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Patriots

I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty.~ Davy Crockett

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Democracy is the road to socialism.~ Karl Marx

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Libertarian v RINO

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When you see people who say they would vote for a RINO but never a libertarian it makes you wonder. What is the difference between a libertarian and a RINO that reasonable men could arrive at such a conclusion?

I created a handy table illustrating the differences between libertarians and RINOs on issues of the day and yesterday.

Principle
Libertarian
RINO

Low Taxes
No Taxes
What Will Get Me (Re-)Elected
Or WWGM(R)E for brevity

Drug War
End it
WWGM(R)E

Gun Rights
The more the merrier
WWGM(R)E

Free Speech
They never shut up. I think that pretty much says it all.
WWGM(R)E

Religion
Most religious people are kooks but they have a right to be kooks.
WWGM(R)E

Free Press
Totally dude
WWGM(R)E

Income Tax
End it.
WWGM(R)E

Life
Mostly Pro-Abortion.
Large Pro-Life contingent.
WWGM(R)E

Standing Army
No
WWGM(R)E

NASA
Let the private sector do it
WWGM(R)E

Federal Reserve
Let the Free Market do it
WWGM(R)E

 

If we take just a few of these:

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The Principles Office

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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Do we have a party of principle? What are the principles?

Do we even have men of principle? What are those principles?

Are you a Big Tent Republican? Does big tent preclude principle? Reagan’s big tent philosophy is often cited as reason to avoid getting bogged down in policy debates. Or for failing to excommunicate RINO’s. Did Reagan have no principles?

I have asked here before if there is even one principle to which conservatives can agree one must be bound to be accepted into the fold. I have not yet heard the response that was more than a vague exercise in goals.

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