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The complete lack of concern for anything but assuming or maintaining power.

Any political party,including Libertarian,Green or Constitution , is interested in taking ,and remaining in ,power. To think otherwise is ludicrous

You rightly state that This is the goal of every party. I am not into denying REALITY. (As others on this thread seem intent on.) It is refreshing to have a reasoned response from you, thanks.

No, what I am saying is that the Republican Party® had better rediscover its base pronto.

If the Republicans keep trying to appease Liberals, mushy centrists, or internationalists they will join the Whigs as irrelevant, and a new conservative party will emerge. It may take another 20 years, because people identify with the label longer than they do the ideals it once stood for.

Addressing your point about holding and maintaining power, of course that is the goal. However, if it is based on the "R's" having power just because they are "R's" that's a doomed position. If we no longer have an identifiable set of principles on which to stand, what is the point? Just to dance around and claim victory in November? Victory for what? Ronald Reagan was unabashedly Conservative and the electorate responded.

If we look over the fence at the Libs, we can observe they have no clear set of principles anymore. Just a desire for a large Nanny Government to keep them "safe" and provide for their every need. The electorate responds to whoever articulates a clear set of beliefs. The "Big Tent" is self-defeating in the long run.

I tend to agree with some points, disagree with some others. I do not, in the near term,seeing the Congress growing a spine, and ,in my opinion, they have been the problem. I still believe W is the best deal through 2008. In a way, his Presidency ,I think will make more solidly construed conservatism easier to offer the public.Here's why,in my opinion. Newt came in , guns blazing and all of us were thrilled! Newt suddenly found himself courted and flattered by the lamestream press and fell in love with his image, something very dangerous to do when your adversary is the master of PR and spin. The 1995 Government shut down ,coupled with the OKC bombing were the two events saving Clinton , emboldening him, really. Bush has had to rebuild from this and has had to to deal with lawmakers who were burned badly. Sometimes,to make a major gain,a retreat, sometimes a strategically long one, has to be taken. Think about the retreat from St Vith and Werbomont as graphic examples.

Anyway, those are my thoughts and why I 'll continue to back the President.