Republican hopefuls denounce attack on Smith
Washington. Several candidates for the Republican presidential nomination criticized their own party Sunday for attacking conservative Sen. Bob Smith, who's expected to quit the GOP and run for president under a third party.
Gary Bauer and Pat Buchanan, both seeking the GOP nod in 2000, defended Smith's decision and they blamed the GOP for the defection, saying the party has abandoned conservative ideas.
A fourth contender, Steve Forbes, said the GOP "should stop running people out of the party" and "go back to our core principles."
All said they'd remain in the GOP.
-- San Antonio Express-News, 7/12/99; pg 4A
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We are having an effect - the desired effect.
Currently we have only a one-party system - a Democrat-Republican oligarchy. We MUST return to a two-party system, or even create a multi-party system, if we are to have any chance of preventing total tyranny.
Keep up the pressure. The Republicans feel it and are beginning to realize they have no future as Democrat look-alikes.
With luck, we can save our Rights and our Way of Life at the ballot box - but only if we stop the gradual degradation of our Constitution through one-sided compromise and appeasement.
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited July 12, 1999).]
Washington. Several candidates for the Republican presidential nomination criticized their own party Sunday for attacking conservative Sen. Bob Smith, who's expected to quit the GOP and run for president under a third party.
Gary Bauer and Pat Buchanan, both seeking the GOP nod in 2000, defended Smith's decision and they blamed the GOP for the defection, saying the party has abandoned conservative ideas.
A fourth contender, Steve Forbes, said the GOP "should stop running people out of the party" and "go back to our core principles."
All said they'd remain in the GOP.
-- San Antonio Express-News, 7/12/99; pg 4A
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We are having an effect - the desired effect.
Currently we have only a one-party system - a Democrat-Republican oligarchy. We MUST return to a two-party system, or even create a multi-party system, if we are to have any chance of preventing total tyranny.
Keep up the pressure. The Republicans feel it and are beginning to realize they have no future as Democrat look-alikes.
With luck, we can save our Rights and our Way of Life at the ballot box - but only if we stop the gradual degradation of our Constitution through one-sided compromise and appeasement.
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited July 12, 1999).]