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Friday, September 08, 20061157726100
Conservatives for a Democratic Majority
"In the Defense of Basic Rights, An Official Led a City's Defiance," by William Yardley, New York Times, 8 September 2006, A20, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/us/08liberties.html.
There is no reason for Conservatives to vote Republican in the 2006 House elections. An obvious refrain is "security," but America is united on the issue:
In its efforts to fight terrorism, do you think the Bush Administration has gone too far in restricting people's civil rights, not gone far enough, or been about right?
Leaving aside criticisms of the questions' pro-Left phrasing, the conclusion remains... A strong, domestic anti-terrorism policy enjoys support of a majority of Americans. Among critics, Right Malkinists are nearly as popular as Left Kossacks. When the Democrats take the House in 2006, they will be unable to enact a Leftist agenda. Indeed, a worse-case Democratic majority in the 110th Congress would look a lot like the Republican 109th Congress.
09:35 Posted by Dan tdaxp (Webmaster) in Congress, Democrats, Republicans | Permalink | Comments (0) | Email this | Tags: house of representatives, conservatives