The more they concentrate of the superficial talking points of conservatism the more I’m convinced that few of them really understand conservatism at all.

There is never a why they are pro-(fill in the blank), only that they are.

Isn’t this what got New York in trouble with Scozzafava? That she was suddenly pro-…. without ever showing any kind of example how and why?

Rubio will be the defining moments in this race for the GOP’s Senate candidate from Florida….Rubio will be waving good-bye to Crist!

OBTW NRSC keep sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong and you will be SHORT a whole hell of a lot of money!

According to Charlie’s actions (forget his words), not having a moral and philosophical center is a GOOD thing?

Man, someone should have told me. Here all this time I’ve been thinking that being true to a firm set of principles was the way to go. This shifting-with-the-tides deal is gonna be SO much easier. Thanks, Charlie.

Let’s party!

Let’s put Rubio on the ballot and let voters decide.

…is going after Crist by saying “he called himself pro-choice as late as 1998″. That’s now more than a decade ago.

People’s hearts and minds change. There’s enough in Crist’s recent record to flay him on the issue that bringing up stuff he said back then seems weak in comparison. (Reminds me a lot of the attacks on Romney, to be honest.)

I have very little doubt that Charlie Crist is not a conservative, or even that friendly to conservatives, but I’d prefer to hang him on his record, not on something he once said to describe himself. After all, he himself has proven that he doesn’t mean most of what he says anyway…

The guest seating isn’t real comfortable, but hey, you can’t have everything.

The more I thought about his comment, the more idiotic/ignorant/weasel-like (take your pick) Charlie appears to be.

If a man claims to be a conservative, but has no ability to even articulate the agenda, he’s unworthy of the designation.

Conservatism, in today’s usage, is all about the good things, such as patriotism, fiscal responsibility, respect for the Constitution, defense of the nation, and traditional social values. Why would anyone worthy of a second glance run away from a label that so designates him?

there are a couple things that really frost my britches on this but most of all is the idea that these peaople…(including Cornyn)…realy believe that saying something over and over again is enough to get the gullible boobs…(which they all think we are)…to believe what we all see in front of our very noses isn’t really there…

It’s infuriating to me that they really think we’re that stupid and gullible!

and Cornyn is a particular ass in this because he said they’d stay out of this…and as soon as the heat is off…and no one is looking…they’re back out there running their flim flam con again and expecting to get away with it!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

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Erick:

Right now there is brewing in Florida a proposal to construct a high speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando. It is a black hole for funds. Here is a link to the main lobby group for the rail line:

http://www.fastrailconnectus.com/journal_headline.php?type=headlines&journal_id=176

It seems Sen Atwater and Crist are dead set on this project… This article is IN FAVOR of the Tampa – Orlando link, but its reasons is that someone else will spend the money if we don’t and it is a symbolic gesture to the Obama Administration that Florida is serious about high speed rail. That reason sucks..period. They don’t even try to make the argument that it is self sustaining . “Source of grants” ” Surcharge on rental cars” etc…

I’m doing research on mass transit in the States and overseas and so far, using rail to transport people is massively inefficient and expensive (just the opposite for cargo)

This “Rail” push is the result of politicians from High Density areas wanting free money for their folks back home. They really are detached from the reality of the rural/urban structure of the Southeast and theWest.

I just hope Rubio is against it. It won’t stop me from voting for him, but I really think the right thing to do is not build it.

am I gonna get in trouble with the LGBT crowd?

Re Crist: ” I’m pro-life, I’m pro-gun, I’m pro-family, and I’m anti-tax,” then went on to say he guessed he just wasn’t angry enough.”

In a Time.com article in Oct he said, “”I’m not seeking the angry vote,” the governor told me with a smile. “I’m seeking the optimists.”
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1931590,00.html

So far this tactic has only proved to increase conservative opposition to his run for senate.

CNN even did a Poll of “angry voters” in Sept where the results showed that most believe there IS something to be angry about.

“Of these people, 76 percent said there was “something” to be angry about in the country today. By comparison, 59 percent felt that way when polled in February”

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/04/poll.election/index.html

So it looks like Crist is following blind advice from advisors or he just does not get it. I think it’s both!

The is one proven Conservative in the State of Florida that would serve her well but who would know by the lack of news coverage? It appears to fall right into the theory that we are lead into who to vote for by being given only two people to consider. People would do well to look into Bob Smith out of Sarasota for sure. This man was so conservative that he was trampled by the likes of NBC’s liberals and still won his seat when in New Hampshire. He finally lost his bid for second term I believe when the party forces lead by the moderates and likes of Bushes chased him out in my humble opinion. But here he is in Florida for some teen years and ready to fight the good fight for all people but who would know? Check him out. No he’s not a Hollywood production but he is the “real deal”. He is one of us!

Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry.

From Rasmussen”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2009/71_angry_at_federal_government_up_five_points_since_september

The “moderates” are jumping ship but their records will follow them. An informed and “angry” electorate know who they are and it is hard to hide when you are a RINO.

We outnumber them 2 to 1 according to Gallop:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/123854/Conservatives-Maintain-Edge-Top-Ideological-Group.aspx

As George Will said, ” Marco Rubio will beat Crist!” in Florida
http://voterubio2010.blogspot.com/2009/11/george-will-rubio-will-win-2010-fl.html

You don’t insult the base. You don’t play kissy-face with the MSM. You don’t pal around with Obama, and you don’t consider us too stupid to use Google. When pushed, Crist flees towards Moderateville, which means he stands NO chance in the primaries.

That is, unless the usual RINO philosophy prevails. You know what I mean: we need to WIN, Rubio has no name recognition, Crist is better than a Dem, et cetera, ad nauseum.

… he, in my opinion, politicized the Medical Examiner Commission in order to placate racial special interests. I find firing a Medical Examiner for getting the *right* diagnosis abhorrent. It was a couple of years ago, but I wrote about it here . It’s long and a little boring, I’m afraid, since the target audience was other MEs, but I think the story shouldn’t be forgotten.

Even as Florida struggled with massive budget shortfalls, lawmakers and top state employees have received health-insurance perks costing taxpayers $45 million a year.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1357598.html

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If Red State wants to go after Mark Kirk and Charlie Crist, you should be questioning Rob Simmons’ conservative credentials also. He voted twice to raise the national debt limit. He voted 350 times to increase spending and only 13 times to decrease it. He’s wrong on cap and tax, the public option, partial birth abortion, and card check. He says he is a Republican, but so did Dede Scozzafava.