Dreams From My Forefathers » Federal government of the United States http://dreamsfrommyforefathers.com A fresh look at what the founders wanted for the new American Republic. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:57:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Principles Office http://dreamsfrommyforefathers.com/2010/03/05/the-principles-office/ http://dreamsfrommyforefathers.com/2010/03/05/the-principles-office/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:23:41 +0000 ROK http://dreamsfrommyforefathers.com/?p=195 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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