If we had the exact same Republicans in office now that we elected in 2004. there would have been no trillion dollar stimulus and no healthcare reform. DADT would remain in effect.
The Bush tax cuts would not be expiring, cap and trade and card check would both be dead, and we would not be kissing Muslim rear end around the world while abandoning Israel and the rest of our allies.
They might not have been conservative enough for this author, but they were far more conservative than what we have now....
It is fine for conservatives to work to make the Republican Party more conservative, but it is a national party and has to win seats in liberal states to control the government and regain policy control. That means you will have moderates in the party or the GOP will remain the minority party.
That is not the Republicans fault, that is reality.
........but it is a national party and has to win seats in liberal states to control the government and regain policy control......
Ahhh.... I hear a voice, the faint but unmistakable voice of reason amidst all the clatter and clamor. Can it be that amidst all the sanctimonious selfrightous chest beating there is a voice of true understanding?
I think there is.
And Freddie / Fanny would still be around, Medicare would be growing exponentially, Wall Street would have crashed, the tax payers would be on the hook for it, the deficit would still be positive, China would still be increasing it’s hold over us, etc. etc.
One party is willing to spend your childrens’ money to get re-elected. The other is willing to spend your grandchildrens’ too. The lesser of two evils is still evil.