Jan Ireland
Capitalism analogy supports confrontation of RINOs
By Jan Ireland
A lot of readers let me know by email that they objected to being called RINOs. Of course, they must not have realized they were self-identifying by doing so, since my recent series of articles on Republicans in Name Only didn't mention a single name directly. In each of the articles, I suggested immediate confrontation to expose the RINO hidden agenda, which is to negatively affect the reelection campaign of George W. Bush and other Republicans later this year. A simple capitalism analogy supports the soundness of my theory.
Think of the Republican Party as a big store. The store owners welcome anyone who legally and rightfully wants to shop there. The more legitimate shoppers, the better capitalists do. They stock the store with all the products they think a good store should sell: lower taxes, free enterprise, limited government, equality of opportunity, color blindness. The stock appeals to many Americans. All is well.
Then, over time, they realize that some people are shopping there who are doing things that cause concern. To continue our store analogy, they squeeze all of the loaves of bread, while saying that are just looking for a fresh loaf. They throw pieces of fruit on the floor, averring that the bruise now on the fruit was there before it came in contact with the floor. They peel off a label from one product, and stick it onto another, saying hey, they're both socks. They ruminate, not sotto voce, about this or that shortcoming, this or that disappointment, even as they continue to pretend they're happy to shop there.
Despite this, the Republican Party store has finally started to do well. While it rumbled along for decades, not reacting very well to its negative publicity, not getting its message out effectively, it finally recovered its momentum and began fighting the old image. Republicans gained a majority in the House and Senate, ended welfare as we knew it, and forced democrats to adhere to budget restraints.
When 9-11 happened, Republican Mayor Rudy Guiliani led New York through the worst terrorist attack on American soil. His compassion and strength led Republicans and democrats alike to refer to him as America's Mayor.
Nationally, Republican President George W. Bush focused the nation for its war on terrorism. His unflinching moral clarity left no doubt in the minds of the terrorists that America would protect itself. Anyone who was not with us, was with the terrorists. Even the sons of Saddam Hussein reached the conclusion that President Bush was "not like Clinton." Despite nonstop screams from democrats, President Bush stuck to his plan for tax cuts to stimulate the economy, and we are now experiencing its rebound.
Prudent store owners would begin to confront the things the "shoppers" above were doing. They would expose the hidden agenda, correct the misinterpretations, refute the lies, and work hard to rebuild the goodwill these "shoppers" have tried to tear down. Republicans in reality must do no less.
RINOs should be exposed by the Republican Party for what they are. Moderate and differing views are fine. Liars should leave to join the democrat party.
© Jan Ireland
A lot of readers let me know by email that they objected to being called RINOs. Of course, they must not have realized they were self-identifying by doing so, since my recent series of articles on Republicans in Name Only didn't mention a single name directly. In each of the articles, I suggested immediate confrontation to expose the RINO hidden agenda, which is to negatively affect the reelection campaign of George W. Bush and other Republicans later this year. A simple capitalism analogy supports the soundness of my theory.
Think of the Republican Party as a big store. The store owners welcome anyone who legally and rightfully wants to shop there. The more legitimate shoppers, the better capitalists do. They stock the store with all the products they think a good store should sell: lower taxes, free enterprise, limited government, equality of opportunity, color blindness. The stock appeals to many Americans. All is well.
Then, over time, they realize that some people are shopping there who are doing things that cause concern. To continue our store analogy, they squeeze all of the loaves of bread, while saying that are just looking for a fresh loaf. They throw pieces of fruit on the floor, averring that the bruise now on the fruit was there before it came in contact with the floor. They peel off a label from one product, and stick it onto another, saying hey, they're both socks. They ruminate, not sotto voce, about this or that shortcoming, this or that disappointment, even as they continue to pretend they're happy to shop there.
Despite this, the Republican Party store has finally started to do well. While it rumbled along for decades, not reacting very well to its negative publicity, not getting its message out effectively, it finally recovered its momentum and began fighting the old image. Republicans gained a majority in the House and Senate, ended welfare as we knew it, and forced democrats to adhere to budget restraints.
When 9-11 happened, Republican Mayor Rudy Guiliani led New York through the worst terrorist attack on American soil. His compassion and strength led Republicans and democrats alike to refer to him as America's Mayor.
Nationally, Republican President George W. Bush focused the nation for its war on terrorism. His unflinching moral clarity left no doubt in the minds of the terrorists that America would protect itself. Anyone who was not with us, was with the terrorists. Even the sons of Saddam Hussein reached the conclusion that President Bush was "not like Clinton." Despite nonstop screams from democrats, President Bush stuck to his plan for tax cuts to stimulate the economy, and we are now experiencing its rebound.
Prudent store owners would begin to confront the things the "shoppers" above were doing. They would expose the hidden agenda, correct the misinterpretations, refute the lies, and work hard to rebuild the goodwill these "shoppers" have tried to tear down. Republicans in reality must do no less.
RINOs should be exposed by the Republican Party for what they are. Moderate and differing views are fine. Liars should leave to join the democrat party.
© Jan Ireland
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