Posted on 11/05/2008 5:25:34 AM PST by jmaroneps37
The election is now history. America has rejected conservatism, and we have to live with the results. Our hearts are broken but now our work is cut out for us.
Lets not pretend to see many bright spots in these results because there are none save for the opportunity to earnestly seek out a new conservative leader.
Were at a crossroads: we can retreat feeling sorry for ourselves or search for a new Ronald Reagan-like conservative giant.
We must stand up for America and fight though we dont much feel like fighting. Well have to watch people who dont understand how America was built or how our nation works, dance, cheer and even gloat.
We conservatives know none of that matters. We can see over the horizon. We dont have time to feel sorry for ourselves, because we have to win back Americas hearts and minds.
Genuine conservatives know we had America ripped from our hands; we didnt meekly hand it over. Now we have to take it back.
To do this, we have to find the new Ronald Reagan. Rebuilding a new Reagan-like conservative movement from the grassroots up is job one. We have to meet and plan in new meeting places for exchanging the ideas.
The Collinsreport.net will do our part.
We will soon be launching a new site to serve as a clearinghouse for our grassroots search for the new Ronald Reagan. The new site wont be afraid to be conservative.
The names and titles of those who pretend to be conservatives will be used. Well praise real conservatives and spotlight fakes.
We will owe nothing to anyone and always call things as we see them. Watch for the launching of this new site.
It will be here soon. Together, we will find Americas new Ronald Reagan.
(Excerpt) Read more at Collinsreport.net ...
SARAH SARAH SARAH !
Did I miss something? Was there a Conservative Presidential candidate? If so, I sure missed it.
I hope folks recognize where this logic leads. "We tried Conservatism and it didn't work. We must move to the left."
Folks, let's please not buy into this tripe.
I disagree with that point. We had one of the worst possible Republican candidates and we knew about him even in 2000! But your point is good, that we need to establish a strong conservative minority that will attract the rest of America except for the much smaller minority of anti-Americans.
I think the point of the article is that we need a conservative candidate.
I love Sarah Palin. She needs to be a part of this movement. But I don’t think she is fit to lead it. She has a tremendous ability to communicate and to disarm the opposition. But I fear that the MSM has sufficiently Quayled her to apolitical Americans - the same idiots who just elected a Marxist. Her political instincts are dead on and her idelogy is perfect. I’m not trying to be an elitist here but Reagan was clearly able to explain why he was a conservative - and at the same time circumvent the media. I do not think Sarah has that ability. Today I start fighting for Bobby Jindal. Anyone else?
Sarah wants to divide His land. Joel 3:2
Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble.....
Coleman misses something here doesn’t he. Palin seems to me to be what the doctor ordered here. What’s the need to go looking further?
Duncan Hunter.
As much as I hope for a real small-government Conservatism to rise from the ashes of this election, I’m not optimistic. America just voted for the most liberal, leftist President ever, and gave a liberal Congress an even larger majority.
America simply doesn’t want conservatism anymore. It’s too much work. It requires too much personal responsibility. Easier to just let the big government do everything.
We know this won’t work for the long run, but that’s where we’re headed. America is doing down in flames, and there is no stopping it until it hits the ground.
They say great civilizations are not conquered from without, they rot from within. America has several generations of rot to endure.
I wish I felt otherwise, and I’m sorry for the negativism, but I just don’t see anything changing in my lifetime, or my kids’.
Here we go again. Why not just throw Tom Tancredo out there? These people can’t win at the national level. I love them but they’d bore the paint off the wall. They need to inspire. Sure, they inspire you ane me, but I’ve hit my freakin thumb with the hammer too many times. Let’s try something different.
I don’t disagree with that, but America did not just reject Conservatism. We have to be clear on that point. If we aren’t, then we draw the wrong lesson from this election loss.
Conservatism was not rejected.
Next time let’s clearly define conservatism, run it up the flag pole and see if anyone salutes. It’s a novel idea, no?
Absolutely right. No one was offering conservativism. It’s all the fault of free markets. We do NOT have free markets. Blame government-hating Bush. Huh? “W” stands for Washington. The Republicans offer 95% of what the Democrats offer. And then wonder why folks choose the real, pure %100 thing.
You can compromise toward evil as the Dems have been doing but you will never compromise yourself to good as Republicans would have us believe.
#1. Get involved locally in your town government. Start small if need be. (Planning board, rec committee etc...) Use this position to push for conservative values. Work your way up.
#2. Help local causes and organizations that promote conservative values. (Donate money and time)
#3. Write letters to the editor, your congresscritter, go on the radio...get vocal.
Dont give up, use this defeat as a motivator for YOUR values and help save your local community from the insanity that is sure to come.
I know I will.
While Sarah Palin is indeed a leader, there is now an opportunity for other leaders to arise as well. We have a lot of opposition work to do, and whoever in Congress performs that the best, that man needs to be considered a party leader as well.
You’re right, we need to nominate non-charismatic one trick congressmen. Look, I love those guys but they aren’t very good at communicating their ideas. They couldn’t get 2% of the primary vote...they’re going to get some old bag from Ohio to vote for them over the smooth talking Barry?
You are right, I skipped right by that first sentence in the article. Conservatism didn’t run in this past election except as a small token in Palin and that wasn’t nearly enough.
The America that elected Ronald Reagan is gone.
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