And decrease the size of government and spending, and increase fiscal responsibility? Perhaps lower the national debt? Or is the party for conservatives lost forever?
2007-01-17 07:57:23 · 14 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The Libertarian Party is the conservative party. The Republican party lost their conservative roots and despite record wealth and economic growth the government cannot continue to grow and expect this unprescedented windfall of tax revenue to continue.
2007-01-17 08:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well I sure hope so! I also hope the republicans running for office realize we "fired them" because of their loosing their conservative values once they got in the game. It's funny most families run on conservative values but for some reason vote democrat. I guess they fall for the old song and dance that libs are for the little guy the poor the down trodden. If this is true why do libs want to raise your taxes? It's interesting that libs whine and moan about Bush lowering taxes only for the rich which breaks the backs of the poor. Nothing could be further from the truth. On the library of congress web site I saw where under Clinton the so called rich payed less taxes then under Bush and the middle class and "poor" paid more. But they don't go by facts just run with what their leaders tell them. Believe everything we say and above all hate Bush! No matter how great the economy is or how safe he is keeping you at home. By the way the national debt is being paid back faster then first thought. All I can do is vote conservative and hope it under pressure by libs and spinless republicans doesn't die!!
2007-01-17 08:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
John McCain by all accounts is a very Conservative Republican. So is Tom Tancredo from my home state but I don't think he stands a chance on the national stage. Honestly I think our party needs to move toward the center socially and more right fiscally. This seems like the province of Rudy Guiliani to me.
2007-01-17 08:11:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Why did the conservative Republican party lose the election in Nov 08?" The Republican party lost the election, not the conservative Republican party. What I advise by using it is that the Republican party, under bush, strayed removed from its conservative concepts many, many cases. And their nominee McCain exchange into the poster boy for straying from conservative concepts.
2016-10-31 09:19:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's doubtful the republican/conservative's will return to power. The majority of Senators up for re-election in 2008 are republicans and right now it doesn't look to promising with many of them talking retirement.
If Iraq continues down the same path of failure, we may very well see a MAJOR shift to the Democratic party. People are fed up with high deficit spending, and lack of fiscal responsibility on the part of the Republican party since 1994.
Conservatives will now take a back burner. They had to much control for such a short period of time, and managed under the current president to more than DOUBLE the national debt, embark on a senseless war in IRAQ, took their eye of the ball in the war on terror. It's time they be gone for many decades.
2007-01-17 08:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by ash84102 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
So tell me which cons those would be? Near as I can tell, as far back as Nixon, Cons have done no better in limiting goverment than libs have. Reagan- you're great conservative patriarch built up the largest increase in national debt up until his time. Bush 41 and 43-- both significantly increase the national debt with Bush 43 taking the all-time pres prize for largest increase in national debt.
So, again, which small gov, fiscally responsible cons are you talking about? There are none-- you'd have to go back to Eisenhower, Goldwater, etc.
The only thing that's worked in recent times was Clinton paired up with a Repub legislature to balance the budget and have a surplus.
If Dems play smart and return to pay-as-you go, limit any tax hikes, limit any new spending-- it'll be all over for the R's in 2008
As the guy below me says-- McCain and/or Gulianni could pull it off.
2007-01-17 08:09:47 · answer #6 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Goodness, I certainly hope the party can see the difference between what got them into power in 1994 and what left their base cold in 2006. Otherwise, I'd say it's time to change parties.
2007-01-17 08:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't help but think that they will. There has got to be a huge backlash against Bush's spending, not to mention his "neoconservative" foreign policy. I have no idea who can do that. I think McCain's support of this surge should kill his chances.
2007-01-17 08:02:04 · answer #8 · answered by woodthi32 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I hope so, but I wouldn't bet on it. Reagan is dead, and none of the sorry-*** living candidates can carry his jock strap!
2007-01-17 08:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God, I hope so cause it is so frustrating watching these Republican hacks in Washington. It's really painful for me to watch and listen to them.
2007-01-17 08:00:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋