tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476569679940743424.post5487330037878701549..comments2023-04-27T02:54:13.891-05:00Comments on Standing for Liberty in America: On a third-party in AmericaRDCushinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14475391800597059330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476569679940743424.post-90416282150018027782014-07-02T12:39:39.375-05:002014-07-02T12:39:39.375-05:00I have just finished Richard Viguerie's book &...I have just finished Richard Viguerie's book 'Takeover". As a principal in the last 3d party election to garner [win at ballot box] any electoral votes [39 for G.Wallace] it is an interesting read ... the question in a 3d party is always a leader who can transfer that leadership beyond their personal campaign. <br /><br />Read and let me know ...<br /><br />eelliesbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998616168818716376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476569679940743424.post-28709701885262400982014-06-29T18:06:51.218-05:002014-06-29T18:06:51.218-05:00Since I wrote this post quite some time ago, I hav...Since I wrote this post quite some time ago, I have come full circle. I think it is time for the largely "ear-elephant" GOP to go the way of the Whigs. We need a new, more vital, party that really stands for something quite apart from what either the Democrats or the Republican stand for today.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment.RDCushinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475391800597059330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476569679940743424.post-37237489274379581812014-06-28T22:48:22.519-05:002014-06-28T22:48:22.519-05:00I left the Democrat party long ago, then I left th...I left the Democrat party long ago, then I left the GOP. We need a new party. We are in a Cold Civil War. The republic needs leadership. 15% of the conservative voters stayed home because Romney was a Mormon. We do not need the regressive right pulling the republic to just an Obama on the right! We require reason and while the 3d party is a difficult choice I now am totally of the belief that it is either that or a hot civil war ... The Democrat Party-Public Sector/Service Union Money Laundering Scheme has got to stop. And the time is now ... ! elliesbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998616168818716376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476569679940743424.post-25751751555169103502013-02-15T06:11:49.797-06:002013-02-15T06:11:49.797-06:00I go back and forth on this point. I used to agree...I go back and forth on this point. I used to agree completely with your view here, then I disagreed strongly and now I confess I can't see which is the better approach. <br /><br />On the one hand, yes: the third party never garners enough attention to truly make a difference, and if all us who vote that way put our efforts into a main party candidate maybe we could make more of a difference. We saw this begin to happen with Ron Paul running with the Republican party, a few ripples were finally seen. <br /><br />On the other hand, sticking with the above Paul example he was still somehow kept a marginal candidate, and for those less familiar with him and of left-leaning persuasion, was dismissed as just another Republican, thwarting chances of his message being properly heard. <br /><br />The GOP has no brand, I agree, and is in a shambles. It is a good time to drastically change it from the inside, and I know some who are trying to do so. But what of the barriers of "Us" vs "Them", in which reasoning is connected merely to the party name rather than policies?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921738304059887638noreply@blogger.com