Posted on 05/24/2009 9:06:32 PM PDT by Pitcairn
Much has been said about how the Republican Party and the Conservative Movement is a dying—if not dead—political party. Far from it.
America is changing. Changing, indeed. If anything, the nation is moving in the Right direction.
Sometimes a kick to the head is what’s needed to make people wake up and face reality. It happened in 1980, and it’s happening now.
The conservative movement is not a political party. It is a set of principles acted upon.
Somebody better wake up and realize what they’re dealing with here.... The dems do not think in terms of winning on substance or ideas. They win via every sort of device and trick, technique and the like. The whole world expected them to get blown out of the 98 race right after the giant scandals and they actually won that one, having perfected their “knock and drag” system just prior to the race.
Furthermore: the conservative movement is not the Republican Party as they are just a political vehicle which often CLAIMS to be in support of such a movement but is often not.
OK, how do conservatives beat the Republicans?
Now, there's the real question, properly stated.
By getting our ideas out. By turning the GOP BACK into the party of Reagan and away from the McCain/Powell/RINO milquetoasts they want to become.
Excellent point
” OK, how do conservatives beat the Republicans?
Now, there’s the real question, properly stated. “
Indeed!
The Republican party will have to crawl back to conservatives or be left behind. Conservatives have had enough of BS Rinos.
Step one: Make a firm and unchangeable commitment to stop the compromise, and to only support candidates who adhere to the clear principles upon which our republic was founded, no matter what.
Step two: Act on that commitment, in concert with all who have made the same commitment.
It's the carrot and the stick. The clear and unmistakable message sent to the entire politcal establishment will be "nominate true conservatives and you can count on our votes. Nominate liberals, and you can count on our opposition."
Close caucuses. Close primaries. Petition for change of dates/times for primaries in far western states. would these help?
ANSWER: By co-opting the Republican Party just like the Socialists co-opted the Democratic Party.
Always thought he was the real successor to RR, but only now has he been free to be IT...Dick Cheney.
Keep it up Dick and daughter.
With a stick works for me.
This is actually true. There are three legs of the conservative stool: foreign policy, social issues, and economic issues.
Foreign policy is over. Bush’s anti-terrorism will be practiced by future administrations.
Social issues are over. When given a chance to vote, people vote against gay marriage and all. More and more people are not for abortion. Much of this is due to the increase of hispanics which do not agree at all with the New England attitude for social issues.
Economic issues is where the debate is. However, this is a temporary one. Social Security and Medicare *will* crash. California state is already crashing. Government will not be seen as the answer. Young people know that starting your own business online is a good idea. There is intense interest among the young about financial education. Why? Because they never received it in school.
For more evidence, note how Democrats keep looking backwards, never forward. Obama wants to be FDR, not Obama. Stale Industrial Age rhetoric is overflowing. This rhetoric is on its last legs. We are in the Silicon Age, not the Industrial Age.
The Blue states are in decline. The red states, especially the south, are booming.
The ideology holed up in New England dies. Federalist Party, died. Whigs, died. Free Soil, Free Men, died. McKinley coalition, died. Rockefeller Republicans, died. Liberals being up there is not a good sign for them.
One political party believes in abortion and mass contraception. The other does not believe in abortion and is more favorable to having children. The demographics will not go the liberals’ way. Even hispanics, who might only disagree with the economic leg of the conservative stool, live and act more like conservatives. Hispanics overwhelmingly supported Bush when he ran for Texas governor. They also vote against gay marriage.
The future is, indeed, quite bright.
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