Comments on: Wall Street Journal Editors Should Explain

By: soljerblue

soljerblue — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:16:18 +0000

Erick wrote:
“This is the fallacy of the “litmus test” argument. It’s ridiculous to suggest that having even a bare minimum of standard of a belief in liberty, limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national security, respect for life, American exceptionalism and a general sense of getting the government to leave us the hell alone is some kind of litmus test.”

I suggest that the history of this nation’s founding clearly shows that the Founders were, for their time, radicals. Erick has explained in a nutshell exactly what the Founders believed, thought, and wrote that the government of a free people should be. Conservatives still believe that, and in a time when those simple principles are — once again — radical. So, please, WSJ, explain for this thick-headed conservative — why are we extremists of the right for agreeing with the Founders’ vision?

Barry Goldwater said it in 1964: “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice.”

By: realskinny

realskinny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:03:19 +0000

If Scozzafava and this guy Davis are representative of the New York Republican establishment is it any wonder the party is having problems there? Conservatives in NY need to do a house cleaning. Maybe the existence of a Conservative Party has bled too many activists from the Republicans. Coldwarrior has pointed out the importance of action and organization on local levels to get the results we want on the national level.

By: richris

richris — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:48:30 +0000

The Democrats have shown that blind obeidience can win races. Unfortunately, blind obedience has a short shelf life and the Republicans would be wise to recognize this.

By: Aaron Gardner

Aaron Gardner — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:35:44 +0000

By: JadedByPolitics

JadedByPolitics — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:37:47 +0000

I was just SCREAMING at FOX for saying that Scozzafava was denied by Conservatives because of SOCIAL issues when the REALITY is she was pro-Card Check pro-”stimulus” pro-Crap & Tax….those ALONE without the SOCIAL issues were enough to label her a LEFTIST! Good God if WE in the base of the GOP cannot EVEN expect that our “moderates” be AGAINST out of control spending and taxes then WE really do NEED another GNP (Grand New Party)!

By: gekster

gekster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:37:31 +0000

How ya doing buddy

By: kyle8

kyle8 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:30:08 +0000

We can be a big tent party, and in addition to various conservatives, and libertarians, we can also have right of center moderates. Or people who are mostly conservative but disagree on two or three issues.

What we cannot have, NEVER have, is an out and out liberal. There is a place for those people, it is called the Democratic party.

I DO NOT WANT them in our party, much less elected to anything.

By: penguin2

penguin2 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:28:39 +0000

Great explanation and observations.

By: Warrior

Warrior — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:25:02 +0000

abortion, or anything else, from the court’s jurisdiction. All we need are some Congressmen w/the guts to do it.

By: aesthete

aesthete — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:20:33 +0000

This.