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ASU2003 · 01-09-2010, 01:06 PM

A GOP purity test? - First Read - msnbc.com

A month or two ago, the RNC is trying to come up with a test to determine how Republican their candidates are so they don't have two Republicans on the ballot like they did in the last New York election.

So, which one of these beliefs do you think work? Which ones do you disagree with? And do you think if the Republicans were able to be the majority in the house next year, they would actually do anything good or get any of these values passed?

(1) Smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill
(2) Market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare;
(3) Market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;
(4) Workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check
(5) Legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
(6) Victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
(7) Containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat
(8) Retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
(9) Protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and
(10) The right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership

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Now, I will say that it is propaganda calling #1, "Obama's" stimulus bill. And since more Republicans were helped by it than Democrats, I question why it is #1. Plenty of people would be hurt by unregulated market contractions when lots of companies would fail for no fault of their own.

#3 is why I won't vote for the Republicans in the next election. They had 8 years to come up with 'Market based' energy reforms, and could have been a worldwide leader in renewable energy production and research. I'm afraid their reforms are to eliminate the EPA regulations and allow cheap energy that will increase pollution and lower my quality of life.

#5 is a joke, it must be. They need to secure our border and suffer the loss of some wealthy southwestern farmers and construction companies, and force them to pay legal taxable wages.

I only agree partly with 6, 7 and 10. Although using the military in 6 & 7 in the first place was a mistake. The whole thing should have been handled differently. As for gun ownership, there are certain guns that some groups of people shouldn't have. And their fiscal policy is ok, if they would actually practice it when they are in power. They should strive for a balanced budget with cuts to plenty of groups that expect to get as much money as they want.

01-09-2010, 01:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	How Republican are you? A GOP purity test? - First Read - msnbc.com A month or two ago, the RNC is trying to come up with a test to determine how Republican their candidates are so they don't have two Republicans on the ballot like they did in the last New York election. So, which one of these beliefs do you think work? Which ones do you disagree with? And do you think if the Republicans were able to be the majority in the house next year, they would actually do anything good or get any of these values passed? (1) Smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill (2) Market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare; (3) Market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation; (4) Workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check (5) Legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants; (6) Victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges; (7) Containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat (8) Retention of the Defense of Marriage Act; (9) Protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and (10) The right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, I will say that it is propaganda calling #1, "Obama's" stimulus bill. And since more Republicans were helped by it than Democrats, I question why it is #1. Plenty of people would be hurt by unregulated market contractions when lots of companies would fail for no fault of their own. #3 is why I won't vote for the Republicans in the next election. They had 8 years to come up with 'Market based' energy reforms, and could have been a worldwide leader in renewable energy production and research. I'm afraid their reforms are to eliminate the EPA regulations and allow cheap energy that will increase pollution and lower my quality of life. #5 is a joke, it must be. They need to secure our border and suffer the loss of some wealthy southwestern farmers and construction companies, and force them to pay legal taxable wages. I only agree partly with 6, 7 and 10. Although using the military in 6 & 7 in the first place was a mistake. The whole thing should have been handled differently. As for gun ownership, there are certain guns that some groups of people shouldn't have. And their fiscal policy is ok, if they would actually practice it when they are in power. They should strive for a balanced budget with cuts to plenty of groups that expect to get as much money as they want.