tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post4968348537066628112..comments2024-03-28T07:23:41.917-04:00Comments on RIGHT SPEAK: The Future of the Conservative Movement Depends On Romney's NominationBOSMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-16891246361280323652011-12-04T09:02:21.891-05:002011-12-04T09:02:21.891-05:00Pablo, do you consider the Republican base and the...Pablo, do you consider the Republican base and the Tea Party to be synonymous?<br /><br />For me, therein lies the problem with your argument. The Republican So-Con Base and the Tea Party are not the same...sure some of the participants in the Tea Party movement are So-Cons but the Tea Party does not represent the base of the Party and it's this type of piece that pigeon-holes the entire movement by trying to equate them as being the same thing.<br /><br />It's this type of piece that lends credence to the mind numbing articles and news stories by the MSM that attempts to show the Tea Party as closed-minded, hate mongering, far right radicals...when they're not the movement has little to do with social issues...where as the base is mostly concerned with social issues.<br /><br />If Romney loses the nomination to Gingrich, you'd be smarter to leave conservatism rather than the Republican Party because the Republican Party is not responsible for his loss, Romney not appealing to Conservatives is the reason for his loss.<br /><br />But mostly, the Tea Party should not be to blame.<br /><br />jerseyrepublicanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-8169370221369210862011-12-04T02:12:51.272-05:002011-12-04T02:12:51.272-05:00AZ,
I have never once argued that we should hand ...AZ,<br /><br />I have never once argued that we should hand out citizenship. It should after five years of legalization just like everyone else.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622986304847436893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-23981998003210407002011-12-03T23:31:19.437-05:002011-12-03T23:31:19.437-05:00"...yeah, they balanced the budget back when ..."...yeah, they balanced the budget back when Newt was in..but it was on tax increase as much as cuts."<br /><br />It was actually almost totally due to a massive spike in GDP caused by the internet boom of the 90s, which increased revenues massively. Virtually any policy at the time would have led to a balanced budget in that climate.Slick-Willyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056211877694972304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-51487265134029416342011-12-03T23:24:11.651-05:002011-12-03T23:24:11.651-05:00People were suckered into amnesty in 1986 with the...People were suckered into amnesty in 1986 with the promise of "Border control." All our government managed to accomplish was to incentivize illegal immigration. While amnesty or some type of legal path is a necessity, many Americans will not go down that road until the government delivers some sort of assurance that we aren't creating more "magnets" for people to come here without proper documentation. You keep saying that it is necessary to hand out citizenship, and many Americans won't do that unless they believe that we won't have 50 million illegals come because there is nothing to prevent them.<br /><br />AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-78959746781910620122011-12-03T22:14:39.175-05:002011-12-03T22:14:39.175-05:00Right Wing Nut...if it is so damn important to all...Right Wing Nut...if it is so damn important to all these ABR people out there to come up with an alternative to Mitt...why not put some energy into finding someone who is not a womanizing, lying, unprincipled narcissist? Why settle on that windbag? If he gets the nomination, I become an Independent. I will not be in a party with that man as nominee.Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-39714093553932428842011-12-03T22:12:02.378-05:002011-12-03T22:12:02.378-05:00If the Tea Party goes with Newt Gingrich they are ...If the Tea Party goes with Newt Gingrich they are making a mockery out of everything they said they stood for..<br /><br />One thing Mitt Romney does have in common with the Tea Party that Gingrich does not, is that he is a lot more of a fiscal conservative than Gingrich is...yeah, they balanced the budget back when Newt was in..but it was on tax increase as much as cuts.Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-1238956183491860982011-12-03T19:56:47.748-05:002011-12-03T19:56:47.748-05:00Im a romney supporter but I am also being real whe...Im a romney supporter but I am also being real when I say that romney will not win the nomination. Newt will probably win the nomination and Obama will cream him and the party will go to shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-30089784196601124872011-12-03T19:09:30.606-05:002011-12-03T19:09:30.606-05:00"Pablo, this is another one of those posts wh..."Pablo, this is another one of those posts where I often found myself scratching my head, and saying WTF?" BINGO!!! I think we need to go back to Conservatism 101 instead of throwing fits.Ohio JOEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487408376861656109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-67459205689205299732011-12-03T18:58:54.633-05:002011-12-03T18:58:54.633-05:00Not a huge fan of a lot of the points. I do agree...Not a huge fan of a lot of the points. I do agree that the party needs to change. It's far too dependent on uneducated white folks, but I disagree on a number of points.<br /><br />1. Growing the state department is not needed.<br /><br />2. Shrinking defense may or may not be a good idea--but Romney won't do it. We probably need less planes and tanks, but we definitely need more intelligence and cyber.<br /><br />3. We will need some form of amnesty, but not until the border is controlled. If that requires a fence we need to build it. If that means move army infantry to the border we need to assign them. But the costs of illegal immigration are huge and amnesty can't be in the discussion until it's solved.<br /><br />4. Yes, bombing Iran would be the wrong move. We need to lower our audible movements in the Middle East. Special Ops or unidentifiable drones would suffice, but going to war w/Iran should not be considered.Slick-Willyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056211877694972304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-47452898225957770992011-12-03T17:47:05.025-05:002011-12-03T17:47:05.025-05:00I am a Romney supporter, but I disagree with a lot...I am a Romney supporter, but I disagree with a lot of these points.<br />1. Romney has already stated that he will not agree to higher taxes.<br />2. Government deficit spending is arguably harmful to the economy.<br />3. Immigration may involve some form of amnesty, but a fence is required and I think Romney will build it.<br />4. The US has bombed many countries with and without UN sanction. Romney has stated that he will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon (implying that even bombing Iran may be necessary).<br />5. Compromise may or may not be necessary, that remains to be seen. However, talk radio is exactly why conservatism is still around. Levin has an anger problem and Rush is sometimes a blowhard, but they are the front lines in the war on liberalism and conservatism would be not be where it is without them.<br /><br />That being said, I think that Romney will be a president unlike any other and that he will leave little for hard right conservatives to complain about.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406281353626665079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-12231814394409474822011-12-03T16:49:29.954-05:002011-12-03T16:49:29.954-05:00Pablo, this is another one of those posts where I ...Pablo, this is another one of those posts where I often found myself scratching my head, and saying WTF? I disagreed with nearly every sentence if your post. Some of it is a difference of opinion, but much of it is contradictory. <br /><br />By the way, Gingrich is not the tea party. The tea party is settling on him because he isn't Mitt Romney. Actually, so are other factions of the party as well.Right Wingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387554010360328076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-86677545545859509792011-12-03T16:34:32.653-05:002011-12-03T16:34:32.653-05:00Pablo,
Sign me up for the new path of responsibl...Pablo, <br /><br />Sign me up for the new path of responsible conservatism. <br /><br />I agree, jobs first, deficit later.<br /><br />Another great post!<br /><br />-MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com