Not trolling, just trying (vainly, it seems) from keeping the GOP from going the way of the Whigs.
Oh, your one of those "moderate types" eh?
There is nothing about the GOP worth saving, they are now the dems of the 90's.
This is a Conservative forum, not one for squishy mealy minded moderate trolls.
The Whigs lost because they stood for nothing.
You do not understand history.
Yes we have some human beings in our Party who make human mistakes.
I suggest you follow your own tag line and try to be more “positive”.
They are on their way, by their own demand. And please, don't confuse "Republican" with "Conservative". There is some overlap, but one does not equal the other, as we conservatives are constantly reminded by the actions of the GOP leadership.
“Not trolling, just trying (vainly, it seems) from keeping the GOP from going the way of the Whigs.”
They seem to be doing a pretty good job of it by themselves lately.
Whether the GOP continues to head in that direction will be discernible from the results of the 2014 elections.
Historically, the party of the president loses strength in the midterm. We saw that in 2010.
But I sense that something has changed in America. Historically, a president presiding over an economy as bad as Obama’s (an economy HE created) would be defeated come election time. But Obama wasn’t defeated — he won.
The “old rules” no longer seem to apply. The old prognostications no longer work when applied to the situations we face today.
How the Obammunists move to consolidate their grip over America during the next two years leading up to that election will be telling, indeed. Whether the Republicans can rebuild as a national party — or even survive as one — depends on how vigorously they oppose the Obama putsch.
I’m going to go on record here (fully two years in advance) that the 2014 elections are going to be at best “a wash” for the Pubbies, and at worst another repudiation. (Aside: I would glady be proven wrong, but that’s how I see it). If the Republicans lose badly in the House, it will be all but over for them.