mohican
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Forgive me for this rambling post
I had this going on another BB
I brought it up after GW said he would sign an extension of the "assault weapon bill" and not let it sunset.
Of course, there were the "now the gun owners will leave the republicans, and a Dem will be back in as president in 2005.
It could happen. Everyone knows GW's slim 2000 victory. Could this be the equivalent of "no new taxes"?
Could this end his approval rating?
I just don't know. I don't see a Perot on the horizon. In fact, Sharpton could be a Perot to the Dems in 2004. Al Sharpton is loudly singing R-E-S-P-E-C-T and if he doesn't get it, he is threatening to splinter the dems. And the black vote might follow Sharpton.
But back to the title of this thread. Suppose gun owners vote libertarian or similar, and Bush loses. If a dem lands in the white house, could we last 4 or 8 years? Can conservatives maintain enough congressional control to at least gridlock everything?
When the repubs swept in in 94 with the "contract for america" they didn't get anywhere because clinton threatened to veto everything, and the repubs them were squeamish about gridlock. I strongly criticize them for that. When clinton wouldn't sign newt's budget and they briefly gridlocked, some national parks closed briefly. there was a media howl, (I didn't see any mass demonstrations, however) and the repubs caved, and basically caved everytime clinton threatened veto.
In light of that, gridlock is good.
Currently, gridlock is the Democrat weapon. How many Judges has GW had appointed? The Dems now are a minority, and for goodness sakes, they are gridlocking congress. Conservatives need to stop being so squeemish and image conscious. I think Sanatorum will be the litmus test. If they Dems force Sanatorum out, I think the repubs are done, maybe not as far as getting re-elected, but as an effective force.
Like him or hate him, Ronnie Reagan knew how to do what the dems are doing - take it to the press and people to get what you want. Look what he accomplished with both house and senate being Democrats. Clinton had that page from the playbook. Wake up!!
Can we last 4-8 years? Your thoughts please.
I had this going on another BB
I brought it up after GW said he would sign an extension of the "assault weapon bill" and not let it sunset.
Of course, there were the "now the gun owners will leave the republicans, and a Dem will be back in as president in 2005.
It could happen. Everyone knows GW's slim 2000 victory. Could this be the equivalent of "no new taxes"?
Could this end his approval rating?
I just don't know. I don't see a Perot on the horizon. In fact, Sharpton could be a Perot to the Dems in 2004. Al Sharpton is loudly singing R-E-S-P-E-C-T and if he doesn't get it, he is threatening to splinter the dems. And the black vote might follow Sharpton.
But back to the title of this thread. Suppose gun owners vote libertarian or similar, and Bush loses. If a dem lands in the white house, could we last 4 or 8 years? Can conservatives maintain enough congressional control to at least gridlock everything?
When the repubs swept in in 94 with the "contract for america" they didn't get anywhere because clinton threatened to veto everything, and the repubs them were squeamish about gridlock. I strongly criticize them for that. When clinton wouldn't sign newt's budget and they briefly gridlocked, some national parks closed briefly. there was a media howl, (I didn't see any mass demonstrations, however) and the repubs caved, and basically caved everytime clinton threatened veto.
In light of that, gridlock is good.
Currently, gridlock is the Democrat weapon. How many Judges has GW had appointed? The Dems now are a minority, and for goodness sakes, they are gridlocking congress. Conservatives need to stop being so squeemish and image conscious. I think Sanatorum will be the litmus test. If they Dems force Sanatorum out, I think the repubs are done, maybe not as far as getting re-elected, but as an effective force.
Like him or hate him, Ronnie Reagan knew how to do what the dems are doing - take it to the press and people to get what you want. Look what he accomplished with both house and senate being Democrats. Clinton had that page from the playbook. Wake up!!
Can we last 4-8 years? Your thoughts please.