Comments on: RNC to Offer Members Alternative to “Purity Test”

By: Daily Left 1-22-10 « The Quantum Conservative

Daily Left 1-22-10 « The Quantum Conservative — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:13:28 +0000

[...] should be an interesting week for Republicans. First, you have “purity tests”. Second, while the Democrats will be dealing with Arlen Specter all week, at least we don’t [...]

By: TAZ

TAZ — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:41:31 +0000

O.K., o.k., now your starting to sound like Edwards……..

By: WillyP

WillyP — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:35:59 +0000

What can I say. I messed up. It happens… especially when political sparring is one of 40 things you find yourself trying to do at once!

Apologies to my legions of fans and supporters… I know I’ve let you down, and promise to do my best in the future to work my hardest for the good people of my state.

By: TAZ

TAZ — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:31:38 +0000

“certainly i don’t favor an “allied” stance on these issues, and I thought that:
“If I were head of the RNC, I’d make it a point to declare that I don’t consider marriage an issue that concerns our Federal government.” would have made it clear”

Why didnt you just add abortion to that statement?

Gave me the wrong impression.

By: WillyP

WillyP — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:37:09 +0000

at least as i understand it, federated would imply federalism, which would imply decentralization.

dictionary.com gives this defintion:
–adjective
3. federated; allied.

certainly i don’t favor an “allied” stance on these issues, and I thought that:
“If I were head of the RNC, I’d make it a point to declare that I don’t consider marriage an issue that concerns our Federal government.”

would have made it clear.

I would be satisfied with overturning roe v. wade. I do not favor a constitutional amendment.

By: WillyP

WillyP — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:02:47 +0000

taz, you completely misunderstand the word federated, and actually have the concept backwards.

By: TAZ

TAZ — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:30:43 +0000

“First I’d take a federated stance on abortion and marriage.”

So, you are against states rights?

The concept of just overturning Roe v Wade and handing the issue back to the states is not good enough for you, you require a constitutional amendment perhaps (?).

That would also make you a federal government power expansion fan wouldn’t it?

Would also make you against the concept of individual responsibilities and freedoms too no?

“If I were head of the RNC, I’d make it a point to declare that I don’t consider marriage an issue that concerns our Federal government.”

Same as abortion and so many other social issues……………..

“Cap and trade is completely bogus and should not be given any respect by Republicans”.

Palin, McCain, as well as Obama seem to think it is a good idea. Maybe we should look into it more?

By: WillyP

WillyP — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:56:40 +0000

First I’d take a federated stance on abortion and marriage. If I were head of the RNC, I’d make it a point to declare that I don’t consider marriage an issue that concerns our Federal government.

I certainly don’t like abortion, and I favor insisting that Federal tax dollars not be used to fund any of these procedures. On this, I’d make no compromise, as I view it (like many others) as a grave moral issue, not unlike slavery. But I would also not il-legalize abortion Federally. I don’t think this would be considered too extreme by any Republicans, and would probably be popular nationally.

Cap and trade is completely bogus and should not be given any respect by Republicans. If there was such overwhelming evidence and the planet was really on the verge of collapse, something would have been done years ago, and it would not be a political circus issue.

By: sinz54

sinz54 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:41:47 +0000

WillyP: Since when is a “moderate” defined as one who:
Tell us your definition of “moderate.”

GOP spokesmen always remind us that America is a “center-right” nation.

OK, so what are the political positions of that “center”?

By: michaelstafford

michaelstafford — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:40:02 +0000

Now is the time for moral strategy- for an intellectually serious, pragmatic, tactically savvy, conservatism devoid of demagoguery and utopian dreams of unattainable ideological purity -one capable of building and sustaining a winning center-right electoral coalition…

http://resolutedetermination.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/moral-strategy-the-case-for-pragmatic-conservatism-2/