the republican party is becoming a joke. all they seem to be doing now is trying to stay in power. as a conservative im starting to feel politically homeless.
What about the country? If your give up strategy is adopted how many innocent Americans, Europeans, Israelis, Iraqis die so you can see the left implode again.
The price of your strategy is too high. The GOP should run as conservatives when they do they win.
With what the so-called republican congress (rather RINOcrat congress) has given us, having a socialist congress cannot be much worse. The RINOcrats are outspending any socialist democrats of the past 50 years anyway. Iraq is the only real issue they can stop $$$ for.
Why don't you try to win WITHOUT US, Bush basher?
The Conservative movement may benefit by losing the House and Senate in 2006. I’m not advocating that we campaign to lose; however, if you look at the ramifications of losing in 2006 the Conservatives have a better chance of winning in 2008. Note: I didn’t say the Republicans I said Conservatives.
You may sneer at those of us you sneering deride as not being "real, true conservatives." But we can win without you -- you cannot win without us.
The current batch of elected officials has sold out the principles of conservatism on far too many points. There are people who will flame you for not going lock step with the Republican party as they will point out that Democrats are bad for America. Frankly, with Bush/Rove's policies on immigration and vote buying to support local Republicans it's obvious that conservatism got the short end of the stick.
Supporting Spector over Toomey?
Continuing to back Lincoln Chaffee?
Threatening Tancredo?
All I see right now is a lot of conservatives 'scratchin their collective heads and mumbling... “What happened?”
BS..........
If we lose in 2006, the dems will have control and will make the last 2 years of Bush's Presidency Hell. They will have subpoena power and be in charge of the agenda-- they would purposely thwart everything in the run up to '08 and, with the help of the media, would blame Bush for all problems. They would be happy to drive the country into the ground so Hillary could swoop in in '08. How effective was Papa Bush with a Democrat Congress? That sure didn't help him win in '92.
Losing elections in the hope of a backlash has never worked by the GOP before, with the exception of 94, and the reason why it worked in 94 was that Bill Clinton pushed thru Congress the largest tax increase in the history of the world. I don't think we can count on that happening again, nor would we wish it.
IMHO, the Republican Party has been infiltrated by the left.
Posing as 'moderates', they have slowly pushed the Party to the left.
Look at who is being talked about for 2008. McCain and Guilliani. Democrats in RINO skins!
The mere fact that they are being considered makes me ill!
Win or lose in '06 and '08, "my Republican Party" appears headed for extinction.
You can't lose credibility in politics faster than suggesting its best we lose power short term to maybe gain power long term.
I also think that you grossly underestimate the amount of time it would take the new "Conservative" Republican Party to a. recognize its mistakes, and b. to "turn things around" with the American people. After the 1964 election debacle with the Goldwater Conservatives, it took 16 years for a Conservative Rennaissance (under President Reagan). After Mr. Reagan's former Vice President abandoned, and was abandoned by, conservatives, it took eight years of Bill Clinton to set things right. Once the Democrats regain control of Congress, the entire "mainstream" news and entertainment community will invest all their energy into convincing the Sheeple of America that they never had it so good. It would be criminally naive to think that you could turn that situation around in two years (even if two years were a "lifetime in politics).
Yes. You do need to give up some battles to win the war. But winning the war by BECOMING the enemy isn't what we need either.
Who is this woman Ms. Miers?
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Get new blood Republicans, OK.
But I ain't throwing out the baby to spite my face. :o)
Anyone who would want to turn control of anything over to the Insane party of Dean, Sheehan, Kennedy and Rangel is simply "STUCK ON STUPID"! You want consevatives, vote for them in the primaries!