Republicans: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
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I know that primary campaigns get pretty nasty at times. George H. W. Bush coined the phrase "voodoo economics" to describe Ronald Reagan's economic policies. Al Gore brought up Willie Horton to attack Michael Dukakkis as soft on crime. George W. Bush's campaign tried to convince people that John McCain had fathered a black love child. Joe Biden questioned Obama's inexperience and the tit-for-tat between Hillary and Obama is legendary. So it doesn't surprise me to see the current roster of GOP candidates taking pot-shots at each other. I get it. What I don't get, however, is the hatred on display from the general population of conservatives, who have picked a candidate, for the other candidates and their supporters. I've seen people who normally agree with each other become downright hostile to their fellow conservatives. Everything from name-calling to questioning the conservatism of those with whom they disagree, based solely on the candidate they have chosen to support. All the candidates have flaws. There will never be a perfect candidate and, since we all vary in opinion, we'll never find one we can agree with on everything. We make our choices based on our gut feelings and interpretation of the issues. And we all have to look past certain character flaws or policy differences when we make those choices. Here are the Good and Bad (in a nut shell) for the front-runners as I see them: Romney:
Good - Strong character, successful business man
Bad - Romneycare, numerous flip-flops Gingrich:
Good - Smart, charismatic, experienced, great in a debate
Bad - Marital infidelity, Pelosi commercial, proposes lots of big government solutions Paul:
Good - Fiscally responsible, sound economic policy
Bad - Naive foreign policy, the racist newsletters, comes off as an old curmudgeon. Now, for me, I look at the state of this country and see what our biggest challenges are at the moment in order to make what I think is the right choice. At this moment in history the economy stands out the most to me. We have out of control government gaining momentum at an alarming rate. We have bailouts, massive debt, ever growing deficits, confiscatory taxes and regulations that strangle job creation and high unemployment. If we don't put the brakes on this real soon, it becomes (and may already be) a threat to our national security and the future of our country. This is why I decided to support Ron Paul. He's the only candidate proposing the changes needed to fix our economy. I am willing to look past the areas where I disagree with him in order to try to prop up the one person I see that has the solutions to the most dire emergencies we face. All of a sudden I'm a dope smoking, racist Paulbot who hates Jews, according to rhetoric from some folks on the right. Likewise, someone who supports Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, etc. will get labeled as well, simply for seeing other policy issues as more important and choosing their candidate in accordance. I'm fully aware that some will take issue with what I said in the "Good/Bad" part of this post. Paul supporters are not going to like that I called his foreign policy "naive" and the rest will have a problem with me insinuating anyone who sees the economy as an important issue should support Paul. That's fine, but there is no need to be nasty about it. We just have differing opinions. I've given you the Good and Bad, now its time for the Ugly:
A second term for Barack Hussein Obama. We can't allow it to happen. No way, no how. The man is a disaster. You've seen what he's done with his first term; his attacks on Arizona for trying to enforce the law, crippling the gulf oil drilling industry, bailouts and pay-offs to his buddies who run banks and "green" tech companies, giving guns to foreign murderers, a deficit four times what it was when he took office, class warfare instead of any sort of real job growth policy, failed stimulus, Obamacare... That was his first term, while fully expecting to get people to vote for him a second time. What happens when he's re-elected and doesn't have to worry about getting any more votes? He must be stopped. But I've seen conservatives say that if their chosen candidate doesn't win the nomination, or if a different candidate they disagree with wins, they are going to sit out and not vote or vote for Obama out of spite. This is the worst kind of Ugly. And shame on you if your ideological disagreements allow this disgrace of a President to be able to dig this great country further into the pit for another four years. There you have it. Tell me how I'm wrong. Question my conservatism and my commitment to my values. That's fine. As for the liberals who will drop in to offer pithy one liners, I really don't care what you think on this subject. :razz:
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Good - Strong character, successful business man
Bad - Romneycare, numerous flip-flops Gingrich:
Good - Smart, charismatic, experienced, great in a debate
Bad - Marital infidelity, Pelosi commercial, proposes lots of big government solutions Paul:
Good - Fiscally responsible, sound economic policy
Bad - Naive foreign policy, the racist newsletters, comes off as an old curmudgeon. Now, for me, I look at the state of this country and see what our biggest challenges are at the moment in order to make what I think is the right choice. At this moment in history the economy stands out the most to me. We have out of control government gaining momentum at an alarming rate. We have bailouts, massive debt, ever growing deficits, confiscatory taxes and regulations that strangle job creation and high unemployment. If we don't put the brakes on this real soon, it becomes (and may already be) a threat to our national security and the future of our country. This is why I decided to support Ron Paul. He's the only candidate proposing the changes needed to fix our economy. I am willing to look past the areas where I disagree with him in order to try to prop up the one person I see that has the solutions to the most dire emergencies we face. All of a sudden I'm a dope smoking, racist Paulbot who hates Jews, according to rhetoric from some folks on the right. Likewise, someone who supports Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, etc. will get labeled as well, simply for seeing other policy issues as more important and choosing their candidate in accordance. I'm fully aware that some will take issue with what I said in the "Good/Bad" part of this post. Paul supporters are not going to like that I called his foreign policy "naive" and the rest will have a problem with me insinuating anyone who sees the economy as an important issue should support Paul. That's fine, but there is no need to be nasty about it. We just have differing opinions. I've given you the Good and Bad, now its time for the Ugly:
A second term for Barack Hussein Obama. We can't allow it to happen. No way, no how. The man is a disaster. You've seen what he's done with his first term; his attacks on Arizona for trying to enforce the law, crippling the gulf oil drilling industry, bailouts and pay-offs to his buddies who run banks and "green" tech companies, giving guns to foreign murderers, a deficit four times what it was when he took office, class warfare instead of any sort of real job growth policy, failed stimulus, Obamacare... That was his first term, while fully expecting to get people to vote for him a second time. What happens when he's re-elected and doesn't have to worry about getting any more votes? He must be stopped. But I've seen conservatives say that if their chosen candidate doesn't win the nomination, or if a different candidate they disagree with wins, they are going to sit out and not vote or vote for Obama out of spite. This is the worst kind of Ugly. And shame on you if your ideological disagreements allow this disgrace of a President to be able to dig this great country further into the pit for another four years. There you have it. Tell me how I'm wrong. Question my conservatism and my commitment to my values. That's fine. As for the liberals who will drop in to offer pithy one liners, I really don't care what you think on this subject. :razz:
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