Posted on 11/09/2006 11:31:27 PM PST by icwhatudo
I don't know.....I was just going off of what others were saying, that he was a moderate. But, I have not seen any evidence that he is...
Nice analysis.
However, what you omit is how vocal the Left is in the Democrat caucus and base. Remember 1968? The Left got political amniotic fluid from that bloodbath in Chicago, and now, spiritually, runs that party.
Your intellectual honesty is refreshing. You'd have a home here in the GOP.
Michelle Malkin ?
I think the decision is HUGE, for it puts a minority face in the key position of leadership at the RNC. At that position, a black American will be making the decisions as to who would be supported, where finances should go, and it should encourage more minorities to consider the Repub's.
The Dem's,(who I think are the real racists at heart) will have nothing to counter it and it takes the race card weapon right out of their hands!
Steele, becomes a King maker! If blacks don't take note of that, then I don't know what else can be done to convince them of the conservative message!
I still wonder about those 5000 votes or less victories....the splits were gender based with more lib women out voting conservative men, with many other men sitting on their hands...
"It's Women, stupid!" That should be kept in the back of the politicians minds in 2008!
Judge for yourself:
http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Michael_Steele.htm
Affirmative action is my only beef with him.
Tell you a secret I've learned while working with many women in the nursing business....they are already in the tank for Hillary, they are just waiting for a chance to vote for her. Even women normally generally of a conservative moral bent will be waiting to vote for Hillary because "it's time now for a woman to have her turn".
Logic doesn't play into it....I've pointed out that there were many other qualified women other than Hillary who could be a better candidate, but they just smile and change the subject as women will do when they sense a brewing disagreement or a weakness in their own thinking.
I dare say many conservative men's wives may be in the tank for Hillary, though they'll never say so openly for fear that "my husband will just get mad". They'll just say, "Yes dear, I voted too!", with-out elaborating who they really voted for!
So are the HMO's as well. I'm from Tennessee and saw first hand what she, Gore, a Dem governor, a RINO governor and two Republican U.S. senators did to the states Medicaid System. BTW I worked in a Nursing Home as maintenance and understood that at least with Medicaid there was accountability for the tax dollar and a venue to address abuse.
I'm now disabled and I'm also a 21 year this month caregiver to my wife who was a CNA before her Transverse Myelitis C-5 C-6 incomplete quad. Health Care is highly important and critical especially to her. But we would never support Hillary and her madness. My wife honestly despises her.
Thanks for the kind words.
The Democratic party has it's koolaid drinkers to deal with just as the Republican party does. One advantage that the Democratic party has, though, is that it's instincts tend toward populism. They're quicker to react to populist sentiment. The Republican advantage has usually been in it's ability to organize.
As for the GOP, it was my home at one time. I spent many hours working on the 1980 election that brought us Ronaldus Maximus. For reasons I discuss in more detail on my FR homepage, I'm a conservative, but not a Republican. Who knows? It's possible that I'll re-explore my party affiliation some time in the future.
I think we need a Strong capable person with strategy and leadership skills rather than some feel good person.
I am not sure whether Steele has the skills to talk on the job, i prefer someone like Hayley barbour, Marc Raciciot etc. Dems had Howard dean who though despised managed to rebuild his party in the elections.
Looks good to me also. Thanks!
I still wonder about those 5000 votes or less victories....the splits were gender based with more lib women out voting conservative men
But see if you can get a make up of the voting patterns....by the way I did say 5000 or Less votes, meaning I knew there were a lot closer votes out there. Which was my point...lots of very close races, not many
lop-sided wins...
In the Senate race here in virginia, 55 percent of those voting for Allen were male...of those voting for Webb....55 percent were female, almost a mirror image opposite(49.55 vs 49.25 were the final over all per centages of the votes).
I've been reading of similar mirror image splits in other races. Corruption issues may have been a concern but I doubt all 20 something congress candidates who lost were all corrupt at the local level. I think also illegal immigration was an untalked about issue in the race!
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