Comments on: Grand Old Party: The Next Generation

By: JohnASwensen

JohnASwensen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:02:49 +0000

Gay marriage is way down the list of most people's concerns.
Health care, science and technology, economic issues, etc. are more important to most people.

The reason the Republicans are only 20-25% of the country these days, (and only 10% of the 18-35 year old age group), is because Republicans don't seem to have any new ideas on issues like universal health care (which every developed country has, with better health care stats than the U.S., for less money per-capita). and new science and technology (including alternative energy, which will be a large part of the future economy).

The young and middle aged people I know believe that Republicans are mainly just old rural people or old southern people, who haven't adjusted to 21st century realities in regards to health care, science, economic regulation, etc..
(the only age group where Republicans are as numerous as Democrats is the 65 and over age group. The Democrats do better with the 18-65 year old age group).

By: monroecolby

monroecolby — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:38:19 +0000

Your comment about not wanting to march in gay pride parades, and not writing firey letters to your congressman to show your support for gay marriage was interesting. I'm a gay man, and support marriage equality, and every other type of equality, but I don't have the desire to go out of my way to show my support for it either. It should be granted to us through a court of law.

Why should we need to ask permission from absolute strangers, via a vote, for permission to get married?

Thanks for your support, and be well!

The generation x comment was entertaining. We were 10 years old when Madonna felt like a virgin, and she showed us what liberation meant!

By: kathykattenburg

kathykattenburg — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:44:14 +0000

Every new generation is defined by hope. It's called being young. My daughter is about to turn 20 (at the end of September), she is starting her junior year in college, and she's filled with enthusiasm, energy, a passion for social justice, and hope for change.

Me, I can only stand back and admire her --stand in awe of her, actually.

I just turned 59 (on July 4), and although I still have some hope, it's rapidly being overtaken by a sense that nothing ever really changes.

By: Don Quijote

Don Quijote — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:43:00 +0000

The Republicans would be much better off if they would show the idiot children of the rich out the door and concentrate on being the small government, fiscally conservative, individual responsibility party that live the hip or the pork barrelers or the nanny staters out.

ROTFLMA...

Without the Wealthy and their children, there is no point to the Republican party. The sole purpose of the Republican Party is to make sure that the wealthy stay wealthy. Any thing else is just pablum to attract the suckers.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:41:03 +0000

Clearly there are some here who do NOT want the republican party to reflect diversity. SD, you have often lamented and predicted the demise of the republicans, well I can guarantee that with static attitudes like yours and redbus's, that will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. There is not necessarily strength in all diversity, but some changes are inevitable and appropriate, which is something the GOP is struggling to learn. For some the struggle is greater than others, and I believe (as Dennis points out) the younger republicans (anyone under 40 is young to me) have already figured it out.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:07:08 +0000

If the idiot daugther of privledge who is only a Republican because her idiot father is a Republican, then there is no future for any conservative policy in the U.S. It is easy to know what Megan McCain supports, it is whatever her hip Democratic friends tell her to support.

Sw2itch daughter with son and this sounds alot like W - LOL.

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:56:20 +0000

If Megan McCain is the future of the Republican Paryt, then the Republican Party should go out of business today. If the idiot daugther of privledge who is only a Republican because her idiot father is a Republican, then there is no future for any conservative policy in the U.S. It is easy to know what Megan McCain supports, it is whatever her hip Democratic friends tell her to support.

I find it odd that the after years of telling the Republicans that they need to appeal to blacks and Hispanics, that the rich white, trust funders argue that the the Republicans need to appeal to rich, white, urban homosexuals while alienating blacks and Hispanics.

The Republicans would be much better off if they would show the idiot children of the rich out the door and concentrate on being the small government, fiscally conservative, individual responsibility party that live the hip or the pork barrelers or the nanny staters out.

By: redbus

redbus — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:35:24 +0000

It seems to me in a multi-party system that there should be a place for differing viewpoints, including on social issues. If the Dems promote gay “marriage,” and the GOP promotes gay “marriage,” then what's the difference? And you can extend this to a dozen other issues: size of government, abortion, defense spending, etc. The fact is that we have two parties (or more) shows that we are a diverse country. That's a strength, not a weakness. If Megan McCain or others want to see gay marriage, fine. There's a party that believes that way, and they can join it. And when it drifts from its historic positions – like fiscal restraint, such as under George W. Bush – it takes a beating in elections. The GOP should besmart enough to know that it can't be all things to all people. Conservative Millenials – and there are plenty – will stick with a party that sticks with them.

By: SteveK

SteveK — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:18:58 +0000

Thanks Dennis for your post. Your observations and questions are observations and questions that (IMO of course) should be universal. And, people from all sides of the debate know that soon, with us or without our support, they will be.

Oh and Happy Birthday in a couple of days.

Quote from "Disneys The Kid"
Rusty Duritz: How old are you?
Russ Duritz: Forty. In a couple days.
Rusty Duritz: That is old! I'm turning eight. In a couple days.
Russ Duritz: Eight. You're eight. I'm eight.
Rusty Duritz: This is scary.
Russ Duritz: No. This is hilarious.

Dennis... 40 is a piece of cake and if you do comfortable with yourself... so is 50 and 60 (don't know about 70 yet but hope to keep you posted)