Comments on: Conservative Influence Surging In Congressional GOP https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/ The latest in policital news and the war in Iraq Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Steven D https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66711 Steven D Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:48:23 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66711 Sadly, they always run as conservatives, then govern as liberals. However, as one of his constituents, I can tell you that Demint appears to be the real deal, along with our Governor, Mark Sanford. I expect that they will both be on the short list as VP contenders. I don't know if Demint is a "movement" conservative, but he certainly carries the flag. Sadly, they always run as conservatives, then govern as liberals.

However, as one of his constituents, I can tell you that Demint appears to be the real deal, along with our Governor, Mark Sanford. I expect that they will both be on the short list as VP contenders.

I don’t know if Demint is a “movement” conservative, but he certainly carries the flag.

]]> By: Kipp https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66737 Kipp Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:58:29 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66737 The reason Congress is a failure whether you are liberal or conservative is because pragmatism is dead. Democrats have battled Bush on the Iraq War without coming up with successful ideas on how to win the war and Republicans have given Bush a free hand to carry out the war even though the strategy up until the surge was flawed. It is crazy for Democrats to say the war is lost and for Republicans to say they were right all along. Pragmatism must flow into the Congress. The reason Congress is a failure whether you are liberal or conservative is because pragmatism is dead. Democrats have battled Bush on the Iraq War without coming up with successful ideas on how to win the war and Republicans have given Bush a free hand to carry out the war even though the strategy up until the surge was flawed. It is crazy for Democrats to say the war is lost and for Republicans to say they were right all along. Pragmatism must flow into the Congress.

]]> By: Goodbye Natalie https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66738 Goodbye Natalie Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:00:47 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66738 One of the biggest lies perpetrated by the MSM and one too many Republicans believe is that you need to move to the middle to win elections. Baloney! No, the Dimocrats need to move to the middle to win elections. That's a losing proposition for Republicans. Ronald Reagan didn't run to the middle. But Bob Dole did. George Bush I ran to the middle after caving on taxes and found himself a one term President. G.W. 43 caved on his conservative principles by thinking he could work with Swim Kennedy and dropping the ball on illegal immigration and quickly found himself with about a 30% approval rating. My biggest reservation about Rudy G. is that I will vote for the man if elected nominee (anybody but Hillary Rotten but feel many will again believe it takes a RINO to win elections. If Rudy goes to Washington and starts nominating activist judges or doesn't fulfill his promise of promoting strict constitutionalist on the SCOTUS like Scalia or Roberts, or if he even mentions anything having to do with gun control laws, he will quickly find himself a one term President. For the Republicans to become a moderate party is a sure fire way to quickly become minority party for another 40 years. One of the biggest lies perpetrated by the MSM and one too many Republicans believe is that you need to move to the middle to win elections. Baloney!

No, the Dimocrats need to move to the middle to win elections. That’s a losing proposition for Republicans. Ronald Reagan didn’t run to the middle. But Bob Dole did. George Bush I ran to the middle after caving on taxes and found himself a one term President. G.W. 43 caved on his conservative principles by thinking he could work with Swim Kennedy and dropping the ball on illegal immigration and quickly found himself with about a 30% approval rating.

My biggest reservation about Rudy G. is that I will vote for the man if elected nominee (anybody but Hillary Rotten but feel many will again believe it takes a RINO to win elections. If Rudy goes to Washington and starts nominating activist judges or doesn’t fulfill his promise of promoting strict constitutionalist on the SCOTUS like Scalia or Roberts, or if he even mentions anything having to do with gun control laws, he will quickly find himself a one term President. For the Republicans to become a moderate party is a sure fire way to quickly become minority party for another 40 years.

]]> By: KL https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66771 KL Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:47:09 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66771 I completely agree with Goodbye Natalie. I'm noticing that the only reason Ron Paul seems to be riding a groundswell in support is that he's garnered a lot of the "throw the bums out", swing, libertarian, politicians-are-all-crooks, get-the-government-out-of-my-pocket/life-Reagan Republican voters. These are the same guys who, by voting for Ross Perot, put Clinton in the White House. If the Republican leadership was smart, they would start spending some time outside the beltway, outside the gated communities, outside the main political punditry gossip circles, outside the lobbying/fundraising events and start doing what Reagan did...cultivate some great photo ops with everyday Americans...you know, like the guys on Dirty Jobs. Maybe then voters would believe them when they talk the talk on conservative, smaller government issues. I completely agree with Goodbye Natalie. I’m noticing that the only reason Ron Paul seems to be riding a groundswell in support is that he’s garnered a lot of the “throw the bums out”, swing, libertarian, politicians-are-all-crooks, get-the-government-out-of-my-pocket/life-Reagan Republican voters. These are the same guys who, by voting for Ross Perot, put Clinton in the White House. If the Republican leadership was smart, they would start spending some time outside the beltway, outside the gated communities, outside the main political punditry gossip circles, outside the lobbying/fundraising events and start doing what Reagan did…cultivate some great photo ops with everyday Americans…you know, like the guys on Dirty Jobs. Maybe then voters would believe them when they talk the talk on conservative, smaller government issues.

]]> By: Kipp https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66781 Kipp Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:06:59 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66781 KL, You are right. Reagan did it and you may not have liked him but Clinton was also a master of it. Clinton had town forums throughout his presidency. I don't think it is any coincidence that both Reagan and Clinton left office with high approval ratings. Bush on the other hand has a "gated community" presidency. His ratings have suffered as a result. KL,

You are right. Reagan did it and you may not have liked him but Clinton was also a master of it. Clinton had town forums throughout his presidency. I don’t think it is any coincidence that both Reagan and Clinton left office with high approval ratings. Bush on the other hand has a “gated community” presidency. His ratings have suffered as a result.

]]> By: Lamplighter https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66790 Lamplighter Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:42:12 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/11/conservative-influence-surging-in-congressional-gop/#comment-66790 Here's some good news: a lifelong Dem friend whose father was Pres. of a union told me when asked that he'll vote GOP in 2008 because his GOP business/political contacts treat him better than Dem contacts, that plus he doesn't want to lose his hard earned living when Dems vcte to skyrocket taxes. He said he resents the Dems acting like they are more Dem than him, sanctimonious, when being a Dem has been in his blood for at least a couple of generations. Ha! :smile: P.S.: Reagan won landslides by getting Caucasian bluc collar people who usually vote Dem to vote for him. Here’s some good news: a lifelong Dem friend whose father was Pres. of a union told me when asked that he’ll vote GOP in 2008 because his GOP business/political contacts treat him better than Dem contacts, that plus he doesn’t want to lose his hard earned living when Dems vcte to skyrocket taxes. He said he resents the Dems acting like they are more Dem than him, sanctimonious, when being a Dem has been in his blood for at least a couple of generations. Ha! :smile: P.S.: Reagan won landslides by getting Caucasian bluc collar people who usually vote Dem to vote for him.

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