December 29, 2005
Boldly Going Where Few Conservatives Have Gone Before�
�to the pages of the Providence Phoenix.
In response to Ian Donnis� Phoenix article on Rhode Island�s young Democrats and young Republicans, Justin expressed some disappointment over how quickly young Republican leaders reject any association with a robust conservatism.
In a letter to the editor in this week�s Phoenix (scroll down to the 2nd letter on the page), I attempt to explain to Rhode Island�s Republicans why their �fiscally moderate, socially conservative� �fiscally conservative, socially moderate� message is not nearly as popular as they believe it to be.
UPDATE:
The fabulously named AuH20Republican suggests, correctly, that my last sentence above paints all RI Republicans with too broad a brush. I should have said that I am attempting to explain to Rhode Island�s Republican party establishment why their �fiscally conservative, socially moderate� message is not nearly as popular as they believe it to be.
UPDATE 2:
Or maybe AuH20Republican was pointing out an even stupider mistake on my part (see the strike-through above). I think I'm ready for the new year.
I think you meant to say that the "socially moderate but fiscally conservative" message is not nearly as popular as moderate Republicans imagine that it is.
Posted by: AuH2ORepublican at December 29, 2005 12:47 PMPoint taken. In this context, by "Rhode Island's Republicans", I meant "Rhode Island's Republican Party establishment".
I was pointing out the "even stupider mistake" to which you alluded, but I agree that it would be fairer to limit your attribution to the RI GOP establishment and not the party's rank-and-file.
I'm ready for the new year too. : )
Posted by: AuH2ORepublican at December 29, 2005 4:04 PM