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Comment by Donald E. Scoggins on April 24, 2009 at 4:17pm

Dan - you are far wiser beyond your years. What essentially brought me to the GOP was its fiscal policies too. Using common sense most people would also be socially conservative. However, since you cannot legislate morality or tell folks what to do I usually stay away from highly personal matters. As a result I don't think government should get involved with social engineering.

Comment by Dan on April 24, 2009 at 4:05pm

Exactly. I'm far more of a fiscal Conservative than I am a social conservative, and I often wonder how one reconciles the two. That said, Cantor doesn't really seem like he's either. I want people that are going to actually reduce the size and scope of the federal gubmint, not just pay lip service to the Republican Creed. Wittman seems to get it. Cucinelli gets it.

Comment by Donald E. Scoggins on April 24, 2009 at 3:42pm

I agree with you Dan. I hope the vast majority of the Republican Party begins to accept the fact people come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a result our outlook on life bound to differ. Although a person chooses the GOP as their political party must not mean they should not think independently. Just as the RJC can accommodate members of varying views the Republican Party must develop this ability too. Democrats are winning elections because after years in the minority and from lessons learned they are not getting bogged down as to whose the most liberal and etc. In some quarters of the GOP being conservative isn't sufficient, one has to be very, very conservative. So much so as to fall off the face of the earth......alone. Unfortunately those influencing the party today know nothing of Republican Party's actual history or perhaps they do choosing to be revisionists. All this fractiousness within the party must end otherwise we are never going to realize even an ounce of whatever it is many are such purist.

Comment by Dan on April 24, 2009 at 2:06pm

A person's faith has nothing to do with the quality of their character. I quit going to synogauge when my Rabbi asked me to vote for Gore in 2000, and I'll be damned of I'm going to be part of the same Collectivist nonsense on this side of the fence. The Republican Party should be the last mainstream home of philosophical individualism, and judging by his voting record, Cantor would be much better off managing a Radio Shack or something, as opposed to holding elected office.

Comment by Dan on April 24, 2009 at 2:03pm

"Young, Jewish governor is our future- Eric Cantor"

I hope not. I really, really hope that Cantor isn't our future. He's no Republican. He's a big government Rockefeller Socialist, and I've had enough. After 3000 years of tyranny, you'd think that we'd wisen up as a people. We've learned nothing. Enough Statism already. Cantor doesn't understand what the proper relationship between an individual and their govt. should be, and likely never will.

Comment by Jamal Washington on February 19, 2009 at 10:50pm

There is also http://jewishrepublicans.ning.com/

Comment by Paul Kugelman on February 16, 2009 at 8:29pm

I have the good fortune to be coordinating Bob McDonnell's Jewish coalitions across Virginia. I am looking forward to meeting Jewish Republicans from all across this great Commonwealth and working with you to show support for Bob in our community and to show that the Republican party is the party that suits our community best. If you want to be added to the McDonnell's Jewish coalition mailing list, please send me your name, mailing address, and email address at paulkugelman@verizon.net. Thanks! Shalom.

Comment by David Milstein on February 15, 2009 at 4:43pm

Young, Jewish governor is our future- Eric Cantor

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/15/america/15cantor.php

Comment by David Milstein on February 3, 2009 at 10:33pm

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