NY Conservative Blues
Written by Andrew on April 16th, 2005
I would classify the Conservative Party of New York State as struggling: to find issues, to find a constituency, and of course struggling to differentiate themselves effectively from the state Republican machine (RINOs).
The CPNYS has focused its energy on battles that it thinks it can win, such as the smoking ban, and then failing to make any dents. Despite clearly having the best candidate in last years Senate election against Chuck Schumer (link was originally to an article by Joe Sobran, but I am nothing if not contreversy averse) there was no hope of winning.
The last point is the most troubling. The Conservative Party was founded to give New Yorkers a place to stand against the totally indistinct state Democrat and Republican parties, toadies to leviathan as they were. These days however, they have become nothing but a rubber stamp to Governor George Pataki and State Senate Maj, Leader Joe Bruno (RINO-Troy). An absolutely egregious example of this arrived with the mail today, announcing that this years annual CPNYS gala would be headlined by none other than “The Architect”, Karl Rove.
To many conservatives, Karl Rove is a hero for getting President Bush elected, and growing the majority in both houses of Congress. I choose to remember him for forcing us to live with Arlen Specter. Rove’s behavior, and Bush’s for that matter, during the PA Senate primary last year was entirely shameful and inexcusable, and will form more of their legacy for the Republican Party than they may realize. In four years, when we look back and realized that nothing has changed with the Supreme Court, that nothing has changed with Social Security, that nothing has changed period, the reason will be Arlen Specter.
And conservatives are supposed to celebrate Karl Rove because….?
(Thanks to Michelle Malkin’s ‘blog for the picture!)
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calling president Bush shameful, wow ballsy
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Yes, let’s all divide our votes between the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. That’ll work… Oh, and genius, the Conservative Party is a front organization.
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FreeThinker, the GOP in NYS is totally incompetent, and doomed to political oblivion within twenty years. Why in the world should conservatives support it, when it rejects any sort of fiscal restraint? By supporting unique Conservative candidates we can either send a message to the GOP to wake up, or even win. Sen. Buckley ring any bells?
As for the Conservative Party being nothing more than a front, that was sort of the idea of my post….
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Who is the guy in the piture?
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I don’t know. I would guess he has given fairly generously to the GOP though. And to the “right sort” of causes, allowing him to be photoed with Sen. Specter.
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Yeah it was the photo op that if you paid the max out for a fundraiser you got to go to. White House pimped out for Specter hardcore.
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“calling president Bush shameful, wow ballsy”
Really? You should stick around this blog more, we’ll re-define for you what a nut sack is.
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