Comments on: The GOP’s Northeast Resurgence http://www.frumforum.com/the-gops-northeast-resurgence Building a conservatism that can win again Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Moral Strategy: The Case For Pragmatic Conservatism http://www.frumforum.com/the-gops-northeast-resurgence/comment-page-1#comment-102156 Moral Strategy: The Case For Pragmatic Conservatism Wed, 12 May 2010 14:56:44 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20337#comment-102156 [...] the right balance between realism and idealism, of working pragmatically to build coalitions.  After all,  ”conciliation while maintaining core principles is not only possible, but it also provides [...] [...] the right balance between realism and idealism, of working pragmatically to build coalitions.  After all,  ”conciliation while maintaining core principles is not only possible, but it also provides [...]

]]> By: Moral Strategy: The Case For Pragmatic Conservatism « Resolute Determination http://www.frumforum.com/the-gops-northeast-resurgence/comment-page-1#comment-80579 Moral Strategy: The Case For Pragmatic Conservatism « Resolute Determination Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:33:47 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20337#comment-80579 [...] build coalitions.  Let’s put away childish things, like quests for ideological purity.   After all,  ”[c]onciliation while maintaining core principles is not only possible, but it also [...] [...] build coalitions.  Let’s put away childish things, like quests for ideological purity.   After all,  ”[c]onciliation while maintaining core principles is not only possible, but it also [...]

]]> By: BoolaBoola http://www.frumforum.com/the-gops-northeast-resurgence/comment-page-1#comment-80461 BoolaBoola Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:10:52 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20337#comment-80461 It's tough to govern when you actually try to solve problems. You lose popularity when you get your hands dirty, trying to build a country rather than putting the whole budget on Daddy's Credit Card as the Right Man did. It’s tough to govern when you actually try to solve problems. You lose popularity when you get your hands dirty, trying to build a country rather than putting the whole budget on Daddy’s Credit Card as the Right Man did.

]]> By: BoolaBoola http://www.frumforum.com/the-gops-northeast-resurgence/comment-page-1#comment-80460 BoolaBoola Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:06:20 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20337#comment-80460 "GOP NorthEast Resurgence"??? Is that what you said? This election was not an endorsement of the GOP, it was an FU to Democrats. Massachussetts people hate Democrats the way a 13-year-old girl hates her rich daddy. They keep daddy in charge taking care of the problems, but they also insult him whenever they can, by electing republican governors (almost always) and spitting on the grave of the dead Dem Senator. Scott Brown did not articulate any policies, certainly no conservative ones. He campaigned as not-Kennedy's-puppy. Can anyone name a stand he has taken or supported? He deplored the debt, and then called for tax cuts without spending cuts. To the extent he talked about abortion, it was an attempt to claim a middle ground, which is a very weak position. He carefully parroted the most vapid party lines without feeling. The religious right is already slavering for his blood. This victory shows the Dems sinking but not the GOP rising. “GOP NorthEast Resurgence”??? Is that what you said?

This election was not an endorsement of the GOP, it was an FU to Democrats. Massachussetts people hate Democrats the way a 13-year-old girl hates her rich daddy. They keep daddy in charge taking care of the problems, but they also insult him whenever they can, by electing republican governors (almost always) and spitting on the grave of the dead Dem Senator.

Scott Brown did not articulate any policies, certainly no conservative ones. He campaigned as not-Kennedy’s-puppy. Can anyone name a stand he has taken or supported? He deplored the debt, and then called for tax cuts without spending cuts. To the extent he talked about abortion, it was an attempt to claim a middle ground, which is a very weak position. He carefully parroted the most vapid party lines without feeling. The religious right is already slavering for his blood.

This victory shows the Dems sinking but not the GOP rising.

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