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"Don’t give up your ideals, don’t compromise, don’t turn to expediency — and don’t, for heaven’s sake, having seen the inner workings of the watch — don’t get cynical." |
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Posted on 04/03/2009 9:14:18 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
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"Don’t give up your ideals, don’t compromise, don’t turn to expediency — and don’t, for heaven’s sake, having seen the inner workings of the watch — don’t get cynical." |
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well said
I shall have no more of the contemptible RINOs and their treasonous machinations.
I no longer claim to be a Republican and I won’t give a dime to these phonies who have hijacked our once relevant party. If they ever have national representation for a genuine “conservative” party, I will put my support behind it but, until then, kiss off GOP.
Excellent article...sums up what all is wrong with the GOP.
The scary thing is....the Dems will be politically vulnerable in 2010....but the GOP (under Steele) will find some way to screw it up and the Dems end up with more seats and governorships
Steele is a total disaster....and its hard to find someone as worse as Mel Martinez for GOP head
I’ve tried my best to like and support Mr. Steele, but he keeps stepping in it so badly...can we redo from start?
The most likely candidates for 2012 are:
Petraeus
Palin
Romney
An excellant field if ever I saw one. Evnagelicals, however, have to come to terms with some individual’s dislike for Mormons. Which, being an Evangelical, is a real mystery to me.
2012 is looking good.
Why doesn’t Newt take it over again?
Didn’t Petraeus recent say that we are not less safe under Obama? Sounds like the kind of statement you would expect from a RINO to me.
soon as the find their stones, they’ll find their way out
The article misses the point.
Arguments about specific policy do not make great political parties, or political movements. The article concentrates its initial paragraphs on abortion and gay rights, which does nothing but allow people to express their settled opinions. It’s a no-win situation.
The Republicans are dying because they have no vision of a better life for Americans. They have no philosophy which guides them - something that Reagan developed over many years of reading and listening and lecturing to small audiences. Even Sarah Palin - someone I know, and someone I respect - doesn’t have that kind of philosophical underpining that is needed to propel a great movement.
The William Buckleys of the world could look to Hume and Burke and Hayek and others for their ideals, and then take those ideals to uplift others.
Sadly, the left still has their philosophical ideals - from the writings of Marx, Hegel, the Frankfurt School, Gramscii, Lenin, Mao, Franz Falon - and that animates them in a manner which overwhelms conservatives.
We need to talk about our values and ideals and philosophy. We need to have someone explain the virtues of liberty and individual freedom and inalienable rights. We are in a war of ideas, and we aren’t talking about ideas - we’re arguing policy.
And therefore we lose.
I don’t think a fine man like Petreus would soil himself by going into politics
Well, with some of the current behavior, like Newt’s “Third Party” BS, its going to go from the Republican Party to the Donner Party.
He was once again subbing for Bill Bennett this morning, praising obama as the most brilliant President to ever serve... he is an ass kissing pos liberal!
LLS
I got a fundraising call from the RNC the other night. My wife and I have always tried to give $50 or so to the party. But for some reason I lost it on the telemarketer. I said I was no longer a republican and I was sick and tired of their compromising grovelling positions towards spending and Bama. I’m tired of their RINO candidates and the fact that they don’t stand for anything. Ronald Reagan is the last Republican I respected.
Looks like the Republican is going to win the special congressional election in NY, so Steele is 1 for 1 since taking office.
Can’t get rid of him when he’s winning.
newt is just a fatter and whiter version of steele.
LLS
I doubt that.
His wife has injected herself in leftist causes also.
LLS
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