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Originally Posted by Dutch
Heh, learn something new everyday, never heard of this before now. So...Google to the rescue!
Yes, it's true that the Republican Party does not operate in lock-step. In relation to this specific 'test'...I would disagree it was "handed out by the RNC"...Michael Steele rejected it, the RNC rejected it, and the conservatives--that caught wind of this--were overwhelmingly opposed to it. It was pushed by some guy named Jim Bopp of Right to Life. Hardly a mainstream advocate of the RNC and this article kind of proves it.
Republicans reject 'purity test' - Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com
From what I'm reading I, for instance, line up with Oregon GOP Chairman Bob Tiernan (fierce opposition to), not Jim Bopp (drafter and advocate of). |
There was a lot of outrage over it, but is anything in that test against what conservatives believe? Do conservatives want a President who will raise taxes, create new health care regulations, stomp on states rights, and give amnesty to illegals? Maybe my definition of conservative is not the same as yours. Let me know if what Reagan did fits into your definition of the word.
And as I said, none of this is to bash Reagan. A lot of the stuff he did I agree with. He was a good President. I just find the revisionist history with him amusing when you hear people talk about how he's the bastion of conservatism. The guy was far from conservative outside of some social issues, and he even took a ton of heat from his own party for being too moderate.
It's just funny that he is held on a pedestal by partisian Republicans when he did the same stuff Obama is doing.
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Originally Posted by Dutch
Also, your argument makes even less sense by citing the "RINO", center-right John McCain who obviously was nominated for President by the RNC.
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Well not ever Republican is a conservative. And the Republican party has shifted much farther to the right over the last year or two. But McCain was destroyed by conservatives for being too moderate and it was the reason he had to choose Palin. A simple Google search will pull up thousands of conservative sites calling him a RINO for his stance on immigration. Reagan gave amnesty to illegals but isn't a RINO.
john mccain rino amnesty - Google Search