Comments on: Fixing the Problems With Today’s Republican Party http://www.bloggernews.net/120737 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Michael http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1201279 Michael Wed, 06 May 2009 15:57:10 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1201279 The GOP does not look at what is best for America, they look at what they think is best for the party. They set back and cheered Bush when he built a huge bureacracy, ran our economy into the ground, lied to get us into a war, simply because he was a Republican. I do not see where they have any ideas, morals, or compassionat this state of time. Conservatives also forgot the meaning of the word "conserve". They became my mortal enemy when they adopted their harsh anti-environment message back in the Reagan Era (remember Watt)And what do we have now? Chants of drill baby drill in the last election. How about some Republicans like Teddy Roosevelt, he could set down and listen to John Muir, todays GOP would villify him as a wacko-environmentalist. The GOP does not look at what is best for America, they look at what they think is best for the party. They set back and cheered Bush when he built a huge bureacracy, ran our economy into the ground, lied to get us into a war, simply because he was a Republican. I do not see where they have any ideas, morals, or compassionat this state of time. Conservatives also forgot the meaning of the word “conserve”. They became my mortal enemy when they adopted their harsh anti-environment message back in the Reagan Era (remember Watt)And what do we have now? Chants of drill baby drill in the last election. How about some Republicans like Teddy Roosevelt, he could set down and listen to John Muir, todays GOP would villify him as a wacko-environmentalist.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1194908 Leigh Tue, 05 May 2009 06:01:27 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1194908 Perhaps what the Republican party needs to do is to schism into two affiliated parties. The far right conservative party existing now and a new "moderate" Republican Party that espouses the traditional philosophies on governing i.e. non-interventionist, free-market, strong on national defense etc, while at the same time actively centrist on social issues such as abortion/gay marriage/religion. They could cooperate as a coalition and govern that way. My thinking is that the moderate party could run for seats in the more liberal states (uncontested by their coalition partners) and the current party in the conservative states. It seems clear that there are a lot of voters who naturally lean toward the right but have been alienated by the hard stance taken on social issues and general inflexibility of the party. The Republican party needs to recognize that trying to get elected on a conservative values platform when only about 30% of the population agrees with those values is self-destructive. Perhaps what the Republican party needs to do is to schism into two affiliated parties. The far right conservative party existing now and a new “moderate” Republican Party that espouses the traditional philosophies on governing i.e. non-interventionist, free-market, strong on national defense etc, while at the same time actively centrist on social issues such as abortion/gay marriage/religion. They could cooperate as a coalition and govern that way. My thinking is that the moderate party could run for seats in the more liberal states (uncontested by their coalition partners) and the current party in the conservative states. It seems clear that there are a lot of voters who naturally lean toward the right but have been alienated by the hard stance taken on social issues and general inflexibility of the party. The Republican party needs to recognize that trying to get elected on a conservative values platform when only about 30% of the population agrees with those values is self-destructive.

]]> By: whymrhymer http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1194883 whymrhymer Tue, 05 May 2009 05:54:22 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1194883 Interestingly enough, Rush Limbaugh spent almost a full hour criticizing "The National Council for a New America" -- he feels that if you are not a Christian Conservative you are simply not a conservative. I hope you got the mesage from the post that I adamantly disagree with him. Interestingly enough, Rush Limbaugh spent almost a full hour criticizing “The National Council for a New America” — he feels that if you are not a Christian Conservative you are simply not a conservative. I hope you got the mesage from the post that I adamantly disagree with him.

]]> By: lovetohate http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1193567 lovetohate Mon, 04 May 2009 22:01:16 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120737#comment-1193567 I have a few suggestions for the rebuilding of your party. Things to consider: Keep running the same intellectual types as George W, Bush, Sarah Palin, and Dan Quale. Keep protecting the people’s interest over that of big business. Keep different groups divided by hate, that way they will never learn to work together for the greater good. Always put the interest of big business over that of the environment. Keep pushing the pro-life agenda, that way you get all the right wing radical Christians. Keep up the poisonous rhetoric from people like Rush Limbaugh. Maybe these ideas might help you in the rebuilding of your party, or maybe just try calling yourselves the party of NO. I have a few suggestions for the rebuilding of your party. Things to consider:
Keep running the same intellectual types as George W, Bush, Sarah Palin, and Dan Quale.
Keep protecting the people’s interest over that of big business.
Keep different groups divided by hate, that way they will never learn to work together for the greater good.
Always put the interest of big business over that of the environment.
Keep pushing the pro-life agenda, that way you get all the right wing radical Christians.
Keep up the poisonous rhetoric from people like Rush Limbaugh.

Maybe these ideas might help you in the rebuilding of your party, or maybe just try calling yourselves the party of NO.

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