Well he is right, this years CPAC was a disappointment.

Conservative has, unfortunately, become synonomous with “Agrees with Rush Limbaugh”. While it may have some short-term electoral benefit, it’s a losing long-term strategy.

Democrats want a bigger bite out of your paycheck, Republicans want to search you and your car on the way out of the parking lot after work.

Translation: There wasn’t enough right-wing extremism present!!!

Publius219 said:
Conservative has, unfortunately, become synonomous with “Agrees with Rush Limbaugh”. While it may have some short-term electoral benefit, it’s a losing long-term strategy. Democrats want a bigger bite out of your paycheck, Republicans want to search you and your car on the way out of the parking lot after work.

Oh dear! I do not know who I am now. I don’t like Rush Limbaugh at all and never have but I thought I was a very right wing independant conservative. Someone help me to understand who I am. Oh wait maybe Publius is the one who doesn’t have a clue.

Rush can still distinguish between traditional Republicans and flag waving Tea Party loons.
The real Republicans had better learn how to do the same.
To court the Tea Party loons marginalizes what Republicans stand for–fiscal responsibility, defense and slow, very slow social change.

I’m thinking I might go next year if I can convince a thousand college students to come, support me, heckle others and make sure I win the straw poll.

Arch said:
I’m thinking I might go next year if I can convince a thousand college students to come, support me, heckle others and make sure I win the straw poll.

Haha oh to the Paulnuts. CPAC needs to avoid the conspiracy nut folks.

Ajolily said:
Oh dear! I do not know who I am now. I don’t like Rush Limbaugh at all and never have but I thought I was a very right wing independant conservative. Someone help me to understand who I am. Oh wait maybe Publius is the one who doesn’t have a clue.

I’ve appreciated your commentary on the site – you seem to like that balance of fun & facts. :)

By again voting for ron paul, the CPAC attendees disgrace and embarrass the REAL conservative movement.

ron paul couldn’t win a NATIONAL ELECTION even if he were the ONLY person on the ballot.

The responsible conservative movement is committed to having candidates for president that can actually WIN A NATIONAL ELECTION, yet remain true to conservative principles and ideals, and not supporting a fringe ideologue like the lunatic-left d-crat socialists do.

Dr. Ron Paul has single-handedly taken back the Republican Party that had been hijacked by Neocons like Limbaugh. Neocons are big government spending, spread goodness around the world through the barrel of a gun people. Real conservatives are for non intervention – war only when necessary, no entangling alliances with other nations, and for less government and less intrusion in the lives of the populace. The congressman is completely honest and not a flip-flop. Who else among politicians can that be said of? Shouldn’t everyone vote for him just for that reason?

Ward Ciac said:
Dr. Ron Paul has single-handedly taken back the Republican Party that had been hijacked by Neocons like Limbaugh. Neocons are big government spending, spread goodness around the world through the barrel of a gun people. Real conservatives are for non intervention – war only when necessary, no entangling alliances with other nations, and for less government and less intrusion in the lives of the populace. The congressman is completely honest and not a flip-flop. Who else among politicians can that be said of? Shouldn’t everyone vote for him just for that reason?

I agree Ron hasn’t changed but his party has moved away from a lot of the old Republican values.

Ron Paul is something that you could get even democrats to vote for, he’s not a smarmy conservative, he’s a decent human being and he’s been consistent his entire career without ever veering into rhetoric or attacking his opponents baselessly. I don’t agree with all his viewpoints but I think he is a very reasonable guy… and I don’t know who I would choose if it was him vs Obama.

All of a sudden, because Ron Paul wins CPAC and has huge support, CPAC sucks? This is the old bully getting mad and throwing a tantrum because the new kid on the block is getting too much attention. Hey Rush, CPAC is changing with the times, get used to it.

Robert Timsah said:
All of a sudden, because Ron Paul wins CPAC and has huge support, CPAC sucks? This is the old bully getting mad and throwing a tantrum because the new kid on the block is getting too much attention. Hey Rush, CPAC is changing with the times, get used to it.

No – CPAC sucks because it allows Ron Paul to “game” the system. Also, RP’s supporters were rude at the event. CPAC straw poll results are always a joke. RP is a conspiracy nut.

WCinWI said:
No – CPAC sucks because it allows Ron Paul to “game” the system. Also, RP’s supporters were rude at the event. CPAC straw poll results are always a joke. RP is a conspiracy nut.

Haha, what about when Mitt Romney gamed the system long before Ron Paul did? And Ron Paul sent out a memo as the campaign started to BE RESPECTFUL and not to heckle. And Ron Paul is not a conspiracy nut, he’s just better than you and your ilk on the issues. Unlike them he actually has core principles. I’d rather have a conspiracy nut as President than RomneyCare, so stuff it.

Robert Timsah said:
Haha, what about when Mitt Romney gamed the system long before Ron Paul did? And Ron Paul sent out a memo as the campaign started to BE RESPECTFUL and not to heckle. And Ron Paul is not a conspiracy nut, he’s just better than you and your ilk on the issues. Unlike them he actually has core principles. I’d rather have a conspiracy nut as President than RomneyCare, so stuff it.

I think Romney and Paul both game CPAC. The fact that a campaign even needs to tell its supporters to be respectful shows that there are crazy supporters. His supporters are like Obama zombies.

Yes, he’s a nut. He’s a truther.

TeaPartyPatriot said:
By again voting for ron paul, the CPAC attendees disgrace and embarrass the REAL conservative movement.

ron paul couldn’t win a NATIONAL ELECTION even if he were the ONLY person on the ballot.

The responsible conservative movement is committed to having candidates for president that can actually WIN A NATIONAL ELECTION, yet remain true to conservative principles and ideals, and not supporting a fringe ideologue like the lunatic-left d-crat socialists do.

Okay, I’ll repost too:
Everyone loves to say that Ron Paul is completely unelectable, but:
in April 2010 Rasmussen did a hypothetical 2012 matchup poll. It revealed that 42% of Americans would vote for Barack Obama, and 41% of Americans would vote for … Ron Paul.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2012/election_2012_barack_obama_42_ron_paul_41

I think it is safe to assume that Obama has lost some appeal since then…

WCinWI said:
I think Romney and Paul both game CPAC. The fact that a campaign even needs to tell its supporters to be respectful shows that there are crazy supporters. His supporters are like Obama zombies.

Yes, he’s a nut. He’s a truther.

Well nobody had a problem when Romney did it. Just admit it, you’re just mad because Ron Paul has won it twice in a row. Which is worse, being for 9-11 truth or being the architect behind RomneyCare? I always thought truth was a good thing. Either way, Ron Paul is not a truther because he believes our interventionist foreign policy is the primary motivation for terrorist acts against the United States. So 9-11 proves his point, you idiot.

Only a neocon would think it’s a bad thing to want truth about 9-11. You people are the nut jobs, get real. That’s why you’re losing and that’s why Ron Paul and his movement is growing. HE IS FOR TRUTH.

Ward Ciac said:
Dr. Ron Paul has single-handedly taken back the Republican Party that had been hijacked by Neocons like Limbaugh. Neocons are big government spending, spread goodness around the world through the barrel of a gun people. Real conservatives are for non intervention – war only when necessary, no entangling alliances with other nations, and for less government and less intrusion in the lives of the populace. The congressman is completely honest and not a flip-flop. Who else among politicians can that be said of? Shouldn’t everyone vote for him just for that reason?

Well Said!

Robert Timsah said:
Only a neocon would think it’s a bad thing to want truth about 9-11. You people are the nut jobs, get real. That’s why you’re losing and that’s why Ron Paul and his movement is growing. HE IS FOR TRUTH.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32

To my friends on the Right,
Why do you think that voting for anyone with an “R” beside their name is going to be any different than the current Administration. I’d take RP’s consistent, conservative record against ANY Repub’s record. RP is the ONLY true conservative to vote for…….

To quote Patrick Henry – “I’d rather be right than President”

TeaPartyPatriot said:
The responsible conservative movement is committed to having candidates for president that can actually WIN A NATIONAL ELECTION, yet remain true to conservative principles and ideals

Name one who’s name is NOT Ron Paul
BTW- Christie is not running

Robert Timsah said:
Which is worse, being for 9-11 truth or being the architect behind RomneyCare?

Being batshit crazy and being Mitt Romney both suck. Ron Paul is a lot like John McCain in that regard. Half the time, he’s perfectly sensible. The other half, he’s out of his mind. Half right and half nuts is not a winning combination.

WCinWI said:
No – CPAC sucks because it allows Ron Paul to “game” the system. Also, RP’s supporters were rude at the event. CPAC straw poll results are always a joke. RP is a conspiracy nut.

Thank god people like WCinWI are a dieing breed of Republicanism. If the Republican party can get rid of these neanderthal neoconservatives they might have a chance in 2012.

Ron Paul is not a 9-11 truther. Repeating the lie does not change anything.

Snowspot said:
Ron Paul is something that you could get even democrats to vote for, he’s not a smarmy conservative, he’s a decent human being and he’s been consistent his entire career without ever veering into rhetoric or attacking his opponents baselessly. I don’t agree with all his viewpoints but I think he is a very reasonable guy… and I don’t know who I would choose if it was him vs Obama.

I would vote for him in a heart beat if he runs against Obama. Even if I don’t agree with him on every issue if It came down to him and Obama I would feel much better about voting for him than I did when I voted for the lesser of two evils “McCain”. But hopefully someone more to my liking will win the primary. At this point no one I like has declared their intention to run.

CPAC not whacked out enough for the Anal Cyst? Nooooo!

Publius219 said:
Conservative has, unfortunately, become synonomous with “Agrees with Rush Limbaugh”. While it may have some short-term electoral benefit, it’s a losing long-term strategy.

Democrats want a bigger bite out of your paycheck, Republicans want to search you and your car on the way out of the parking lot after work.

Yeah, diesel dork, that’s why tea partiers voted against the Patriot Act…! Do your homework before you post.

No big deal. I doubt the Anal Cyst is happy with his third wife. Or is it number four? Hard to keep track.

Rush mischaracterized what Mitch Daniels said at CPAC. He quoted Mitch as saying conservatives needed to “move beyond Rush and Sean”. Daniels said no such thing.

Daniels said, “We will need people who never tune in to Rush or Glen or Laura or Sean. Who surf past C-SPAN to get to SportsCenter.” Here Daniels states the obvious: Rush’s audience does not comprise an electoral majority. Those of us who care a lot about politics (on both the right and the left) recognize that the key to winning an election is to sway independents and moderates. In fact, unfortunately, it requires swaying people who never pay attention to the issues until the day before the Election.

In short, the next election will be won by influencing people outside of Rush’s listening audience.

Pablo said:
Being batshit crazy and being Mitt Romney both suck. Ron Paul is a lot like John McCain in that regard. Half the time, he’s perfectly sensible. The other half, he’s out of his mind. Half right and half nuts is not a winning combination.

Yep. I don’t know who the right one is just yet, but it sure ain’t Ron Paul or Mitt Romney. Rush’s track record shows him usually proven right. I tend to like his consistency in identifying left-leaning Republicans, and the care Conservatives must show in separating ourselves from them.

TeaPartyPatriot said:
By again voting for ron paul, the CPAC attendees disgrace and embarrass the REAL conservative movement.

ron paul couldn’t win a NATIONAL ELECTION even if he were the ONLY person on the ballot.

The responsible conservative movement is committed to having candidates for president that can actually WIN A NATIONAL ELECTION, yet remain true to conservative principles and ideals, and not supporting a fringe ideologue like the lunatic-left d-crat socialists do.

therefore you guys end up voting for people perfect for Washington.. Corrupt and unfaithful..

The only people fit to win a national election, are the ones that can sell their ideas best, not the ones that have the right ideas and are true to their values. This is why our political landscape is like this and people like McCain keep getting reelected over and over. The whole election is pretty much a huge marketing fair, where Parties sell( yes sell) their ideas to clueless people, who blindly vote for them. At the core, all politicians are the same – Spineless, and very negotiable.

I have given up on this political party bullS*&t a long time ago.

Robert Timsah said:
No – CPAC sucks because it allows Ron Paul to “game” the system. Also, RP’s supporters were rude at the event. CPAC straw poll results are always a joke. RP is a conspiracy nut.

Well why would you be so interested in CPAC, and how Ron Paul “games” the system, when the main stream republicans and democrats are gaming the whole political system anyways? Not only are they gaming the whole system, but the country that goes with it.

Open your eyes.

Who cares what makes Rush happy ?

When Rush decides to run for office he can say he represents someone. Until then he represents himself and everyone knows that he’s just another shock jock.

David Mangan said:
Yeah, diesel dork, that’s why tea partiers voted against the Patriot Act…! Do your homework before you post.

They sure did!! If did means didn’t.

*sigh* The only point the Paul supporters make is that they want Conservatism to be true to its word and to actually balance budgets, stop our massive militarily presence around the world, and for us to move forward with a leaner government. I’m sorry they aren’t going to sit and play Social Conservatism for you guys.

It’s a new world order Rush. Get used to it.

The Tea Party, Ron Paul followers, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter are all moving away from those socially conservative issues people like you and Sean Hannity hold so dear.

Rush gets his rush from Oxycontin. For him to speak ill of anyone or anything is an outrage. The man panders to the lowest of the low and should be in an institution for the criminally insane.

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