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Seriously, I have been listening to Rush for the last 3 months and I still do not understand what his plan for America really is, I would not call Rush a Conservative because is nothing more than a Republican partisan puppet but with all his criticism of Obama, he probably has a much better plan for all of us, if anybody would care to highlight his superior plan for this country, I would love to understand it!
He can't have a plan, since he is just a radio-talk host. Well, Obama and some Democrats have declared that Rush is the Republican leader, but then backed down when he challenged Obama to have a "leader to leader" radio discussion. Rush even challenged Obama's teleprompter, but no answer...
In my view, since the Democrats made him the Republican leader, Obama, as the Democrat leader, should have had a talk with Rush on the radio and learned about his plan.
Believe it or not, I don't disagree with you in principle. But there have been other paradigm shifts in American history: The Roaring 20's, the Blazing 50's, The Hippy Movement, Civil Rights Movement, Womens Lib to name a few. Each of these moments in history required a direct change in philosophy. The point is, parties adapt. Although its not entirely clear what the GOP has in store, that doesn't mean it won't adapt as political parties throughout our history have done in the past.
Except that this paradigm shift is more than simply cultural. It's taking place globally, rather than merely on a national level. And the climate change problem is huge--and it may be too late to make much of a difference--and this generation is growing rapidly aware of that and rapidly anxious.
On another note: Frankly, I hope the Republican party does adapt. This nation needs at least a viable two-party system. But its current views are so extreme, I doubt that it will be able to "adapt." What it needs is a thorough housecleaning--but that probably won't happen. I'm thinking that it will be another 10 years before the party gets some smart, modern thinkers to lead it. Wish it could come sooner--but again, I don't see that happening.
You can't really call them conservatives any more because they no longer have a vision for America. All they have is a vision of what they don't want , unlike the conservatives of yesteryear (pre 1984) who were able to articulate a positive vision for the country.
You may not have always agreed with it but it was usually serious and worthy of consideration - something we can't way about their positions today.
Rush could care less about the country or the government. All he wants is to get through the next 4 years with his income intact so he can pay for his drug habit.
It's the same for everyone in the media. The republicans were in charge for 8 years after a democratic 8 years involved in a lot of controversy, a lot of media people got jobs out of that. Now they are in danger so they are representing themselves as saving the country from Obama.
BS
The republican party got into trouble all by itself and now it is temporarily out of power and clout. The majority of Americans elected the new president and unless he commits treason, he will probably be in office for the next 4 years. They also put the democrats in power to express their disapointment with the other party. That is American politics.
I appreciate the fact that we are looking a little better in the eyes of the world, we were really "cxxp" for awhile. I appreciate the fact that we have a normal intelligent woman as first lady instead of that ugly lush Laura Bush.
I also appreciate the fact that Obama has the charisma to bring people together behind a cause just like Regan did. After all, the President does not run the government, he is just the face of it. Do I care if he is sincere or not? NO I care that he says the right thing at the right time to keep the ball rolling.
If all of you who listen to or watch any of these political programs, either conservative or liberal would take that amount of time and work on your home, help your neighbors, coach a kids team or volunteer in your community, America would be a better place.
Will Obama be successful? Only time can tell. In the meantime every person has to stop relying on the government and start making their own success in the world.
I am getting tired of Wall St and the media trying to highjack the government.
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Rush could care less about the country or the government. All he wants is to get through the next 4 years with his income intact so he can pay for his drug habit.
It's the same for everyone in the media. The republicans were in charge for 8 years after a democratic 8 years involved in a lot of controversy, a lot of media people got jobs out of that. Now they are in danger so they are representing themselves as saving the country from Obama.
BS
The republican party got in trouble all by itself and now it is temporarily out of power and clout. The majority of Americans elected the new president and unless he commits treason, he will probably be in office for the next 4 years.
I appreciate the fact that we are looking a little better in the eyes of the world, we were really "cxxp" for awhile. I appreciate the fact that we have a normal intelligent woman as first lady instead of that ugly lush Laura Bush.
I also appreciate the fact that Obama has the charisma to bring people together behind a cause just like Regan did. After all, the President does not run the government, he is just the face of it. Do I care if he is sincere or not? NO I care that he says the right thing at the right time to keep the ball rolling.
If all of you who listen to or watch any of these political programs, either conservative or liberal would take that amount of time and work on your home, help your neighbors, coach a kids team or volunteer in your community, America would be a better place.
Will Obama be successful? Only time can tell. In the meantime every person has to stop relying on the government and start making their own success in the world.
I am getting tired of Wall St and the media trying to take over the government.
I actually think Laura Bush is pretty. I can't understand why the hell she would marry someone like W.
A lot of these Limbaugh dittoheads, etc....well, Obama could save them from drowning, and they would still spit on him.
Hense the harsh treatment he's gotten from them (thankfully, though, not from the majority of Americans) not even 4 months into his term.
Cut spending, don't put any liquidity into the banks, hoard gold in Fort Knox. Oh wait, that was Herbert Hoover's plan, and it worked so well that time.
golfgod
Hoover didn't cut spending. He increased it. He also raised the top tax rates. Hoover and the Republicans of his day were tax and spend liberals who created the Smoot-Hawley tariffs that destroyed our export business.
Were you complaining about "single-party control" under Bush?
And are you seriously going to argue that spending under the Republican administration was "conservative"??? And what "checks and balances"?
Just more FOX talking points. . . .
You're missing his point. Whether or not he likes Republican control of the government or you like Democrat control, generally speaking voters prefer the checks and balances of divided government. Look how long one party control of the government typically lasts. We'll get a Republican House in 2010.
Cut spending, don't put any liquidity into the banks, hoard gold in Fort Knox. Oh wait, that was Herbert Hoover's plan, and it worked so well that time.
golfgod
One way to look at this is why not take America back to 1932 and roll the dice of history again. Exept instead of getting another Roosevelt we get America's version of that little Corporal with that dynamic oratory. A man who will tell us our problems are not due to our fears but due to THEM (fill in the blank with your favorite hobgobblin). Then to thunderous applause
he will make them go away. Then he will launch a weapons program the likes the world has never seen and he will make Canadian , Mexican or Venezuelan oil a domestic American supply after all we are such a special people. There may even be a revival of a song featured in a 1970s movie Cabaret which has a refrain "Tomorrow belongs, tomorrow belongs, tommorow belongs to me!" Today the Americas tomorrow the world and beyond. All or nothing.
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