Tag: Election 2012

Pat Buchanan makes a good point

Continuing with my previous thought; I came across Pat Buchanan’s post election column, in it he makes some very good points on the GOP’s failures.

Quoting Mr. Buchanan:

At the presidential level, the Republican Party is at death’s door.

Yet one already sees the same physicians writing prescriptions for the same drugs that have been killing the GOP since W’s dad got the smallest share of the vote by a Republican candidate since William Howard Taft in 1912.

In ascertaining the cause of the GOP’s critical condition, let us use Occam’s razor—the principle that the simplest explanation is often the right one.

Would the GOP wipeout in those heavily Catholic, ethnic, socially conservative, blue-collar bastions of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois, which Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan swept, have anything to do with the fact that the United States since 2000 has lost 6 million manufacturing jobs and 55,000 factories?

Where did all those jobs and factories go? We know where.

They were outsourced. And in the deindustrialization of America, the Republican Party has been a culpable co-conspirator.

Unlike family patriarch Sen. Prescott Bush, who voted with Barry Goldwater and Strom Thurmond against JFK’s free-trade deal, Bush I and II pumped for NAFTA, GATT, the WTO and opening America’s borders to all goods made by our new friends in the People’s Republic of China.

Swiftly, U.S. multinationals shut factories here, laid off workers, outsourced production to Asia and China, and brought their finished goods back, tax-free, to sell in the U.S.A.

Profits soared, as did the salaries of the outsourcing executives.

And their former workers? They headed for the service sector, along with their wives, to keep up on the mortgage payment, keep the kids in Catholic school and pay for the health insurance the family had lost.

Tuesday, these ex-Reagan Democrats came out to vote against some guy from Bain Capital they had been told in ads all summer was a big-time outsourcer who wrote in 2008, “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt!”

Yes, the simplest explanation is often the right one.

Pat makes a very good point, however, I think it would be a disaster to start pandering to any sort of class of American at all; as I said earlier on this blog:

Furthermore, I believe the GOP needs to stop pandering to minorities. The majority of blacks and Latinos; and every other damned minority in this Country are going to vote Democratic. The reason is the Democratic Party is going to promise them stuff, it is the way it has always been and always will be. Also, I believe that the Republican Party needs to stop trying to pander the the middle class. The truth is the middle class in this Country are overwhelmingly Democratic voters. If the middle class are that stupid to continue to vote for a Party that continually wants to kick them in the teeth, then fine, screw them. We do not want their vote. A decision to go against the socialist mentality of the Democratic Party is a personal one and involves an educated voter, not a clueless one. We do not need the clueless voter, sorry. Let them vote for the other party.

Just as well, the Republican Party needs to stop apologizing. Stop apologizing for being white, stop apologizing for being the party of the financially successful. The liberals in this Country, over the years, have made the term “Rich” a dirty word. What with comics like “Richie Rich” and shows like “Archie Bunker”, the white business person has been made a mockery of and the stupid GOP has allowed it to happen and not fought back! The Republican Party needs to start saying, Yes, we are the party of the successful people! We are the party of people who built businesses from nothing and made them into something successful. There is no shame in that at all. Everyone wants to be financially successful, why try to hide it? There are two types of people, those who are content to be a wage slave, and those who actually want to be a free American. I chose to be the latter and I do not apologize for it.

I still stand behind that comment above; however, let me add the following thought: I think that one can try to appeal to a populist base like that, but one has to make sure it is appealing and not pandering. It is a delicate balance and if it is done properly, it can work great. If it is done wrongly, it can be devastating to the Party. I really believe that the message should truly be, “We will fight for you, and keep Government off your back, and keep your taxes low.” But I do not believe that the GOP ought to start giving lip-service to anyone like that, the Democrats have done that for years and it works for them. The problem is, that the 90% of the time the lip-service is empty. We do not need to start doing that to broaden our base at all. If we do, it could very well come back to haunt the party.

Again, Pat Buchanan does tell the truth, but I think he misses the broader point; the GOP became too much of a moderate, pandering Party for many years and now it is catching up with them. The Bush era did not help either. What I mean is that Iraq will be a black mark on the GOP for many years to come. Some people have long memories, and they have not entirely forgotten about what happened after 9/11 and how Bush and Co. used that to start a war, that we all know now, had zero to do with 9/11. The Democrats did a very good job of reminding people of that; and the GOP had no message to counter that, at least none that made any sense. The best they could do, is say, “Blame Bush.” Well, yes, some people do blame Bush! You have to be able to answer that accusation or reminder better than just deriding the other side for bringing up the GOP’s Wilsonian past foreign policy ventures. Also too, I believe that George W. Bush’s “Big Government Conservatism” policies are still fresh on the minds of some populist, grassroots Conservatives; like “No child left behind” and other such stuff as well. 

I think another problem with the GOP and the Conservative movement as a whole is that some Conservatives and Republicans have a penchant for simply making things up, that they know not to be true. This is common in politics and both sides do it, to a certain degree. It is called “scaremongering” and to me, as a Christian man; (Who is not without faults!)   it just strikes me as morally wrong. If the Republican Party and the Conservative movement is a truly a socially Conservative movement, that they claim to be. Then they should really get the whole “telling the truth” thing down pat and stop with the scaremongering nonsense. Fact checking is not a sin, and it should be a top priority. Because we can get much further with the American people, with the simply, clear-eyed truth; than we can with scaremongering and stupidity. Most people, these days, with the internet; can fact check quicker than most politicos can! Although, there is that segment that believes the chain letters can go out via e-mail, than they do when someone tells them the plain truth. The Conservative Movement needs to be less chain letter, and more factual arguments. Boogieman headlines might bring profits to those who promote them; but it does not win elections.

Another thing that is on my mind, that goes along with the above paragraph; is that we simply need to remove the Alex Jones element to the Conservative movement. Alex Jones is a nothing more than a damned charlatan. Jones caters to particular group of people, commonly known as the “tin-foil” hat crowd. For years, nobody ever, in the political world, ever took that guy seriously. This was, until Obama got into the White House and then from that moment on, it was full on Alex Jones in the Conservative movement! I really began to notice this, when Matt Drudge began linking to Alex Jones and added him to his list of sites on his website. This, I feel, was an tragic error. The Conservative movement should be known for its disdain for big Government and its refuting of the idea that socialism is not the ideal path forward; and not for its promoting of idiotic conspiracy theories.

Another thing that I believe needs to happen, is that the Republican Party establishment needs to either become more grassroots in nature and cease to exist as a political party. The old school way of doing thing needs to stop. This idea that the big money people controlling the party, has to stop. Because, as the GOP has found out, the populist Conservative grassroots, which makes up everyone else in the movement, that is not establishment; is not real pleased with the GOP at the moment. This divide within the ranks needs to stop; the GOP needs to stop with the mentality of “You guys need to become like us!” and the grassroots needs to quit with the “The GOP needs to be more like us!” This gets nothing accomplished at all. My advice is to find the things that unite you both and work together on them. This would create a unified front and much could get done to fight back against the socialist movement and against the Democrats.

Again, these are just some thoughts of mine, that I started writing at about 4:30am and it is now 5:21am. I hope that you will consider them.

The Day After: Now that I have had a little time to think

Just got in from being outside, freezing what little derriere that I have off. Leaves here at the Adkins Manor needed tending to. So, me and my Dad and my second Cousin, Benjamin took to it and used the lawn mower, a leaf blower and sucker,(*snicker*) and a whole bunch of back muscle to make the back and front yards look reasonable decent. Ben cleaned the gutters out, and made sure everything up there on the house was working properly. We are all tired, but pleased with our work.

I come in the house and check the blogs, and I noticed that Chris Smith, one of the nicer bloggers around, is going into semi-retirement:

What I do is what Christians do: pray. Pray for wisdom, peace, guidance. Also, rest. I slept poorly on 05 November, and haven’t done well since dragging home. I’ll be going into semi-retirement from blogging, cutting way back on the amount of time I spend on all of these social network endeavors, and finding therapy in fiction. At least until I get hauled off to Room 101.

Believe me, I know how he feels, last night, I was feeling like just shutting all the sites that I own down. But, you know? This is precisely what the left wants. They want us to quit, they want us to toss in the towel and just accept what the liberal controlled Government wish to foist upon us. I have read about the “Doom and Gloom” too and folks, listen. It might not be as bad as some are predicting.

Well for one, we kept the house and those guys in the house are not going to back down. I tend to believe that John Boehner is going to get tough. I tend to suspect that there are going to be house hearings on the Libya situation, as well as on Gunwalker thing too. The House might and believe me, when I say might, I mean MIGHT — actually have enough on Obama to pursue articles of impeachment against the President.  It all depends if the House has the stomach to do such a thing. I really doubt that it will happen very quickly.

Either way, I think slinking off and quitting, is a mistake. I am not changing my stance on anything. The Democrats are wrong, have been wrong and will ALWAYS be wrong. They just were able to keep their Presidency. Whether by malfeasance or legitimate means is irrelevant at this point.  What matters is this; we have to regroup, get our message together and move on. Plus, we will have to continue with our voices of dissent against the left. We still have the right, they have not taken that yet.

Now, there is something else, I have to agree with as well; and it is this from the Tea Party News Network:

 

WASHINGTON D.C. – Leaders of the Tea Party News Network (TPNN) and TheTeaParty.net offered an unflinching assessment of Election Day results. Todd Cefaratti, editor of the Tea Party News Network said, “We’re disappointed in Governor Romney’s loss. But this goes to the heart of what we have been saying all along. Bob Dole didn’t win. John McCain didn’t win. And now Mitt Romney hasn’t won. The lesson the GOP and Americans need to learn is that weak-kneed Republicans do not get elected. Conservatives do.”

“The Tea Party has not yet begun to fight. It’s time for a wholesale reassessment of the D.C. establishment politicians and party grandees who have no commitment or courage to reduce the size of government. We now have another four years ahead of us with Barack Obama leading the charge against liberty,” TPNN News Director Scottie Hughes said. “There were some bright spots tonight from Ted Cruz to Jeff Flake, to a decisive win in the U.S. House where Tea Partiers have a mandate to stand against Obama’s big government second-term agenda. ”

“I eagerly await the day the GOP establishment figures out that the ‘safe’ candidates are not getting the job done,” stated Hughes. “The GOP needs to adhere to stricter ideological purity and put forth candidates that represent a significant difference in viewpoint from the Democrats that are creating devastating policies for Americans. The Republican Party has been shoving ‘their’ candidate down the throats of conservatives for years, and it’s not working. It’s time for them to wake up.”

Cefaratti said, “We are disappointed tonight, but tomorrow morning the work begins. We will search every corner of this country for strong conservatives, not wishy-washy moderates. There’s a change coming to our national politics, and TheTeaParty.net and the Tea Party News Network will be on the frontlines waging this battle.”

Outside of the obvious self-promotion in the release; I have to agree with what is said here. We have to stick to core principles and pick someone who everyone will vote for. Mitt Romney was, in fact, a Mormon and there is a deep-seated mistrust of Mormons among evangelicals and fundamentalist Christians. It has been that way for years. Also too; the Republican Party needs to run someone who will embrace the three legs of the Conservative stool; Fiscal, Social and Defense. The fiscal is easy, however the other two require skill. You want a social conservative, who is not going to come off sounding like a Theocrat. You also want a defense conservative who is not going to be a warmonger, but that the same time not be a Ron Paul type of isolationist.

All of these things have to be thought about, when the next election comes around. Again, my friends, it is not the time to give up. Now, is the time, as I wrote before; to plan.

Others: The Pirates Cove, Daily Pundit, Nathan J. Martin, Daley Gator, Stacy On The Right, The Lonely Conservative, and Hogewash.

Well, We lost.

Warning this blog posting will be rambling, disjointed and basically pissy sounding. 

I never thought I would ever have to write this on my blog. But I do. We lost, and we lost badly too. 🙁

I voted for Mitt Romney and I do not regret that; I voted my principles and my convictions against the Democratic Party and I do not regret that at all.

I am pissed off at Chris Christie, as far as I am concerned that fat piece of human excrement could die of a massive heart attack and stroke; and I would not even shed a tear. He threw Romney under the bus, by having that little “bromance’ with Obama after the Hurricane. All because he did not get picked as Romney’s running mate.

Someone needs to tell Fox News Channel that we lost and to please get the heck over it.

I see that Romney won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college. I still believe in the electoral college; it was installed for a darned good reason.

As a Christian; I fear for Israel, I believe that the process towards to the second coming of Jesus Christ for his Saints and his Church is going to be accelerated. Watch Iran, China and Russia; biblical prophecy is going to be fulfilled and quickly, get your houses in order and I mean quickly.

I weep for our Military, who has an complete pig for a commander and chief and hates them with passion. I also fear for our Country’s fiscal mess, which is going to get much, much, worse.

The Elitists; The Podhoretz’s, The Kristol’s and the professional writers will do well, for the next four years. As for me; this mean that my parents are going to have to continue to support me. But, I am going to try to find some sort of work around here. I might try the Meijer’s near here. I might apply for a job working midnight, as a stock boy. I don’t know if I can get hired, because I worked for them long ago, and yes, it sucked. But, anything beats sitting in front of a laptop not getting paid.

I might just go on an extended hiatus, maybe till after the first of the year. Maybe not, I am still mulling that one over. Yes, this was a massive let down for me. I honestly thought, as did many others on the right; that Mitt Romney had this one in the bag and now, we are all sitting around shell-shocked.

No, I do not believe that Mitt Romney will challenge like Bush did; he is too nice and that is a good thing. I want a President voted in; not decided by the Courts. Sorry, I am not interested in defending that, no way — no how, not worth it. It does not change anything.

Above all, I am still proud to be a Conservative Christian American, that will never change. The United States America is still the greatest Nation on earth. It just has a suck ass President that people stupidly voted for…..again.

 

Video: Howard Dean: “The only way we lose is by voter fraud”

They say this, but yet, you see this in Chicago.

Via Weekly Standard:

Dean is parroting an old tired line from the Democrats, which they used in 2000 and 2004 to contend that they lost; because the Republicans cheated. Which is bullcrap. Because if that was the case, John McCain would have one by a landslide.

By the way, please go vote. The come back and hit my tip jar, because I am fundraising. Big Grin