Mr Goldwater's one weakness was that he was honest and said what he truly
thought. He didn't mince words to spare the thin skinned or ignorant. He
stood in front of the banner of true Conservatism, rather than hide behind
it.

Winning the Presidency is not a measure of the man. It is a measure of a
political campaign. Remember, Clinton won two terms. Who today holds LBJ in
any regard, he was the man who defeated Goldwater. LBJ chose not to run for
a second term, so disastrous was his presidency. Today, people still vote
for Goldwater even though he is dead. Of the two men who ran for President
back in 1964, Goldwater is still talked about, admired and heralded as the
man of true Conservative principles. The good was not interred with his
bones, yet the evil of LBJ lives on (Great Society, VietNam, Expansion of
Federal Government).

"America is a country where anyone can become President - except me!"

Barry Goldwater


Gilligan

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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Admirable thoughts but did he parley them into the Presidency?

Negative!

He was not as smart a conservative as President Bush nor did he
have such a lunatic Democrat left-wing controlled party to deal
with.

Give Mr. Bush credit where credit is due. Our greatest President
is managing to destroy the Democratic party almost single-handed.

The Republican president who follows Mr. Bush will be able to
assert true conservatism because Mr. Bush is paving the road
to riches as we speak.

This is something Mr. Goldwater never, in his dreams could
accomplish.

CN



"Gilligan" wrote in message
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What Bush said really pales in comparison to what a true stateman and
Conservative once said:

"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more
efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote
welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws,
but to
repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old
ones
that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their
purpose,
or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not
attempt to discover whether legislation is 'needed' before I have first
determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should
later
be attacked for neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply
that I
was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am
doing the very best I can."

- Former Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), "The Conscience of a
Conservative"