"My strong recommendation is to stop bitching and do something."
We're trying friend, however, right now we got our hands full just trying to convince so called "conservatives" here to realize that Rudy is not the conservative many people here think he is. As long as "conservatives" are going to promote candidates like Rudy it makes our job a lot harder. Regardless, we will continue to "do something" and yes, we will bitch along the way.
Work harder. We got our work cut out for us. Conservatism is being defined by the liberal media once again.
You hit on what I see as a key point.
The reason this redefining of conservatism is taking place today has to do with a certain frustration and complacency on the rightwing. Conservatives have gotten a little bit unfocused and lazy. What Buckley and Goldwater started in the 1950`s and 1960`s to advance conservatism and what Reagan accomplished in the 1980`s, is now under a systematic attack from the internal non-conservative forces within the GOP. These "moderate" forces are slowing sucking the life-blood out of the conservative agenda and weakening the resolve of mainstream conservatism.
Today Republicans seem to be more fascinated in the liberal pop culture politics of A.Schwarzy and RudyG, then their are concerned with advancing conservatism. In addition, after 30 years in a dormant state, Rockefeller Republicanism is making a comeback and that doesn't help matters.
Over time this effort to move away from traditional conservatism and undermine its basic concepts, will only damage the Republican Party, and in the end maybe even destroy the party of Lincoln and Reagan. Its happened before. Political parties come and go. It can happen again.