tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380332481433385691.post3914037409347645874..comments2024-01-04T09:33:57.399-05:00Comments on MiltonConservative: 9 Bills Republicans Should Pursue ImmediatelyBillMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338116017515403295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380332481433385691.post-49226138689357491252014-11-10T17:20:39.884-05:002014-11-10T17:20:39.884-05:00The first two on immigration, the GOP would be wis...The first two on immigration, the GOP would be wise to tread carefully. Winning the white vote won't be enough to win future elections and they are unlikely to ever do well amongst African-Americans, so long term they absolutely must do better amongst Latinos if they want to win. That doesn't mean granting amnesty but at least not being seen as hostile to those who come legitimately. <br /><br />Alain - The CPC hasn't implemented actual conservative policies as it would be political suicide to do so in Canada. Both Tim Hudak and Danielle Smith tried and failed in which should have been easily winnable elections. Unlike the US, over 50% Canadians sit on the left side of the spectrum thus will never vote conservative, while 10-15% are swing voters and ability to appeal to them is key to winning elections and anything too scary will scare them away. Better for conservative activists to focus on convincing the Canadian public on the benefit of conservative ideas since as long as conservative ideas are not supported by most Canadians no politician of any party will adopt them.<br /><br />The other policies though I think are doable and with Obamacare if he vetoes it they can always try to pull parts of it out without destroying the whole part.<br /><br /> Ironically that is why Obama is so wildly popular in Canada as universal health care is like a national religion here and most cannot understand why in the life anyone wouldn't support it even though Obamacare has little in common with our system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380332481433385691.post-40785013166835914962014-11-09T09:21:16.192-05:002014-11-09T09:21:16.192-05:00US capacity to implement these bills depends on it...US capacity to implement these bills depends on its finances. Bush was a financial disaster. The U.S. can't fight 2 simultaneous wars because it squandered its resources needlessly in Iraq. The GOP needs to unscrew the Bush legacy with a sound fiscal plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380332481433385691.post-69958740145113749972014-11-08T13:11:43.129-05:002014-11-08T13:11:43.129-05:00How right he is, but I doubt there are enough real...How right he is, but I doubt there are enough real conservatives to make any of this happen. We face the same problem here with the CPC when it comes to implementing actual conservative policies, and I think the Republicans are even worse.Alainnoreply@blogger.com