[HitmanLV]

A hardcore conservative new party would do about as well as a hardcore liberal new party. Most people aren’t that extreme. The sooner some folks can absorb that, the better.

[Old_Mil]

Most people aren’t that extreme.

The multitude of your errors begin with conceptualizing conservatism with extremism. If we have a committed conservative like Ronald Reagan speaking out for the cause, nobody sees it as extremism.

On the other hand, if we have people like Rudy, Romney, McCain,and the Bushes who are ashamed of conservatism and feel the need to apologize for it by calling it "compassionate" conservatism (with the erroneous assumption that Reagan's brand wasn't)...we go nowhere.

[Jack Black]

A hardcore conservative new party would do about as well as a hardcore liberal new party. Most people aren’t that extreme. The sooner some folks can absorb that, the better.

Sure, I agree that's true.

But that doesn't mean we have to unilaterally surrender to Mexico and allow 30 million more Mexicans into the USA, either.

Most people aren't that extreme, either. But Bush, Kennedy and the rest of 'bipartisan coalition for comprehensive immigration reform are', either.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You really don't get it, do you.

Conservatism isn't "hard-core" like you think it is. Everyone believes in low taxes, limited government, traditional values, strong defense. These are the tried-and-true beliefs that have sustained our nation since it's birth.

Republicans have completely abandoned these beliefs in exchange for ridiculously co-opting socialist beliefs. If the GOP supports and helps passes Bush's AMNESTY plan, I'm done with them. I'll only support individual conservative candidates. I have already told the RNC to remove my name from their mailing list.

[claudiustg]

-—Most people aren’t that extreme.-—

How extreme is Peggy Noonan?

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110010148

“What political conservatives and on-the-ground Republicans must understand at this point is that they are not breaking with the White House on immigration. They are not resisting, fighting and thereby setting down a historical marker—”At this point the break became final.” That’s not what’s happening. What conservatives and Republicans must recognize is that the White House has broken with them. What President Bush is doing, and has been doing for some time, is sundering a great political coalition. This is sad, and it holds implications not only for one political party but for the American future.”

[Oberon]

A hardcore conservative new party would do about as well as a hardcore liberal new party. Most people aren’t that extreme.

Look at that...now simple integrity has become extremism.

Wouldn't it be nice if, for once, Republicans would actually pursue the party platform? I mean, just now and again, for form's sake?

[EverOnward]

"A hardcore conservative new party would do about as well as a hardcore liberal new party. Most people aren’t that extreme. The sooner some folks can absorb that, the better."

You mistakenly believe that those who are fed up with Bush are "hard core conservative." You're wrong. Though it's obvious the elitist Republicans detest conservatives, the "peasant" class and a sovereign America. BTW, please define "extreme."

[Melas]

Methinks your voice is lost in the wilderness my friend. It won’t be heard. You’re right of course, but it won’t be heard.

[do the dhue]

You may need to do some absorbing yourself:

The far left usually votes in the Demoratic candidate and the far right usually votes in the Republican candidate. The sooner you absorb that, the better.

The 'extremist' show up and vote in Primary election and the general. The 'not so extreme' hardly ever shows up to a primary and can miss the general, if the lines are long, it is raining, or they have something better to do.

I don't understand why it is so hard for people to understand that you have to keep your base happy. If you make the base digtruntled and you don't want to make them happy, then you better start building another base. If the Republicans do that and they do not support Life, Guns, and God this Conservative leaves the Party because I will not compromise these principles.