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It's unfortunate that there aren't a crop of brilliant young Reaganite conservatives ready to move into senior positions in government. But the RNC has only itself to blame for that.

The RNC is contolled by the big-business Republicans. They are a different brand than the Reagan conservatives. The BBR are in control now, even GWB. The BBR will be running the primaries. If the BBR find themselves defeated in the primaries by a conservative, look for them to get behind a 'dark horse' such as an Independent Bloomberg. That will result in handing the WH to the Dems.

Not all Republicans are conservatives, and not all conservatives are Republicans. They are separate entities. Conservatives, with Reagan, found a 'place' in the Republican tent. But that tent has a history of being pro-big business. GWB has not changed that. The RNC has not changed that. Look at the open checkbook policy of the last 6 years --- and who have been the chief beneficiaries? Big business.