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The Republican Party as the Big Tent Party

Submitted by bishop on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 14:24

I'm really interested in knowing the opinions of other conservatives.  Should we effectively kick out the isolationists and the neoconfederates?

I'm of the opinion that as the Democrats swing farther left, we have three options: absorbing the excluded middle (and risking diluting the overall character of the party), seeing a third party filled with Blue Dog Democrats, or else merely winning elections by being the lesser of two evils (hardly an enviable position).

Discuss.

-bishop

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Neoconfederates?

Submitted by GOP_Rebel on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 17:57.

I had to Google this little nugget.  I found quite a few amusing weblogs, along with the following definition for "neoconfederate":

" ....someone who wants to return to pre-1860 United States. The meaning is obvious. It pertains to people who favor a return to pre-1860 form of government (or pre-wbts to be exact). Conservatives of different stripes have called for this for decades. Only a fool would think, or a deliberate deceiver would imply, that it is also a call for the re-introduction of slavery or a return to the horse and buggy. It applies to the form of government that existed, where authority was decentralized.

Then I had to look up wbts:

  • Radio Station 95.5 The Beat, in Atlanta
  • Windows-Based Terminal Server
  • War Between The States

I'm thinking that a return to the horse and buggy would help offset our carbon footprints.  Unless, of course, the horses are flatulent. 

Until I get a confirmation on the definition of neoconfederate, not to mention wtbs, the jury's still out for me on that segment of the party.  As for the isolationists and protectionists, I say "throw the bums out!".  Let 'em go to the Ron Paul convention.

I could not disagree more

Submitted by Maistrochet on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 19:27.

I could not disagree more with the above poster. I disagree strongly with protectionism, and think isolationism is a fairly anachronistic view, but if we are to build a vigorous new movement, we need to welcome debate on all issues, and both of those perspectives have very eloquent defenders (such as Patrick Buchanan). As for the "Ron Paul convention", that is arguably the last place in this party where conservative principles survive in their original form. Sure, Paul has some supporters who are less-than-cogent, but that does not invalidate his message, which is (sans foreign policy) basically correct, in my judgment.

Neoconfederate: 

Submitted by bishop on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 19:40.

Neoconfederate:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconfederate

Ron Paul has quite a bit of Neoconfederate support, but perhaps discussing that is worthy of its own blog post.