Outrage after NY paper publishes names of gun permit holders

[IslandTractor]

All the Dems have going for them is that Obama has put together a shaky coalition of interest groups who all have their hands out and if any one or two don't get their payoff then the whole thing crashes. The Republicans just need to maintain their composure and pick up the Senate in 2014. There are some very vulnerable Demcratic seats coming up. If conservatives work hard it's very possible the Senate and be taken from Harry Reid and Obama.

As bad as I hated to see Obama reelected I am looking forward to seeing him hammered on everything possible in the next four years.

In Texas, btw, we have a more conservative state legislature, a very good new US Senator, more local elected offices were picked up in the last election, our state party is in good shape and we have identified areas where we will work to gain influence in the next few election cycles.

I'm really looking forward to the legislative session starting in January and upcoming elections.

Not so clear your confidence in taking the Senate is justified, especially if the Tea Party continues to cannibalize moderate Republicans or if the Republican controlled house in DC continues to have historically low approval ratings and is perceived as obstructionist.

The situation in Texas is both interesting and crucial for the Republicans. Demographic changes with two thirds of new population growth being non white do not favor the Republicans especially with falling support from non white voters in Texas. The percent of hispanics voting Republican has steadily fallen in TX over the past four national elections. On the other hand, as you note the legislature is solidly in Republican control and with gerrymandering will keep their power for a while. The control of Texas is crucial to Republican fortunes nationally as it is virtually impossible for the Republicans to ever win the Presidency if Texas goes blue. CA, NY, PA are solid blue. FL is light blue with the same demographic issues as TX. If those five states all go blue it is the end of the Republican party as we have known it. It will go the way of the Whig Party.

I like the two party system so wish the Republicans would give up their social conservative and libertarian crusades and come back more towards the center. A Nixon type Republican would have much greater appeal nationally than Santorum, Paul or Gingrich types. But Nixon would be crucified by the Tea Party today so I don't know if it is possible.

I hope this isn't the type of political post that is not permitted. Seems to me more a discussion of national trends and demographics than a purely political point so I hope the mods can tolerate it.

 

[MF1433V]

Would you believe that I am a lifelong Democrat with conservative Christian values? Ken Sweet

No never would have guessed that Ken would be a lifelong democrat.

As far as the conservative christian values I would only ask that you examine if you are living by the actual teachings of Jesus or by selective words / thoughts extracted from other writings that may not be in synch with his teachings. The Bible was written by man, (whether you believe it to be based on the word of god or not), and was changed many times.
I am not religious but if I were, I would live by WWJD (what would jesus do). I am not saying you are not living this way, I am just suggesting it is a good idea from time to time to reflect on this as sometimes religious leaders can lead astray from the REAL message in the teachings. I have a friend who has a WWJD ring on his hand and he uses it as a reminder when challenging occasions arise.

 

[MF1433V]

...As bad as I hated to see Obama reelected I am looking forward to seeing him hammered on everything possible in the next four years...

So your solution is to keep the country from recovering and moving forward for another 4 years. Maybe a more positive approach and some give an take would be more productive. Is your hate for Obama greater than your love for our country?

It's all about compromise, no one gets their way all the time. I am willing to compromise on some issues for the good of the nation. I think some extremists feel compromise is losing, or showing weakness / failure. It is not. In this context it is about working together, really communicating, and getting the job done to the benefit of the nation as a whole.

We compromise daily in our households don't we? Well most of us anyway, I do think some households are run in dictatorship fashion but those are likely the exception. Anyway if we can do it in our households on a smaller scale why can't we accomplish the same in our politics? Stubbornness.

 

[RoyJackson]

So your solution is to keep the country from recovering and moving forward for another 4 years. Maybe a more positive approach and some give an take would be more productive. Is your hate for Obama greater than your love for our country?

Although I think we all want our country to be successful, very few taxpayers want to country to go socialist...which is the direction Obama wants it to go (IMHO).
As far as criticism of Obama...no worse then the leftwing did to GW Bush...

 

[MF1433V]

Although I think we all want our country to be successful, very few taxpayers want to country to go socialist...which is the direction Obama wants it to go (IMHO).
As far as criticism of Obama...no worse then the leftwing did to GW Bush...

Agreed but he is the president, like him or not. And I want the country to improve over the next 4 years. I held a postion in which I worked for a boss I hated for 2 years. I did not let that keep me from doing the best job I could do, even though I disagreed on many levels with the directives I was given. I ultimately did find another job (thankfully) but I did not just quit because I didn't like my boss and couldn't have my way. I see this as very much the same.

 

[IslandTractor]

I wrote that Obama was a negro...the correct term for a person of African descent. You added the derogatory adjective "little".
That's how racist liberals make their points...

You used the "little" adjective Roy. I am not sure your original post is still viewable but I have a very clear memory on that point. I would never have called you out for simply using the word negro.

 

[aczlan]

You used the "little" adjective Roy. I am not sure your original post is still viewable but I have a very clear memory on that point. I would never have called you out for simply using the word negro.

Might want to do a search and refresh your memory as I cant find any instance of him using that adjective. Go to the Search page tell it to search for posts by RoyJackson containing the keyword "negro" and tell it to show results as posts. it will return 12 posts none of which use the adjective "little"
There may be 2 posts that aren't showing up (deleted?). To check on those, you will need to ask Muhammad or a moderator to perform the same search and report back on what they say.

Aaron Z

 

[toppop52]

Would you believe that I am a lifelong Democrat with conservative Christian values? Ken Sweet

As am I.

 

[k0ua]

As am I.

By the way Randy, thank you for your service to our nation. I just learned about that in another thread.

James K0UA

 

[toppop52]

By the way Randy, thank you for your service to our nation. I just learned about that in another thread.

James K0UA

Really not something I usually talk about, but I got riled a bit by someone's post. Thanks, though.:drink: