Quote of the Day -- Sunday Edition

Quote of the day -- On True Small Government

The guy who was, at the time, the ultimate, utmost Conservative and Republican, Barry Goldwater (Google him or check him out on Wikipedia or something, if you must). He was the Convervative's Conservative. He was Conservative long before Conservative was the "cool" it is today:

Two of the Most Important Quotes for America Today

Two of the most prophetic and important quotes of the last 60 years are President Dwight David Eisenhower's at the end of his Presdiency for the first:

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

And this, the second:

A Repubican who got it

Yet another Republican, of course from the past, who understood we couldn't let campaign contributions run amuck in this country:

On the Republican Party theocracy

Republican and, at the time, uber-Conservative. They'd eat him alive now since what he was concerned about, above, is exactly what happened, to the detriment of the party and, worst of all, the country.

Quote of the day (decade?)

"When you say "radical right" today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye." - Barry Goldwater, Republican, Conservative and presidential candidate, quote 1994

Look! Old dogs! Learing new tricks!

From The Huffington Post last week: GOP Leadership To Make Historic Appearance Before Gay Rights Group Breaking new ground in the Republican Party's relationship with the gay community, the leaders of the GOP's two congressional campaign committees will be honored at a fundraising reception hosted by the Log Cabin Republicans on Wednesday evening. Next up: pigs take flight. Story at 11. Link to original story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/22/detente-cornyn-sessions-m_n_734687.html