[Clintonfatigued]

"Republicans have to prepare for the next election and to stop wringing their hands over the last one, Fund said."

That is true. They also need to learn from their mistakes without dwelling on them (Republican ineptitude contributed more to the outcome than the Democrats' strength), and start putting together a positive agenda.

[NormsRevenge]

“Politics is a cyclical business,”

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'Business' has not been so good lately for some.. and they only have themselves to blame.

Hopefully, the base will be energized, by both the candidates and the messages.

Being a minority party sucks tho some may argue the opposite. You see how well the dems did being one, and how bad they are as a majority.

[guitarist]

Fund is a great commentator. He also is good at bringing together the social and economic conservatives, something awfully necessary now!

[Christian4Bush]

bttt

[Bonaparte]

Mr. Fund may think there's nothing to fear and that it will soon be "business as usual."

What I think is that GOP collusion on McCain-Feingold, runaway spending and total neglect of the border has doomed them in 2008.

Voters sent them a clear message in 2006. It fell on deaf ears.

[hosepipe]

Hitlery WILL WIN in 2008..

Preparation for that is what should happen.. It isn't happening...
Americas women WANT a socialist President and WILL HAVE ONE...
No conservative will be elected.. even NEWT..

[BearArms]

Political cycles don't run their course in a couple of years. Conservative ascendancy began with Reagan's election, proceeded to gain strength through the 80's and 90's (remember that Clinton was elected on a "New Democrat" platform, which was markedly more conservative than traditional Democrat platforms of the past), then peaked with GW Bush's first term (which was a time of unified Republican governance at the federal level and a growing sense that the Democrats were finished for the foreseeable future). At that point, the usual forces started to come to bear within the Republican Party - arrogance, corruption, incompetence, abandonment of principles - which led to severe electoral losses in 06.

In all likelyhood, we are entering a 20 to 30 year period of Democrat/liberal ascendancy in American politics. That probably means a Democrat Congress for a while, as well as a liberal president elected in 08. Notice I said "liberal" president. Even now, we can see that the Republican Party is all set to nominate a liberal big city mayor for president. Whether it's Hillary that wins or Rudy, we'll still be getting a liberal who will take this country in a much different direction than a Reagan or a Goldwater would. I don't mean to sound fatalistic, nothing is written in stone, after all. But history does seem to predictably repeat.

[itsahoot]

This is a big part of the reason for Goldwater's defeat.

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[Paul Ross]

Fund said. Republicans will again have to remember Reagan’s comments about liberal Democrats because they will show their true colors in the 2008 national elections.

They have right along. It was the GOP which muddled things because it was not adhering to Reagan's small government, pro-defense philosophy. And the problem starts in the White House where there is a Big Government, Open Border Lobbyist who worships at the shrine of Political Correctness...and bipartisanness.

Note...the words "liberal democrat" haven't ever passed the lips of GWB that I have noticed since 2000.

[LibKill]

He's right about Reagan.

Reagan policies worked just fine and will work whenever they are implemented.

Strong defense. Smaller government at home. Encourage industry.

Yes, he made some mistakes, the 1986 amnesty stands out, but overall he had it right.