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Sunsong, unless my mind escapes me, we just went through an election where the Democrats won the house and senate because the conservative Republicans got upset with GWB because he and his staff failed to be a fiscal conservative (allowed the Dem's in Senate & Congress to spend excessive on pork and social programs) and of his view on immigration even though he has protected us against terrorist. Because of this decision, we now have to deal with Ms. Pelosi, Reid and Murtha. What I find hard to understand is how or why should I get behind a new Republican candidate that is strong on WOT, but a fiscal liberal? If we all felt this way, we should have joined forces and defeated the liberals in the last election. Shouldn't we expect and demand that the Republican party find and run a true conservative we can all rally behind? I understand that a true conservative is a rare animal in the existing field of potentials, but their job should be to locate and field this person. If we had somebody that was a uniter and a true conservative, the Republicans would get behind this person and they could (would!) win in 2008. Today, as far as I can see, Newt is as close as we have to this.

Semper Fi

"...unless my mind escapes me, we just went through an election where the Democrats won the house and senate because the conservative Republicans got upset with GWB because he and his staff failed to be a fiscal conservative..."

Your mind escapes you. The GOP ran RINOs and turned their backs on social conservatives, offering them no viable candidates except for a few. They also did not offer support for many regional districts, specifically those affected by illegal border invasions. Any candidate who did not support GWB's wussy position on illegal immigrants was shunned, and most lost.

First, thanks for your service.

Second, my understanding is that we lost in '06 - not because conservatives stayed home but because independents moved their support from the GOP to the dems.

Third, my understanding is that Rudy is a fiscal conservative - just not a social conservative. But that he can be talked into a deal to not oppose the social agenda and to appoint strick constructionist judges.