[padre35]

Part of the problem, to be blunt, is Conservatism has gotten soft and flabby under GWB, people may throw rotten tomatoes at President Bush at the moment, but on pretty much every core social issue, President Bush has done a fine job.

Banning partial birth abortions, no firearms bans, lower taxes, more trade (cough..cough...cough..on that one) and no onerous mandates imposed on small businesses, no environmental over reaches.

We’ve forgotten what it is like to be under the boot of Government, this bickering plays right into the Dhimmicrats hands with an election 8 days away.

[nwrep]

Very good points. We conservatives have forgotten what it is like to be galvanized by a cause. Almost every cause we have taken on (from liberalism in the 60s, to crime in the 70s, to taxes in the 80s, to balanced budget in the 90s, to the war against Islamofascism and the Supreme Court of the 2000s) has resulted in our victory.

I think the next 4 years should be a time to energize the base, go back to the basics, and craft a new strategy around a new cause. Since we will be out of power, our fight from the sidelines will not be tainted by political compromise, and therefore can be more effective.