#7 Bob – What freedoms/reforms did we see under the Pub revolution from 1995 on? A balanced budget and welfare reform. They had to shove it down Clinton’s throat by shutting down the government. Remember? We were supposed to be tarred by this for a long time. But then, the economy took off, people forgot, and Clinton took credit. He still gets credit for it, but it was all Gingrich, a true conservative.
When Gingrich stepped down over some minor flap of dubious validity, the Pubs started spending again. Career politicians need a strong leader to keep them in line. Conservatism, standing for these principles, requires courage, and career politicians have none. Eunuchs.
Conservatism is the only thing that works. No more compromises. Compromising our principles is why we lose.
We had a moderate Pub in Bush 41, and he got clobberred because he raised taxes. The Dems got their tax hike, and blamed it on Bush. A two-fer.
Bush 43 is also a moderate. We got spending out the ying-yang. 7% increase each year. It got worse under the Dems (10%/yr), but that doesn’t get reported.
Both Bush’s were unpopular, because they didn’t adhere to the party (conservative) principles. People hate such hypocrisy. Reagan was popular, because he adhered to principles. Forget moderates. Hold that banner high, and they will come to it. Do not mumble our values into your shoes!
