I also place half the blame however, on our base, when you abandon your leadership (as openly as our base did) you tarnish your parties (brand) image. Especially for the non-afflicated masses......and thus with the GOP image tarnished......We end up putting up a huge RHNIO in McCain.....and then go on to lose to the most inexperienced / liberal person to run for POTUS in this Nation's history.
Onward to 2010.........
Honesly, GWB has been a disaster as CINC. We came this close to losing Iraq because he listened to Rumsfeld and gave our commanders enough troops to hold Iraq, but not to win. The surge made things better, but we’ll see how it pans out longer term. This was the guy who SHRUNK the military after 9/11, of all things and told young men to go shopping instead of enlisting.
On immigration, spending, prescription drugs for seniors and a whole host of other issues, GWB screwed up. The $890B Wall Street bailout was the icing on the cake. The only thing I think he did right was to improve Homeland Security—at least there hasn’t been another 9/11.
Honestly, I think the GOP is destined to be a weak sister party going forward. The Dems and their allies in the MSM and Academica will make it all but impossible for Republicans to be in the majority again. Their weapons will be unrestricted immigration, socialism, judicial activism, and control of the media and educations sytems. Except for some Internet blogs and forums like FR, we are done.
Sorry for the pessimism, but tonight our country drank the liberal kool-aid. We are fooling ourselves if we think otherwise.
“I also place half the blame however, on our base, when you abandon your leadership (as openly as our base did) you tarnish your parties (brand) image. Especially for the non-afflicated masses......and thus with the GOP image tarnished......We end up putting up a huge RHNIO in McCain”
You jest of course. What do you think we had with Bush? We had a RINO. A big spending, all compassion, no conservative RINO. McCain was just like Bush only worse. The base was right about Bush, and right about McCain, not wrong. Bush was an acorn too close to the tree (Bush Sr.) and McCain was chosen as our candidate by the MSM. The base who saw through both Bush and McCain were right. The Freepers who supported these two were wrong. And look where it has gotten us. Or should I say who ... Obama.