This is a very good analysis of what went on in my view. I hope this view gets a hearing but however as written here history is being rewritten. My email and other sites I visted for the past year were basically attacks on Republicans. It was like the Democrats did not exist. Fighting for ideas in the party is needed but the way we went about it this year was wrong.
That being said I am not sure Mr Logic Times this will get a fair hearing. The MSM has already got the story line written. Its the conservatives versus the moderates. The Moderates versus the religious right. THe liberatarians versus the Zealots. I hate to say we might be just going along with that.
THere is some good things there. The "base" needs not only to examine others(which is needed) but themselves. I for one think there needs to be some time to examine what happened on election day. That means not taking as Gopsel every press release from the Club for Growth or on the other side listening to Moderates and Libertarians that say we must reject the social conservatives.
In the end social conservatives, libertarians, and business/fiscal hawks all need each other to win.
Excellent point, and I do think Hannity and Limbaugh, contrary to what some of those posting here have said, are responsible in a different way, in that they were hyper-critical of the spending, the gang of 14, the illegals, and the Schaivo. I do NOT mean these should not have been dealt with, nor that the radio guys should be "cheerleaders," only that you can't bash people constantly without having some electoral fallout.
Yes, that right and the GOP must appeal to a majority of voters. To win you need over 50% of the electorate. That means that those without party affiliation - the middle and the independents must like us and trust us more than they like and trust the dems.