The Republican "Purity Test"

[ensbergcollector]

Not a liberal stance I would say I am more moderate then anything
What they have written should sacred everyone!

ok, so what scares you about the following:


we support legal immigration

we support winning the wars in iraq and afghanistan by doing what the generals ask for

we support the right to keep and bear arms

we support workers rights to secret ballot


exactly what is scary about those?

[MadMan1978]

Now your taking just part of the statements not the entire phase
If you wish to defend the statements defend them in whole

[ensbergcollector]

just being lazy and didnt feel like typing everything:

We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership

We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;

We support workers' right to secret ballot by opposing card check;

(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;



now, i get not everyone agrees, that's fine. Why do the above "scare" you?

[Yanksfan396]

I've never liked the word "assimilation."

[MadMan1978]

1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama's "stimulus" bill;
-Yet the republicans start another deficit during bush and are we not still paying for Regan’s deficit? Man Star wars cost a ton didn’t it?
(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare;
-I live with a republican plan in my state. It failed or is failing. Costs rose almost 25% in the first year. My annual heath care costs are at almost 20% of my income for a plan that does less.

(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;
-We will have the Oil market set there own reform??? How many members of the RNC are in the hip pocket of big oil?
(4) We support workers' right to secret ballot by opposing card check;
-Now you oppose Unions? You have got to be kidding me!

(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
- Assimilation? So all must speak the national language? Oh wait we don’t have one!
- illegal immigrants How about you find them first?
(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
-A final victory? NEVER HAPPEN! I have longer know and spoken many times that we can NEVER leave either country. We are envy to even believe that we can change 2000 years of a mind set of the people.
(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;
- Again pay off both countries while we still cannot prove or disprove they actually have them.

(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
-I wont even begin to comment on this!

(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and
-Continued from #2 expect with the right wing twist with abortion.
Note: I fully support abortion and the death penalty.

(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership;
- We already have this. And no I dont believe felons and people with mental health issues should be allowed to owe guns! By dropping those restrictions would allow this.





Thats why I am scared!
The super right wing of the RNC scares me to no end!

[streicher187]

the great republican god Ronald R. fails that test and wouldn't win today..

1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama's "stimulus" bill;
-- ran up debt and even raised taxes

(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare;
-- Check his record when he ran California

(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
-- Made more illegals legal then anyone in history

(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
--- Cut an ran only time US almost got into a war under him..


(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;
--- Iran the country that Reagan gave weapons to?


(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
-sorry he believed in equal rights and was first president to have openly gay people stay at white house

(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership
Reagan supported gun reform while he was president..

Not to mention all the trillions we are spending to clean up his mess .. Hussein would have been out of power long ago if ronald didn't support him after gasing his own people.. He gave weapons to and impowered Bin Laden and Iran and used the money to fund terrorists groups..

So Ronald
Cut and ran from a war
Was ok with gay people
Funded terrorists
Supported Hussein, Bin Laden
Raised Taxes
etc..

but he is still the greatest president in most conservatives eyes??