In the GOP primary for 2008, voters have a hard time to choose a candidate none of them seem to have it all. Each one has their strengths and their weaknesses. When it comes to social issues alone, it is a bit easier to track who the true conservatives are.
Listening to the presidential debates, one might gather that there is a consensus that America does not provide health care for its citizens. Every major candidate in both parties has some position on how to reform America's healthcare system and many Democrats are touting their universal health care plans. Figures are thrown around in debates about the 40 million or so Americans that currently are without healthcare insurance, and every so often one of the major news networks will run a story on someone who is suffering because they cannot afford to get the treatment they need. Liberals in America frequently put France, Italy, England and other nations with socialized medicine on a pedestal, hoping one day for America to join their ranks.
For most Republicans, and perhaps almost two thirds of the voting public, the problem of 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States demands some sort of strict and timely response. Unfortunately, the positions of the current Republican candidates include a significant amount of pandering and no great willingness to tackle the issue.
I’m thinking of a word to describe what the candidates’ position should be concerning taxes. It starts with “L” and ends in “ower” and anything other than it is unacceptable.
Since the events of 9/11, no issue has earned more attention in political debate than that of national security. With the Iraq conflict well into its fifth year and with the ever-growing threat of terrorism both at home and abroad, it is for many the most crucial and deciding factor of the 2008 presidential elections.
Our blog has moved to its new home and taken on a good, solid, sturdy name: Vandy Right. We look forward to offering a whole lot more content in the New Year!For almost a year, we've been pussyfooting around with moving over to WordPress, and finally, Christmas break 2008 has afforded me the opportunity to do so. So, here we are now, at Vandy Right. With this post, we formally bid auf wiedersehen to Right-Wing Vitriol, the fine title we operated under for almost a year, in favor of something a little more sturdy and traditional. We are, after all, conservatives.
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