Posted on 05/14/2008 2:31:52 PM PDT by ovrtaxt
Republican leaders in the White House, the Congress, and the Republican National Committee and its affiliates, along with most Republican leaders at the state level, have failed – or outright betrayed – the conservative voters who put them in their positions.
The result is that the party’s “brand” has become a negative, to an extent greater than in the Watergate era, perhaps worse than in the days of Herbert Hoover.
The number of new Republican voters is flat while Democratic voter registration is skyrocketing.
Contributions to GOP candidates and Republican parties are way off, while donations to Democrats are setting records.
In primaries, votes for Republican candidates at all levels are running far behind the Democrats.
And in recent special elections, the party lost longheld congressional seats in Illinois, in Louisiana, and, yesterday, in Mississippi – all in districts carried overwhelmingly by President Bush. A single election can be a fluke, but when Republicans lose three seemingly safe seats in a row, disaster is looming.
The hard work of the last 50 years by millions of conservative campaign workers, donors, candidates, writers, intellectuals, and activists has been trashed. The conservative movement has been set back 10-20 years – possibly even permanently – by politicians consumed by power, including but certainly not limited to Denny Hastert, Tom DeLay, John Boehner, Roy Blunt, Mitch McConnell, Trent Lott, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, party chairman Mike Duncan, and their friends.
Some deserve more of the blame than others, but they are all part of a party Establishment that has brought the party down.
For things to change, for conservatives to be justified in giving our contributions, our volunteer efforts, our energy, and votes to the GOP, the party must clean house. The party leadership should resign immediately.
We must replace the Big Government/Big Business/Establishment Republicans with principled conservatives, most of them young. By “principled conservatives,” I mean leaders who will stand up to the liberals and fight for freedom and traditional values.
Republicans are doomed to wander in the political wilderness until this generation of weak-kneed, no-vision, inarticulate, afraid-of-the-liberal-media politicians are replaced mostly with principled conservatives in the mold of Bill Buckley, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.
Voters almost always reject a pale imitation in favor of the real thing.
The Democrats have firm principled beliefs. What motivates most Republican leaders? Nothing except a craving for power. What do Republicans offer voters? Nothing except “Elect us because we’re not Democrats.”
To Republican leaders, I say: You turned against the principles you once espoused – conservative principles – and, in turn, conservatives and the American people have turned against you. Things will not get better until you accept responsibility, and resign.
You have stayed too long. For the future of the Republican Party, for America and the cause of freedom: Go!
The Republican Party will no longer be held hostage to the extremist whims of you bitcons. Don’t like it, go join another party.
How old are you? Are you even old enough to vote? Just curious.
Have you noticed the buzz word from the McLackeys today is bitcons?
I suppose they picked that up from their hero for hope and change Magic Obama.
The Republican Party has an ongoing operation, too. It’s called Operation Dump the Bitcons.
Sorry Antonio C, seems you failed to notice the ongoing operation is a little late.
Conservatives have already dumped the GOP.
So slick, why are you still posting here on a conservative site?
The dumping has already happened and you are to dense to have noticed.
BS. Most conservatives still support the GOP, but you bitcons are doing your damnedest to change that. I and other real Republicans will not let you. Go form a bitcon party so you can bitch and moan among yourselves.
You’re the ones hoping to get Obama elected out of spite. Besides it’s true. You are bitter about being replaced by new voters and losing your power over the party.
I’m not sure who they got it from, but I guarantee none of them have had an original thought since birth, so chances are it was coined by someone working for the Obama campaign.
No they don’t, maybe Republicans do, but conservatives do not. You cannot win without us or you would take you nasty skank mouth elsewhere.
I suppose you think you are making inroads here, but you are not. I give you a few days at the rate you are going before your stay here ends.
Good day.
Geez, you really are a big fool. Go pound sand new voter, you are becoming a laughingstock.
Bet you are going to enjoy Obama. Better head to the basement of your Dads house to check on how it will affect your portfolio.
BUMPed for The Truth! ("And in recent special elections, the party lost longheld congressional seats in Illinois, in Louisiana, and, yesterday, in Mississippi all in districts carried overwhelmingly by President Bush. A single election can be a fluke, but when Republicans lose three seemingly safe seats in a row, disaster is looming.")
Apparently, our young friend Antonio hasn't looked at the shrinking numbers of registered Republicans. New Republican voters? What a hoot! Not only have no new Republicans been added to the rolls, but the old ones are fleeing in great numbers. There may be no registered Republicans left by Nov. at the present rate, except for Antonio, of course.
BUMPed for The Truth! ("And in recent special elections, the party lost longheld congressional seats in Illinois, in Louisiana, and, yesterday, in Mississippi all in districts carried overwhelmingly by President Bush. A single election can be a fluke, but when Republicans lose three seemingly safe seats in a row, disaster is looming.")
Seems all the new voters that have replaced us are just not getting the job done. They failed to get out there and protect those 3 seats.
Too bad the poor yokel has to insult us "bitcons" because the new voters are so impotent.LOL
Antonio may vote if nothing good is on TV. LOL!
Enough is enough.
The RNC needs to be restructured by its base. We should be allowed to vote leaders in and out every cycle to prevent Potomac Fever from destroying the party every few years.
Excellent post bttt.
John McCain is a Democrat in all but name and will be the death of the Republic.
I’ve been demanding Senator Luger’s resignation for years. He had yet to forward it.
Norm, I got a four page “survey” from Ensign yesterday asking some really stupid opened ended questions with yes or no answers. The last page is a request for donation - not likely. Day late, dollar short and missed the mark dramatically.
This guy has defiantly been hitting the bottle. No conservative/Republican is that stupid.
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