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Fred noting that the conservative movement is not dead rings of the fact that he as well as us here have realized the RNC & McCain have left us.

Fred may be one of our voices in the dark times to come, to help us keep up morale. Let us hope "Operation Chaos" has the effect of shutting down the open primaries which gave us the likes of Senator Juan.

This was not Fred's time, and I am not sure in the future it will be his, he may be to long in the tooth at that point. But continuing to write on enduring conservative principles only will enhance his resume which he may not need, but may help to leave a legacy of thought for us to ponder.

The question is, do we take these Conservative Ideals and try to remake the RNC or start over with a clean slate. The latter is looking better all the time.

I am in agreement with your feelings on the Republican Party. It is no longer the Grand Old Party. Over the last 10 years especially, it has morphed into the party of middle of the road, moderation, rather than the party whose basic premise was in first and foremost unwavering support for the conservation of our Constitution and principles from which this Great Republic sprung.

It is sad that so few Americans even know about or understand the great lengths our first President, George Washington, went to educate the electorate on the pitfalls of engaging in "party" politics.

Now, over 200 years later, it is neigh impossible to put that Genie back into the bottle.

In fact, not considering all of the lesser parties, the "two" party system is failing us and will not, in my most humble and long life experiencing opinion, be changed from within.

Our founding fathers, recognized that there could come a time for us to change our form of governance. Unfortunately, even though we have the mechanisms to do just that, the Republicans and Democrats have such a "death" grip on our political process, that I see no practical way to affect a change.

This leaves, each of us who are concerned in that old position of being between a "rock and a hard place". Just what can we do as citizens of the republic, especially those of us who love our founding principles and find our constant flight from those principles abhorrent?

I can only speak for myself. From way out here in the Bleacher Seats, I see little I can do, other than living by those stated "conservative and traditional" principles that motivated our founding fathers. And I have decided that I will no longer "play the game" the Democrats and Republicans have stacked the rules in.

I am finished voting "against" or for the "lesser of two evils". My vote is mine to cast as I see fit.

Many here on this forum decry those of us who have reached the point that we are not going to cast that type of vote any longer. Heck, for most of my life, I championed the argument myself. No longer! It has been the problem not the solution and the elected officials have all too well learned that regardless of their actions after election day they can always "lie" to us in the next election cycle and ruthlessly count on "us" to be there for them, election after election, after election.

By the looks of things they keep winning with that philosophy.

I simply am not going to "play that game any longer"!

Change within our system is meant to be slow and while I might not be around to see the end result, I am no longer supporting the Republicans or Democrats, with a blind faith. To be sure, some may get my vote from time to time, but the days of blindly following, campaigning for, and especially giving money to any "political party" are gone for this citizen.

I suspect I am not alone in having come to my decision.