How in the hell did we ever get to this point?
“How in the hell did we ever get to this point?”
I’m not exactly sure, but I have an idea that it started with the pass that conservatives gave GWB. Government spending, open borders, CFR, NCLB, and then we re-elected him. It seems to have sent a bad message to the GOP leadership. Also there were some unfortunate scandals involving conservatives and the GOP. When it was time to start thinking about a candidate for 2008, the only conservative to step forward was Hunter, and while I really liked him his odds were always pretty long. It seemed that a lot of conservatives were more afraid of the Clintons than of not having a good conservative candidate because the only thing that seemed to matter was “Who Could Beat Hillary” this meant peeling off some blue or purple states, and since those states seem to prefer liberals/moderates the GOP offered up it’s most liberal/moderate options. Then conservatives noticed that the field of contenders was unacceptable and drafted Thompson. Unfortunately Thompson started at a huge disadvantage and never gained enough traction to stop the current group of frontrunners. JMHO, but it would seem that conservatives have played a role in creating the very thing they most wanted to avoid (Hillary in 08) At the moment I would personally settle for a good candidate that I could really support and be proud to vote for, and if that candidate can beat the DEM. well that’s a major bonus, but I don’t see where conservatives gain by turning into the thing they’re against just for the “Win” Sometimes any win is the way to go, but this year didn’t have to be that. Odds were the GOP would lose the White House regardless. The show’s just been running too long. Sadly, instead of cooler heads using the downtime to re-tool and cultivate good candidates, it seems the party panicked and with no better ideas...turned hard left.
JMO though.