GOP “Stay the Course” Strategy killing the Party
I found this comment on the PP from Jace Walden on a thread. Jace hit on the frustration I have been hearing from the Grass Root supporters of the GOP.
By re-electing the leaders that lead the GOP to its most crushing defeat ever, congressional republicans have shown that they have absolutely no desire to change their ways. Sure, they’ll talk the good talk about “small government” and what it means to be “conservative”, but in the end, it’s the same leaders who brought us the largest expansion of the Federal Bureaucracy in U.S. history.
They had a chance to change. They had a chance to elect Michael Steele as RNC Chair. But no, they chose a status quo Senator, Mel Martinez. They had a chance to elect Mike Pence as Minority Leader, but no, the chose the status quo John Boehner “I don’t even know who Mark Foley is” Boehner. They had a chance to elect ANYBODY but Trent Lott in the Senate…but no, they chose Trent “Give me the Pork” Lott.
I guess our national Republicans really did buy into that “stay the course” crap, because that is exactly what they’re doing with the party.
It’s already statistically impossible to win back the Senate in ‘08, just based on the small number of winnable seats. It’s unlikely the GOP will take back 30 seats in the house. AND, it’s probable that because of its lack of leadership and values, the GOP will LOSE the presidency in ‘08.
We can keep making excuses and keep blaming all of our problems on Pelosi and the “liberal democrats”, or we can demand a change from our own party. As it stands right now though, we stand to lose big in 2008.
I like how this guy thinks.
Is there any explanation why certain Congressmen secretly inserted a provision in the military spending bill that passed both houses without knowledge of the provision, to close down the Iraq Reconstruction Oversight office? And why do they continue to get away with this kind of crap?
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/11/04/2003334782
Chris
You make a very interesting point.
This is a bunch of desperate neocon cowards. And they’re running scared. They only “stay the course” because they loose more base every time they turn the wheel slightly. Once we have a major overhaul we might see a huge party shift in favor of Republicans–bigger than all the Republicans that voted Democrat this past election. the only people who wouldn’t want this is the “people at the top” including Pelosi.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The decisive losses of Reps. Mike Pence of Indiana and John Shadegg of Arizona in the House GOP leadership races is a crushing defeat for the GOP’s conservative caucus — The Republican Study Committee.
Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona, another member of the RSC, called the results “disappointing” and said sticking with the old leadership will make it more difficult to win back the majority in two years.
Forget about the congressional pages. We need to send a speed reader to every congressman. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Isn’t what they say to criminals?
Agreed. Barring huge Democratic mistakes, the Republicans are going to be in the wilderness for a long time.
What the Republicans don’t understand, and the Democrats only dimly get, is that the new schism in American politics isn’t right/left, it is globalist/nationalist or Henry Paulson versus Lou Dobbs.
Until the Republicans recognize that they have to dump Paulson and embrace Dobbs (his ideas, not the man) they will be the minority party.
Skeptical Economist,
You are 100% right. After the radio show, we where all talking about how callers from the right and left agree that the globalist open border policy has people on both sides upset.
Jace
We need more of us real conservatives to speak up. RINOS are the problem not the solution.
I don’t think Jace can really speak for republicans. JohnK, are you sure this isn’t just more gloating over a republican defeat? We’re going to make a comeback in 2008, you can go to the bank on it.
James
Jace is a very conservative Republican. I also read many blogs, and his article is what many conservative grass roots Republicans are saying!
Last I checked he was some sort of libertarian interested in randian social theory.
You’ve got a funny interpretation of “Republican Conservative”.
James
there’s alot of conservatives that have had it with this Republican treachery. That includes populists, libertarians, paleo-conservatives, America-Firsters, states rights activists, social moderates, patriots, and a few more I’m sure. And that’s just from the right. It seems like the only ones left are the Armageddonites, the pro-lifers, the Christo-Fascists, and the just plain stupid.
James
Why do you think Jace is not Conservative?
Jace argues for a nation free to abuse drugs, full of hookers and gay sex here
He’s not conservative. If you think he’s conservative, you’re wrong. He’s libertarian. As a matter of fact I would go so far as to say that after listening to your radio show and reading the blogs, you yourself are a bit too centrist for my personal tastes as well.
James,
You are right, I am a Libertarian-Conservative who is a member of the Republican Party. But you are a dumb ass. So I guess we’re both on the money with lables today!
By the way, you never answered ANY of my questions in that thread.