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Romney Was Not the Problem

Lisa770 Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 8:49 AM

Reagan wasn't entirely wedded to conservatism. Calvin Coolidge wasn't either as seen in his later speeches and spending as the economy recovered from deep and immediate cuts. If the had been Constitutionalists, Reagan would have cut deeper to the point that he defunded big govt cronies. If Coolidge had been a Constitutionalist, he's have ended the Federal Reserve. Both Reagan and Coolidge (Harding too) didn't slam the barn door and hence lead to massive future expansion of government. If they had truly espoused limited government, America would have another 100 years of prosperity and FAR less cronyism.

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Romney Was Not the Problem

Small minds always leap to the answers given the last time around, which is probably why Maxine Waters keeps getting re-elected. But the last time is not necessarily the same as this time. A terrorist attack is not the same as the Cold War, a war in Afghanistan is not the same as a war in Iraq, and Mitt Romney is not the same as John McCain or Bob Dole.

But since the election, many conservatives seem to be coalescing around the explanation for our defeat given by Jenny Beth Martin of the Tea Party Patriots, who said: "What we...

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