Comments on: The Council for National Policy http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/10/01/the-council-for-national-policy/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:01:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bene Diction http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/10/01/the-council-for-national-policy/#comment-94543 Bene Diction Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:55:08 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3432#comment-94543 Dobson is yes, the goal is the SC and he has to be smart enough to know after his usual temper tantrums they aren't going to get their Supremes they want with that without co-operation with the money and moderate factions of the party. With Gingrich now choosing the private sector, will other right wing more pragmatic leaders hold their noises and vote what they usually vote. You make sense, spitting isn't viable, the hard core social conservatives (read dominionists) just don't have the people and aren't going to give up power and access. It did remind me of Reform/Alliance - we have fringe parties provincially. I've been noticing Rachel Zoll's work at AP, she is a solid writer. Dobson is yes, the goal is the SC and he has to be smart enough to know after his usual temper tantrums they aren’t going to get their Supremes they want with that without co-operation with the money and moderate factions of the party.

With Gingrich now choosing the private sector, will other right wing more pragmatic leaders hold their noises and vote what they usually vote.

You make sense, spitting isn’t viable, the hard core social conservatives (read dominionists) just don’t have the people and aren’t going to give up power and access.

It did remind me of Reform/Alliance - we have fringe parties provincially.

I’ve been noticing Rachel Zoll’s work at AP, she is a solid writer.

]]> By: Mark Byron http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/10/01/the-council-for-national-policy/#comment-94522 Mark Byron Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:02:36 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3432#comment-94522 I saw a <a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071001/D8S0KTM01.html" rel="nofollow">similar piece on the conservative pow-wow</a>, and Dobson is on the record as being against a theocon third-party. Giuliani is the guy who would prompt such a move, but such a third party would merely be a spoiler for the GOP; the old Alliance party in Ontario would be a good analogy for Canadians, where it didn't win many if any seats but let the Liberals win a lot of plurality ridings. Likewise, it's unlikely that such a third party would win even the more conservative southern states short of a serious conservative with broad appeal being the Family Values Party nominee. That's why Dobson is likely not thrilled with such a prospective party I saw a similar piece on the conservative pow-wow, and Dobson is on the record as being against a theocon third-party.

Giuliani is the guy who would prompt such a move, but such a third party would merely be a spoiler for the GOP; the old Alliance party in Ontario would be a good analogy for Canadians, where it didn’t win many if any seats but let the Liberals win a lot of plurality ridings.

Likewise, it’s unlikely that such a third party would win even the more conservative southern states short of a serious conservative with broad appeal being the Family Values Party nominee. That’s why Dobson is likely not thrilled with such a prospective party

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