"Halloween Scare Tactics"

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Richard Viguerie: Halloween Scare Tactics Won’t Work for GOP; Republicans Must Propose a New Contract With the Voters and Promise to Govern Differently

(Manassas, Virginia)  Richard A. Viguerie, author of the new book, Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause (Bonus Books), warned Republicans that scare tactics against Democrats will not succeed in increasing social or economic conservative voters on election day.

“The big-spending, high-deficit, morally-deficient Republican Party hasn’t anything to offer conservatives except Halloween scare tactics about the Democrats.  But since the GOP majority in Congress has engaged in an unprecedented spending spree, conservatives know that Democrats cannot be any worse and that divided government may lead to less spending,” Viguerie said.

“And conservatives have learned that, while Republicans sometimes provide significant symbolism on social issues, in truth, many of them have a disdain for values voters,” he added.

“Trying to frighten conservatives by yelling ‘Nancy Pelosi’ and ‘Harry Reid’ won’t work this time.  As I mention in the Introduction to Conservatives Betrayed, similar tactics didn’t work in 1948, 1960, 1976, and 1992 either,” he said.

Viguerie said that, for the Republican Party to retain its majorities in the House and Senate, President Bush and Congressional leaders should convene a summit to spell out specifically what they would actually do if they were left in power.  He said Republicans should enter into a new contract with the voters to include such items as:

* A complete termination of “earmarks” and pork barrel spending in appropriations bills.  Opposition to all increases in non-defense spending.

* A constitutional amendment to balance the budget and limit taxes.

* Making permanent all of the temporary tax cuts and pushing for significant additional tax relief.

* Recommit to securing the border with Mexico to stop the invasion of illegal aliens.

* Fighting hard for the confirmation of strict constructionists to the federal judiciary.

* Energy independence through increased exploration for oil, development of coal resources, and expansion of nuclear energy.

* Appointment of many more Reagan-type conservatives, rather than big-business establishment Republicans.

* Senate confirmation of John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador.

“Many conservatives and moderates have tuned out the Republican Congressional leaders.  But President Bush owns the world’s largest microphone.  If he will use it to make serious promises on issues that grassroots conservatives can relate to, voters might give Republicans one more chance,” Viguerie said.

http://www.conservativesbetrayed.com/pressrelease-102406.php

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* A complete termination of “earmarks” and pork barrel spending in appropriations bills. Opposition to all increases in non-defense spending.

* A constitutional amendment to balance the budget and limit taxes.

* Making permanent all of the temporary tax cuts and pushing for significant additional tax relief.

* Recommit to securing the border with Mexico to stop the invasion of illegal aliens.

* Fighting hard for the confirmation of strict constructionists to the federal judiciary.

* Energy independence through increased exploration for oil, development of coal resources, and expansion of nuclear energy.

* Appointment of many more Reagan-type conservatives, rather than big-business establishment Republicans.

* Senate confirmation of John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador.

That's the problem with Bush. Hes' not Ronald Reagan, and not interested in being the captain of a conservative movement. He's content w/ being President, and giving each side of the aisle something they can crow about.

I thought Bolton had recently been confirmed to the U.N. If not, he soon will be. Some of the boneheads who were hedging their bet have finally admitted he's the right man for the job. Perhaps the best Ambassador we've had since Jean Kirkpatrick.

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* A complete termination of “earmarks” and pork barrel spending in appropriations bills. Opposition to all increases in non-defense spending.

* A constitutional amendment to balance the budget and limit taxes.

* Making permanent all of the temporary tax cuts and pushing for significant additional tax relief.

* Recommit to securing the border with Mexico to stop the invasion of illegal aliens.

* Fighting hard for the confirmation of strict constructionists to the federal judiciary.

* Energy independence through increased exploration for oil, development of coal resources, and expansion of nuclear energy.

* Appointment of many more Reagan-type conservatives, rather than big-business establishment Republicans.

* Senate confirmation of John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador.

That's the problem with Bush. Hes' not Ronald Reagan, and not interested in being the captain of a conservative movement. He's content w/ being President, and giving each side of the aisle something they can crow about.

Yeah, that's Dubya's problem. He's just too damn bipartisan for his own good. Reagan was actually more bi-partisan because he had to be and he was a far more decent person. But Reagan was hardly Conservative in his governance. He was a big, big spender. You guys just can't face the fact the Clinton was more fiscally responsible than the idol you worship. Keep your myths alive. They're all you have.

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Dubya is to world leaders as Mike Shula is to college coaches. Difference being that CMS's daddy was effective. "Read my lips."

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You guys just can't face the fact the Clinton was more fiscally responsible than the idol you worship. Keep your myths alive. They're all you have.

Clinton had to be fiscally responsible, because the GOP congress ( with Newt as speaker ) was in control of the spending. Reagan had a Democrat congress to deal with and tried to play ball with them.

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Loved the article I agree with the writer totally. True Conservatives do not want anymore of W and his mindless pork barrel spending. We want a balanced budget. We want a strong military and closed borders for illegal immigration.

BTW, Tex, your white knuckle fraudulent ideas that Clinon had anything but periphery to do with balancing the budget is past laughable.

http://www.businessweek.com/1996/53/b35089.htm

(1997) If an agreement is reached, which seems likely, it would produce a balanced budget by 2002--at least on paper.

The budget balanced in 1998 because TRUE Conservatives were in the House AND Clinton was enough of a leader to realize he could only get what he could from them.

Back in 1980s, Reagan proposed budgets that cut taxes AND raised revenue, ala the Laffer Curve. Congress, lead by the Dems and Tip O'Neill in particular spent like sailors in a whore house. Reagan did spend money on the military. But the money on the military was not that great, expenditures on social programs make up far more of the budget than military spending.

The crux of the need for a balanced budsget is this: A TRUE Conservative House and any reasonable President. What we have now is a House and President looking out for their own good rather than the country's.

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You guys just can't face the fact the Clinton was more fiscally responsible than the idol you worship. Keep your myths alive. They're all you have.

Clinton had to be fiscally responsible, because the GOP congress ( with Newt as speaker ) was in control of the spending. Reagan had a Democrat congress to deal with and tried to play ball with them.

I hear what you're saying Raptor! Makes me wish Bush II had a GOP-controlled Congress to keep him from running up such outrageous deficits! ....oh, wait..

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You guys just can't face the fact the Clinton was more fiscally responsible than the idol you worship. Keep your myths alive. They're all you have.

Clinton had to be fiscally responsible, because the GOP congress ( with Newt as speaker ) was in control of the spending. Reagan had a Democrat congress to deal with and tried to play ball with them.

I hear what you're saying Raptor! Makes me wish Bush II had a GOP-controlled Congress to keep him from running up such outrageous deficits! ....oh, wait..

Unfortunately, GOP-Controlled no longer means Conservative for all of us in the US these days.

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I hear what you're saying Raptor! Makes me wish Bush II had a GOP-controlled Congress to keep him from running up such outrageous deficits! ....oh, wait..

Unfortunatly, Bush isn't a conservative, and Congress has pin heads like Alaska's Dan Bridge to No Where Young. There was little fiscal leadership in the White House, or the Congress.