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Palin vs. The Republicans (none / 0)
You may be right.  It's clear even to the dumbest of Republicans that they're a very unpopular party; they just don't understand that doing more of what made them unpopular won't reverse that trend.

Palin may very well be trying to shield herself from the additional self-inflicted damage that Republicans will do to themselves, even though she would do absolutely nothing different.  Then she can come back and say, "See? If only Republicans had been more Republican the world would be a better place."

And she'll have the same 20% of the country behind her that is supporting Republicans today.  These people, who always vote for the most ignorant and insane candidate, are very dependable Republican voters.

If the Republican Party splits and Palin takes the real nutcases with her, that will leave the hypocrits and thieves behind.  We'll then have two right-wing parties: The Loons and The Crooks.

It's hard to say which will be the tougher opponent.

However, I disagree that American's prefer social conservatives.

  • A majority of us support abortion, even though we might want to limit its practice while staying out of such matters as much as possible.
  • A majority of us don't want to shut down the porn shops because we think that people have rights to free speech and privacy.
  • A majority of us want liquor stores because we recognize that prohibition doesn't work, people are going to alter their consciousness no matter what we do, and we might as well collect taxes on it.
  • A majority of us think that we should provide health care to people who can't pay for it.
  • A majority of us think we should make sure that no one goes hungry and that everyone who wants one can have a roof over their heads.
  • A majority of us think that we should collect taxes for the services that we want to provide for ourselves.
  • And now a majority of us think that we should allow homosexuals to marry.

Name your social issue, and Americans inevitably come out on the liberal side of it.

But they voted for Reagan and Bush Jr. anyway, even though both opposed the values of the American People, because they didn't feel intellectually inferior to them.  They could "have a beer" with Reagan or Bush. They didn't feel that way about Carter (a born again Christian), or Mondale or Dukakis or Gore (all intellectuals).

They feel the same way about Obama.  They felt that way about Clinton.  We could have a beer with them.

It's not the social issues that does in the left.  It's The Beer Factor.

by EveningStarNM on 07/05/2009 02:11:46 AM EST

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I agree (none / 0)

I think for the most part Americans are social liberals and fiscal conservatives. I don't think I have ever heard of a person that liked the idea of government spending money. Most of us deal with the fact government can be rather wasteful because our only other option is letting private companies take over and they would be even worse.

 I honestly don't know why Democrats don't grow a pair and call out Republicans on money issues. Over the last 40 or so years Democrats(presidents) have tried to reduce the size of government and/or reduce spending. The reasoning behind letting them run on something they don't ever do is beyond me.

 I think it is the fact Americans want to save money and have a beer with them that does in the Democrats. We are all taught in school about what good people the founding fathers where. I think many people just assume that politicians can be trusted. Republicans come out and say "we will save money" and "I am just like you" people believe it. I think people get a real shock when they see how bad the GOP is with money.

 I think it is also odd how many GOP are born into money.... talk about "real" Americans.

 I also think a lot of people don't even know the difference between Democrat and Republican. Ask some of your friends or coworkers and you may be surprised.

 

by mattish on 07/05/2009 03:08:25 AM EST

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Here's What We Know About Sarah Palin's Decision | 40 comments (40 topical, 0 hidden)