One really has to wonder what else the Republican Party will do to further demonstrate to voters that control of the Party has been ceased by birthers, teabaggers and the minions of Bible Spice Palin. It seems that being untethered from reality and supporting theocracy are becoming prerequisites to running on the GOP ticket. The latest insanity is a proposal that all GOP candidates take a "purity" resolution in order to run as a party backed candidate. Not surprisingly, gay-hating is one of the prerequisites as is anti-immigrant bigotry and unrestricted access to guns. A New York Times story looks at this latest effort to drive sane and rational people from the party. Obviously, nothing was learned by the wingnuts from the Democrat victory in the New York 23rd Congressional District. Here are highlights:*
The battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for — and how much it should accommodate dissenting views on important issues — is probably going to move from the states to the Republican National Committee when it holds its winter meeting this January in Honolulu.
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Republican leaders are circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates should support to demonstrate that they “espouse conservative principles and public policies” that are in opposition to “Obama’s socialist agenda.” According to the resolution, any Republican candidate who broke with the party on three or more of these issues– in votes cast, public statements made or answering a questionnaire – would be penalized by being denied party funds or the party endorsement.
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The development is going to put pressure on Michael Steele, the party chairman, as he tries to maintain a balance between those in his party who have been saying the road to victory is to include divergent views, and those who say the party needs to embrace conservative principles that have been at its core. Here is the resolution’s list:
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(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill;
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(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run health care;
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(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;
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(4) We support workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check;
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(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
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(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
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(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;
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(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
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(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and
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(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership.
The battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for — and how much it should accommodate dissenting views on important issues — is probably going to move from the states to the Republican National Committee when it holds its winter meeting this January in Honolulu.
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Republican leaders are circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates should support to demonstrate that they “espouse conservative principles and public policies” that are in opposition to “Obama’s socialist agenda.” According to the resolution, any Republican candidate who broke with the party on three or more of these issues– in votes cast, public statements made or answering a questionnaire – would be penalized by being denied party funds or the party endorsement.
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The development is going to put pressure on Michael Steele, the party chairman, as he tries to maintain a balance between those in his party who have been saying the road to victory is to include divergent views, and those who say the party needs to embrace conservative principles that have been at its core. Here is the resolution’s list:
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(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill;
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(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run health care;
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(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;
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(4) We support workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check;
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(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
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(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
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(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;
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(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
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(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and
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(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership.
1 comment:
Pues yo no estoy de acuerdo con este artículo, pues según lo que he leido en toda la prensa Europea (bueno casi toda) tanto de izquierdas como de derechas y en algunos blogs americanos; es que parece que el sector loco, fanático, intolerante y fundamentalista cristiano del Partido Repúblicano, se ha hecho con el control del partido, y que esos han sido precisamente los que han ganado dos elecciones locales.
Además en Europa todo el mundo está espantado ante las barbaridades que hacen allí los "teabaggers", pero, ¿Cómo puede ser Obama un racista, nazi y fascista? Y encima algunos americanos se creen ese discurso. Lo siento, pero te tengo que decir que la mala fama de que los Americanos son idiotas no es por envidia de que ustedes sean poderosos y ricos (Noruega y Suiza son países extremadamente ricos y nadie los odia), sino porque parece que entre más burro, irracional y extremista se sea en tu país, mejor le va a esa persona; es como una cultura que valora la estupidez por encima de la racionalidad.
No todos los Americanos son así, pero una parte del electorado del GOP, están locos de remate.
Otra cosa rara que he notado en algunos americanos cuando intento hablar con ellos por foros y chats es que si uno utiliza un lenguaje racional, es imediatamente tachado de "marxista", "socialista" o mejor así:
"commie", "liberal tree-hugger", "moonbat", "you have liberal agenda against my country"
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