Does GOP blame game portend civil war?
October 24th, 2008 at 09:38am Pat Cunningham
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Even a liberal partisan such as I will concede that John McCain could still win the presidency, but a growing number of Republican activists, including some in the McCain campaign organization, think the cause is lost and have begun LAYING BLAME for the failure.
If these GOP pessimists are correct and McCain loses, the current strife will escalate in the coming months to war over the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
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1. Ryan Stoll | October 24th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I think there will be a civil war in the party. Hopefully it will end with a party grounded in the conservative principles of limited government and personal responsibility. The current crop of power happy officials, the ones that screamed limited gov’t (until they got their hands on the check book) has got to go. In their place I would like to see true limited government conservatives (the kind who feel the gov’t shouldn’t care about who people marry, and how science uses the tools available) instead of the far right religious wing of the party.
2. echo4charlie | October 24th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Good point. Good outlook.
3. hokumboy | October 24th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Excellent comments Ryan.
I’m a lifelong Democrat but remember when the Conservatives you describe were Republicans often disagreed with but could respect.
4. Milton Waddams | October 24th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I agree.
5. Jon | October 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I become more than a little worried when I hear about “limited government”. Near and dear to my heart… take the environment. I’m quite sure there would be those who would have no qualms about increased pollution as well as set back conservation and environmental protection 100 years. There is no doubt that excessive government exists at the federal and state level….too many bureaucrats who do nothing but push paper - but governmental protection has its’ place.
6. hokumboy | October 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I guess we’ve all got our own take on what exactly those limits should be.
Thank god we can all still publically state our opinions on that.
7. Ryan Stoll | October 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
hokumboy hits the nail on the head. Previous to Bill Clinton (not blaming Clinton, just using as a time reference) it seemed that the folks in Washington had differing opinions on how to best move America forward, but were all working for just that, Moving America Forward. Starting around the Clintion impeachment, both parties moved toward protecting their own positions and put the country second to party politics. Many of the life long senators and representative moved away from voting for what they felt was best was for the country and moved to voting party line. Maybe I am naive and am mistaken, maybe its always been the same, but that is the feeling that I get when I look at the tone of all reports coming out of the beltway.
8. Barney | October 24th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
And WHO would fight it for them ?
Chicken Hawks only start wars
They never fight em
What the GOP needs is a reality check
like the Dems had back in the 70s and 80s
Purge the fanatics and get back to the business of America
9. Craig Knauss | October 24th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I hope and pray the Republicans don’t totally destroy the party. I actually vote for some of them from time to time, such as James Thompson (for his first term). And I thought Jim Edgar did a great job. And sometimes I voted for Repubs for national office, such as John Anderson. They served a valuable function as the loyal opposition. But, if they disappear, then what? Rely on the Libertarians? Or the Green Party? No thanks!!!!!!!!
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