tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post4060120998302899792..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Good Ideas From a RepublicanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-88511931247851043822010-03-30T19:37:59.422-07:002010-03-30T19:37:59.422-07:00You missed my point apparently. I'm saying it...You missed my point apparently. I'm saying it doesn't matter WHAT Glenn Beck says about him. "They" don't get to dictate Frum's party identification - only Frum does that. He is still a member of the Republican party, still campaigns on behalf of Republicans and if he were to run for office would likely run as a Republican. <br /><br />A limit to tax exemptions for savings seems reasonable and practical. I guess we could just argue then about what that limit should be and what kinds of accounts would qualify. Certainly encouraging more savings and less consumption is a good goal, do you agree?Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-63578623298560755662010-03-30T16:31:40.006-07:002010-03-30T16:31:40.006-07:00Frum is being widely denounced by the right, and y...Frum is being widely denounced by the right, and you know that, RBR. It's a bit disingenous to point to him, then, as if he were "one of them" when he has been cast out. <br /><br />I do agree that some of his ideas about how the GOP has done itself in have some merit. <br /><br />As for the savings/tax-exempt issue, wow. So like make all savings accounts like a 401K with no strings attached, and with no future taxation? Sounds very, very, very expensive. There is a reason for a top limit on 401K donations, btw, to limit the cost.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-11108962538487388162010-03-27T09:39:39.002-07:002010-03-27T09:39:39.002-07:00Since political parties in the US can't revoke...Since political parties in the US can't revoke your membership like that I will ignore the "kicked out of the fraternity" thing with regard to his actual party ID. What really matters is what he considers himself to be and how he behaves politically.<br /><br />I don't think he has renounced the Republican party the way Lieberman did with the Democrats. He's also a firmly committed conservative and wants conservatives to win elections (he just thinks the approach currently in favor in the GOP is the wrong one). You can't make analogous statements about Lieberman and liberals. Since 2006, Lieberman has done nothing but campaign against Democrats.<br /><br />Frum does have one thing in common with Lieberman though. They both campaigned for John McCain in 2008. He even - grudgingly - gave his public support to Sarah Palin. It was clear in the interview that he dislikes Palin so I can only imagine that he supported her publicly out of loyalty to the GOP ticket - again, something he has in common with Lieberman. <br /><br />Yet it is true that he is on the "RINO" list for people like Limbaugh, O'Riley and Beck. It is certain that he is not a typical Republican of these times. And that's part of the point I was trying to make.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-80793676948201660742010-03-27T08:33:45.219-07:002010-03-27T08:33:45.219-07:00Sure, RBR, but he's an ex-Republican in the se...Sure, RBR, but he's an ex-Republican in the sense that he's admitted to being kicked out of the fraternity and has publicly complained about it. He's a Republican the way Lieberman is a Democrat.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.com