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Your criticism is just,
but if I may, a little over the top.
I'm not happy with the 109th,
RINO's again proved our Achilles heal.
Regarding sex and financial scandals,
failures in character of Republicans there indeed were,
but not on a scale comparable to Democrats.
Character flaws are regrettable, and individuals must be held accountable for their failures.
The main stream media is our enemy - no doubt.
We know it, they know it and the vast majority of Americans know it.
Conservative must stand firm on convictions.
We must do a better job with the bully pulpit.
The coolaid that effects people inside the beltway has taken a toll on us.
John Edwards may be right that there are two America's.
America with Americans, and the beltway with it's culture.

Regarding sex and financial scandals, failures in character of Republicans there indeed were, but not on a scale comparable to Democrats.

We cannot ever mitigate such scandals by comparison to the Democrats. Having said that, I remember that Newt's Contract with America (1994) had as a prologue, the cleaning up of Congress. It appears that in their exuberance over running both houses of Congress, the Republicans forgot both the spirit and details of that Contract.

Conservative must stand firm on convictions. We must do a better job with the bully pulpit.

I agree. First though, we must come to consensus on what that bully pulpit should address. I can suggest Newt's new Contract with America for the 21st Century.