Republican Smear Machine in top Gear

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

Yes I am aware of those things.. doesn't mean I have to always agree.

And let’s not forget some of the good things as well; One being his opposition to California Proposition 6 (aka Briggs Initiative). May not seem like much, but for such a strong conservative to take a stand against such an issue at that time said a lot.. at least to me. But I don't want to get into a debate about Reagan.. We'll just disagree forever I'm sure.

But overall he found a great balance between the two flavors of conservatism, IMO. There has always been unresolved tension between those two flavors. You had your western and southern conservatives. Western was more Libertarian and focused more on small government and fiscal responsibility. Southern conservatism seem to only deem social issues important, essentially they are what we call today the religious right. I find myself a western type and more of a libertarian.. But sadly these days the religious right seems to rule the roost in the Republican Party!

Maybe one day we'll see a change.. eh?

I don't know how you can say that the Republican party is dominated by the southern conservatives when John McCain was far and away beyond Huckabee or Thompson in votes and delegates. I mean, McCain was at 1100 delegates and Huckabee had about 280 when he dropped out. Methinks no one on here has any idea what they're talking about; they're just vomiting up a bunch of drivel because it "feels" right, rather than any of it being based on anything besides pure supposition. How about some source for some opinions, folks? If you can bring up something like, "McCain used the word 'fags' in his townhall meeting" I could understand being offended. But just throwing around random accusations such as "Republicans only pay attention to the verses that condemn fags for all their problems" is a bunch of hooey that isn't supported by anything. Cite someone that said that for dang's sake. Don't just pull vile hate-filled opinions about people out of your collective A$$es and pass it off as fact. The only people I see being prejudiced anywhere are the libbys who accuse other people of being prejudiced. I guess making Republicans into straw men onto which you can transfer your own burning hatreds and vile thoughts is therapeutic. I, for one, don't hate anyone. You can't convince me that I do.