Should the GOP swing to the Center?

[Cris413]

There has been a whole lot of commentary lately (in the news and elsewhere) that if the Republican Party wishes to succeed in 2010…Traditionalists should dump their conservative values for a more “moderate” approach.

Thoughts anyone?

 

[TexasHighlander]

Republicans have been moderate for a while now. In order to win, we should be more hardline right side.

 

[MrJim]

Politics by nature is a game of compromise; give in here to get something there...which doesn't seem to reflect the nature of Christ. It can be used as a tool, but the more "hardline" one plays the less compromise, and so less gets done. It's a game some enjoy, I like watching it, but then I like slowing down and looking at car wrecks too

 

[Cris413]

Politics by nature is a game of compromise; give in here to get something there...which doesn't seem to reflect the nature of Christ. It can be used as a tool, but the more "hardline" one plays the less compromise, and so less gets done. It's a game some enjoy, I like watching it, but then I like slowing down and looking at car wrecks too

rubbernecking isn't good for your posture MrJim...

There is a lot of truth to what you're saying...such is the "Sea" of politics...tossed to and fro....

Anyway...I think we would be scared out of our wits if we knew 1/4 of the deals the PTB make under the tables in government.

 

[MrJim]

rubbernecking isn't good for your posture MrJim...

There is a lot of truth to what you're saying...such is the "Sea" of politics...tossed to and fro....

Anyway...I think we would be scared out of our wits if we knew 1/4 of the deals the PTB make under the tables in government.

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. ~Otto von Bismarck

 

[CyberPaladin]

It all depends if dems make a bunch decisions to please the liberal hard liners then the GOP should be able to bounce back with little or no change.

 

[Izdaari Eristikon]

I don't think Republicans need to be less conservative, but they need to focus on the parts of their platform that have broad public support. Very conservative Republicans, such as Gov. Bobby Jindal and others, who are good at selling themselves and their ideas have done very well. I think Newt Gingrich's organization, American Solutions, points the way.

I personally would recommend taking more of a libertarian-conservative tack, but then I would say that -- I'm a libertarian.

 

[TexasHighlander]

The party should go back to the old school Reagan style politics. Hard line, dont give a stink about what others think about themselves. People have become to PC, even in the GOP party. Its time to go back to our true roots.

 

[MrJim]

The party should go back to the old school Reagan style politics. Hard line, dont give a stink about what others think about themselves. People have become to PC, even in the GOP party. Its time to go back to our true roots.

Our true roots? Like owning slaves or somethin'?

 

[TexasHighlander]

Y'all know what I mean LOL

 

[MrJim]

Y'all know what I mean LOL

I have to keep and extra eye on Texans around here~y'all think the universe circles around you

 

[Cris413]

The party should go back to the old school Reagan style politics. Hard line, dont give a stink about what others think about themselves. People have become to PC, even in the GOP party. Its time to go back to our true roots.

This is one of the things certain commentators and Republican Reps disagree with, apparently the GOP should insist that Reaganism is dead:

"It is not good [sic] conservative trying to revive Ronald Reagan...Historians may rate Reagan as a near-great President. But our problems now are different from the ones he addressed. And 'supply-sided economics' is now widely recognized as nonsense" ~ Jeffrey Hart, The Daily Beast 11/12/08

"...Ronald Reagan's dead, get over it. That's a blunt paraphrase about conservatives and GOP Traditionalists who want to relive the good old days from a senior Republican senator, speaking on background 'Ronald Reagan ran in the 1970's. That was a long time ago,' says the senator, a member of the GOP message team. His point: 'The Party has to reach pasts it's traditional base and especially to younger and Hispanic voters. 'It's about survival,' he tells us ~ U.S. News & World Report 11/20/08

"We can't revive the ghost of Ronald Reagan...People want government in times of need." ~ anonymous Republican senator to Politico.com, 11/24/08

quote source...The Limbaugh Letter January 2009

Just throwin' this out for discussion....

 

[Cris413]

I have to keep and extra eye on Texans around here~y'all think the universe circles around you

Well of course we do!... Texas can live without the rest of the US...but the rest of the US can't live without Texas...

Yee Hawww...and giddy-up!

 

[MrJim]

Well of course we do!... Texas can live without the rest of the US...but the rest of the US can't live without Texas...

Yee Hawww...and giddy-up!

 

[TexasHighlander]

I have to keep and extra eye on Texans around here~y'all think the universe circles around you

On the 8th day, God created Texas. Its written in stone

 

[TexasHighlander]

God created these people in order of importance to us Texans.

Sam Houston
David Crockett
Jim Bowie
William Barrett Travis
John Wayne
Ronald Reagan
Audie Murphy

So yeah, we Texans are kind of uppity when it comes in terms of ourselves.

 

[Cris413]

God created these people in order of importance to us Texans.

Sam Houston
David Crockett
Jim Bowie
William Barrett Travis
John Wayne
Ronald Reagan
Audie Murphy

So yeah, we Texans are kind of uppity when it comes in terms of ourselves.

Yeah...Texas has produced some quite acclaimed folk....


But did you really say "uppity"...

Well...I reckon all ya'll can say we're "uppity"...

did I just say "all ya'll" ?

on a side note:...dude...your red font does this to my eyes...




God bless Texas!

 

[Izdaari Eristikon]

I like Texans too, but... are we done with the Texas thread hijack yet?

 

[TexasHighlander]

Cris,

As we have said earlier, we Texans are different.

 

[TexasHighlander]

Seriously though. Even though I think Regan is a demi-God of sorts, we need to reinvent the GOP in a way to cope with the times. Become a christian based organization and lean toward the bible as our true guidelines. We have become to worldly and Im sad to say, this is what has killed us in the last election.