tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post5763298264073977307..comments2024-01-13T05:32:19.026-05:00Comments on just a conservative girl: The Middle East on Fire - Some ObservationsJust a conservative girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-44805036454566299412012-09-22T04:28:40.548-04:002012-09-22T04:28:40.548-04:00"The list of democrats that have left the par..."The list of democrats that have left the party is far longer than the republicans"<br /><br />My initial instinct here was to agree with you. But maybe it depends on how we look at it.<br /><br />If we're talking about the last 10-20 years, sure. But if we narrow it down to the last, say, three to five years, and then focus on private citizens (not politicians or pundits), we may find that today's new self-described "independents" (many of whom I like to call "hybrids"), don't lean so lopsidedly in either direction. Admittedly I don't have the stats/facts to confirm this. Just my anecdotal observations.<br /><br />"The GOP is becoming more conservative (Thank heavens as far as I am concerned), but at the same time the dems are becoming more progressive."<br /><br />That, too, appears to be the case, generally speaking. But I would posit other potential factors. For example, I'm not so sure the terms "conservative" and "liberal/progressive" mean what they meant decades ago. Such variations in definition alone could affect how we assess the purity of the parties today.<br /><br />(Would Ronald Reagan be a Tea Party favorite today? I don't know)<br /><br />Putting all that aside, and for whatever it's worth (not much, I'm sure), I think Obama, for better or worse, is about to win a second term. It just seems to me that Romney is going to need a lot more than what is probable.<br /><br />I think Romney needs at LEAST one STELLAR debate performance (and/or a total implosion from Obama); possibly combined with a most shockingly disturbing jobs report next month; possibly combined with, sad to say, even MORE chaos in the already historically chaotic Middle East.<br /><br />Considering how a weak jobs report followed by a 9/11-dated Libya tragedy hasn't rocked Obama much at all, I just can't envision a calm, paced, incremental march to the end-zone for Romney.<br /><br />I guess I disagree with you. I don't think it's solely in Romney's hands.net observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267868386003645693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-14004171020299399462012-09-15T23:22:19.550-04:002012-09-15T23:22:19.550-04:00Net:
The list of democrats that have left the part...Net:<br />The list of democrats that have left the party is far longer than the republicans. Charlie Crist shouldn't even count as he became an independent two years ago when the voters from Florida kicked him to the curb for Rubio. <br /><br />I think the country has become more polarized since Obama has taken office. Which is quite a feet considering how polarized we were during the Bush administration. <br /><br />Colin Powell was always a moderate, he was never a conservative. The GOP is becoming more conservative (Thank heavens as far as I am concerned), but at the same time the dems are becoming more progressive. <br /> <br />The country is still center right; something I don't see changing anytime soon. <br /><br />The Tea Party came into existence out of necessity, not vanity or racism as the left would like people to believe. <br /><br />The gravy train is over and only the willfully blind don't see it. We can't keep spending money we don't have. Our credit rating has been downgraded yet again. We can't stay on this fiscal path. The republicans that are not ready to make the real commitment to cutting spending will leave the party. I am not sorry to see them go. <br /><br />The election is Romney's to lose. He needs to stay focused, disciplined, and talk about his vision of what his administration can accomplish. The majority of the country understands the fiscal reality. He just needs to sell himself as the one to fix it. Otherwise they will dance with the devil they know. <br /><br />Conservative bloggers will keep pounding away to dismiss the outright lies the media is allowing Obama to get away with. I do think that this whole Mid-East thing isn't going to help him in the least. People who are paying attention see what I have always believed to be true, a weak American president means an unstable world. Which is why I could never vote for Ron Paul, even though I agree with him almost 100% on fiscal issues. The world would go to hell in a hand basket with him at the helm. His weakness would be exploited, even more than Obama's has been.Just a conservative girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-68087572095464700902012-09-15T19:52:36.669-04:002012-09-15T19:52:36.669-04:00just, I continue to admire the way you pose though...just, I continue to admire the way you pose thoughtful, direct, pull-no-punches conservative arguments, even though admittedly I probably don't agree with you more than half the time. Regardless, it remains quite clear that you're a serious, honest thinker. More importantly, you're consistent.<br /><br />Having said all that, I have a question that I have been dying to ask you. And for the record I am not seeking a "back n forth" argument or anything like that. I simply want to know your perspective on this.<br /><br />just, why do think we have seen, over the last decade, various GOP-ers and/or conservatives dropping their affiliation with the GOP and/or the conservative movement? The more visible examples obviously include people like Colin Powell to Michael Fumento. But there are many other nameless/faceless persons who fit this category. (I happen to be one of them)<br /><br />But all that aside, and assuming that you agree with my premise, why do you think this is the case?<br /><br />(For what it's worth, I honestly don't think Obama would have much of a chance in this election if the typical voice of conservatism/GOP sounded like you. There's obviously know way I can know that for sure, but it sure seems that way to me)<br /><br />I would absolutely appreciate your indulgence in this regard.net observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267868386003645693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-9816525659051324342012-09-14T18:19:17.702-04:002012-09-14T18:19:17.702-04:00Good rant, CG. Obama does not have an empathetic b...Good rant, CG. Obama does not have an empathetic bone in his body. Pathetic, more like.Opus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-86382141920937998802012-09-14T16:00:18.909-04:002012-09-14T16:00:18.909-04:00nothing will derail the O's bid in the media, ...nothing will derail the O's bid in the media, they want more of the same<br /><br />we need to keep pounding the keyboard and letting as many people as we can know that there is an alternative to the OSandy Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201515464176920513noreply@blogger.com