I am sick and tired of the predictable circular firing squads that come out every time we lose an election. And I am also sick and tired of every GOP candidate being compared to Ronald Reagan. There will only be one Reagan.
Was Romney perfect? Of course not. Did he flip flop? Of course, nearly all politicians do. Rule of thumb: When a candidate is flipping in YOUR direction, don’t complain about it.
Now does anyone think any of the other candidates could have won? Newt Gingrich with all of his personal baggage, Herman Cain with all of those women coming out of the woodwork? Ron Paul??? Michelle Bachmann who narrowly held on to her house seat? Rick Santorum who lost re-election in his home state by a whopping 18% then hightailed it out of PA to become a Washington lobbyist? Rick Perry who performed miserably in the debates?
Let’s get on with it and stop fighting yesterday’s battles. I’m sick of the blame game. We need to unite for a change and block Obama’s ruinous tax hikes and agenda these next four years. Our greatest enemy is ourselselves, our endless finger pointing, circular firing squads, and blame games. We need to be UNITED now more than ever if we want to stop Obama’s agenda these next four years.
Personal baggage - Everyone had personal baggage but like a propaganda carrier you zero in on only one - just like Drudge/Romney’s pawn did on Bloody Thursday. Why didn’t Romney/the coward use Drudge to expose Obama’s personal baggage?
Unity for unity's sake will never happen. Unity to defeat the boogey man won't either. What is unifying is principle. Standing upon what you believe in. Like-minded folks will join with you. That is why defending principle is the core of Conservatism, and that is why 'pragmatism' and appeasement does great and incalculable harm.
When I say these things in the heat of an election, I am shouted down as a purist or a 1%er. But it is the truth.
This Rah-rah Republican-ism just has to stop. Stand firm or die. There it is.