Redefining Common Sense

It is as Rush and you have said. We need to stop accepting their premises and then attempting to correct from that position of weakness.

DON'T accept their notion that crossing the aisle to negotiate is good for conservatives.

DON'T accept that it is "healthcare" that a woman has control over when murdering her viable fetus, and then try to convince her not to.

It doesn't work that way, as you have, so aptly, pointed out.

Thanks sir.
Glenn Flowers

Actually, the abortion debate is one fo the few areas where both sides tend to concede points they shouldn't, at least from a tactical point of view. Excepting the most extreme of NARAL types on the left, they have to admit that at some point it is inappropriate to kill a viable fetus. But by conceding that, they allow their opponents to ask "why is that point so special?"

Of course, as I have mentioned before, if one truly believes in a pro-life position, you have to ask how the rape and incest exceptions work. After all, you can't murder someone because he was conceived through rape or incest.

Very few on either side are arguing the abortion case well. Looking at it without taking sides, it is one of the worst fought political arguments I have seen. It is no surprise that so many Americans are utterly confused about where they stand, the proponents of each side make such a poor case.

Funny things is, many conservatives do things backwards. They concede arguments, then refuse to compromise in voting. I am realistic enough to concede ground in voting, but won't allow it in my arguments. They will not vote for McCain, but allow leftist thoughts into their debates. Very strange to me.

Though I have to say that crossing the aisle isn't always bad, sometime necessary. We just have to make sure that we are clear that we are conceding in order to get what we want, not because we accept what they are proposing. Sometimes, sadly, we have to give up and accept half-solutions, my thought is even when we do so, we should make it clear that while we accept a half-measure it does not mean we want anything less than our full solution. We are compromising out of necessity, not out any philosophical agreement with the other side.

Wow, this reply is getting too long. Hopefully I made my point. If not, guess I can write another way too wordy reply.