Posted on 11/14/2008 3:25:28 AM PST by counterpunch
Republicans are in position to play their once and future strong suit of limited government.
Well, we Republicans have just made history. Not the type of history we wanted to make, mind you, but history nonetheless. Not only did we lose the White House but, after losing our House and Senate majorities in 2006, we followed it up Tuesday night with even steeper losses in Congress.
In January, Democrats will enjoy lopsided congressional ratios not seen since the 1970s. Let's face it: We Republicans are now, by any reasonable measurement, deep in the political wilderness.
The temptation for Republican members of Congress today will be to assume the role of the post-Watergate Republicans of 1974 and accept minority status as a permanent condition. Indeed, the terrain is more difficult for us now than it was in 1992. Then, Republicanism was still largely defined by the Reagan years. Today the party is defined in the public mind by the Bush presidency. We've got a steep hill to climb.
Much of the backroom maneuvering and media speculation in the coming weeks will focus on identifying new standard-bearers for the party. This is important, and after a second straight drubbing, the House Republican leadership should be replaced. But the far more critical task is determining what standard these new leaders will bear.
I suggest that we return to first principles. At the top of that list has to be a recommitment to limited government. After eight years of profligate spending and soaring deficits, voters can be forgiven for not knowing that limited government has long been the first article of faith for Republicans
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You're done, girlfriend. The Democrats were driven insane by being out of power for eight years.
They used their media to commit treason against the U.S. - first by burying all memory of 9/11, then by getting our troops and Iraqis killed to undermine the Bush administration.
Finally, they probably cause the stock market implosion as the October Surprise.
You think people like that are going to go back to free elections?
Knock it off with the the sidebar abuse.
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