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Day By Day October 29, 2009 – GinGRINCH

October 28, 2009 /

Day By Day by Chris Muir

Chris, I just don’t understand the GOP Civil Wars being fought by the national Republican Party and conservatives, including Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty. The entire flap appears to resemble a PURGE with its associated litmus tests, imposed by right-wing interest groups.

In the fifty United States, there are regional differences in culture, language inflections and political ideology. Isn’t this evident by our government structure, devised so wisely by the Founding Fathers? Isn’t this what, we as Republicans want – local government, directly responsive to a local electorate.

The point of politics is to win elections and govern.

If the Republican Party reverts to a set of litmus tests imposed by the outside, they will accomplish neither.

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  • SJ Reidhead

    October 28, 2009 at 9:16 am

    At The Pink Flamingo I’ve suggested maybe we consider purging conservatives who actually aren’t Republicans but think they can manipulate the party. I’m not talking about Conservative Republicans, but those lovely independent thinkers who want 100% purity, but refuse to be a member of any party.

    All they can do is complain, destroy, harass, and denigrate anyone who is not measuring up to their version of pure. The great irony is the fact that when Reagan was in office, these were the “same” people who went after him.

    The Right refuses to admit that “they” turned on Reagan within a few weeks of taking office. Richard Viguerie, Howard Phillips, the late Paul Weyrich – the usual suspects – did everything they could to undermine Reagan.

    Something else the Right doesn’t want to admit is the fact that the Heritage Foundation turned on Reagan for not being conservative enough.

    We’re simply hearing the same song, new verse.

    SJR
    The Pink Flamingo