Posts Tagged ‘republicans’
Jonathan Krohn: “And a little child will lead them…”
Written by Ron McClure Jr.
Monday, 22 June 2009 13:09
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Do you ever engage in a political conversation with your friends, family or even strangers? Do you ever wonder how in the hell they can actually believe the idiotic, "feel-good" rhetoric they spew? Well, I do, and I think these peoples' brains aren't fully functional. So, I think to myself, "maybe you just have greater discernment than other folks. Maybe you are just wise beyond your years." But, just when I give up hope for my fellow Americans, I see something like this, and I realize that even a 14 year-old has sense enough to "get it."

Take 5 minutes and watch this young man define conservatism better than any political candidate in recent memory. I promise, you won't regret it.

 
Conservative base missing in action
Written by Chad Phillips
Thursday, 06 November 2008 05:01
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God, do I hate being right all the time. Almost two years ago to the day, shortly after the GOP lost their majority on the Hill in 2006, I predicted that Bush would be a lame duck for the remainder of his presidency, that the GOP would lose the White House in 2008, and that there would be a not so subtle shift in the tenor of the news outlets after their latest media whore was elected.

That last prediction hasn't happened, yet. But look for it in the coming weeks and months ahead.
As for the other two, well…those predictions are now academic. The question of why the election went "left" keeps coming up and most of the conservative talking heads don't have a clue as to the real answer. While they're being conciliatory and comforting themselves with the effrontery of a moderate Obama administration, I offer the following: When will you backroom GOP geniuses figure out that you can’t win elections as long as keep stabbing your base in the back?

Contrary to popular belief, the outcome of this election wasn’t just because of an electrified democrat base; it was a conservative judgment on the GOP. If they (the Republican Party) had taken my advice two years ago, we could've avoided all of this. But no. Instead of going after the true conservative base, they decided to sell us out for the squishy middle. The result has been catastrophic for the “Grand” Ol' Party both in this election and the last. How catastrophic? McCain only won 80% of the conservative vote and roughly the same amount of the Republican vote. In sharp contrast, he lost the moderate and independent vote to Barry by 39 to 60 percent respectively.

If that weren't bad enough, the dems also increased their advantage on the Hill. With the latter loss being somewhat of a question mark in many people's minds, since the democrat controlled Congress has an even lower approval rating than Bush Jr. The voters' answer??? I know; send in more liberal democrats. You gotta be kiddin’ me, right? I mean, what in the name of corn on the cob is going on around here?!!!

Some of you are asking, "What about Sarah Palin?" Doesn't she stand for the classical conservative ideals held by old school conservatives. The answer is yes, for the most part. She was much closer to the Right than the party favorites. But it was too little too late. Sadly, Palin ended up a footnote in this election and I’m sure that now what with her being exonerated for the so-called Troopergate, etc., the press will ante up a front page apology for treating her like crap, even as they licked the boots of Comrade Obama. Anyway, with all due respect to her, she was nothing more than a classical conservative concession–one the party was only willing to make after they realized their hopes of capturing the mushy middle evaporated like so many of their campaign promises.

The sad result is that we (the people) will be getting exactly what they (the party machine) so richly deserve. Their rush to sell us out has proven exactly what my good friend Ted West always says: "When you lay down with liberals, you come up smelling like garbage." This is one time where I really do hate to say, “I told you so…” Had they taken my advice and gone after the conservative vote (and meant it), they would've won this election. And now if you don't mind, I think I'll go have a beer…while I still have the money to buy it.

 
When it comes to higher taxes, Americans are the real losers
Written by Cal August
Thursday, 01 May 2008 16:38
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One of the most irritating things is when media and politicians jump on the bandwagon of believing that the best way America should go is to increase taxes, especially on the wealthy!

John McCain is said to be “pandering” and following the “party line” when he says taxes should be lower. He has changed his position a little bit, but the change is a good change.

See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24305534

Even though the political swing seems to have gone harder left in Washington, some think that McCain should move more toward the “middle.” One would think that McCain has been just like George Bush who is probably considered “far right” for the moment. But this notion isn’t consistent with reality.

McCain, on the other hand, really is middle of the road! For the purpose of comparison, just look at some of John F. Kennedy’s ideas on taxes. Kennedy is still seen as a Democrat hero today, but today some of Kennedy’s ideas on taxes would make him look like a Republican. This is ironic because McCain’s ideas about taxation are very close to Kennedy. Yet, when McCain suggests taxes should be lower, he is seen as pandering to his party.

Moving onward…Why do jobs leave America?

The Obama/Clinton answer seems to be that it’s the big, nasty corporations which are at fault! Corporations are the source of all our problems!

But corporations employ a huge percentage of Americans, including a huge number of many middle-income Americans. For the corporations that stay, those taxes are passed not only on to the consumer, but also to middle-income Americans who work for the corporations. Furthermore, even the “little guys” put their eggs in the stock market basket, where the smart money says, over the long term, they will see gains. Who is the little guy investing in to depend on good returns? You guessed it. THE BIG CORPORATIONS!

Blaming the corporations may get votes of those who don’t know better, and vote with their hearts and not their minds, but it is the corporations that are responsible for producing a huge amount of wealth for all of America.

Private industry and enterprise is the source of America’s greatness, not the government. The government is better at getting in the way of real solutions to our economic woes. In fact, the economy has gotten even worse since Democrats have taken power, and they’re the ones with the most control over policies. Never mind that “it’s all Bush’s fault” we know! He was responsible for sending Hurricane Katrina to the coast using his super- secret weather control devices. For liberals, Bush Jr. is responsible for everything from bad weather to bad policy, which is convenient. This is despite the fact that a president just doesn’t have that kind of power.

So do big corporations still serve us by moving overseas? The answer is yes. With lower taxes, they can reap higher returns for investors as they sell goods around the world and still keep the prices of products for American consumers low.

Low taxes, even for the “Big, nasty, evil and insensitive corporations” are a winner. Lower taxes for everyone are a winner.

So go ahead…Keep telling us that higher taxes are good for us media and politicians. For those of us who know better, this is akin to drinking the hemlock. For the rest, it’s just a new flavor of Kool-Aid.

In the meantime, you politicians can keep up all the unnecessary spending! Yeah, we know where the real problem lies. It’s big, dumb, inefficient government thank you very much!