I almost didn’t read the article, wasn’t expecting much, but he makes a lot of good points.
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I only read the article because of your post, and you’re right — he admittedly made some good points. One of the best IMO was his statement that “...too often the conservative message was focused on what we are against, not on what we support.” To that I would add we need only to look at the optimism and conviction of Ronald Reagan for inspiration.
Where he kind of lost me, however, was his remark about “each of us in the conservative movement”. Where were Jeb’s “consdervative” principles when the Tea Party movement was helping to elect a Republican congress in 2010? I fear he’s just another Republican who talks a good game before an election and then reverts right back to their natural RINO posture. Conservative voters have been fooled time and again by this ruse.
” One of the best IMO was his statement that “...too often the conservative message was focused on what we are against, not on what we support.” To that I would add we need only to look at the optimism and conviction of Ronald Reagan for inspiration.”
I agree. I don’t think he is going to run, I don’t think he should run. But I think that the Republican party needs to wake up and focus on a Reagan-like optimism and positive energy and message of how do we are going to return our country to greatness and unite people focusing on key messages.
This is what Newt did and succeeded in returning the House into Republican hands.
In the meantime Obama is focusing on the divide and conquer approach to destroy the Republican party.
Dr Ben Carson pointed this out at CPAC:
“He said if somebody was in the White House and “wanted to destroy this nation,” then “that person might create division among the people ... undermine the financial stability of the country ... weaken the military ... Coincidentally, those are the very things that are happening right now.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2997727/posts