Comments on: Republican Charm Offensive Gets It Half Right

By: A1B2C3D4

A1B2C3D4 — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:33:46 +0000

Hey, that’s a cheap shot against the Whigs. It’s true that the Whigs did not acquit themselves well in dealing with the all-important question of slavery. But they were strong proponents of protecting American manufactures and promoting public investments (in those days rails, canals, &c), and they opposed that era’s American expansionism, whether into Texas, or Mexico, or Cuba.

There are many more parallels to be drawn between the Whigs of the early 19th century and the progressive wing of today’s Democratic party, than between the Democratic party of that era and today’s Democratic party.

Don’t diss the Whigs!

By: Knut

Knut — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:38:57 +0000

The only difference from Cheney is he washes his hands more often.

By: myhaven

myhaven — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:59:05 +0000

You might look into Bob Edgar’s group, Common Cause, which has advocated for campaign finance and election reform for a long time.

By: ratfood

ratfood — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:41:19 +0000

Or, “I thought I recognized those wing-tips.”

By: marymccurnin

marymccurnin — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:38:43 +0000

Being so fond of ego fluffing self-deception, I suspect they make the holes a a lot larger than required.

The guy in the other stall says, “I thought you said you were glad to see me.”

By: jo6pac

jo6pac — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:30:59 +0000

I really wish every one would stop calling these Rs. My late father hated these people and was a Republican. Please just call it what it really is Nazism. I’m of the far left and have some great friends of the R & L group and man do we have some great conversation but none of this my way or the hiway.
jo6pac
Everything is on schedule, please move along.

By: perris

perris — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:28:23 +0000

they’re liars and have been for quite some time eli. their stated ideology has nothing to do with their actual agenda

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:55:50 +0000

If Krugman were on the team, it might be doing the right thing and we wouldn’t need him on the outside criticizing. Spitzer’s a different item. He proved he’s much too devisive & mean to run a political team, let alone be on one.

By: Eli

Eli — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:54:02 +0000

True to their *stated* ideals, you mean. Their messaging sounds great, but their actual goals and policies are terrible.

By: perris

perris — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:50:19 +0000

you know, if I wanted to run as a republican I would pull it off, I would run on;

“lower taxes”, then I would lower them back to the rate before reagan redistributed middle class assets to the wealthy

I would run on a strong military, then I would fund the vets, I would defund private contractors, I would fund education for those who serve

I would run on “government out of our lives” and mean it

I would run on “more efficient government” and mean it

I would run on “protecting business” then I would give credits to those who manufactured using living wage labor no matter what country that was and I would punish those who used slave labor or poverty labor no matter what country that was

that would be a “labor proteciton” AND a “industry protection” without being national protectionism

I would run on “reducing entitlement programs” then I would reduce those that cost us the most, corporate wellfare

I would run on “concervative values” then concerve the envirnment, our economy, our future

I could really run as a republican, be true to their ideals and still get progressive votes