The Night The Republican Party Was (Re)Born

fracturedrepublic.com ^ | November 4, 2008 | Kenny Blade

[Gordon Greene]

The once great GOP of Reagan's era sits in mourning tonight. The party that only yesterday it seems stood for hard work, self reliance, independence from government intervention, God, family and the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness found it's hopes tied to a moderate Democrat dressed in conservative clothing.

Don't blame McCain. He rightfully accepted the opportunity granted him by a media bent on the elimination of Romney, Thompson and Huckabee for a candidate they felt they could control. Too old. Too liberal. Too much like Bush. Too hard to pass up. A Republican whose best friend in Washington was a life-long Democrat who was forced into "Independent" status because he dared stand up for America's Independence.

McCain was little more to the party than Jimmy Carter with a spine and some common sense before he "beat the odds" and won the party nomination. Anyone who would proclaim that three years ago he/she was certain McCain would be the Republican nominee would lie to you about other things as well.

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[SoConPubbie]

Some will say it was because she was a woman. It is true enough that she was the one who "wore the conservative pants" in this political marriage of convenience. It's just possible that her presence was a grim reminder that it took a woman to be "man enough" to embody the spirit and strength of the party of Reagan once again.

Truer words were never spoken.

McCain and all of his cheerleaders here on this site should be ashamed of themselves since it took a woman to actually espouse and express the principles of conservatism in this presidential race.

[TheFourthMagi]

That’s true he did.

[TheFourthMagi]

Social conservatives have been marginalized by neocon RINOs. The resurgence of social conservatism can yet save the Republican Party.

[SoConPubbie]

It could have been Ron Paul. An anti-bailout, and anti-Fed candidate could have cleaned up...;but he was too “kooky” for the powers-that-be. Instead, we got McCain.

Give a rest will you?

Ron Paul didn't have a chance in hell and some his ideas were kooky.

We need to coalesce around someone who espouses all three legs of the conservative "stool", fiscal, defense, social. Somebody who does not repel a large segment of any of these legs. While we are at it, we need to let the RINOs know that they either get in line and learn to accept social conservatives or they get out of our party, NOW!

[Eric Esot]

this guy will do serious damage and everyone knows it. and for some that was reason to vote for him.

[bushinohio]

Social conservatives are just as important to the GOP as fiscal conservatives. In most cases(as in mine) the two go hand in hand.

[EagleandLiberty]

Social conservatives have been marginalized by neocon RINOs. The resurgence of social conservatism can yet save the Republican Party.

No, that should read THE DEATH of the REPUBLICAN PARTY will be caused by social conservatives!

[EagleandLiberty]

While we are at it, we need to let the RINOs know that they either get in line and learn to accept social conservatives or they get out of our party, NOW!

Why not tell the Social Conservatives to accept RINOS? Those two are what killing the GOP!!I do not want a GOVERNMENT that wants to know what I'm doing in my house!

[Captain Kirk]

After yet another failure, why don’t you “give it a rest.” Hasn’t your strategy done enough damage? You’re “stool” is broken as shown by two election disasters in a row. If only the GOP had listened to Ron Paul, rather than rely on your rickety “stool.” You can’t have fiscal responsibility and pay for the costs of world wide policing at the same time,,,,,as shown by the current financial crisis. Maintaining bases in over 14 countries costs money, whether in the form of taxes or Fed funny money.

[Captain Kirk]

I meant to say “maintaining bases in over 140 countries.”