[A CA Guy]

I think there is a difference when the Republican party sticks to the principles of Reagan and the Contract with America.
The lines get blurred when Republicans go Democrat-lite.
The reason Republicans lost power was they went Democrat-lite and why would they get elected doing that when people could just put a real Demcorat in.

The Republicans need to step it up IMO.
Lately Beck has been asinine in his statements as well. He goes too far calling tea party people extremist and all that. I don't watch him anymore, used to.

[grimalkin]

The reason Republicans lost power was they went Democrat-lite and why would they get elected doing that when people could just put a real Demcorat in.

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Hear hear. The Republicans have ALWAYS lost when they behaved like Democrats. Stop it already. If they stuck with conservatism, they would win every time. I believe that with every fiber in my body. It takes guts, integrity, grace, common sense, and stubbornness, but it's what we need.