starting with John McCain
( McShame ? )
And who gets to decide what’s unfair?
Not for just those who are anti-Palin, but those who have cooperated with the enemy.
Elephants have long memories, we should too.
I am an American first, Texan 2nd, and Vote Republican.
Way too passive.
We need to vigorously pummel (figuratively speaking of course) any and every such RINO.
Kay Baily Hutchison
Blacklist? Great idea. Freedom of speech is so over-rated.
(1) What's your definition of "blacklisting?" So far, Palin's views on border security and limited government are not known, and she made some global warming comments that had conservatives' scratching their heads.
(2) Is Palin even running in 2012? You don't know if she is or not, so hold your fire until she does.
(3) Sorry, but RINOs have 1st Amendment rights too. Last time I looked, Palin is a grown-up who can more than handle her own. I'm sure she can handle the GOP establishment. She's been down this road before.
I say this as a Palin supporter, but by all means I'm not in favor of treating her with kid gloves or giving her a pass on issues that conservatives hold dear.
Reading this thread causes me to wonder if the Republican Party will ever be unified again in my lifetime.
I agree
Is Ma Palin running for the GOP nomination in 2012?..... If so she may need the help of some of those supporters whom you may choose to blacklist. Seems kinda early in the game to start all the infighting amongst the party.
Unity comes about not through subtraction, but through addition, through mutual respect within the party even when people disagree on some points. That’s the way Reagan unified the party.
I don’t see a Reagan on the horizon, unfortunately. Time will tell if Palin has those same skills.
I already “blacklisted” the Republican Party (switched to “unaffiliated”), because of Republican feminism, disrespect for elders, big government that supports feminism, compromises with Democrats, lack of will to prosecute illegal drug offenders and pimps, globalism and lack of conservatism in general, including lack of good manners.
Newt Gingrich has been running his trap lately. I thought he would have more intelligence to succumb to the leftist media
The policy should always be to promote YOUR candidate, not to crush his opponent (except the RAT, that should go without saying).
I’m all for taking it to the Dems but I am absolutely not sold on Palin at all. When the Obama admin is over this country will need big time fixes and there are too many better established Conservatives with as good or better resume’s. I like a lot about Palin but I’m not going to commit myself to her for the GOP nod in 2012, now in April of 2009. Way too much can happen.
And, by the way, its pretty insulting to hear anybody, even someone on my side of the fence, threaten to put me or anyone else on a blacklist if they happen to support someone other then Palin. Is this new loyalty requirement something I missed here on FR?
Until you change the entire leadership of the GOP, and return to a conservative philosophy, all you will do is marginalize good candidates away from being elected.
Shouldn’t we add those who went after our party standard bearer, John McCain as well.
Or maybe we oughta understand that “politics ain’t beanbag” as Mr. Dooley said.
Eventually the majority will of the party will announce itself in the primaries.
I am not a fan of political correctness no matter which side is enforcing their group think.
A party should not be based on a a person (as we saw how this can completely ruin a party with George W Bush) but on the fulfillment and sticking to the prescription of the foundational ideals and principles. Then and only then can the masses shape and form a strong political party with distinct candidates that stick to such a foundation. If you are going to come down hard on these politicians it should ALWAYS and FOREVER be in their implementation of the core principles—both positively and negatively. Otherwise once the person dies or is discredited the party itself is either in shambles or highly weakened.
What if I disagree with Governor Palin becuase she’s not that conservative *puts on flame suit!?