AJRath
shares
the 10 conservative principles and public policies of which you must agree to be considered for Party support (8 of 10 would still be okay):
(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill;
(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run health care;
(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;
(4) We support workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check;
(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;
(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
coke!
says
I flunk
(9) We supt. protecting the lives of vulnerable prsns by opposing hlth care rationing and denial of hlth care and govt. funding of abortion;
AJRath
says
I had to shorten #9 a bit. Those are my edits, not typos of the Republican National Committee.
AJRath
says
and...(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership.
AJRath
is
not sure what I wanted to say about those, but I thought I'd give myself some time to digest them.
#1: I don't think any politician wants smaller government. They only want small opposition.
#2: I agree with Bill Maher on this one. Not everything needs to make a profit. It should sustain itself, that's it.
#3: Yes, let the market help drive energy reform. People are ready to move away from traditional energy sources. Just don't protect big oil.
#4: I'm sensing a theme. Support by opposition. Workers should be more motivated to unionize. Public or private vote? It shouldn't matter.
#5: If people break the law, they should be held accountable by the law. Make immigration laws fair and non-discriminatory, but have laws.
#6: Victory over whom? I think we have taken our desired pound of flesh from both countries. Let's get our troops home.
#7: How do you eliminate a "threat," exactly? The threat will always be there. Should we stand up to any aggression? Yes. Forcefully.
#8: I support committed, loving relationships. Period.
mindelei
wonders
how many are afraid to respond to this plurk...
#9: Oh, good! I'm on board with no health care rationing (that must mean universal coverage, right?).
#10: In a civil society, there has to be restrictions, but people should be able to have, carry, use, and fondle their guns all they want.
AJRath
has
finished his thoughts. For the record: I'm 7-3 in agreement with the principals as written, I wonder if I'd be allowed to ask questions.
AJRath
is
still not "pure" enough, however, to get support from the Republican Party. Fair enough, free thinking has been more of my style anyway.