The Stout Republican

Here’s the intro blurb to Miss McCain’s new article

“The Daily Beast’s Meghan McCain on why the far-right pundit, who says McCain needs to shut up, won’t be getting her wish—and why telling moderates to get out of the party is bad for the GOP.”

I wouldn’t go so far as to say, “get out of the party”, but Miss McCain, people like you are the reason conservatives are losing elections, people like your father, people like Arlen Spectre, who is now a reliable Democrat. You’ve said, “In my Republican Party there is room for everyone!” How is that logical at all? The Republican party is a group of people who have ideological similarities, and they’re not all cohesive…people disagree, but in my Republican party, the party I am about to leave because of people like you, there’s not room for Liberals. You’re the media darling because for every cry of “compromise”, there’s a reply of “no compromise” from the left. So we change, and they don’t. The reason the right is losing elections is because as long as people like you and your father represent the party, I won’t vote for them any more…and I’m 27. Disagree with Michelle Malkin all you want, and although I’m not in her camp 100% (maybe 98%), I’m certainly not in yours. So I’m going to take my Southern California coast residing, tattooed, guitar playing, video game junkie ass somewhere else if you’re the face of the “new Republican party”, because you’re just that…a face. I’m not an extreme conservative (unless it’s fiscal), and like you, I probably don’t really have any major complaints with the social moderates, though I disagree with them, but I do have complaints with people who convey understanding of policy that reads like Tigerbeat or in 140 characters and less.

You’ve become the “Limousine Conservative”, the parody of the elite left that Republicans like me can’t stomach. You’re one of the ones who talk about the awesome things that they do, say, and participate in, twitter about how cool you are, and how you’re recognized…you’re now the Paris Hilton of the Republican Party, and while you espouse moderation, those of us Conservative Republicans twist inside, knowing that while you are your own individual, and have the right to say whatever you want, your actions have a reflection on the “R”, like Miss. Hiltons do on the “H”….and I’m about to tap out.

You think there’s room for everyone? That’s not realistic, or informed, and it doesn’t help policy.

You are chasing me out of the party, and I know there’s going to be hands in the air like mine agreeing. I give credit to people like Bill Maher because at least he believes in something, even though I disagree with him…you, however, just seem to believe in the idea of believing…how…inclusive.

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…there’s a shakeup a comin’.

The IBD/TIPP Poll was released recently, and there’s a part of it that just strikes me as…well, odd. Look at this.

Now, granted there’s a caveat that says there’s a lot of fluctuation, but 18 – 24 over 70%? I’ve been discussing with the rest of the conservative intelligentsia in my life (all 3 of them) that the youth of this country (my generation and below) is much more conservative than our parents. For me, I see Democrats as government trying to control life, thought, money, society, and commerce. Republicans are the same (regrettably) but to a MUCH lesser degree.

It’s not really the Republicans who are imposing the thought police, the speech codes, the aggressively socialist rhetoric of “agree with us or else”, the “Fairness Doctrine”, the Draft, the Newsom “like it or not”, the Prop 8 (CA) debacle, which I voted yes for not because I’m vehemently against gay marriage, but because I’m vehemently against the court overturning prop 22, bypassing the electorate, and legislating it from the bench. I think while predominately libertarian (which I lean much of the time), the younger generation looks at things much differently than the Gen Xers ahead of, and certainly more than the self absorbed Boomers. They approach life with an almost Rand like sense of opportunity.

We’ll see after the post election polling is released though won’t we.

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Awww man, I wish I could be filled with hate and rage too…and blame all problems on the Republicans! (Side note: the Democrats have majority, they don’t even need Republicans to solve this economic crisis…but, the new “Do Nothing” congress doesn’t even have the balls to pass a bill they could easily pass, for fear of being responsible for the result…)

This video reminds me of the 4th of July parade in Huntington Beach. I’ve gone 3 of the last 4 years, and I don’t remember anyone jeering the Democrat float that went by (they had a band…they’re cool), but I do remember some jeers and booing when the Republican float went by. I’ve learned to be more quiet about my politics in public setting, especially around strangers…because the above reaction isn’t uncommon in the People’s Republican of California. My wife just commented it’s because even though we’re the fascists, we’re surprisingly more tolerant of other peoples view.

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