[TomGuy]

We’re going after Mel Martinez here.

You better hurry.

If the big-business country-club set still control the party by the start of the election year (2008), you are going to see a big-business country-club nominee.

If you expect to get a conservative candidate, you need to to make serious changes in the RNC now by getting conservatives into party leadership positions.

The voters sent a message in 2006: They are not going to vote for the same (Republicans) and expect a different result. The Repubicans have shown poor leadership the last 8 years, and many of Republican politicians still seem clueless.

Regrettably, the only major alternative is the Democrats. And if the GOP keeps offering the same, the voters will seek the alternative. The GOP is setting themselves up for another bitter pill to swallow in 09 when "Madam President" raises her hand to take the oath.

[RJL]

If the big-business country-club set

It’s taken me a while, but I think I’ve finally figured out just what a “Country Club Republican” is.

They’re actually a pretty apolitical group, they really don’t care who runs the government or what policies are in place. They just want to control enough seats in the House and Senate to ensure that federal legislation cuts them a big profit, other than that, they plain don’t care.

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The Republicans have shown poor leadership the last 8 years, and many of Republican politicians still seem clueless. Regrettably, the only major alternative is the Democrats.

I’ll vote for Ayn Rand’s, Atlas Shrugged character, John Galt, before I’ll vote for any open borders, illegal alien supporter or Democrat. In fact, it would be hilarious to hear Republicans asking “Who is John Galt”.