President Obama does not govern from the “sensible middle”, so I have a question for the Democrats who continue to advise Republicans to “go to the middle”: If the Democrats can be very partisan and to the far far far left like President Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid then why do they ask the Republicans to come to the “sensible middle” as you say? Could it be to weaken the Republicans? Could it be so that there is not a clear distinction between what the Democrats and Republicans stand for but to pull the Republicans over to the middle closer to the Liberal Democrats so that in reality they are not Republicans anymore but rather Independents or Moderates? Do you think President Obama / Nancy Pelosi / Harry Reid are in the middle when they are proposing raising EVERY American family’s utility bill by $3000/year for the so-called “Cap and Trade” or better known as Cap and Tax in an effort to tax us to help with so-called “man-made global warming”?
It was Ronald Reagan in 1976 who spoke before CPAC and said:
“raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people”
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“I don ‘t know about you, but I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, “We must broaden the base of our party”—when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents.”
Reagan went on to say in this speech:
“Let us show that we stand for fiscal integrity”
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“Let us also include a permanent limit on the percentage of the people’s earnings government can take without their consent.”
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“Now, it is possible we have been persuasive to a greater degree than we had ever realized. Few, if any, Democratic party candidates in the last election ran as liberals. Listening to them I had the eerie feeling we were hearing reruns of Goldwater speeches. I even thought I heard a few of my own.”
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“Make no mistake, the leadership of the Democratic party is still out of step with the majority of Americans.”
Reagan concluded his speech by saying:
“I do not believe I have proposed anything that is contrary to what has been considered Republican principle. It is at the same time the very basis of conservatism. It is time to reassert that principle and raise it to full view. And if there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way.”
You can read the whole speech at: http://conservativeandproud.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/let-them-go-their-way/
President Reagan was not in the “sensible middle” as you say and he was reelected overwhelmingly and had the largest number of electoral college votes in our Nation’s history – it was not because he tried to be in the middle because he did not or to make the Democrats happy or follow Democrats advice, as he did not. Quite the contrary – this is why many Democrats became Reagan Democrats because he was a true Conservative and many Democrats are at heart Conservative on many issues and for one reason or another classify themselves as Democrats. We know now that the Democrat party of yesterday is no longer the Democrat party of today. They have traveled so far left past Liberalism to Statism that they cannot go much farther to the left as they have traveled as far left as one can go. It was because Reagan stood strong on principles and put into action the conservative beliefs that most Americans believe in that he became one of the most loved and successful Presidents in our Nation’s history.
Republicans must now stand strong and continue to “raise a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which makes it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people”.
The days of the Republican party (especially here in Newton County Georgia and all the way to D.C.) listening to Democrats for advice on how we should be more in the “middle” ARE OVER.
We are Republicans, we have principles and beliefs that we stand on and will no longer compromise those principles – that is why Republicans lost in 2006 and 2008 and to the Democrats who commented above and letters who were published in the letters to the editor (CovNews.com) in this past weeks papers please know that the days of Republicans being quiet, rolling over and falling into the trap of listening to Democrats for advice – THOSE DAYS ARE OVER!!!
Republicans will stand strong for smaller government, less taxes, and in support of those who protect us whether that be on the local level with our Fire / Police / EMS / Sheriff’s department or all the way to the national level with our Military. Republicans will fight for the smaller government, lower taxes, and protecting Public Service jobs which the Democrats actually considered cutting.
Please contact your Board of Commissioner here in Newton County, as well as, the Chairman Kathy Morgan (D) at: http://co.newton.ga.us/content/view/32/31/
Please tell them NO to tax increases and without cutting Public Service jobs.
You can thank Tim Fleming (R) and Mort Ewing (R) for standing for smaller government and less taxes and supporting those who protect us – the Public Service Employees – their information is on that site as well.
Also, if you would like information on how to get involved in your community ~ just GOOGLE (your County) and GOP and I bet you will find a local party ~ that is where everything begins ~ grassroots. For more information on the Newton County GA GOP please check them out at: http://www.newtongop.org/
