B/S.
Wow, quite a thread, you have been busy.
Do you find the rest of the GOP field— Romney, McCain, Thompson, Hunter to all be conservative enough?
I hope that Thompson runs, we need him to run.
The GOP is at a big disadvantage picking candidates for national office. A successful candidate for national office needs to have the right ideology, plus be “attractive” in the sense that people connect with them, and have a relatively spotless past.
Conservatives have a bigger problem in this regard than the libs. Most people with the right conservative politics are already successful in the private sector, and strongly distrust government. They would never consider becoming a politician which by its nature is a sleazy business.
So, our best candidates are busy running large corporations, or running their own businesses, or enjoying the lifestyle that their success has brought them. Not running for President. Most people see what the lib media does to a conservative politician and feel that life is too short to put up with that crap.
The original idea that politicians would serve for a time then go back to their regular jobs is pretty much dead. And the “success and personal responsibility” party suffers because of it.
I just got up,Jim and jumped to the last post. You need to go to sleep. I do agree with most of your original post.