more like democrats electing their preferred RINOs.
It is tiring to see stupidity repeat so often. And it is tiring to watch the same people repeat the same nonsense. We all have access to the same info. Conservatism isn’t rocket surgery. It is very basic.
People have to start applying that info. Things cannot be two ways. People like Rand Paul cannot be out there fully backing people like Mitch and being called conservative. People like Perry cannot one day fight against border fences during invasions and then stand there bitching about the Obama policies the fences would have prevented from even allowing to be proposed...there would be far fewer illegals for him to use against America.
This is all material that is documented daily on FR. Has been for years. Openly. On the front page. So when you see a freeper posting how Paul is really a conservative worth voting for, or a Perry is a potential candidate, what you are seeing in reality is one of the people that Reagan says should go their own way. they are not conservative when they push for liberals. A 2 year old can figure that much out.
The other thing we have to accept is that there are no magic bullets. We are going to lose some. It will suck. But those screaming “purist” and the like do not want what we want. They want moderation.
The sooner we rid ourselves of the people blocking our progress, the sooner we can return to principle and move ahead rather than fighting this war within.
The best and most incisive part of that was the last sentence...and if there are those who can’t subscribe to these principles, then let them go their own way.
I think about the amount of time, effort, and resources that we spend as conservatives in a vain effort to make pigs sing. A large portion of the population, maybe a majority, subscribe to the idea that there IS a free lunch and have no problem with the idea that peacekeepers with guns should rob others to pay for that free lunch. That’s just the way it is.
And I don’t say that out of despair but actually one of optimism. Because once you start to accept things as they are and not as you wish they were, strategies to do better for you and yours begin to emerge.
My tagline offers one positive strategy for a better future. There are others.
Thanks for the ping!