“Everything is now treated with absolute hysteria and utter doom and gloom on this forum.”
I see that too and it is unnerving as hell. Do people have such a short memory and not remember 1994? Clinton was effectively neutered and even went to the right and signed lots of Republican sponsored legislation from 1994 to 2000. The same CAN happen again and the trends are in the Republican’s favor.
The recent governor races won, a recent poll showing people now idenitfy themselves as conservative more than liberal, Obama dipping below 50, etc. We just have to learn how to play politics again instead pulling out the crazy sky is falling mentalities.
Show the voters that conservatives have ideas and are serious people and not nutty. I am ready for the bonks on the head so here I go. These people need to be ousted from any and all affiliation with the Republican party: Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, some (not all) radio hosts and people holding the nutjob signs at rallies.
We need more people running the party like Newt Gingrich, a new Bill Buckley, candidates like GHW Bush, Nixon, Eisenhower...serious thinkers that got us and kept us in power. Thinkers, not emotional rollercoasters.
Yes, we will have to swallow some RINO shit but I’d rather get 75% of the conservative agenda through and swallow the 25% RINO crap while stopping all the liberal crap rather than concede the moderates to the left and have to swallow 100% liberal crap.
Excellent post.
bttt