Presidential Politics II
I want to start this entry with a statement of a proud mother. My son has been awarded the opportunity to go to Boston to a national conference. I'll leave the particulars out, but I am so proud of him for his responsible behavior that led to this opportunity.
Moving on. Right now, at least in this election, the Democrats seem to know who they are. They know what they stand for; it's just a matter of details of when and how to implement and who would be the best one to carry it out. They stand for big sweeping government solutions. And they are honest about it.
So what about the Republicans. There seems (to me) to be more disagreement among the Republicans about issues and even what it means to be a Republican. Are we going to be Reagan Republicans? Compassionate conservatives? Libertarians? What do any of these words even mean? They all pay some lipservice to the idea that the government is based on a constitution that supports law and order and protection from external enemies and personal liberties and initiative. But inconsistencies reign.
As far as individual Republicans, there are the top three: McCain, Romney, Giuliani. Or is it McCain, Giuliani, and Huckabee? Romney, Giuliani, and Huckabee? And why did Thompson go after Huckabee so bad in the last debate on Fox, when McCain, Giuliani, and Romney are ahead of him? Are these debates helping us to choose by clarifying what each candidate claims to believe and support, or do they just make the candidates look snitty?
I care less about how snitty the Democrats get. I want the Republicans to show leadership and tell the American people that we got where we got by people's hard work with minimal government entitlements.
Moving on. Right now, at least in this election, the Democrats seem to know who they are. They know what they stand for; it's just a matter of details of when and how to implement and who would be the best one to carry it out. They stand for big sweeping government solutions. And they are honest about it.
So what about the Republicans. There seems (to me) to be more disagreement among the Republicans about issues and even what it means to be a Republican. Are we going to be Reagan Republicans? Compassionate conservatives? Libertarians? What do any of these words even mean? They all pay some lipservice to the idea that the government is based on a constitution that supports law and order and protection from external enemies and personal liberties and initiative. But inconsistencies reign.
As far as individual Republicans, there are the top three: McCain, Romney, Giuliani. Or is it McCain, Giuliani, and Huckabee? Romney, Giuliani, and Huckabee? And why did Thompson go after Huckabee so bad in the last debate on Fox, when McCain, Giuliani, and Romney are ahead of him? Are these debates helping us to choose by clarifying what each candidate claims to believe and support, or do they just make the candidates look snitty?
I care less about how snitty the Democrats get. I want the Republicans to show leadership and tell the American people that we got where we got by people's hard work with minimal government entitlements.
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