In reality things are not that bad. Its just simply our media is so biased that Republicans get no traction at all on any issue. Bush made his share of mistakes but he never ever gets credit. During the 2006 elections, they ignored how good the economy was and went after us on immigration and the Iraq war. During the 2007-2008 elections, they ignored the improving conditions in Iraq and the success of the surge and went after other things.
They let Republicans take the blame for the crisis when Democrats had a larger share of the blame.
Republicans always have a tough time from our liberal press. Reagan got around it because he was the great communicator. Bush wasted it. That’s the short story.
This is pretty much on target. It doesn’t matter what the truth is—it matters what peoples’ perception of the truth is. Without an information path to the people, the conservatives and Republicans could walk on water and the people would not hear about it. A quick glance at the past 50 years of America’s political and economic history tells you that Republicans have been much more honorable and pro-America than Dem’s. Republicans have worked hard for economic success and even crushed our most formidable foe (USSR) in an economic and ideological victory. That is an incredible accomplishment and was possibly the greatest success of our nation’s history since the Revolution. However, it is never mentioned by the public information services whose members recall the Reagon years as anti-union and may secretly resent that he illuminated the evil and destroyed the romance they have with the socialist/communist idea.
Over the years I have spoken to immigrants from former USSR countries and Austria. The are most troubled by the ignorant dalliance with Marxism. They have seen the misery of socialism. If you want to see what a cult of personality does to a nation, look to the Philippines and the election of movie stars to lead. Look at how vote pandering by gov’t removed the sanctity of private property, flooded Manila with squatters, and lowered the quality of life for all. Travel to Istanbul and see how gov’t “free” health care results in doctors seeing hundreds of patients each day and how private elite hospitals split the health care system. These situations can be seen around the world. They are incremental steps from where the US currently resides.
We must do two things:
1. Conservative, freedom-loving Americans must build an information service to get the truth to people here and abroad.
2. Conservatives must establish education that provides more accurate education for young (and old) to counter the left biased education now forced on children.
I volunteer for both tasks. How about others here?