GOP Moving to the middle...

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 11-03-2009, 11:12 AM

...did NOT work! it did not work under George Bush and it did not work in choosing our numero uno move to the middle guy this last national election.

IT DID NOT WORK. Good lord, I am sick of hearing this. Going to the middle did NOT WORK for the GOP. The people spoke and, given the choice between a faux Democrat and a real one, took the real one.

GOING TO THE MIDDLE DID NOT WORK FOR THE GOP and, far more importantly, is destroying this nation in my view and that includes the reign of George W. Bush.

Enough already.

Tilted · 11-03-2009, 11:17 AM

I'd love to see the GOP move to the middle (fiscally speaking), as that would mean it was becoming more conservative.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 11-03-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tilted

I'd love to see the GOP move to the middle (fiscally speaking), as that would mean it was becoming more conservative.

Touche.

You got me there!

*bcp* ^(Premo) · 11-03-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tilted

I'd love to see the GOP move to the middle (fiscally speaking), as that would mean it was becoming more conservative.

At last, someone like myself that views the republicans as bleeding heart liberals.
its why I left the party and registered independent a few years back.
I also recall suggesting others do the same.
I would like to see the dems stay as dems, but the republicans switch parties.
then, and only then will they wake up and realize that they are no longer representing anyone in this country.

SamSpade · 11-03-2009, 01:28 PM

[quote=Larry Gude;4038894
GOING TO THE MIDDLE DID NOT WORK FOR THE GOP and, far more importantly, is destroying this nation in my view and that includes the reign of George W. Bush.

Enough already.[/quote]

I don't follow you at all here. On another thread, Doug Hoffman is some kind of dork for being all the way to the right. In this thread, you're supporting such a move.

Which is it?

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 11-03-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamSpade

I don't follow you at all here. On another thread, Doug Hoffman is some kind of dork for being all the way to the right. In this thread, you're supporting such a move.

Which is it?

I said Hoffman is a dork. He is.

Did I say I don't support him because he is a dork? No.

I don't make my decision based on appearances or how smooth some one is. Do you?

I like dorks. Some of them anyway.

*bcp* ^(Premo) · 11-03-2009, 01:52 PM

what does ones penchant for biting bubbles in the bathtub have to do with their ability to lead or govern?

czygvtwkr · 11-04-2009, 06:44 PM

Im not sure how they managed to do it but Bush was painted as too far right and many people bought this. I expect its the Republicans, even moderate ones, being in bed with the Christian right.

Vince · 11-04-2009, 07:31 PM

Dems are just a bunch of idiot liberals. These "I'm pretending to be Republicans" are the same. We need some far right conservatives to straighten this country out. We need politicians in office that will vote the way their constituents believed they would vote when they were elected. Not some posing Republican like the one in NY state that grabbed votes away from the actual Rep candidate, then dumped her party and went to the other side. A setup to be sure.

exnodak · 11-04-2009, 07:39 PM

It is all semantics.

The middle is the new right.

11-03-2009, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 41,150 Blog Entries: 1	GOP Moving to the middle... ...did NOT work! it did not work under George Bush and it did not work in choosing our numero uno move to the middle guy this last national election. IT DID NOT WORK. Good lord, I am sick of hearing this. Going to the middle did NOT WORK for the GOP. The people spoke and, given the choice between a faux Democrat and a real one, took the real one. GOING TO THE MIDDLE DID NOT WORK FOR THE GOP and, far more importantly, is destroying this nation in my view and that includes the reign of George W. Bush. Enough already. __________________ TARP; A sturdy fabric used to cover things up. Barack H. Obama; Speaker of power to truth Larry Gude original
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11-03-2009, 11:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tilted .. Member Since: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,376	I'd love to see the GOP move to the middle (fiscally speaking), as that would mean it was becoming more conservative. __________________ The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave. - Tocqueville
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11-03-2009, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
SamSpade Registered User Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 8,205	[quote=Larry Gude;4038894 GOING TO THE MIDDLE DID NOT WORK FOR THE GOP and, far more importantly, is destroying this nation in my view and that includes the reign of George W. Bush. Enough already.[/quote] I don't follow you at all here. On another thread, Doug Hoffman is some kind of dork for being all the way to the right. In this thread, you're supporting such a move. Which is it? __________________ "It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights—the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery—hay and a barn for human cattle. " -- P.J. O'Rourke
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11-03-2009, 01:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
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11-04-2009, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
czygvtwkr Im going to eat you! Member Since: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,026	Im not sure how they managed to do it but Bush was painted as too far right and many people bought this. I expect its the Republicans, even moderate ones, being in bed with the Christian right. __________________ "An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can."
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11-04-2009, 07:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vince ...... Member Since: Mar 2003 Location: Lusby, MD. Posts: 14,077	Dems are just a bunch of idiot liberals. These "I'm pretending to be Republicans" are the same. We need some far right conservatives to straighten this country out. We need politicians in office that will vote the way their constituents believed they would vote when they were elected. Not some posing Republican like the one in NY state that grabbed votes away from the actual Rep candidate, then dumped her party and went to the other side. A setup to be sure. __________________ Why carry a gun? Because the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes. The response time of a .44 magnum 240 gr bullet is 1542 ft/sec. I can't talk to liberals. Even if we both speak English, we don't speak the same language.
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11-04-2009, 07:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
exnodak Registered User Member Since: Sep 2007 Posts: 579	It is all semantics. The middle is the new right. __________________ "Communication without Intelligence is noise; Intelligence without communication is irrelevant." Gen. Alfred. M. Gray, USMC
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