[concerned about politics]

The Pennsylvania house just went to the Democrat side of the aisle because of several leftist Republican committee people. They worked with the Democrat candidate behind the scenes while attending GOP meetings and passing information on to the Democrats.

Don't vote for a letter of the alphabet. Vote for a philosophy. Vote for a Conservative.

[brydic1]

I believe history tells us that Americans tend to vote against any political party they believe have fouled up. I also think that if they perceive that the conservative party has fouled up they will vote for the liberal party and if they decide to vote for a liberal they will vote for the party perceived to be the most liberal. Therefore the nomination of a liberal republican is a waste of time. I also think it is in the American temperament to change philosophies when a political party fouls it nest. All this debate about who republicans nominate is a waste of time if this administration continues to foul up. No republican can be elected, period.

If Bush can not get his act together in the next 12 months, we are in for a leftist government for at least 4 to 8 years. When they in turn foul up and I am convinced that they will, the republicans will be welcomed. We must be sure to give them a conservative to vote for. I know this a pessimistic scenario but I believe it is accurate

[Col Freeper]

Don't vote for a letter of the alphabet. Vote for a philosophy. Vote for a Conservative.

As I was reading your post, I had the following thoughts:

1. One of the selling points of the Republican Party to some of the typical Democratic Party groups (Hispanics, Blacks) has been "Take another look at us, you have more in common with our conservative values than you do with democrats and their leftist values!"

If the Republicans select a Democratic-Lite candidate as their party's standard bearer, that very useful argument evaporates immediately.

2. Another argument the Republicans use when wooing black citizens is "Get off the plantation, the Democrats are just going to continue to promise that they care about your issues until they get your vote, then they are going to forget about you completely, until the next election, when they will repeat the process all over again."

If the Republican Party is going to move left, and to continue treating Social Conservatives and Pro-2nd Amendment Conservatives like the Democrats do their Black Voters, these Conservatives will likely "leave the plantation" as well.

If not this election, surely at some point in the near future.

3. A "My way or the Highway" approach by those who have convinced themselves that Rudy is the "only" Republican who can win in '08 is, IMHO, a bad decision on their part. Such an approach usually results in a stream of taillights fading into the distance.

Just some thoughts during this trying time for Conservatives.