I think Herm and I are on the same page. From a comment I made last night (although the word “hijack” is probably not necessary - as it was pointed out to me later):
“My suggestion is that we take a long-term view on the presidency - 12-16 years. The GOP is a damaged brand, as is the Tea Party (not the Tea Party philosophy, just the name). There is no point in pursuing either one any more. The media has successfully destroyed them.
Instead, we hijack the Constitution Party and start looking for legitimate candidates who can communicate conservatism in a rational and convincing manner - a cross between Rush Limbaugh and Tom Sellick (I can dream, cant I?).
In the meantime, we abandon the presidency and concentrate our efforts on getting Tea Party-type people into a majority position in the House and Senate - local and state efforts, not national efforts - more under the radar. If were able to do that, whoever is President is immaterial. With 60 senators and a majority in the House, we can get anything passed we want to - overriding a presidential veto as required.
I dont see any other way at this point. I said early this year that the selection of Mitt Romney as the GOP candidate would be the death of the GOP. We cant change it from within and I believe that there is no way to convince the mentally-challenged non-conservatives and non-republicans to join us - the media wont let it happen. Its time we recognize this and take some positive action to save the Country.”
Half measures or pie in the sky expectations will not cut it. There is a ton of blocking and tackling that will be required.
We have lost a major battle and the enemies of freedom and our founding principles have the initiative. As was the case in the Revolution we have limited resources and therefore need to fight an asymmetric battle.