Just curious, curiosity. When you came to FR in 2004 your spent almost a year campaigning for Romney, donated the max amount, and said you would never vote for McCain, that voting for Obama might be better for us in the long run. Do you still feel this way and how do you feel about your hero Romney now, in 2011? Also you have slammed Palin relentlessly, as well as many other socially conservative candidates. Do you plan to continue attacks on Sarah and now Perry and Bachman?
Attacks like this one:
“She’s pro-life and pro-gun and pro-drilling. Other than that, I see very little evidence of her conservatism”
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:curiosity/index?more=59022553
or this one:
Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:33:35 PM • 25 of 25
curiosity to RobinMasters
“Palin’s popularity embodies everything wrong with our party today.
The idea that so many pubbies would embrace such a mediocrity, just because they think she’s “one of them,” stuns me and makes me fear for my country. It demonstrates that the Republican party has become dominated by parochial identity politics.
Sarah Palin is little more than Mike Huckabee in a skirt. The way the rednecks are trying to take over our party I find very disturbing. right now, the rural evangelical wing of the party is gaining way too much influence.”
or this one:
“Lots of things. Here are just a few.
1) She lacks knowledge of just about every national policy issue, save enegery, and betrays a disturbing lack of curiosity about political philosophy.
2) She can’t speak intelligently about economic policy. She appears to know even less about economics than McCain.
3) She couldn’t speak intelligently about the financial crisis, beyond parroting platitudes about “greed and corruption on Wall Street,” which...
4)Betrays a perverse tendency to succumb to economic populism, like Huckabee.
5) Favors amnesty for illegals.
6) Beyond a few small, token purely symbolic spending cuts, she hasn’t governed as a fiscal conservative.
Beyond her being pro-life and pro-gun, there is very little to like about her.
Hopefully Huckabee will run in 2012, in which case he’ll split the value voter vote with Palin, leaving an opening for someone who can speak intelligently about economics and who, instead of falling for populist snake oil, knows how to sell sound, market-based economic solutions to the middle.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:curiosity/index?more=58812553
or this one:
“In other words, she plays redneck identity politics very well.”
or this one:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:58:27 AM “Yeah, that’s the ticket. Go ahead and kick out everyone who’s not part of the religious right!
Have fun running a regional party that can’t win a national election. “
or this one:
“Not that this matters in the least to me when it comes to Mitt Romney, whom I strongly support. Christianity is not a political philosophy, so it is not necessary that a man be a Christian in order to be a good statesman. I regard Romney as a non-Christian, yet I also regard him as a great statesman and the best candidate in the race.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:curiosity/index?more=46022553
or this one:where you are referring to Romney’s healthcare policy:
“It’s quite sound. But don’t take my word for it; please do read about it.
I think conservatives will get it sooner or later. Romney is by far our best bet.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:curiosity/index?more=46022553
or this one:
“It’s perfectly reasonable for the government to force individuals to do things when the failure to do them has negative consequences on others.
That’s why it’s perfectly reasonable for the government to force you to buy auto insurance, keep your front yard in good condition, mow your lawn and rake your leaves, sweep the snow of the sidewalk in front of your home or business, etc.
People who choose not to buy health insurance take a significant risk of becoming wards of the state. If they get seriously sick, they can just go to an emergency room and stick the rest of us with the tab if they can’t afford to pay it. It is thus perfectly reasonable for the government to require some minimum level of catastrophic coverage so as to prevent such freeloading.”
or this one:
“A conservative believes in personal responsibility. Having health insurance is the only responsible thing. You may have gotten lucky, but by refusing to carry it, you are incurring a significant risk of becoming a burden to society. “
or this one:
“One thing missing from these discussions are issues of a candidate’s competence and skills. Romney started and ran one of the most successful venture capital firms in history. He has more knowledge about finance in his finger than do any of the other candidates in their entire bodies, and he succesfully leverged that knowledge to balance the MA budget, as well as restore its state pension fund to solvency.
That kind of knowledge and experience, coupled with his demonstrated political saavy as governor, will be indispensible to averting the looming financial crisis resulting from all the unfunded liabilities associated with social security and medicare. It’s going to require a financial professional to get that job done, and McCain and Gulliani and Hunter know squat about finance. Romney is the only candidate of either parties with the skills to do it. This has grave national security implications, for how can a bankrupt country run a war on terror?Let’s also not forget that save Gulliani, none of the other candidates has any executive experience. Executive competence is going to be at a premium in the general election as a result of our experience with Bush.”
or this one, which is very interesting:
I would rather see Hillary or Obama win. It will do us some good to be an opposition party for a few years.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:curiosity/index?more=53022553
or this one:
“99% of the people in those crowds were already pro-gun, pro-life and pro-drilling. The crowds she draws prove nothing more than she’s very good at preaching to the converted.It doesn’t take much, especially if you’re from a place like Alaska, to say you’re pro-life, pro-gun and pro-drilling. Furthermore, merely saying the right things on these issues, which is all she’s done, doesn’t accomplish anything.She’s shown herself to be a true conservative on exactly three issues. There’s a lot more to being conservative.
Furthermore, she’s revealed herself to be somewhat left of center on other important issues, such as immigration and fiscal policy. Now hopefully she’ll go back to Alaska and stay there. “
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:curiosity/index?more=58812553
or this one:
“Palin’s popularity embodies everything wrong with our party today.
The idea that so many pubbies would embrace such a mediocrity, just because they think she’s “one of them,” stuns me and makes me fear for my country. It demonstrates that the Republican party has become dominated by parochial identity politics.
Sarah Palin is little more than Mike Huckabee in a skirt. The way the rednecks are trying to take over our party I find very disturbing. right now, the rural evangelical wing of the party is gaining way too much influence.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2128788/posts?page=103#103
or this one, a pretty interesting thread where you get called out many times:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2127685/posts
or this one:
“Romney has backed up his change of heart with concrete action. He’s done more for the cause of social conservatism than all of his GOP opponents combined. “
I will await your answers, then we will go over some more. This is just for starters. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
It’s the disdain that comes through loudest and clearest. Rush talks about it routinely. The country club arm of the GOP despises rednecks, evangelicals and Palin. Oh, but they love Romney. If we could win an election on the fuel of arrogance and condescension, we would need curiosity to run the campaign. Otherwise, a little less high handedness might be nice.