Karl Rove, the progressive-Republican who brought you "compassionate conservatism," now wants to tell you "Where the Tea Parties Should Go From Here."
My advice to them is to keep their distance from any single party and instead influence both parties on debt, spending and an over-reaching federal government. Allowing third-party movements to co-opt the tea partiers' good name, which is happening in Nevada, will only serve to elect opponents of the tea party philosophy of low-taxes and fiscal restraint. It could also discredit the tea party movement.
My advice to them is to keep their distance from any single party and instead influence both parties on debt, spending and an over-reaching federal government. Allowing third-party movements to co-opt the tea partiers' good name, which is happening in Nevada, will only serve to elect opponents of the tea party philosophy of low-taxes and fiscal restraint. It could also discredit the tea party movement.
A small fraction of the tea partiers' leadership are ambitious individuals who haven't been able to hold office in either the GOP or Democratic Party. Some are from fringe groups like the John Birch Society or the remnants of the LaRouchies. Others see the tea party movement as a recruiting pool for volunteers for Ron Paul's next presidential bid.
Yo, Rove! Remember 2006 and 2008?
Okay. Now STFU! Your ideas and philosophy crashed and burned with the Bush Jr. administration. It's over Karl. Go home.
I'm not a mathematician, but addition by subtraction sounds about as intelligent as compassionate conservatism and the resulting federal debt and market bubbles it produced. Are there any mystical-calculus experts out there who can help me out?
Hmmm ... Maybe I'm having hallucinations here, but I bet Rove doesn't want us to purge the Left. Wait a minute ... He did recommend the Democratic Party (you know, the one trying to cram a bunch of socialism down our throats). What does that tell you about his intentions?
[T]here's something weird going on when Paul, the small-government constitutionalist, is considered the extremist in the Republican Party while Huckabee, the statist, is the lovable underdog. It's even weirder because it's probably true: Huckabee is much closer to the mainstream. And that's what scares me about Huckabee and the mainstream alike. - Jonah Goldberg.
If I were Andrew Jackson, I'd challenge Karl Rove to a duel. Gasp! I just used an historic reference as a metaphor of my disgust and opposition to Karl Rove. That's Very Scary. Where's Homeland Security when you need them?
Rove is running scared right now. He's Very Concerned that "we the people" are putting up a legitimate challenge to the Washington status quo's game of taxpayer looting. Karl has a lot to lose if the sport of theft is taken away.
He may have to find a real job.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
LaRouchies? I must admit, I'm not familiar with you, and I'm sorry we never met before. I don't even care what our differences might be. Welcome! You have a friend here at the Classic Liberal!
Birchers? I'll fight with you guys any day of the week.
"Truthers," "birthers," and other outcasts? We may not see exactly eye-to-eye, but you'll always find a brother at the Classic Lib!
Traditional conservatives? Of course you have a home here. Always.
Libertarians? Where would we be without you? After all, it's you who has kept true conservatism alive.
Mainstream conservatives and Neocons ...
You're always welcome here, with open arms, but you must be able to sit at the table and break bread with the rest of us disgusting lepers and sinners.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. - John 3:17 (King James Version).
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. - Matthew 21:31 (King James Version).
Karl Rove? Okay, we even have room for a harlot and tax-collector like you.
Well said. Rove was being a bit more "transparent" than he probably intended, wasn't he?
I'm so sick and tired of all the purge talk, especially from progressives like Rove! Unfortunately, I think he did intend what he said. He just doesn't see anything wrong with it, blinded by his own arrogance and playing a different game.
The truth is, he's fighting because he sees the status quo losing control. He only cares about electing "republicans," not conservatives. Big difference. The latter doesn't advance his career or income.
I've been a fan of Glenn Beck, but he's been getting on my nerves lately too. His opening dialogue today was nothing but a lecture. I turned it off. Unlike Rove, I believe Beck means well, but sometimes his naivety is too much for me to bear. (And his attack on Medina was cheap.)
Rove has no business guiding the tea party movement in any direction.
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