Posted on 11/26/2008 5:42:35 PM PST by Gunner9mm
The wrong diagnosis leads to the wrong solution.
Over at The American Thinker, James Lewis says, "American conservatism has taken a trouncing...." I disagree. American conservatism was not even on the ballot since there was no conservative candidate in the running. In the Republican primaries, the prospective conservative candidates bailed out. Fred Thompson, probably the most conservative prospect, just didn't have the "fire in the belly" to fight his way to the top of the ticket. Consequently, we ended up with a Republican on the ticket who was not a conservative, but a moderate appeaser who put more emphasis on reaching across the aisle than he did on appealing to the conservatives in the Republican Party.
It is true that Sarah Palin injected a healthy dose of American conservatism both social conservatism and fiscal conservatism her selection as the Vice Presidential candidate came too late. American voters had already been saturated with maverick conservatism for over a year. It was too late in the cycle to bring voters up to speed on Palins political philosophy and its relevance to the issues facing the country. In addition, the liberal mainstream press was immediately biased against her, refusing to air her ideas while magnifying every minute detail to be used against her (remember the wardrobe flap?). On top of that was the animosity of Republican elitists George Will, Peggy Noonan, Kathleen Parker, et.al. that tarnished her image even before she was able to introduce herself and her ideas.
(Excerpt) Read more at libertycall.us ...
Misidentification of and failure to attack the enemy led to the defeat of the Republican party.
Good post, I haven't run across the site before.
Also David Brooks
That's how I see it. The Quislings are coming out of the woodwork, and I thank them for outing themselves.
Good catch. Thanks. It is now fixed.
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