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There is no Reagan in this field, we both know that.

The question is, "why?". Why has the greatest President of the 20th century's legacy been squandered? Why has principled conservatism -- the fairest, most logical and successful political philosophy ever known -- been abandoned in favor of a policy of capitulation to a failed and uncompromising political doctrine with Marxist/Leninist roots?

The answer's pretty simple: Republicans care more about personal power than what's best for the country (conservatism). And voters care so much about winning, they're willing to sell off their principles at the drop of a hat.

I don't know where the next Reagan will come from, or if he'll come at all. But if you're asking me what I'd do right now to advance the cause of conservatism in my party, I would have shown John Boehner the door and made Mike Pence the Minority Leader. And I would have done everything I could to persuade Newt Gingrich to take over the RNC (conservatism has no better spokesman today, but his personal baggage makes his prospects on the national level tenuous at best).

Sadly, neither happened. And the policy of capitulation continues...

We certainly agree on Newt, he is brilliant, but let's talk about his baggage. Was it worse than any number of dems? No it wasn't but you would never know that if you only listened to the MSM. Our side and everyone in it has been bashed continually for years, that is tough to fight, even if we do have Fox, Rush and Hannity.

I remember hearing Pelosi rail on about the Republicans "culture of corruption" at a press conference. Talking about the misdeeds of some Republican when a brave reporter asked her the same question about her own financial affairs. She quickly snapped "we aren't talking about me" and the presser was over. I heard from Rush that she was more guilty than the Republican she was hammering on. I did not, however, read about her in the paper, just the Republican.