Comments on: Good News For Republicans http://neveryetmelted.com/2008/12/02/good-news-for-republicans/ The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. -- D.H. Lawrence Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:35:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott D http://neveryetmelted.com/2008/12/02/good-news-for-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-134073 Scott D Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:12:09 +0000 http://neveryetmelted.com/index.php/good-news-for-republicans/#comment-134073 Doesn't the 2008 election itself suggest that form will triumph over substance? Newt Gingrich is an "articulate and firmly principled conservative," but has no chance to succeed. John McCain got the nomination largely because he was characterized as a "maverick". What kind of principle is that? I personally know a number of articulate and principled conservatives who also have great "form", but you can't persuade them to run for office because there's so much downside to it. Let's face it, our political culture eliminates the principled in favor of those driven by rabid ambition. The Ronald Reagans of the world are a very rare breed. Doesn’t the 2008 election itself suggest that form will triumph over substance? Newt Gingrich is an “articulate and firmly principled conservative,” but has no chance to succeed. John McCain got the nomination largely because he was characterized as a “maverick”. What kind of principle is that? I personally know a number of articulate and principled conservatives who also have great “form”, but you can’t persuade them to run for office because there’s so much downside to it. Let’s face it, our political culture eliminates the principled in favor of those driven by rabid ambition. The Ronald Reagans of the world are a very rare breed.

]]> By: David L. http://neveryetmelted.com/2008/12/02/good-news-for-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-134025 David L. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:49:07 +0000 http://neveryetmelted.com/index.php/good-news-for-republicans/#comment-134025 "when the Republican candidate is an articulate and firmly principled conservative" How are you going to do this when a large portion of the GOP base prefers insubstantial "pop stars" like Sarah Palin? I hope the GOP can find an articulate and firmly principled conservative that can write and understand his own speeches. But if your party goes the anti-intellectual route, how will you know if your candidate actually has any principles? “when the Republican candidate is an articulate and firmly principled conservative”

How are you going to do this when a large portion of the GOP base prefers insubstantial “pop stars” like Sarah Palin? I hope the GOP can find an articulate and firmly principled conservative that can write and understand his own speeches. But if your party goes the anti-intellectual route, how will you know if your candidate actually has any principles?

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