Comments on: Republicans need to distinguish themselves more if they want to retain voters

By: John

John — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:37 +0000

If there is anything dumber than a Democrat or a Republican – it’s when they work together.

You people are segmenting of your mind and being led by your parties straight to hell. Neither of them care about you, your well being, your family or your country. Because they are large conglomerates – they can’t have specific approaches to every situation or even consistent view across the entire party. Thus signaling the futility of joining or trying to mantain your views with a party.

The only things that tend to be true (well not anymore) is that Conservatives (supposedly) want a smaller federal government and Liberals (supposedly) was a large federal government. The last Republican in office enlarged the size of the federal government by at least half if not more. This current democrat goes back on all of his promises and does nothing but waste money.

Of course money is nothing but worthless paper, political parties are nothing but a waste of our intellect and candidates from all sectors want nothing but more for themselves/less for everyone else.

The only things their good for – is to get people pissed off at one another without sound reason, knowledge of the opponent or rationality. All we have is our little depreciated connotations. Which amount to nothing.

Make up your own mind.

By: Joe M.

Joe M. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:55 +0000

I don’t even have a television, dave. As for voter intimidation, I’m against it in any way shape or form. The vote is sacred and speech that intimidates is an abomination. But don’t pretend you fail to make a distinction between one man carrying a night stick while shouting things at voters and carrying an assault rifle to a venue where the President is speaking.

My point was that the fringe right elements (just like fringe left elements) turn people away from the Republicans. In my estimation, that’s a good thing for the Democrats– it allows their Big Tent to work, which means that the Progressive Caucus has influence. Now, I’m way to the left of the Dems, but they have to do the job of representing me at the moment because candidates with ideologies I like are unelectable in the present system. The wackos that the Republican surrogates like Rush and Hannity (both of whom I listen to regularly on the radio) court are the ones running moderates off.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:43:44 +0000

First, George Bush was never a “conservative” at his core. Peggy Noonan said it well, the Republicans need a big tent where we can compromise or be tolerant on fringe issues, but must all be rooted in the core principals of lower taxes, smaller government, and fiscal responsibility. The Repubs were AWFUL under Bush when it came to fiscal constraint, which turned off the base. Unfortunately, Repubs are STILL in the wilderness without a true leader of the cause. Palin isn’t it, neither is Newt. The only reason Rush, Hannity, and Beck get so much airplay is that they are unintentionally filling the leadership vacuum that exists. The teaparties showed that there is a movement… but it lacks a leader.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:47:19 +0000

Joe M,

Funny about your bit regarding assualt rifles but you seem to forget about the Black Panthers taking over the polling booths of a Philly voting precinct… Oh wait, you wouldn’t know about that because Keith Olbermann didn’t go off on it in one of his many rants that somehow result on X Republican labeled “worst person in the world”. Politics hypocrocies crack me up.

By: Joe M.

Joe M. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:59:38 +0000

I’m all for a split in the Republican Party instead of a reasoned moderate approach. Sure, the Republican’s most consistent voters are very conservative, but it’s the center in this nation that decides elections. Keep heading right, keep bringing assault rifles to rallies, and keep Sarah Palin at the top of your list, because this President will need another term to enact his agenda.

Congrats on a column that isn’t filled with URLs. This is actually a more principled and well-thought out (though erroneous) column. I’m not sure whose talking points you’re echoing (calling McCain-Feingold a limit on free speech is the sort of thing that people with millions of dollars and a media outlet are likely to do), but at least you’re a bit more articulate in regurgitating them.