August 25, 2008
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As the Democrats' convention begins, there's interesting news from Gallup: Obama and McCain are tied in their poll. They have been statistically tied for a while, in fact. Using history as our guide, we see that this is not good news for the Obama campaign. He received no bounce from his European deification. If he does not receive a 10-point bounce after the attention he will receive this week, his campaign is headed for failure.
But McCain should not be overjoyed by the poll numbers. Too many people still associate him with George W. Bush, a man who, like him or not, is not very popular right now. But McCain has always been a maverick, and I hope that comes through in some way. My fear is that it will come out in his Vice-Presidential pick.
Speaking of close races, it's time for those of you who are conservatives and will not vote for McCain to knock off the crying. I know some of you want to see four years of Obama so the nation will move back towards true conservatism. That would be a great idea but for the fact that four years of Obama will seriously damage this nation. Is it worth that?
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Rush spoke of question d3 in the Battleground poll that they have been asking since 2002. What do you consider yourself politically? very conservative 20%, conservative 40, moderate 2, liberal 27, very liberal 9. Rush has always pointed out, and the 60% conservative backs him up, that Republican candidates who run as strong conservatives almost always win, ie: Reagan. McCain is still after the middle when there isn't one.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_082508/content/01125110.guest.html
I wonder what would happen if we started a third/fourth party - called the "Conservative" party.
The rules of entry would be simple. Proven fiscal conservatism.
The rules for staying in the party - no spending increases without spending cuts. Borrow even once and you are OUT.
The primary mandate of the party - balance the budget and eliminate the deficit - FOR REAL - not just on paper - with current income, NOT future projections. NO Exceptions.
The secondary mandate - eliminate the federal debt.
On social issues - vote your conscience.
Simple. Who's with me?
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at August 26, 2008 12:53 PM