The lesson for Republicans: They didn’t learn the lesson of 2006 (RINOs destroying the party)

Hot Air ^ | 10/14/2008 | Ed Morrissey

[353FMG]

“The RINO clowns never learn. They are content in the monority.”

RINO’s are nothing more than closet Democrats.

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The problem is we don't have anywhere to go.

Have you seen this site.

Falcon Party

[Rational Thought]

This seems like an opportune time in history for the birth of a true, Conservative third party.

[Defiant]

I think the GOP is in grave danger of being beaten into oblivion this November. The only reason they have any hope at all is it looks like the stupid Dems are going to nominate Obama. Given the results in recent special elections, and the efforts of McCain to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (by, for example, joining the global warming crusade) even the nomination of an anti-American black nationalist socialist may not be enough to keep the White House, and it definitely won't matter in Congressional elections.

In 1976, the GOP had Reagan waiting in the wings to pick up the pieces after a disastrous Ford candidacy. I don't see anyone waiting in the wings now, except for the undertakers.

[hinckley buzzard]

We taught the GOP a lesson. We taught them to shun conservatism.

I got news for you: 1988. GHW Bush, after eight years of Ronald Reagan, arguably the best eight years in the century: "We're going to work to have a kinder, gentler nation."

Sound familiar? How about "compassionate conservative?" Like that better? These a-holes have shunned conservatism every chance they've had for at least the last twenty years, and that's not counting the party's efforts, largely successful, at sabotaging Barry Goldwater twentyfour years before that.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Complete MORONS are running the party now.08 is going to be bad,real bad but I see no other way but to throw these rinos under the bus.They are just begging conservatives to do this.Change? They are going to get it.

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This seems like an opportune time in history for the birth of a true, Conservative third party.

See my post # 62.

[upsdriver]

I believe Boehner, like many, started out on the right track. Somewhere along the way, they derailed. I think being in DC too long tends to corrupt and/or change most everyone. Term limits would help change that.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Hey Airborne, whats the hold up? They have already thrown us under the bus.Now it is our turn to be mavericks.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Ah, and the lack of leadership bears no responsibility whatsoever.Its all our fault right?What are you a mcnutts lover?

[Boagenes]

So what do we do? Where do we turn? What choice do we have?

I can't help but see a new party rising out of the ruins of this debacle much the way the Whigs went away and the Republican party became ascendant with Lincoln. Something like that must be in the cards, because the sun has set on the Republican Party.

[dr_who]

I suppose I can sort of agree with that. Hard to point to any particular action that “kills” a movement, but I think movements die when the so-called leaders of these movements don’t act on opportunities when they see them. If you want to blame unspecified RINOs in congress for putting electioneering ahead of their political agenda for killing the movement in question, I’d agree with you. But losing elections doesn’t necessarily kill a movement. Likewise if you think the movement died when the leader of the Republican party diluted conservatism to the point that it became liberalism, and then spent the rest of his time in office redefining conservatism as a philosophy of big government initiatives, I’d agree with you as well, even though the Republicans did pretty well for most of Bush’s presidency. The movement has eked out some victories in the courts, hopefully lasting ones, but from the other branches of government it has gotten little more than lip service.

[ncalburt]

I see we have a sea of the usual McCain haters/some DU pests having Rhino / McCain Hate feast.
Does any of you so called expert READ how the Dems won the 2006 elections ? First , they plotted to take out the Delay and then they Hand Picked all there congressional candidates based on the local /regional demographics . They ran Liberals in Calif and Conservative in the south. They stopped all the ugly primary battles and stopped local its “his turn guy” from getting the nod. Hand Picked based on polling! The problem with the RCC/RNC and Bush is the lack of discipline and strategy. The RNC/RCC should be doing the same thing but instead the RCC/RNC has lost control and lets lousy candidates run in races they can not win and allows ugly primary races to wipe out the winner.
The RNC/RCC needs to run Rhinos in the NE and far West and conservative in the south. The last three Repub losers were either damaged by an ugly primary fight , local corrupt crony whose turn it was to run, or a crummy candidate that should not have been allowed to run.This Rhino crap and McCain bashing is ridiculous childish tantrums.
The RCC/ RNC need to plot to win by taking out Pelosi and hand pick the right candidate for the region.

[SoConPubbie]

You show me the upsurge of conservative values in kids that are going to bring us the next Reagan revolution! I’m eager to see them burn their Che Guevera shirts, revolt against Al Gore, etc.

How about you show us all the leading indicators, such as the "upsurge of conservative values in kids" that was present before President Reagan became President?

You want proof that conservatism still sells?

Try the 8 or so out of 11 statewide conservative ballot issues that passed in 2006 even while the GOP was being defeated because they walked away from conservatism.

[SoConPubbie]

I saw Ann Coulter on tv tonight, she said, lets start right here, "when juan mccain gets beat they will say it is because of the conservatives. They will never say it is because mccain is a liberal."

That doesn't mean that they don't know that that is the truth.

It just means that they are liars and dishonest like most liberals.

[SoConPubbie]

The RNC/RCC needs to run Rhinos in the NE and far West and conservative in the south. The last three Repub losers were either damaged by an ugly primary fight , local corrupt crony whose turn it was to run, or a crummy candidate that should not have been allowed to run.This Rhino crap and McCain bashing is ridiculous childish tantrums. The RCC/ RNC need to plot to win by taking out Pelosi and hand pick the right candidate for the region.

I am so tired of you pramatism over principle jokers.

You've been told this before but it bears repeating:

This is a Conservative site and a GOP site ONLY when the GOP's positions on the issues agree with the basic tenants of conservatism.

Try to be a lot more like Reagan, and a whole lot less than Dick Morris, you'll fit in more easily around here.

[rockinqsranch]

“There will be other elections, we will take our party back.”

I’ll hope to be around by then to see if we can get America back.

[ncalburt]

Stop living in fantasy world and deal with the real world.
Your never getting rid of the K street lobbyists who finance everything in both parties or the mass media the dem party owns and operates. Its strategy that wins in DC not fantasy land , “I am sitting this one out and we will win real big next time”. You win by playing for keeps .

[cowdog77]

There needs to be a house cleaning. All Republican leaders must be thrown out.”
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RE-ELECT NO ONE !

[upsdriver]

What if they gave an election and nobody came?