GOP: now & in the future

**sabang** · 18-03-2013, 05:48 AM

Ted Cruz is no rising star, he'll probably end up working for some right wing think tank, after a stint at Fox.
Rand Paul is more sellable- all he has to do is reverse most of his previous positions. But thats been done before.

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by sabang

Ted Cruz is no rising star, he'll probably end up working for some right wing think tank, after a stint at Fox.
Rand Paul is more sellable- all he has to do is reverse most of his previous positions. But thats been done before.

Stay tuned...

**AntRobertson** · 18-03-2013, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by robuzo

The exchange occurred after an audience member from North Carolina, 30-year-old Scott Terry, asked whether Republicans could endorse races remaining separate but equal. After the presenter, K. Carl Smith of Frederick Douglass Republicans, answered by referencing a letter by Frederick Douglass forgiving his former master, the audience member said “For what? For feeding him and housing him?” Several people in the audience cheered and applauded Terry’s outburst.

The same very people that probably bemoan being labelled with the PC term "racist".

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 09:54 AM

5 Reasons CPAC was a resounding success:

1. Momentum behind new issues. Sen. Rand Paul’s recent filibuster over drones and Sen. Ted Cruz’s clash with Democrats over the assault weapons ban last week gave the conference a boost. Nothing motivates grass-roots conservatives more than the sense that they are on the front lines of a constitutional battle. Those contests, and the recent political defeat for President Barack Obama over the budget sequester, gave CPAC the sense that, as Cruz told the audience in his keynote address, “We are winning.”

2. Inspiration from Andrew Breitbart. Though he died over a year ago, Breitbart still inspires the conservative movement like no other leader can. Several standing-room-only panel discussions were devoted to the man and his career. The Breitbart team was ubiquitous throughout the conference, breaking stories, throwing parties, and clashing with leftists as usual, even while challenging fellow conservatives to embrace debate.

3. Pushback from defense hawks. Contrary to the mainstream media narrative, the big policy clash at CPAC was not over gay marriage but over the war against terror. The Rand Paul surge seemed to move defense issues lower down on the agenda. Even the CPAC straw poll was biased against hawks. National-defense conservatives fought back in several panel discussions and in the Breitbart News session for “the Uninvited.”

4. The new--conservative?--pope. The election of Pope Francis the day before CPAC began, though half a world away, created a festive mood around the conference itself. Though some Catholic conservatives I spoke to had a wait-and-see approach, others were happy about his focus on the Gospels and the traditional teachings of the Church.

5. Promising new leaders. The conference featured several possible contenders for 2016--not just straw poll winner Rand Paul and the youthful Marco Rubio, but also Gov. Scott Walker and fellow Wisconsinite Paul Ryan, among others. There is a renewed feeling that conservatives are just one great candidate away from a political revival that will overcome the losses of 2012 and prepare the way for a Reagan-esque renewal."

Source

Obviously, the momentum has changed 'sides' as evidenced by Obama's slipping poll favorable poll numbers. The Dems continue to produce no budget and have no new plan except to increase spending and raise taxes - again.

**sabang** · 18-03-2013, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Breitbart still inspires the conservative movement like no other leader can

That says it all. It takes the proverbial cake.

Anyway, glad you considered CPAC '13 a resounding success booner.
Do you think Ted Cruz might be channeling the ghost of Breitbart?
Has Ronnie Raygun been officially declared a RINO yet?

**Humbert** · 18-03-2013, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

There is a renewed feeling that conservatives are just one great candidate away from a political revival that will overcome the losses of 2012 and prepare the way for a Reagan-esque renewal

Hope springs eternal on Bullshit Mountain. The only thing that will save the Republican Party is a cure for old age.

**AntRobertson** · 18-03-2013, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

2. Inspiration from Andrew Breitbart. Though he died over a year ago, Breitbart still inspires the conservative movement like no other leader can. Several standing-room-only panel discussions were devoted to the man and his career. The Breitbart team was ubiquitous throughout the conference, breaking stories, throwing parties, and clashing with leftists as usual, even while challenging fellow conservatives to embrace debate.

As 'reported' by... breitbart.com.

Kinda like a student marking their own report card innit.

**sabang** · 18-03-2013, 10:20 AM

^^ Or another good War.

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by sabang

Do you think Ted Cruz might be channeling the ghost of Breitbart?

Can't think of a better ghost to channel.

Andrew Breitbart was the main reason so many Libs head's explode!

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Humbert

The only thing that will save the Republican Party is a cure for old age.

So you reckon one-party rule is the way to go, eh?

**MrG** · 18-03-2013, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by sabang

Ted Cruz is no rising star, he'll probably end up working for some right wing think tank, after a stint at Fox.
Rand Paul is more sellable- all he has to do is reverse most of his previous positions. But thats been done before.

Stay tuned...

Isn't that what the same bluster before "Sure-Thing Romney" was swept into the White House. Same emoticons too.
We're all staying tuned to watch the GOP implode.

**AntRobertson** · 18-03-2013, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Andrew Breitbart was the main reason so many Libs head's explode!

Booners has much man-love for Breitbart:

Why is it that your own assessment of an ability to 'annoy liberals' is apparently your number one positive trait in assessing right-wing public figures, Booners? It doesn't really mark you out as a discerning or critical judge of character.

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by MrG

We're all staying tuned to watch the GOP implode.

So you're a one-party kinda guy too, eh?

**robuzo** · 18-03-2013, 11:25 AM

GOP, criminals in the past, now and in the future: Shocking New Evidence Reveals Depths of 'Treason' and 'Treachery' of Watergate and Iran-Contra | Alternet

What would be the proper punishment for sabotaging the Paris Peace Talks and the Iranian hostage crisis negotiations? Not to mention illegal arms sales to a "rogue" state and cocaine dealing for the sake of illegally funding the Contras?

**Humbert** · 18-03-2013, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

So you're a one-party kinda guy too, eh?

I can hardly muster any enthusiasm for a party that duped us into sacrificing 4000 American lives, countless thousands of Iraqi civilian lives and over a trillion dollars in US treasure over a war that tore a country apart at the seams and made it an ally of Iran to boot. Yeah, I guess I am kinda a one-party guy until a better choice comes along.

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Humbert

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

So you're a one-party kinda guy too, eh?

I can hardly muster any enthusiasm for a party that duped us into sacrificing 4000 American lives, countless thousands of Iraqi civilian lives and over a trillion dollars in US treasure over a war that tore a country apart at the seams and made it an ally of Iran to boot. Yeah, I guess I am kinda a one-party guy until a better choice comes along.

Another history-revisionist we see.

How many Dems voted for the Iraq War there Mr. Alzheimer?

**AntRobertson** · 18-03-2013, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Another history-revisionist we see.

Speaking of which... I remember that in your own not too distant history you were still peddling the WMD-will-be-found line on here.

What happened to that: did you finally come to terms with the fact that you'd been lied to, willingly swallowed yet another pile of manure and then asked for more?

**Humbert** · 18-03-2013, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Another history-revisionist we see.

Right, it's a flourishing, liberal democracy generating billions in oil revenue used to pay back the the generosity of the American tax payer just as Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz envisioned. My ass.

**Boon Mee** · 18-03-2013, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Humbert

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Another history-revisionist we see.

Right, it's a flourishing, liberal democracy generating billions in oil revenue used to pay back the the generosity of the American tax payer just as Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz envisioned. My ass.

So did a sizable number of Dems vote for the Iraq War or didn't they?

Just answer the question.

**slackula** · 18-03-2013, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

So did a sizable number of Dems vote for the Iraq War or didn't they?

Just answer the question.

Maybe they thought it inconceivable that POTUS, VP, SecDef et al would tell such blatant lies to lead the country into a totally unnecessary war?

**robuzo** · 18-03-2013, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

So did a sizable number of Dems vote for the Iraq War or didn't they?

Just answer the question.

Maybe they thought it inconceivable that POTUS, VP, SecDef et al would tell such blatant lies to lead the country into a totally unnecessary war?

I think it is fair to point that out. It's true that the atmosphere was poisonous at the time, but there were very few profiles in courage among the big name Dems- Hilary Clinton and John Kerry come to mind. Al Gore's running mate continued his support of the Iraq War for years after it should have become clear to even the most partisan Israel supporter that it was folly. This is not strictly a partisan issue, although no high-profile Republicans opposed it, as I recall.

**Rainfall** · 19-03-2013, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by sabang

Do you think Ted Cruz might be channeling the ghost of Breitbart?

Can't think of a better ghost to channel.

Andrew Breitbart was the main reason so many Libs head's explode!

That's so touching you liked a gay dying of AIDS. Maybe the GOP should spearhead the LGBT movement in order to secure those votes?

**Boon Mee** · 19-03-2013, 06:23 AM

Another example of how the Statist Media has brainwashed the Low Info's:

Poll: Majority Back Republican Ideas Until They Hear that the Ideas Came From Republicans.

Doesn't get any more stark that that...

**AntRobertson** · 19-03-2013, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Statist Media has brainwashed the Low Info's

Speaking of brainwashing, it looks like "statist" is the Word of the Month on right-wing blogs currently.

**Camel Toe** · 19-03-2013, 07:55 AM

GOP: now & in the future

What future? Or are they going to move the party to another country?

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