And BTW, if they parachute Ryan in, it’s over.
They gave us McCain. Then they gave us Romney. 8f they give us Trump, then conservatives should realize it’s time to move on.
The voice of the voter is one crying in the wilderness.
“The Republican Party,” they conclude, “is stronger than it has been in most of our readers’ lifetimes.”
LOL.
And yet the democrat agenda continues like a juggernaut.
This author is complete twit with his head up his a$$.
I guess it depends on what the meaning of the words “Republican Party” are . . .
If the Republican Party is, the party of the Republic, created to secure the blessings of Liberty and our G-d given natural rights, the party of limited government and fiscal conservatism, the party of Peace through Quiet Strength and an invested and involved citizenry, then yes, to our tragic loss, that blessed creation has passed on.
If you mean the Republican Party of Boehner-Ryan-Romney-McCain-Graham-Rubio AND OBAMA et al, then Yaaaaa Hoooo! that Grizzled painted bitch is alive and working that stankin’ bloody gash all over this fruited plain.
Is the Party the Voters or them’s-that-count-dem-votes?
That existential decision is what we face today.
The GOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cheap Labor Express.
They exist to block the citizens from doing anything about the invasion of our country.
They know exactly what they are doing. They are thwarting the will of their constituents.
I am hoping if Trump can get the nomination he can change the party into something useful.
The usual globalist elite disparagement of nationalism. Nobody is calling for isolationism. Protecting our economy from unfair trade when we have trillion dollar deficits is common sense. Stopping our nation from being overrun by illegal aliens is self-preservation, not nativism. And that in a nutshell is what has the GOP's panties in a bunch and why they are as much a threat to our survival as the Democrats.
The problem? Aside from the fact that protectionism is self-destructive economic policy, and isolationism is disastrous foreign policy, an attempt to pump up the white vote with nativist rhetoric manages to alienate just about everyone else. Trump has secured his stagnant plurality in GOP primaries by earning record-level disapproval from the rest of America. If Trump were the Republican nominee, winning states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan would require an increase in the white working-class vote so vast that the math is essentially impossible.
First, while protectionism is self-destructive, the true objective is to re-patriate well-paying jobs (or avoid their expatriation). And there are other, better ways to accomplish that objective. E.g., a better regulatory environment (bye-bye EPA) and lower corporate taxes (now highest in the advanced world), coupled with a hefty capital boost via facilitated re-patriation of foreign income without penalty (a $5 trillion shot-in-the-arm). We could do a better job negotiating trade deals, too, but the impact of doing so would be but a fraction of the benefits obtained by cleaning our own financial house.
Of course, isolationism is a disastrous foreign policy. America has legitimate interests around the world...as well as legitimate obligations. The issue hinges on proper judgment of what is legitimate...and what ain't.
Example: ISIS is de-stabilizing an area that the civilized world is dependent upon, not to mention setting a bad example for the Islamic world. They should be annihilated. Quickly...at lowest possible cost...and made an exammple of (napalm optional).
Example: Syrias's Bashar Assad is a brutal bastard. So long as he keeps his appetites in check and pays his bills, what do we care?
Example: An enormous percentage of world trade (including our own) traverses the South China Sea. Friction between the ChiComs and the Free World is inevitable. It's vital that we remain strong enough to effectively project power into the area and keep the ChiComms at bay. At the same time, there is no need to provoke.
Finally, nativism is a mis-applied pejorative. It's not about "pumping up the white vote", Gerson, you dumbass! It's primarily about preserving the culture from illegal alien infiltration. And it's secondarily about preserving jobs and wages for native Americans (including Indians) -- particularly in a time that is referred to as The Great Recession.
So long as the Washington elite misunderstand -- or don't recognize -- the problems, they can't possibly be trusted to prescribe any solutions. That includes you, Michael Gerson.
He blames McStupid and Mittens on the Tea Party. What a kook.