I am not Populist, I am not a libertarian. I am a conservative. I will not let either take us over at the expense of the other. But if I have to choose I will choose the later. Everytime I hear Ron Paulites talk of "kicking out the Neocons(There term for Evans and Strong military)" or Huck people talking of kicking out the "Greedy Rich loving people" it makes me sick. They have no idea what they are talking about. Whats worse its a false debate that doesn't exist. 60% ot 70% of Republicans and Socially and Fiscally conservative. The rest are either populists or liberatarian leaning Reps or Moderate to liberal Reps like Snowe or Collins. All are welcomed in my book cause I believe that we need a big tent. I just get PO whenever either side talks of kicking out the other. I get most pissed about Populists cause they pose the greater risk via Huckabee. Most Libertarians don't want to kick out populists just prevent them from kicking them out and get a chance to run thinks since they think Big Gov;t has been dominating the party which isn't exactly innaccurate either.
I agree with this, but it makes me pretty angry when so called "conservatives" try to rid the party of moderates because they are moderates. The Republican Party wasn't dominant for generations because it was made up entirely of right wingers. It upsets me nowadays when people like Arlen Specter are targeted by his own party because he isn't "conservative enough." We will never return to power if we continue to harbor that kind of attitude. I'm not a conservative on all issues, but I am a Republican. It insults me when someone within my own party calls me a "RINO" or not a real conservative because I may believe in a woman's right to chose or background checks for guns.
We do need to be all inclusive, because that's the way the GOP was before. We had the moderate liberals in the North, conservatives in the south, and libertarians out west. Right now, those groups have been labeled as "evil" and targeted. The Hanity's and the like go on tirades against them. If they have their way, the GOP will be a regional party that can only win in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, West Virginia, etc.. IE, the Democratic Party in the 1950s. This could be our future.
Yes, you are a RINO because "woman's right to choose" is a sugarcoating talking point that only liberals use. As with all such terms, it is a term for which I have zero tolerance.
Thanks in advance for the extra seats we will win as a result of this GOP platform. republican atiitudes like this winning Democratic seats every day
