For those who've been aware of politics--and specifically Republican politics--the name Nelson Rockefeller is a familiar one. You recall that being called a Rockefeller Republican was not a compliment. When was the last time you heard a Republican political candidate say, "I'm a Rockefeller Republican"? But you don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of candidates who say, "I'm a Reagan Republican." Rockefeller Republicans believed that we just needed a little more government to solve our problems. Conservatives, led by Reagan, understood that government was not the answer.
In 2011, The American Spectator drew the Romney-Rockefeller comparison. And in its analysis, The American Spectator included this quote from Reagan:
"I think the division of the Republican Party grew from pragmatism on the part of some [read Rockefeller] Republicans who said, 'Look what the Democrats are doing and they're staying in power. The only way for us, if we want to have any impact at all, is somehow to copy them.' This was where the split began to grow, because there were other people saying, 'Wait a minute. There is great danger in following this path toward Government intervention.'"http://spectator.org/archives/2011/06/14/is-mitt-romney-the-new-nelson/print
Unfortunately, beating the Democrats has become the be-all-and-end-all for today's Republicans. No longer is there anyone on the national stage saying, "Wait a minute. There is great danger in following this path toward Government intervention."
So, if you think beating Obama is all that matters, vote for Romney. But don't insult conservatives by claiming Romney is anything other than a Rockefeller Republican.
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