Republican Debate
Richard Viguerie, author of Conservatives Betrayed, weighs in on the Republican Presidential debate:
“The three leading Republican presidential candidates continue to fail ‘the Reagan test,’” says Richard A. Viguerie, author of Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause, referring to the debate aired over MSNBC. “The only thing genuinely Reaganesque about the performances of Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney was their physical location at the Presidential Library.”“We won’t have conservative policies with any of the three leading candidates, and most of the others, so I continue to urge conservatives to withhold their support,” Viguerie said.
Viguerie’s Full Statement:
“For the past ten years Giuliani, McCain, and Romney—as well as most of the other presidential wannabees—have given conservatives no leadership against the Big Government policies of the Republican Congress and President Bush. Well, it’s too late. We’re now at the pandering stage of the campaign—pandering for conservative support—and if they wouldn’t speak out before, how can we believe them now? They Fail “The Goldwater Test”
“Senator Barry Goldwater became the first political spokesman for the conservative movement because out of all the Republican politicians who claimed to be conservative, he and he alone was willing to confront the sitting Big Government Republican in the White House. President Eisenhower’s policies were ‘a dime store New Deal,’ he said on the floor of the Senate. He spoke truth to power.
“Well, again we have a Big Government Republican in the White House, and now it’s no longer a dime store New Deal—it’s a supersized Wal-Mart of a New Deal. The Republican welfare state is far worse than anything the Democrats achieved. To Giuliani, McCain, and Romney I say, ‘I knew Barry Goldwater, and you’re no Goldwater.’
They Fail “The Reagan Test”
“Throughout the 1960s and ’70s Ronald Reagan walked with us. He was there at our conservative functions, and not just at the head table—he mingled with us, listened to our concerns, and made it clear where he stood. Also, our friends were all around him as he governed in California and then ran for president—people like Dick Allen, Ed Meese, Lyn Nofziger, Marty Anderson, Judge William Clark, etc., etc.
“Where are the long-time conservative activists today around Giuliani, McCain, or Romney? I’m not talking about ‘campaign consultants’ who sell themselves to the highest bidder at campaign auctions. I mean dedicated and recognized conservative thinkers and activists who will work only for truly conservative candidates.
“If conservatives were not part of the Giuliani, McCain, and Romney inner circles before they ran for the presidency, we cannot expect them to have conservatives advising them if they get elected. And in politics, personnel is policy.
“P.S. Leave it to the Stupid Party to have Chris Matthews, a liberal Democrat, moderate a debate to select the Republican nominee for president!” Ogre's Notes: I didn't watch the debate last night. I was being more entertained by watching the Yankees-Rangers game...and it was in a rain delay. I agree with Mr. Viguerie here. The "front-runners" aren't conservatives. Heck, they're not even good "leaders" as far as I can tell. And most certainly, they seem to be doing nothing BUT pandering, already trying to get votes. A true stateman would be more interested in putting forth his vision for the country -- rather than just trying to get elected by "offending" the fewest people. This country hungers for a true conservative leader who will stand up and speak out. The top three contenders aren't that. I'd have to agree with Socialist Dean:
the debate "confirms that a Democrat will be elected in 2008. The Republican presidential contenders are only offering more of the same failed leadership and misplaced priorities that President Bush brought to the White House."
Comments
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I watched it and was extremely unimpressed. If those are our choices, I suppose I will be voting for Mickey Mouse.
Meanwhile, I've got a rough draft of my idea up on the blog over there in the holler. How long do you think it will be before they come along and arrest me as a rebel... or whatever they call it these days?
Meanwhile, I've got a rough draft of my idea up on the blog over there in the holler. How long do you think it will be before they come along and arrest me as a rebel... or whatever they call it these days?
Posted by: Steph at May 04, 2007 01:53 PM (AC9Dc)
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I'm really hoping something BIG will happen soon to make some changes in the politicians and the choices.
Posted by: Ogre at May 04, 2007 01:57 PM (oifEm)
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Well... all the talk show hosts in this area say Fred Thompson won. In all honesty, at the outset before Fred, I thought Tancredo might have something worth voting for but after last night... I'm afraid not.
Posted by: Steph at May 04, 2007 05:58 PM (AC9Dc)
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