Fiorina, the Next Reagan

Carly Fiorina, the Next Ronald Reagan

The View from the Middle

I do think that Carly Fiorina won the early debate last night, but probably not for the reasons that most of the Pundits are talking about this morning.  Her answers on the Iran deal and Planned Parenthood and how to handle ISIS were all fine, but it was her clear definition of the difference between liberals and conservatives that caught my attention.  Here’s what she said at two different spots in the debate:

“We have been debating right here the core difference between conservatism and progressivism.  I am a conservative because I believe no one of us is any better than any other one of us. Every one of us is gifted by God, whether it is those poor babies being picked over (Planned Parenthood reference) or it’s someone whose life is tangle up in a web of dependence.

Progressives don’t believe that.  They believe some are smarter than others, some are better than others, so some are going to need to take care of the others.  That is the fight we have to have, and we need to undo a whole set of things that President Obama has done to get at the heart of his disrespect and disregard for too many Americans.”

Later, she added this:

“We have arrived at a point in our nation’s history where the potential of this nation and too many Americans is being crushed by the weight, the power, the cost, the complexity, the ineptitude and the corruption of the federal government.  Only someone who will challenge the status quo in Washington, D.C. can lead the resurgence of this great nation.”

Wow!  I can even hear Ronald Reagan saying those words.  They are totally consistent with his approach to government.  We’ve been talking about searching for someone who can clearly outline the conservative approach to government and compare it to the liberal approach, and now we have found her!!  Go Carly!  You the woman!!