The liberals I was referring to I know personally from having worked with them in the Pharmacology Department. at UVa from August 14, 2006 - November 21, 2008. You fell to easy for that one... And Stop the name calling or it will get ugly.
Ok, your bulking Bush's expansion of the government via military and DoD with his later Economic programs (TARP and Stimulus programs). Conservatives see them as separate issues. Conservatives didn't protest his early Military/DoD expansion because most of them don't oppose it, and most still don't. A majority of them do oppose Bush and now Obama on their government interventionist policies relating to the funding and semi-nationalization of Private Industry. Again, they see them as separate issues. One serves national defense, the other is economic. Like it or hate it, Conservatives generally (with a few exceptions) detest Government expansion in size, power and scope when dealing with the private sector and the economy. They do not feel that the Constitution provides the federal government with the power or authority for such interference in that area. They do however, feel that the Constitution provides the Fed Government the Right to Provide a strong national defense, and thus their support for increasing budgets in both Military and DoD while simultaneously opposing government expansion in the Economic/Private Sector. To say their the party of small government is a misnomer. They support small government and conservative Fiscal Spending on Social and Economic Interventionist programs they believe to be constitutionally unfounded. They generally support a large military and DoD Budget, which in their minds helps provide for a Constitutionally founded "common defense". Who cares that it was an election year. Whatever their personal motivations, they voted against their President and party!! We'd all prefer politicians to stick to principle when voting, but that is not always the case. Some politicians have no principle to stick to. Others do so only when its expedient. You brought up a great example of some (not all) unprincipled republican politicians being forced to vote for the principles of their constituency, in order to save their own ass. Jarrad On Apr 21, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Lance McCulley wrote: > Seriously, Jarrad? 2008 was an election year. After loosing their > asses in 2006, they had to do something to keep their seats. Where > were all of these "conservative leaders" in 2001-2007, when Bush > expanded the government more than any president since FDR (Home Land > Security)? No where. This is not his fiscal policy I'm speaking of > that you love to claim as "liberal spending." This is his government > expansion policies. > > The point of the article is that we've all seen this move by the GOP > before. They are out of power now, and because of that, they are > trying to rile up the public to be anti-government. But, when they > were in power and expanding government, where was the public outcry? > Where were the tea parties? No where. > > Do we need a anti-tax movement? HELL YES! But not orchestrated by > the same party that, when in power, only tries to grab more power > and expand it's control. > > This was pretty humorous--"talked with independents, liberals and > libertarians all in attendance (the liberals I didn't talk to, but > recognized)." How did you recognize the liberals? Were they all > wearing name tags with political viewpoints on them? Were they all > in a corner smoking grass and talking about how many abortions they > had? Talk about making blanket statements... You are the epitome of > a pot. > > -Lance > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Jarrad Reiner <[email protected]> > wrote: > The author fails to mention it, but there have been many elected > "conservative leaders" who opposed their own President and Party > during the Bush Socialist Streak of 2008. In 2008, 108 Republican > Representatives and 15 Republican Senators voted against Bush's > TARP; a vote against their president and their party. In January of > 2008, 16 Republican Senators and 28 Republican Representatives > voted Against Bush's Stimulus Package. There are in total 17 > Republican House Members that have voted NO on every single bailout/ > stimulus since they began in early 2008. And contrary to popular > belief, Bush was not a fiscally conservative leader. A fiscally > conservative leader does not put his principles on hold during a > crisis, not if he truly believes in them. Bush did and even > admitted to it. There has been no shortage of mad conservatives > calling in to "conservative" radio shows bashing Bush's liberal > spending policies and later McCain's (during the election). > > There are rino's out there who on one hand are for big government > intervention while simultaneously supporting the tea party's as a > way to gin up support against the majority party, but you cannot > make a blanket statement that "Conservatives" are for big government > until they find themselves out of power. That is true of some > republican lawmakers too scared of their party and their president > to vote their "supposed" principle, but was not true of all elected > officials and especially their constituents. Fair weather > Conservatives are no better than their liberal counterparts. And > you'll find many conservatives Americans who despise them. Last > Wednesday, a Greenville Tea Party Crowd "Booed Mercilessly" for > like 6 minutes at a Republican Lawmaker (who Voted for Bush's TARP) > as he tried to give his speech. > > The author's claim that these Tea party's were really to oppose > Obama's social policies mystifies me. As I listened to the speakers > at the Jefferson Area Tea Party, not a one that I heard even > mentioned Obama's stance on BAIPA, gun control, gay marriage, or > most of his other far left social-wacko views...They mostly stuck to > fiscal policy, as did the tea party's that I was able to watch later > on TV and you tube. Maybe the author's tea party was different, > but I'd like to see proof of that. > > And I'll tell you, this may have been a conservative protest, but I > saw and talked with independents, liberals and libertarians all in > attendance (the liberals I didn't talk to, but recognized). The > best speaker there was a Libertarian, John Munchmeyer, who spoke on > socialism in America and how to revive Economic liberty. He was > awesome, got me thinking I might even try attending some of his > Libertarian meetings (he's the Chairman of the Party in our Area). > > Jarrad > > > > > Lance McCulley wrote: >> >> As I wandered through the crowd at the Denver Tea Party protest >> last week, I was struck by just how paper-thin is the movement’s >> opposition to government power. >> >> The Tea Party movement is clearly a "Conservative" movement in its >> membership and core philosophy, and therefore it is not surprising >> that many of the very same people who now loudly claim to oppose >> government spending and taxation, were the very same people who, >> for the last eight years, had been cheerleaders for one of the most >> profligate administrations in American history. >> >> And yet, here they were at the Tea Party, pretending to be >> principled opponents of government power. >> >> Indeed, the existence of the Tea Party events only raises the >> question of why such events hadn’t ever been organized at some >> point during the Bush years. After all, for the last eight years, >> the government has spent record sums of money and all the time, the >> national debt barreled toward 10 trillion dollars. >> ... >> >> Given the Conservative movement's performance during the last eight >> years, the Conservatives can't possibly be opposed to Obama's >> taxing and spending policies on principle. No, Conservatives start >> from a personal and emotional disdain for Obama, and then search >> for policies to oppose. If John McCain were president, and the >> government were bailing out its friends at the same rate that it is >> now (which it almost certainly would be), would the Conservatives >> be protesting with nearly as much vigor? Only the most naïve among >> us could claim such a thing with a straight face. >> >> No, Conservatives oppose Obama because they despise him on a >> cultural level. Obama represents the culture of the urban coastal >> leftists who promote social policies the Conservatives loathe, and >> since he’s a Democrat and not their man, they’ve taken to the >> streets. On matters of war and fiscal policy, Bush and Obama differ >> only to the slightest degree, but culturally, the two are worlds >> apart. >> ... >> >> Conservatives have been doing this since the fifties. In order to >> enhance the popularity of their cause, they pretend to be the >> ideology of low-taxes and decreased spending, espousing the many >> benefits of austere government. >> >> Then, as soon as they are in power, they quickly forget all about >> the ideals of small government and focus on what really matters to >> them: nationalism, war, and doling out the spoils of political >> victory to their friends. >> --http://www.lewrockwell.com/mcmaken/mcmaken129.html >> >> -Lance >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Politically Opinionated Outspoken People Expounding Religion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pooper?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
