BANNISTER ON ELECTION AFTERMATH
I am not too worried about the election results. Honestly, I think there are good reasons for this type of thing and, if responded to properly, events such as this can be advantageous for Christian political action. Here are a few of the reasons I am not shedding tears over this one:
1. I believe Republicans brought this one on themselves. The war, their insatiable taste for pork, a mind-boggling deficit, out of control borders, scandals, their wish-wash position on embryonic stem-cell research, their limp-wristed position on homosexuality, and their failure to stop abortion are but a few of the reasons people have "had enough."
2. Gridlock is underrated. Were it to be a complete sweep for the Dems, I would be more worried. But as it stands, I do not believe we will see a ferocious shift towards the left. In fact, I am betting my chips that Bush has already put his rubber stamp in the drawer and replaced it with his veto stick.
3. This kind of loss sends a message to Republicans. The old maxim "spare the rod, spoil the child" comes to mind here. It is my hope that Republicans will get the right message. Some have already indicated that they have no clue as to why they lost. Some said it was the vast amount of money given to Democratic candidates by liberal activists. Others have said that it was due to misinformation. On a national level, there are many blaming the religious right for this. Honestly, they may have a case, but only insofar as the religious right has allowed itself to be identified with Bush & Co.
As I mentioned before, the election results are bittersweet. This being said, religious libertarians and conservatives have a great opportunity. The question is, are we up to it?
PS- As a blogger and a radio/TV host, power shifts such as this are not so bad. We are notorious for being adversarial, grassroots oriented, and (unfortunately?) reactionary. These shifts also give us a TON of talking points and parodies.
1. I believe Republicans brought this one on themselves. The war, their insatiable taste for pork, a mind-boggling deficit, out of control borders, scandals, their wish-wash position on embryonic stem-cell research, their limp-wristed position on homosexuality, and their failure to stop abortion are but a few of the reasons people have "had enough."
2. Gridlock is underrated. Were it to be a complete sweep for the Dems, I would be more worried. But as it stands, I do not believe we will see a ferocious shift towards the left. In fact, I am betting my chips that Bush has already put his rubber stamp in the drawer and replaced it with his veto stick.
3. This kind of loss sends a message to Republicans. The old maxim "spare the rod, spoil the child" comes to mind here. It is my hope that Republicans will get the right message. Some have already indicated that they have no clue as to why they lost. Some said it was the vast amount of money given to Democratic candidates by liberal activists. Others have said that it was due to misinformation. On a national level, there are many blaming the religious right for this. Honestly, they may have a case, but only insofar as the religious right has allowed itself to be identified with Bush & Co.
As I mentioned before, the election results are bittersweet. This being said, religious libertarians and conservatives have a great opportunity. The question is, are we up to it?
PS- As a blogger and a radio/TV host, power shifts such as this are not so bad. We are notorious for being adversarial, grassroots oriented, and (unfortunately?) reactionary. These shifts also give us a TON of talking points and parodies.
posted by Paleocrat at Thursday, November 09, 2006
1 Comments:
Hey big man, sorry it has been so long but it is hunting season and people do get busy. I keep on trying to make it downtown one of these nights but just cant seem to get a night without these kids. Enough about that though.
In your post you stated that one of the problems for the republicans was their inability to stop abortion. I would agree, a clear stance on any issue is very tough to get from either side on the eve of an election. I would just like to know more about this. Do you believe that these people just didnt get out and vote? Did they vote for the dems or what? The only reason I would see them voting for the dems would be to "clense the pallet" of the repubilcan party. Getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. We all know that the where the dems stand on this issue so it would seem counter productive to vote for a dem withouy some alterior motive involved. I have also heard the though, mostly from Jon Stewart, that this is another plan or scheme from the genious Karl Rove. I dont believe that at all. I am currently in a the middle of a very interesting book which is pointing to how much of a smart man Rove is. And I do believe it.
Just wondering what you think brother, get back with me.
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