When Liberal Republicans vote no different than Liberal Democrats, I don't see where my political support of this party has been either
A. Appreciated
B. Desired
Therefore if another Liberal Republican is nominated for the Presidancy, I will not support them.
It seems some faction has done it's best to change the definition and distort Reagan's record and the party in the process.
I'm not a big Rudy fan, but he is not very much more liberal then Reagan was. On the law and order side, he is probably more conservative. His record is largely as the Mayor of NYC, and certainly will not reflect a hard right Conservative outlook regarding guns and social crap. (Yes, I said crap) NYC is not the place for social conservatism and has not been for a hundred years. Never will be.
Dismissing him as a liberal is just plain nonsense. The traditional Republican platform is a comfortable place for him. If you knew what a Republican is, you would know this.
The problem is that the RNC is under attack by the social conservatives, and they are a minority. It is also under attack by the libertine populists and both maintain that they are the true conservatives and define the Republican party, when neither one actually does.
The party is for limited government, personal freedoms, and a very strong national defense and law and order. It has been so for decades.
Social Conservatism has never been the model, and personal freedom beliefs have always trumped this until recently.
This is why folks like myself are able to point at "Shiavo" as being the straw that broke the camels back. This occurred because so much of the traditional platform was stomped on in order to usurp a State Judicial System in the name of conservatism, which is a huge lie and distortion of the truth. What you saw was populism justified by moralism and supported by idiots, many of which are now politically retired.. But....The damage was done and it has accelerated.
Until we fix this, by returning to our roots, this party will remain in shambles. What you are seeing is a power struggle for control that is destroying the political coalition, and this is being egged on by the democrats who know exactly what they are doing.
I'm guessing that many will finally figure this out when they count the bodies in mid November 2008. This party cannot function as separate entities. It has always been a coalition, and yes, there has always been compromises made.
The answer is simple. You take the unappeasables, and you kick them to the curb. You replace them with new meat from the other party and you soldier on.
Have a nice day........