It goes even deeper than that, IMO.
It would be one thing if the GOP had retained power in the 2006 elections. The GOP leadership at least would have a basis to claim they had a winning strategy for 2008.
But the GOP drifted away from its roots, cavorted with lobbyists and dabbled with petty corruption - and got spanked as a result.
Subsequently, certain factions of the GOP (and FR) went around blaming conservatives. Those people are the Han Solo wing of the GOP ("It's not my fault!") - even though many of the misgivings conservatives had about Bush and GOP Leaders such as Hastert and Frist and DeLay came to pass and those cost the GOP in 2006.
So the efforts of the GOP leadership to move leftward in response to the losses in 2006 shows their solution to failure is to do more of what has failed. Which is absurd. And a recipe for disaster.
Far from being 100 percenters, unappeasables and all the other nonsense being thrown at them by Rudy boosters, the overwhelming support for Fred on FR shows conservatives are pragamatic and willing to make some compromises. But supporting Rudy would not represent compromise but utter capitulation. We won't go there. And those pushing Rudy already played their role in the 2006 losses. So they ain't worth listening to anyway.
“Subsequently, certain factions of the GOP (and FR) went around blaming conservatives.”
Yes. Which is the main reason I stopped posting on FR.
I got tired of the “It’s your fault for not voting” mentality that overtook people, who, because of the loss, became more committed to get back control ‘no matter what’.
“So the efforts of the GOP leadership to move leftward in response to the losses in 2006 shows their solution to failure is to do more of what has failed. Which is absurd. And a recipe for disaster.’
Yes, which, in my round about way, was my point.
If you are willing to compromise your principals for a ‘win’ , what else are you willing to compromise?
I’m not giving up, just because some think this is the only way to win.