tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post5932277769835810131..comments2023-10-31T10:50:53.740-05:00Comments on Team America's 10th District Blog: Are Conservatives Ready to Choose Pragmatism Over Party Purity? -- The Impact of Scott Brown On the Illinois Senate Race (UPDATED)Team Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035504738668036802noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-984015863085268782010-01-16T19:07:17.771-06:002010-01-16T19:07:17.771-06:00Anon 4:20, your words ring true. If only the entir...Anon 4:20, your words ring true. If only the entire legion of those of us who DO want to elect Republicans back into the Senate and the House can stop the labeling of who is too far this and too far that and actually get off the couch and get out and vote for every Republican in each district can we begin to turn the tide. If it's more important for those who hang onto the far right to stay home, then expect to have Alexi for 6 years and lord knows what in the 10th and other districts. It's long past time to cling to ideologies and come together as Republicans ALL. IF not now, when.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-34204870050499721882010-01-16T16:20:25.540-06:002010-01-16T16:20:25.540-06:00TA-
You are exactly right. The point is not to p...TA-<br /><br />You are exactly right. The point is not to pitch moderate versus conservative, but rather come together (especially in the general election) to elect Republicans.<br /><br />We tried party-purity litmus tests in 2004. It was called Alan Keyes. That got us Barack Obama.<br /><br />Time to grow up and play in the major leagues again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-76163692167999082482010-01-16T14:34:31.456-06:002010-01-16T14:34:31.456-06:00I know that "spot on" is British.I know that "spot on" is British.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-44327782584133147462010-01-16T13:30:05.830-06:002010-01-16T13:30:05.830-06:00Well said TA. Republicans (of any sort) are suceed...Well said TA. Republicans (of any sort) are suceeding in Blue states because they are returning to the playbook of '94: NATIONALIZING a local race. Brown is close because the folks (dem and repub) don't want this healthcare obamanation and know that Brown is the 41st vote against it. That is if Harry Reid will seat him, should he win,before a cloture vote on healthcare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-21259697238691903882010-01-16T13:28:47.913-06:002010-01-16T13:28:47.913-06:00spot on is british for right on brother!
Team Am...spot on is british for right on brother! <br /><br />Team America, I agree. I will support every day a Jeff Flake who is an arch conservative and the best fiscal hawk in congress but I will also support an olympia snowe. Snowe is a little liberal for my taste,but she and collins can be real fiscal watchdogs. <br /><br />Tea Party members if you read their stuff are more fiscal hawks. they are not social warriors. In fact the social warriors are the problem as people like huckabee and sarah palin actually believe in big government for social spending purposes. <br /><br />Thunder Dan Segrue is a force as is Hamilton Chang (e) is in my name. <br /><br />FOKLAEAPSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-66199407225721225552010-01-16T12:51:23.439-06:002010-01-16T12:51:23.439-06:00Spot on?Spot on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-17259451482335335902010-01-16T12:30:51.019-06:002010-01-16T12:30:51.019-06:00TA. Spot on. As a member of several Tea Party and ...TA. Spot on. As a member of several Tea Party and 9/12 groups, I hear the conservative litmus test constantly. There are many who say Brown is too liberal. I say an incremental move to the right for a far left leaning state like MA is a conservative victory. Mark Kirk is far from my choice as a senator. However I know Kirk has begun listening to us. Which for Kirk is an incremental move to the right. <br />@Blue Wind Brown is enjoying support form Tea Partiers because he represents a move to the right from far left Obama socialist agenda supporting Taxachussetts. He is not conservative. Please post your mia culpa bright and early Wednesday the 20th after Coakley and team Obama suffer a back breaking defeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-74558531107164936502010-01-16T11:41:09.945-06:002010-01-16T11:41:09.945-06:00FOKLAEAPS - I'm doing anything but declaring w...FOKLAEAPS - I'm doing anything but declaring war on the right wing. The whole point of the post is to convince that segment of the conservatives that refuse to support a candidate who can, to try to see the light. TA supports conservatives like Thunder Dan Sugrue who have earned our loyalty and have a chance to win. TA himself is fairly conservative, but 'tolerant' and firm believer in the big tent philosophy. Once the GOP starts winning some elections in this state, there will be plenty of time to out-Republican each other. Till then, we have to pull together to defeat the Dems.Team Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035504738668036802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-20175285591617617562010-01-16T11:23:01.083-06:002010-01-16T11:23:01.083-06:00TA
Great analysis. Go Kirk!TA<br /><br />Great analysis. Go Kirk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-22025727413210346502010-01-16T11:19:38.742-06:002010-01-16T11:19:38.742-06:00Blue wind, since local democrats have been saying ...Blue wind, since local democrats have been saying this seat was yours since porter cast his vote on monica-gate, I think you better revise your remarks. <br /><br />You listen to democrats and in the first breath mark is a fire breathing right winger, in the next he's too liberal. campaigns that have 2 messages like this generally have one result in november: Defeat. <br /><br />To Team America's points<br /><br />1. Waging war on the right wing is a really bad idea. There are moderates like andy mckenna and ray lahood who are just awful. A lot of d.c. right wingers like mitch mcconnell and haley barbour believe in big tent. There are losers on the right who won't vote for mark because they would rather try again in 6 years, but there are also losers on the left of our party like coulson,mckenna,lahood, jim jeffords and arlen specter who stand for nothing.<br /><br />2. Brown shows bush is off the table. Alexi's big argument is that Mark is a bush d.c. republican. People are past that. If ever there was a state where that would be an epithet, it's the land of chowdah, clams, doug flutie, and dukakis. Essentially the democrats biggest weapon has been skunked. <br /><br />3. For the first time since Mark was in law school democrats are vulnerable on domestic policymaking outside of the south. Brown is not running as a moderate republican the way romney and bill weld and cellucci did, he's running full bore against washington democrats. We haven't seen this work in 20 years. You can run against the democrats on domestic policy and win now. <br /><br />4. If I'm the dolt, green or friedman campaign I am going to my people and saying this race shows you dont have to pretend to be a republican to win. coulson's big argument is that she's the better general election candidate because democrats are won over by her fiscal liberalism. Brown is running as a fiscal hawk in massachusettes and thats why hes winning. You dont have to be ashamed to be a republican this year as coulson has been for the last 15 years. to win. <br /><br />5. Democrats are really screwed. In 2006 the NRCC sent half of the republican in washington to california to try and save the seat of duke cunningham. It was as republican as any in the country and the party barely survived against a no name democrat opposed to the party on every position. When they have to go full bore in massachusettes, coming on the heels of drubbings in increasingly blue virginia and new jersey, their moderate suburban base that clinton had cultivated is moving right. <br /><br />FOKLAEAPSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-40716027949885589472010-01-16T11:16:58.142-06:002010-01-16T11:16:58.142-06:00Brown is a conservative and tea-partier. He is t...Brown is a conservative and tea-partier. He is the equivalent of Hughes in IL. He is certainly much more conservative socially than Kirk. The only reason for which Kirk has been competitive in IL is that he is socially very liberal and that makes him far more acceptable to mainstream voters. <br /><br />In any case, Brown will lose Tuesday, remember me on that. And so will Kirk in November. Brown will lose because he is too far to the right and the last moment the MA voters will wake up. Kirk will lose because he is neither a real conservative nor a real liberal. He is something like Arlen Specter in PA, who will also lose his seat in November. Lack of principles is not a good thing these days.Blue Windnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194608964536238003.post-76222738207991651072010-01-16T10:09:32.941-06:002010-01-16T10:09:32.941-06:00Spot-on to Team America. I am anxiously awaiting f...Spot-on to Team America. I am anxiously awaiting for the right-winger Kirk haters to wake up from their Friday night hangovers and comment on this excellent analysis/commentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com