What is a radical republican?

[occupied]

By whose design?

Both partys.
Our gummit is a politicorp.

Dodd-Frank would've been vastly different had Rs had a voice drafting it.

Yes it would have been nothing instead of a band-aid on a hemorrhage.

 

[Dragon]

Historically, the "Radical Republicans" were that wing of the party after the Civil War who believed in harshly and forcibly restructuring the culture of the South to destroy the planter class forever and implement full racial equality.

Today, the phrase has fallen out of use, but could be applied to Republicans who believe at least several of the following propositions:

1) That anthropogenic global warming is a government plot;
2) That evolution is false science;
3) That America is, or should be, a Christian nation;
4) That Barack Obama is a Muslim, or is not a U.S. citizen;
5) That Social Security should be privatized;
6) That Medicare should be abolished or turned into a voucher program;
7) That we should have a flat tax, or, worse, a head tax;
8) That public schools should be abolished, or replaced with a voucher program;
9) That we should be fighting a holy war against the Muslim world.

There are probably some ideas that I've left off the list, but these will serve for illustration. All of these are radical ideas: they call for radical change, or are far outside the mainstream. A person who believes in them is a radical, and if he or she is also a Republican, then "radical Republican" is a good description.

 

[uscitizen]

for sniper you asked for a conservative who wants a return to mythical values:

Fading American Values

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Property Rights
Limited Govt
Freedom of Religion (not from religion)
Free Markets/Trade
Natural Law
Traditional Marriage/Families
Liberty not Equality
Individual Rights
State Rights/Localism
Free Speech
Gun Rights/Self Defense
Limited Taxation
Civil Liberties
Personal Responsibility
Suspicion of Power
American Exceptionalism/Patriotism
Faith in Established Institutions/Principles
Criminal Justice
Choice in Healthcare/Education
Limited Welfare
Strong National Defense/Military
American Tradition & History Celebrated
United Moral Code
http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/216437-fading-american-values.html

 

[American Horse]

Both partys.
Our gummit is a politicorp.

Dodd-Frank would've been vastly different had Rs had a voice drafting it.

Yes it would have been nothing instead of a band-aid on a hemorrhage.

No it would've called for breaking up some of the large players so they weren't too large to fail, and taking Fannie & Freddie and splitting them up, and privatized them versus the government being their guardian angel. There are multiples more "too large to fail" entities than before with Dodd-Frank in effect.

 

[occupied]

Dodd-Frank would've been vastly different had Rs had a voice drafting it.

Yes it would have been nothing instead of a band-aid on a hemorrhage.

No it would've called for breaking up some of the large players so they weren't too large to fail, and taking Fannie & Freddie and splitting them up, and privatized them versus the government being their guardian angel. There are multiples more "too large to fail" entities than before with Dodd-Frank in effect.

No, they would have regulated nothing in the private sector or further deregulated it, sacrificed the F+F scapegoat and went on their merry way. Look at who they blame, regulation and government involvement, you cannot say they would have taken a proactive role and broken up the big players, especially after the fact when the Dodd-Frank was passed. The only people who called for dismantling the big banks are the commie liberals who could not even get a seat at the table when the law was being crafted, it was never even an option in the lobbyist polluted atmosphere of the discussion.

 

[JRK]

They have had no power scince 07
GWB subsidized GM for Obama
They have done nothing scince 07 but try and stop this out of control spending

We have a sitting president who claims that he is subsidizing oil companies, in public
Threatens the supreme court
Claims he inherited the 1.4 trillion dollar deficit of 2009
claimed he has created millionsof jobs scince 09

And the republican is the radical one?

Exxon Earns Huge Profits, But Also Pays Huge Taxes | TheBlaze.com

And with record profits come record taxes as well as record revenue

What is a radical Republican? Probably a real conservative would be considered radical by the current crop of Republicans.

Tea Party Republicans are an interesting phenomenon, an equal combination of myopia, callousness and cowardice shaken, not stirred, by the corporate power elite.

Those with vision understand preventative maintenance is cost effective, preventative health care is cost effective and R&D, access to good educating and training is cost effective.

A simple example. A person with vision maintains their homes infrastructure, roof, gutters, drainage and the electrical and gas systems; failing to do so will become much more costly when deferred.

I agree that a real conservative is a "radical" these day
I mean the low tax
small govt
free market person

The corporate power holds each party in account, for good reason as they pay most of the bills thru the collection of wealth from the consumer

As far defeering problems, thats what BHO amd his policies have done, we aill give Ryans thought process a chance soon

 

[JRK]

Historically, the "Radical Republicans" were that wing of the party after the Civil War who believed in harshly and forcibly restructuring the culture of the South to destroy the planter class forever and implement full racial equality.

Today, the phrase has fallen out of use, but could be applied to Republicans who believe at least several of the following propositions:

1) That anthropogenic global warming is a government plot;
2) That evolution is false science;
3) That America is, or should be, a Christian nation;
4) That Barack Obama is a Muslim, or is not a U.S. citizen;
5) That Social Security should be privatized;
6) That Medicare should be abolished or turned into a voucher program;
7) That we should have a flat tax, or, worse, a head tax;
8) That public schools should be abolished, or replaced with a voucher program;
9) That we should be fighting a holy war against the Muslim world.

There are probably some ideas that I've left off the list, but these will serve for illustration. All of these are radical ideas: they call for radical change, or are far outside the mainstream. A person who believes in them is a radical, and if he or she is also a Republican, then "radical Republican" is a good description.

Global Warming is an opinion as to the why
Evolution is an opinion, none of us was there. I have the right to believe what I beleive as much as you do. That makes me a radical?
America has that freedom of religion thing that every conservative I know supports
BHO, muslim, citizen? People have that right as to there opinion, Obama could have ended the citizen thing allot better than he did, thats his fault
SS under govt regulations should be privatized
Voucher for medicare? if you say so
Damn right we need a new tax collection system, The one in place is a wealth, job killing one
Pubic schools are failing, you scared to try soemthing new?
Not sure were you got the holy war comment, radicals, no matter there religion killing innocent people need to be dealt with

In my opinion strapping a bomb to your child is a radical, not believing there is a god, that our scholl system is failg as wel as our SS program