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just passing thru
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 5, 2008 - 10:38am PT
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Congratulations on winning a tough fight.
Best of luck to our new leader
Note to Republicans:
It is high time for the religious right to get the boot. The anti-abortion, abstinence, anti-gay stuff is outdated crap. We have more important battles to fight rather than mess around with unpopular social issues. The religious right will still vote for us, we (the conservatives) don’t need to do their moral policing.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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"Palin 2012" has a nice ring - if you're a Democrat. The knives will certainly be out in the Republican party, as the power that's held an uneasy coalition together is lost. They're going to have a long road to rebuilding, and it wouldn't be surprising if, instead of learning from what's happened, they revert to the pure gospel of Nixon, Reagan, Bush and Rove. I agree with JPT, though - if there's a future for the Republicans in anything like their present form, it will be with much less influence from the religious right and bloody-minded nativists, of the Palin variety.
Cross-posted. Really, can't we keep post-election blathering to one or at most a few threads today? Everyone else has been more than patient about all the political stuff we've posted.
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Indiana (the other Mideast)
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JPT-Amen to that brother/sister...you summed up exactly what I've been thinking. Conservatism has some good ideas and phioosophies that America needs to balance Liberalism for a healthy democracy. No party benefits from it's extremist elements. Good on you JPT!
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Eastside
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Best birthday present in a long, long time, this win.
Today is my 48th.
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nature
climber
Santa Fe, NM
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JPT: more important fights.... like restoring fiscal conservatism?
doing away with all the things you listed above is exactly what your party and this country needs. Do that and you'll push "our side" even harder which is a good thing.
LEB suggests Palin 2012. She's exactly what you describe above. Run her and expect another land slide. It's time the neocons get the final nail in their coffin and your party takes back, well, your party.
It is time for a change on so many fronts and the whack job religious right etc. etc. is probably on it's way out of favor (or as you say "outdated").
peace...
nature
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jstan
climber
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JPT:
Good stuff there!
Obama has no choice but to work with everyone that he can. The new( perhaps old) Republican party will form out of the people who seek constructive dialog.
In the end, Obama will be central to the survival of Lincoln's Party. If you read his speeches you know that thought makes him feel really good when going to sleep every night. (Assuming he gets a chance to sleep.)
If I believed differently than I do I would hazard the guess that Abraham Lincoln feels the same.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Yeah, congrats to our next Pres. JPT makes some good points.
I'm just glad this crap is over with for now.
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Delhi Dog
Trad climber
Good Question...
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"Yeah, congrats to our next Pres. JPT makes some good points.
I'm just glad this crap is over with for now."
Good on ya Blue...
Glad its over too, but, really its just beginning like the man says.
We'll all need to move ahead and put the good work forward.
Cheers all!!
DD
oh, and thanks Hillary-you probably made it happen...
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dirtbag
climber
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JPT,
I agree with every single word. Put some and love and hope back into the party and you guys will do fine.
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