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Subscribe to RSSIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) and the Conservative Political Action Conference have been targeted by the American Principles Project, specifically Andy Blom, the group’s executive director. Blom is upset over CPAC’s invitation of Daniels to give a keynote speech at the conference honoring Ronald Reagan, because of Daniels’ call for a “truce” on social issues.
Daniels, who describes himself as a “pro-life conservative,” has said it’s a matter of prioritization, which I wrote about yesterday.
Blom chatted briefly in a telephone interview with First Read yesterday afternoon, talking about his misgivings with both CPAC and Daniels.
“We’ve gotten involved because the social conservative movement and social conservative issues are a critical part of the conservative movement,” Blom said.
He added that the invitation of Daniels was a “sign” that the group is “out of line” and “trying to abandon core values. We cannot be a movement without morals and values.”
Blom charged that Daniels shouldn’t be speaking about Reagan, because he’d heard that he didn’t support Reagan for president, that he wanted it to be Richard Lugar (R-IN) instead.
When it was pointed out to him that Daniels worked for Reagan, Blom said he didn’t know that, but that he didn’t feel Daniels was recognizing Reagan’s three-legged stool of conservatism -- fiscal, national security, and social.
(For the record, Daniels eventually became Reagan’s chief political adviser in the White House.)
“The core issue here is there is not a truce on social issues,” Blom said. “The other side does not have a truce. We cannot take this position.”
Responding to Daniels’ point that the economy and long-term debt and deficits should be the top priority, Blom said, “It is certainly true that the economy is a very serious consideration, but that does not allow us to abandon social issues.
“When one side adopts a truce, and the other side doesn’t, that’s called surrender.”
He said he doesn’t yet have a preferred 2012 Republican presidential candidate, but stressed that social issues are key in GOP primaries in Iowa and South Carolina, and that no Republican in the modern era has won the nomination without winning two of those three.
“We have an abundance of candidates who stand not just for very intelligent economic positions,” he said, “but also the complete range of core conservative values. No candidate is going to win the nomination without the social values. … The candidate is going to have to meet the approval of social conservatives.”
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" but also the complete range of core conservative values. No candidate is going to win the nomination without the social values. … The candidate is going to have to meet the approval of social conservatives.”
and just what are those values...... The American People want to know!
....and MSNBC just reported that the Wasilla Village Idiot just pulled her 'blood libel' video! Lordy that woman is an IDIOT!
I guess she pissed off the Jews.
Full disclosure: I ordered a battalion of Merkavas to southern Alaska.
Why is it that a conservative government means a smaller role in our everyday lives - until it comes to social issues and the conservative government becomes a dictatorship?
Most of us don't. You base your comment only on the loudest voices you hear through the main stream media. If you stop shouting and listen, I think you'll find most (not all, but most) main street conservatives are fiscal conservatives and at least more socially liberal.
I live in Indiana and Daniels avoided gay rights issues because he didn't want to hurt corporations in getting the best employees. That kind of logical thinking will mean that Mitch won't be able to run as a Republican.
What did he run as in Indiana, Ralph?
I saw some pretty interesting polling on this subject in November.
It seems that the majority would vote for a candidate who represented their fiscal values, but did not have their same social values, over one who shared their social values, but not their fiscal values.
It was heartening to know that there are so many with sense in the electorate.
Today's conservatives seem to ignore there was a time when conservatives also treated social and religious issues as private, personal not falling in the political realm. Now conservatives fail to recognize that not everyone has the same view, not everyone is religious and most social issues are simply no one else's business; instead, they seek to impose their "social" will and their religioius views will on everyone. That's not democracy.
I look forward to the day when the current guard is dead and gone. I sincerely hope that someday a financially conservative political force becomes a major player in American politics, a force that lays no claim to the absolution of it's social mores.
There is only one issue of paramount importance in the 2012 election.
It is the economy, stupid.
Keep your moral values where they belong- in your own home.
The problem is when we as a society say its ok for a generation of children to be killed before they are even allowed a chance to live.
Think about this for a second..... We live in a country where:
1. It is legal to kill an unborn child but you can go to jail for years if you kill a bald eagle.
2. Women are called "courageous" and / or " responsible" if they kill their baby before he/she is born. But Micheal Vick is treated as if he is the worst person in the entire world because he killed a few animals (Not that I condone dog fighting.....just using this to illustrate a point)
When did an animals life hold more value than a childs?
How about we practice social responsibility?
I strongly recommend watching "Jesus Camp" documentary for free on youtube if anyone wants to get an idea what pentecostal "social conservative" Christians believe in.
For one thing, they think that if your kid reads a harry potter book, he is delving into witchcraft, and they later state that Harry Potter would suffer and burn in the fiery Cauldron that is hell.
I often deride the Pro-Life movement as "Pro-Forced Child Birth", since the idea of having sex for pleasure and not reproduction is highly offensive to these people, however I could never see the justification for having 4-5 kids to a family when the earth is not exactly suffering from "Lack" of Human Activity, and a lot of the social conservatives do have large familys. Ive had these people yell at me for my bumper sticker on my car which states "Its a Choice Not a Child"
Anyways, Im more of an Eisenhower Republican, which is ironically liberal today despite his great governance, but I agree with Barry Goldwater that these social conservatives are a disease and cancer on the Republican party for cheap wins but will make future elections much harder to win as the electorate gradually expands to having more minorities who do not share their social conservative values.
Tea Party still serving hatred. Even to its own. Palin is no politician or very knowledgeable in things the lower 48 and most of the world want to have a conversation about. She appears to be narcissistic since she focuses on her own personal feelings, not that of anyone else even if shot and fighting for their lives. I think she needs a hug. With the exception of the narcissism, I would prefer being in her company if stranded in Alaska. She is probably very intelligent within that very closed and limitted environment.
Just trying to find something positive to say about good ole Sarah!
Good luck on that, Have you seen her TV show? The woman is amazed by butterflies and tries to link political rhetoric to them
AZ Republicans Resign After Giffords Shooting, Citing Threats From Local Tea Partiers
Legislative District chairman Anthony Miller, a Republican, announced that he would resign his position. In an email to the state’s GOP chair, Miller cited “constant verbal attacks” after his election last year “and Internet blog posts by some local members with Tea Party ties made him worry about his family’s safety.”
Sophia Johnson,,,,,,,,The newly-elected Dist. 20 Republican secretary
Roger Dickinson,,,,,,,,The first vice chairman
Jeff Kolb,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,district spokesman
ALL Republicans resigning due to Tea Party threats!!!!!!
This should change some minds don'tcha think??