Comments on: RNC Proposed “Purity Test” to Screen Party Candidates

By: Jackie Holden

Jackie Holden — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:52:30 +0000

Actually, democrats field candidates from the logical position.

By: Thomas Mannion

Thomas Mannion — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:55 +0000

“Smaller government” except when it comes to interfering in the personal lifes and decisions that republicants disagree with; abortion and gay marriage, and then it’s ok for government to be Big Brother.

Ryan Craig, you need to try getting your facts straight and stop regurgitating rhetoric. Democrats “didn’t kick Joe Lieberman” out of the party”. He lost the democratic primary for his own seat to another candidate so he chose to run as an “independent”. Lieberman, still caucuses with the democrats.

Unlike republicans, democrats don’t have a “you’re either with us or we’re against you” edict, which their leader, Michael Steele, has voiced quite clearly on many occasssions.

Look at the way Republicans turned and are continuing to turn their own in NY23 and the Florida governor’s race. God forbid anyone have the audicity to call themselves a republican and not be in lockstep, or should the be goose-step, with the party line?

Why didn’t Steele just say to their candidates, “don’t think, we”ll do it for you”? That’s what republicans really want for us all anyway – to make our decisions for us – with r without our consent.

By: Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:34:47 +0000

Rob, healthcare is not rationed. There are no shortages in the current system, in fact there is excess capacity. Look at the instances of Canadian hospitals (socialized medicine) transferring patients to US hospitals that have empty beds.
Further, it is amusing that Democrats kicked Joe Lieberman out of the party for disagreeing with them on a single issue right after he was their VP canidate but they want to take shots about “ideological purity”.
That is a list of conservative principles. If you are running as a candidate from the conservaitve party and want them to give you money you ought to be conservative. Would any of you expect the DNC to give money to support someone who advocated all 10 of those positions?
It isn’t not wanting to debate, it is wanting candidates that will debate from the conservative position. Just as Democrats should field candidates who debate from the liberal position.

By: Natalie Andrews

Natalie Andrews — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:09 +0000

Let them go ahead and weed people in their party out…it will be funny to watch and it will be a huge fail for them when it comes to voting on issues.

By: Rob Stengel

Rob Stengel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:18:42 +0000

Do Republicans understand that healthcare is already rationed? As long as there are too many patients for to care for at once, we have rationing. We just mask it in the United States by rationing based on those who can afford care, rather than those who actually need it.

By: Raymond Galis

Raymond Galis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:26:49 +0000

Ironically all it takes is the first bullet point and Ronald Reagan would not qualify as a candidate.