Perhaps you can explain your comment about the GOP "ridding" itself of the "Christian-socialist" party. At initial glance, it appears you're lumping Christians and socialists into the same group. If I understood you correctly, you're pretty ignorant. I am a born-again Christian and most decidedly NOT a socialist--I spent twenty years on active duty in the US Air Force.
What exactly do you mean by suggesting that the GOP needs to "return to being friendly to civil liberties"? When have the Republicans NOT been friendly to civil liberties? What civil liberties are you referring to?
As for the GOP "ridding" itself of Christians (its core support group, whether you like it/agree with it or not), all they have to do is continue their present heading. Christians left the GOP in droves in 06 and unless the GOP returns to its roots, the same thing will happen in 08. If that's the way it turns out, the GOP leadership will have nobody to blame but themselves.
Get this: Christians support candidates whose policies line up with Christian beliefs. That would not describe any major Democrat that I know of, nor would it describe Rudy Giuliani or John McCain. It's not enough for a person to have done admirable things in the past. If candidates want Christian support, they must advocate godly policies. If they don't, Christians will stay home and the GOP will take another beating in 08.
You totally misunderstood my post so you went off on a rant that was totally meaningless. Who would ever think that "christian" and "socialist" mean the same thing? What sort of egg nog have you been drinking?
The GOP has been running as the de-facto "Christian-Socialist" party for the last 10 years and especially the last 6. This means the main issues that the GOP focuses on are moral issues and social engineering through the redistribution of wealth.
The democrats, on the other hand, have been running as the secular-communist party for a pretty long time.
BTW, the GOP has been very hostile to civil liberties. The 4th amendment is a good example. The 2nd amendment is pretty much meaningless now as well due to the social conservatives' love affair of no-knock search warrants.