Comments on: Republicans Are Going To Need Some Good Advertising

By: Give Me FITS

Give Me FITS — Sat, 26 May 2007 02:53:12 +0000

Hey, when we do this whole Matrix thing, can I be that Morpheus dude? I could wear a lot of frameless sunglasses and say cool things like “Only you know what I know what you know what she knows,” and “Here is one red pill, and one blue pill…one pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small, and the one that mother gives you, doesn’t do anything at all.”

Wait, wait, wait… that was Grace Slick, wasn’t it. Never mind, then. I got them mixed up again. Happens a good bit.

By: Sandlapper

Sandlapper — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:12:51 +0000

The actions of the governor and the legislature and the reactions of the citizens of SC to them bring to mind Will Rogers’ quote regarding another conservative Republican–the indomitable Calvin Coolidge: “He didn’t do nothing, but that’s what everybody wanted done!”

By: GKP

GKP — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:03:27 +0000

Agreed, they are responsible for being leaders. But we are responsible for 1) electing those who can/do lead and 2) un-electing those who cannot/do not.

Ask yourself: Who is your State Senator? Who is your State Rep? Are they part of the problem or the solution?

Trust me, there are a lot of conservatives in Anderson who think that Dan Cooper is a strong example of conservative leadership. Ditto the Leatherman fans in Florence.

By: Sleepless In Columbia

Sleepless In Columbia — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:22:35 +0000

Nice post! However, re: GKP, I do blame the legislators. They’re supposed to be leaders.

By: FITSNews

FITSNews — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:27:55 +0000

GKP-

Sic Willie is actually highly upset about the new policy. He relished those three seconds where his Rachel McAdams fantasies were posted for all to see prior to us having to go back and yank them down.

There was some scary stuff there. Scary, scary stuff.

-FITSNews

By: tammy

tammy — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:24:45 +0000

looking forward to this. I’m glad WIlson has found employment as part of your team.

By: holly golightly

holly golightly — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:08:11 +0000

i really like this, Will.

props!

By: GKP

GKP — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:35:11 +0000

Ooops, my comments are “awaiting moderation…”

Interesting. I thought moderates were the problem.

I wonder if that means Leatherman is screening them.

By: GKP

GKP — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:19:16 +0000

I say again…don’t blame the legislators. All they do is what they believe will get them re-elected. So long as the electorate continues to reward the “bring home the bacon” mentality, and so long as corporations have sold out free-markets for political favors (US Tobacco being only the most recent example)… we should expect more of the same: big spending.

Too often the voters’ attitude is that we support fiscal conservatism, so long as we still get our largesse; we support school choice, so long as our district isn’t affected; we want conservative judges, except when the lib lives down the street from us.

That said, while it may be more of the same, it may well be with a different party in power. As FITS says, that is probably as it should be: at least the Dems are honest about what they stand for. (In fact, if the Dems take over, you can count on more of the same, as it is likely that the chairs of various committees won’t change — they will be the same folks with different letters after their names.)

The only way to change any of that — without a groundswell of grassroots revolt, which is unlikely (we have no Ronald Reagan to lead the charge) — the only hope is strong conservative and well-positioned leadership, which SC lacks.

If you are looking for the source of the problem (and, in fairness, the solution), start with the mirror.