[gridlock]

It still surprises me that so many people voted for this. The message was abundantly clear before the election that the Democrats do not consider this to be a war and have no thoughts one way or the other on whether we should win or lose.

However, the failure here is ours, not theirs.

There will be Democrats always. There will always be those who want to pull the sheets up over their heads and not face the unpleasantness of a difficult day. It is our job, as conservatives and Republicans, to educate the people, to tell them why we are at war and why we must win. Our party tried to avoid this subject because of the unpleasantness of the war. In the end, the majority of Americans decided that if the Republicans were not interested in defending the War, it must not really be that important.

Well, hindsight is 20/20, as they say. We must learn the lessons of our electoral defeat and start the hard work of convincing the American people that the unpleasantness of this war is worth it. This statement by Speaker-to-Be Pelosi is a great gift, because it lets us show, in sharp relief, where we differ from the Democrats.

We should not try to make gains by being almost-but-not-quite as opposed to the War as the Democrats. This position makes no sense at all, and the voters can see that. We have to show the American People who we are fighting against, how we are being effective, and how we will win. We must not minimize the potential for losses, but rather explain how these inevitable losses will be worth it to accomplish the great goal.

We are blessed with good enemies in this fight. The Islamic a$$holes are truly reprehensible in every way. If we cannot rally the American People against an enemy as manifestly evil as this, then there is nothing left of this country to defend, and we might as well go about making ourselves as comfortable as possible for whatever time we have left.

[Two-Bits]

We are blessed with good enemies in this fight. The Islamic a$$holes are truly reprehensible in every way. If we cannot rally the American People against an enemy as manifestly evil as this, then there is nothing left of this country to defend, and we might as well go about making ourselves as comfortable as possible for whatever time we have left.

Amen

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

It still surprises me that so many people voted for this.

Did you ever notice if the Republicans win The donks cry "FRAUD, let slip the dogs of LAW" to coin a phrase. Whenever the donks win...

(crickets chirping)

Where are the dead that once slept undisturbed in their tombs?(walking back from the pools?)

Regards,
GtG

[91B]

...If we cannot rally the American People against an enemy as manifestly evil as this, then there is nothing left of this country to defend...

Not exactly. The south still understands what is at stake and is still providing its young as warriors to the battle. The rot has not spread as deep here as in other parts of the country and we might yet save at least this part.