Word: gop
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What some called "the wimp factor" and others labelled "the vision thing" is haunting George Bush again. And the GOP platform rhetoric of commitment to "family values" isn't a powerful enough incantation to exorcise...
...addition, conservatives are a more diverse group than the GOP imagines. Those who favor libertarian or classical liberal philosophies over Moral Majority ideology will see through the posturing about family values and realize that the Bush-Quayle administration's record is less than ideal on quite a few conservative issues...
...wavering between voting Democrat or Republican, it is because the Bush administration has mounted a forceful attack on abortion rights. Even many Republican voters see this as a betrayal of principles Bush once held, as well as of the conservative principle of protecting individual rights against government intrusion. The GOP's emphasis on simplistic and harsh answers to questions of sexual values gives the impression that they think the country would be all right in no time if we just tightened our belts and zippered our files...
...treating people as individuals and not as groups when he consented to the Civil Rights Act. And despite his defense of business against regulations at Rio, he sent an opposite message by passing the Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The final absurdity is the GOP platform's endorsement of laws allowing victims of sexual violence to sue pornographers. What's next--a photo of Barbara Bush hugging Andrea Dworkin? Activist government: it's not just for liberals any more...
...clear that the GOP's platform and candidates are not exactly a recipe for success. If they lose the White House in November, though, it is important to note that America is rejecting not conservatism but an administration that embodies the narrowest of right-wing principles without the vision or courage even to defend those adequately. We've read your lips, George, and it's pretty clear that Ann Richards was right when she said you were born with a silver foot in your mouth...