Posted on 05/03/2009 1:05:44 AM PDT by advance_copy
Republican political figures in recent days announced policy programs to challenge President Barack Obama's agenda and to counter perceptions that the GOP is a listless, leaderless "party of no."
In doing so, they're highlighting their differences with the Republican National Committee's political strategy.
House and Senate Republican lawmakers were the latest to launch a group independent of the RNC, announcing the formation of the National Council for a New America.
The group comprises potential GOP presidential candidates who plan town hall-style meetings to promote ideas different from Obama's. Their aides and allies have been vexed by the lack of comprehensive alternatives put forward by the national Republican leadership.
"One of the things that's constantly stated by the Obama administration spokesman is that the Republicans are the 'party of no,' and that the conservatives don't have ideas," said former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, whose brother, President George W. Bush, many blame for the party's unpopularity. "But conservatives, in general, have not done a great job on putting forward their ideas."
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According to Wikipedia, Atwater was working for Reagan in 1981.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Atwater
Read that again it was about a study of polls, not a poll.
Reagan had Reagan!
Do you know anything about Ronald Reagan and conservatism?
With help like that no one needs enemies!
If that’s the future of thr Republican party, i’m leaving it!!!!
Atwater did not get up from the table leaving the Russians holding their own d—ks!
No argument there at all.
What poisoned the well, unfortunately, was the House of Pig Trough having purse-string power after 60 years in the wilderness after 1994. The Next Right, flip a coin, won’t make the same mistakes.
I know what it was.
It was a quasi-scholastic piece about the validity of poll based claims.
Jeb Bush already demonstrated his lack of spine as Governor.
Terri Schiavo was unavailable for comment.
Enough Bushes, enough Clintons, enough Kennedys. America is not based on some privileged ruling class and it’s time to send those self-appointed elites packing.
We’ve had two failed Bush presidencies, you think “three’s the charm”?
No way, Hosea.
So is post 27 useful? Do you recommend it?
>He can’t rebuild the GOP without fighting back
fighting back?
These losers wouldn’t know fighting back if it bit them on the ass!
Name one of these clowns who went and attended one tea party protest (fighting back)
Just one.
I sympathize with your feelings. However, that in no way changes my observation that if the Democrats push through amnesty, the Republicans will need to field a candidate that is in some respect attractive to Hispanics. Hopefully, some real conservative will be able to do so. But even better, I hope we will be able to block amnesty.
This “honeymoon” should have been over already: Dems, particularly those remaining in the South, might just (prayerfully) start getting cold feet about “Guest Worker Shamnesty”.
Jeb and his brother are Bushes. His daddy screwed the country up, and his brother really screwed the country up. jeb is a open borders guy.
Absolutely. I will never vote for another Bush again. Americans don't like monarchies and they will not be permitted to exist here.
We need a guy that is closer to an anarchist than a big government proponent......
What are his proposals to “radically” change federal government?
He has some fine tune issues but little else.....
Until he is ready to fully and aggressively embrace the Fair Tax or something like it it's just rhetoric.....
You're wrong - there already is no United States. Obama, Pelosi, and Reid destroyed it in 100 days.
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