Where Do Republicans Really Go From Here?

From Sea to Shining Sea ^ | 1/21/07 | Purple Mountains

[PurpleMountains]

It becomes clearer and clearer every day that the Republican Party is locked in an internal conflict whose resolution, if that can ever really happen, will determine, not only the future success of the party, but also its impact on safeguarding what is left of the principles on which we have been governed and the rules of decency affecting how we relate to each other as Americans. Our democracy is a republic, with checks and balances and constitutional limits on federal intrusion into our lives. Our forefathers were well aware that democracy begins to fail when the foxes gain entry to the henhouse; that is, when a mass of uneducated voters, who take, but do not give, begin to control the public treasury.

[KantianBurke]

The general public itself is leaning more and more towards redistribution of wealth and the embracing of socialism. On the one hand there are those who want the GOP to "adjust to the times" i.e. Newt Gingrich, Bush, Ken Melhman etc due to the necessity of maintaining power. And then there are those who want to retain our liberties and freedoms regardless of electoral outcomes.

Of course there is a 3rd way - educating the public as to why socialism is wrong and harmful and the founding father's version is the right way to go. That however would necessiate LEADERSHIP and ditching the "compassionate" bs so thats that.