tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post1670301109159134589..comments2023-04-12T08:12:17.855-05:00Comments on yellowarmadillos: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-36990532392628378912012-03-04T13:29:03.041-06:002012-03-04T13:29:03.041-06:00If Obama seems like an adult it is because he is l...If Obama seems like an adult it is because he is like a 20 year old in a race with teenagers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-43147491575947715072012-03-02T07:21:58.917-06:002012-03-02T07:21:58.917-06:00In my circle of friends I consistently find the fo...In my circle of friends I consistently find the following sentiments from so called “Republicans”:<br /><br />1. Very few identify as Republicans, they simply identify as conservatives. Many also qualify their conservatism as fiscal conservatism.<br />2. Most of my conservative friends are (as Bruce noted) desperate to defeat Obama and have “settled” for the Buckley strategy – nominate the most conservative candidate that can get elected.<br />3. As for the “no adults in the race” comment I have no friends of any stripe that disagree. That is assuming “the race” is referring only to the R’s nomination race.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669679191229234850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-3780164789141247892012-03-01T21:08:57.185-06:002012-03-01T21:08:57.185-06:00A. Not a good American name between them.??
B. &q...A. Not a good American name between them.??<br /><br />B. "So, does that tell us anything about the Republican Party? Does it say that they are not confident enough in their beliefs and viewpoints to run on them?"<br />I would say it means that they don't want to run on the core beliefs of the tea partiers any more than Obama wants to run on the core beliefs of the occupiers. They pander to the tea partiers in the ways you mention which are similar to the way in which Obama panders to the occupiers - he encourages the idea that if we just take a modestly larger amount from the well off, then we can solve all these "big boy" problems.<br /><br />I don't see an adult in the race.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.com