Opinion of Nelson Rockefeller

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Anyone who knows me knows my answer to this one too: massive, massive FF.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

What a Republican should be like.

In many ways, yes, but not every way.  Why can't my fellow Republicans acknowledge the great things the moderate/liberal Republicans did for America?  We should be celebrating our Party s history of guys like Rocky, not deriding them as RINOs.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

What a Republican should be like.

In many ways, yes, but not every way.  Why can't my fellow Republicans acknowledge the great things the moderate/liberal Republicans did for America?  We should be celebrating our Party s history of guys like Rocky, not deriding them as RINOs.

God man. That's horrifying. A philanderer, anti-drug-yet-pro-choice, liberal plotter-against-Goldwater and defender of the New Deal, 1960's "liberal consensus" status quo? Sickening.

And as for the other liberal Republicans? The pro-silver ones of the Gilded Age? The Radicals of the post-Civil War era? the complete out-and-out progressives and liberals like La Follette? Can't remember them doing many good things for our country.

I'm anti-drug and pro-life and recognize that Rockefeller had his flaws, but he also fought for civil rghts.  I'm a conservative too, but I recognize that the pre-Reagan Republicans (maybe not the free silver ones) did a lot of great things for our country, too.  Yes, the way Goldwater was treated by Rocky and others was very inappropriate.  I just think there's too much division in our Party.  We need to be united, following the great Republicans (Rocky included) that went before us by fighting for freedom like they did.  I recommend Michael Zak's book Back to Basics for the Republican Party on this subject.  But I also respect the right to your opinion.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I don't even want to start one.

What a Republican should be like.

In many ways, yes, but not every way.  Why can't my fellow Republicans acknowledge the great things the moderate/liberal Republicans did for America?  We should be celebrating our Party s history of guys like Rocky, not deriding them as RINOs.

God man. That's horrifying. A philanderer, anti-drug-yet-pro-choice, liberal plotter-against-Goldwater and defender of the New Deal, 1960's "liberal consensus" status quo? Sickening.

And as for the other liberal Republicans? The pro-silver ones of the Gilded Age? The Radicals of the post-Civil War era? the complete out-and-out progressives and liberals like La Follette? Can't remember them doing many good things for our country.

I'm anti-drug and pro-life and recognize that Rockefeller had his flaws, but he also fought for civil rghts.  I'm a conservative too, but I recognize that the pre-Reagan Republicans (maybe not the free silver ones) did a lot of great things for our country, too.  Yes, the way Goldwater was treated by Rocky and others was very inappropriate.  I just think there's too much division in our Party.  We need to be united, following the great Republicans (Rocky included) that went before us by fighting for freedom like they did.  I recommend Michael Zak's book Back to Basics for the Republican Party on this subject.  But I also respect the right to your opinion.

Defusing a potential flame war like this.... It's just.... Dirty.