Reader Comments

Editor: The ConservativeBattleline is getting better all the time. Best Wishes, Michael C.

Editor: In “Republican Meltdown?” why the question mark? Are you getting wimpish? Best, M.E.

Editor: You said it perfectly in “Republican Meltdown.” In 2006, the American people must decide whether or not to continue their dalliance with a conservatism that has grown imperial, idolatrous, and spendthrift. If it proves necessary to lose an election or two in order to clean house . . . what think ye? P.G.

Editor: Do not worry about a “Republican Meltdown.” I think Conservatives need to get even stronger. Don't take your ball and go home just because we don't get everything we want. Keep up the fight. Julie Miller, Las Vegas NV

Editor: Republicans are not in a meltdown, but the White House is. Brian Lynch, FYI ECONOMETRICS

Editor: The spending spree that the current Republican administration (which I have vigorously supported) has been on is disgusting. Government needs to provide a few (very few) basics; national defense, education, roads, bridges and associated infrastructure, and a few other select items. Government doesn't owe me or anyone else social benefits including various and sundry medicines. The answer is simple. Require each department head to find 10% (or better yet, 20%) savings in their budget. Or perhaps, President Bush should try using his line item veto. While I'm on a rant, how about reducing the Federal Regulation burden on our economy as promised? I'm one conservative Republican who is really upset with the current state of events!! RK

Editor: As far as a Republican meltdown is concerned, I do believe this. As a long time conservative, I am totally disheartened by the actions of the Republican members in the Senate. I have come to believe that John McCain is in fact the "Manchurian Candidate". First he caves in to the Democrats on Judicial Nominees. Now he has pushed through an attachment to the Defense Bill that would give captured terrorists the same rights as we have in the Court System. This means that the ACLU will be standing by the side of every prisoner during an interrogation. Also I am deeply upset with the Republican Leadership for being so spineless. Every time I hear the Liberal Democrats trash the President or the Republican Party, I expect an immediate response that is just as nasty and mean as what they have said. I expect the Republicans to trash every liberal newspaper that is constantly telling lies. Since none of this is being done, I have given up on the party. B. Hawk

Editor: In regard to a “Republican Meltdown,” in his daily radio show, Rush Limbaugh said: "The last time there was an upheaval in the conservative movement like this [time] was actually 1976 at the Republican convention that led to 1980, which gave us Reagan in two landslides...Who is today's Reagan in that theory or equation? I'm going to tell you right now, every time I see him or hear him I cheer, and that's George Allen.” When I hear or see George Allen speak, I am made to feel confident, and I feel excited -- and I know that Senator Allen is toying with the idea. There are also probably some names that people are interested in that we don't know, and you never know how they're going to appeal. While you can't automatically assign to my theory the 2005 version of Ronald Reagan, there is one thing that you can do to establish a consistency, and that is when the conservative movement gets unified, when it gets going, when it finally decides: 'Okay, we've played nice-guy, and we've tolerated less than conservative candidates for a while, and we've put an article of faith or trust in them.’ When conservatives start demanding, 'We've done it your way for long enough. It's time now to go pedal to the medal,' so to speak, that movement will be unbeatable with the American people." LaDonna Hale Curzo, Alexandria , Virginia

Editor: In your editorial and in David Keene’s piece, you mention the situation with Congressman Mike Pence. They dragged Republican Congressman Pence into a dark room and attacked him repeatedly. These were Republican leaders! Dennis Hastert (wrestling coach), Tom Delay,& Ways & Means’ Bill Thomas. The Mafia had returned. Pence's crime? He was complaining about Republican pork spending. Here is a friend of the party, trying to hold our leaders to the STANDARDS THEY ESPOUSE, being pilloried mercilessly. Surely the issue must be re-districting. Voting districts have been drawn so as to assure most of these politicians of re-election regardless of what they do. The country is the loser. I don't want to hear any more criticism of Arnold's attempt to begin re-districting. It is long overdue however humble its beginnings. Al Lemon Grove

Editor: In regard to David Keene’s “Naked GOP Leadership, “ I refer you to a recent memo from the National Republican Congressional Committee regarding the 2006 Elections.  It prints the following “Message” on pages 8 and 9 for GOP activists: “The Republican majority is entering the midterm election year with a long list of legislative accomplishments – from legal reform, to homeland security, to energy legislation, to a transportation highway bill, to pro-growth tax policy to healthcare reform…. Congressional campaigns are almost always decided on local and pocketbook issues; rarely are they decided on national issues.” My translation:  Pork is a good thing, brag about it.  J. William Lauderback

Editor: I want to commend the ACU upon the rediscovery of its unflinching, non-partisan, conservative voice. I was particularly pleased by Paul Weyrich's, Donald Devine's, Tom DeWeese's and David Keane's pieces. I hope to see the ACU next address the administration's and Republican leadership's corruption and publish more pieces from a secular conservative perspective.. Good to have you back. Bill Bensley, Philadelphia, PA

Editor: In regard to Vincent Fiore’s and David Franke’s pieces on Harriet Miers and your mention in your editorial, are you not aware that if Bush tells too much about Miers, and if she says she is for repealing the Roe V. Wade case, there will be a big rush for the Democrats to filibuster Miers to death.  It is their big push.  Without some indication that Roe is protected, they lose millions in support from their liberal support groups. It is a core issue.  The only way to change the direction of the Supreme Court is by stealth and subterfuge.  Let Bush be Bush.  Ragnar Engebretsen, Retired Superior Court Judge.  

Editor: Scientific theory is tested by throwing facts at it. The weight of the facts (physical geologic, radiologic, genetic and paleontologic) support this theory of evolution. You know, of course, that theories are hardly ever provable. Only scientific laws are PROVEN by their fact bases. I am a conservative scientist who believes that a supreme being created the conditions for order in the universe. Evolution is a resulting application of this natural order created by God. Hey...both the scientific theory of evolution and the existence of God can co-exist. Why does it have to be all or nothing for you guys? James P. Hale, PhD, Retired Evolutionary Biologist and Active Conservative Christian [Editor: Thanks for your thoughts but I thought that is what Edward Daley did in his “Dogmatic Darwinists piece”—throw facts at the theory.]

Editor: Great job in Edward Daley’s “Dogmatic Darwinists” in exposing the continuing fraud of so-called 'science' of macro evolution. M. Madigan

Editor: Great writings in your ConservativeBattleline but, as you well know, it's hard to try to 'get through' to our liberal friends with our message, our ideas, etc.  Thank goodness for AM radio. It is especially hard in this 'blue state'.  May I suggest changing the word 'battle' from your weekly e-mails?  You and I know it' is innocent enough, know what it signifies.  Yet, if I forward your (our) message to our liberal friends and associates, 'battle' connotes fight and they don't like that - too confrontational. It reinforces their argument--too 'far out--regardless of the quality of the message. You know what I mean? A liberal's a liberal.

Yeah, it's political correctness I guess, but you need to forward the e-mail with the 'battle' gone  to make folks like me less 'mean' (in the liberals eyes), make them feel good about reading it and have them understand that we are not combative and would just like to exchange ideas.  It would make forwarding your message via e-mail easier across the nation. I believe friends of friends would then read on. One word can make a huge difference.  Liberals, no matter how close in relation they are, will delete anything with 'Conservative' and especially 'battle' in the same sentence, regardless of the 'sender' in their inbox. Truth and Marketing 101 will help to spread your excellent articles. Helping out in the blue state of Connecticut. Sean Morrissey [Editor: Thanks for the great suggestion but how about forwarding the articles alone to your friends without the masthead? I do think it is important for those who are already conservative to be reminded that we are in a battle for ideas.]