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Meekins Moves On

GOPerative — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:09:34 +0000

Senator Harris’ campaign manager is moving on. That was not a surprise at all. Meekins was one of the campaign staff members that I alluded to in an earlier post who rubbed more than a few people the wrong way. While David Nitkin was semi-flattering of Chris, I don’t know many people in this neck of the woods that would be so kind. Anyways, read the post at Maryland Politics for yourself.

Good luck Chris.

GOP Bridge to Nowhere by Eugene Robinson

GOPerative — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:48:12 +0000

Here is a decent summary of past and possible future events. Can’t say I agree that this country is left-of-center but it’s a decent analysis.

GOP Bridge to Nowhere by Eugene Robinson

Thank You…Now Please Leave Quickly!

GOPerative — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:52:57 +0000

I want to thank George W. Bush for the complete destruction of the Republican Party. You leave behind $10 Trillion in debt, an occupation of an unwilling country, hatred around the world, torture abuse scandals, and a voter base that has no idea what it means to be “Republican” any more. It will take 8 years of Obama for us to regain our foothold so we can stand up. We are not simply knocked down at the moment, we are knocked out – on the gurney – and on the way to the hospital for some intensive care.

At the writing of this post Andy Harris is down by 1,000 votes. That clearly shows you the damage George W. Bush and his nation building kind have done. District 1 will probably be represented by a moderate Democrat who will support Obama’s “New Deal” 99% of the time. I know I will be watching his votes like a hawk. I won’t advocate his flushing if he votes conservatively like his ads say he is. But if he starts to pull the typical bait and switch I will work to make him a 1-term Congressman (all this assuming Andy lost).

Here is a little Conservative “poll” to see how you are doing. Circle the statement (in your mind) that you agree with:

A. Attacking sovereign nations is a good idea, especially when they have mean dictators. OR

B. Sovereign nations should not be attacked unless they have made clear, real, undeniable threats to the United State and physical proof (not from British intelligence agencies) can be shown.

A. It’s OK to spend money that you don’t have and run a deficit equal to what the United States produces in one entire year. OR

B. We should have a balanced budget, cut the fat, and avoid deficit spending whenever possible (which is always).

A. Wall Street is our economy, so when businesses screw up we should bail them out for their mismanagement. OR

B. Wall Street is not our economy and if it is we should open casinos there too because they are more fun and easier to play.

If you answered A to any of the questions above, you are an official KoolAid drinker. Congratulations, you are not a conservative. You have been defending George W. Bush for so long that you forgot why you were a conservative.

Hopefully Barak Obama’s victory (and Kratovil’s locally) will help the real conservative nature of the Republican Party re-emerge so they can get people like myself behind them once again. A new Contract with America needs to be formed and embraced by the next wave of Republican candidates. We no longer have to support or vote for Bush’s failed policies whether they be foreign affairs of bailout/stimulus packages.

I know this sounds like a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking but the reality is we need to hit the restart button. We may need to rebuild the computer entirely. The rebuilding can start right here in Harford County.

Out with the old, in with the new.

I think I found the perfect essay…

GOPerative — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:10:47 +0000

I stumbled upon a pretty darn good essay by David Mamet at the The Village Voice. I certainly do not make a habit out of reading The Village Voice unless Drudge finds something there. I didn’t know who David Mamet was either (still don’t) but this was too perfect. You have probably heard the saying, “A young conservative has no heart, but an old liberal has no brain.” It seems that David Mamet is living proof of that statement.

So many are down on being a conservative at the moment and the truth is, few leaders for the last eight years have modeled / pushed true conservatism. For some reason the Republican Party continues to stray from his core principles and embrace elements of ideas that we simply do not believe in. Reading essays like this make it a little easier to support McCain even though this article has nothing to do with him.

Enjoy, or not.

David Mamet: Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’