Just another pinko socialist (Boston Globe)
Only a week after his stunning win in Massachusetts, Senator-elect Scott Brown is being hammered by critics --not from the left, but from the right.
Radical conservatives already lambasting him as a RINO --a Republican in Name Only.
Opponents like former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and pundit Alan Keyes have been shocked to discover that Brown is pro-choice, (Brown's website says "this decision should ultimately be made by a woman in consultation with her doctor") and has no intention of challenging a Massachusetts court's ruling on gay marriage.
Furthermore, Brown has "described his political philosophy in classic centrist terms: 'fiscally conservative and socially conscious.'"
This puts Brown squarely in line with Massachusetts Independents, but out of step with more radical conservatives, who see him as supporting Obama's agenda. These criticisms have also been echoed on the internet, where fringe groups have joined in on the attacks, accused him of socialist leanings and insist he be replaced as soon as possible.
Questions:
1) Why didn't any of these outside extremists bother to point this out during the campaign after Brown had eclipsed a 31-point deficit in the polls?
2) For a crowd that crows constantly about less federal government and more emphasis on states deciding their own fates (something Brown has proposed as a health care solution), where is that support now? Isn't it interesting that the conservatives who want less government are okay with more federal government power when it's in consonance with their own agenda? (Like a government telling people who they're allowed to marry or telling women what to do with their bodies; then it's okay to have government in our lives.) Isn't it interesting that the conservatives who champion states rights and the will of the people refuse to respect the decision by a majority of voters in an individual state because, "Well, he doesn't think like we do"?
3) What is it with these cannibalistic extremists? When are these people going to realize that a winner-take-all strategy is a losing proposition for everyone? Brown's victory should be seen by the GOP as an insight on how to attract independents, but if Republicans continue to court RINO hunters, it will only end badly for the party, and may not bode well for the country. If you continue to split the party into moderates and radicals, you'll end up with more liberal Democrats winning by de facto pluralities in one divide-and-conquer scenario after another. Is that what you want? Are you so unable to compromise that you'd rather go down in flames, or do you not understand that half a loaf is better than none, and that the United States never would have come to be were it not for the wisdom of the Framers who understood that compromise, while sometimes uncomfortable, inconvenient and even unpalatable, is the only true path for a civilized society? Obama isn't the threat; you are.
I guess this is out, huh?
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Oh geeeeez! If any group is waiting to find the perfect candidate, who is in 100% or even 90% agreement with the majority of the party, the wait will be forever.
The R behind is name was sufficient to get him elected and is sufficient to stall the progressive socialist agenda that the D leadership wants to rush through.
2 more and Reid is gone. What could be wrong with that?
Kind of like Pelosi. People want to get her out but from my San Fransissy friends, SHE is the more "moderate" of the possible candidates for her seat.
Hyperbole anyone?
OMG Bruce, you link Free Republic? Thats no different than linking Media Matters except FR is a little more believable.
Larry Soetoro says: OMG Bruce, you link Free Republic? Thats no different than linking Media Matters except FR is a little more believable.
Free Republic represents a segment of voters in a decidedly extremist political camp. That doesn't make them credible, just extremist. On the other hand, Media Matters is at least good enough to provide audio and visual evidence for one's perusal to allow you to decide a matter for yourself. Disagreement in the comments section of Media Matters is not uncommon; it's far more rare among Freepers.
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