Only Conserva-tarians Can Save the GOP

Canada Free Press ^ | 2009-03-19

[rabscuttle385]

Limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, greater economic opportunity, and respect for this nation and its heritage.

BY JERRY A. KANE

At what point does complacency end and panic set in for the members and leaders of the Republican Party? When will they notice the empty hour glass and recognize wickedness for what it is? The hordes of satiated simpletons shouting in rhythmic cadence, “Oh we love, the O-One … Oh we love, the O-One” is not the Winkie chant of guards entering a castle in a scene from a classic fantasy film. The ill winds of the 2006 and 2008 elections that uprooted the GOP House and Senate leadership and sent Republicans spiraling downward were not flash-in-the-pan Kansas dust devils but full-blown Category-5 whirlwinds.

The party of Ronald Reagan has been victimized by disorganized thinking, held spellbound, and led astray by the siren call for moderation from its left wing, which by nature votes for progressive governance. Before Republicans begin their assault on the castle to douse the progressive Democrats’ power grab, the party’s conservatives and libertarians, i.e., Conserva-tarians, must come out from under the spell and cast out the treacherous progressive element from the positions of power in their own ranks.

Caught up in the tidal wave of the ’94 election, Republican exuberance soon gave way to a heightened sense of self-importance; instead of governing on principles and fulfilling their Contract with America, Republicans lost their way and spent the next 12 years trying to convince the electorate that their compromises were smart, courageous, and compassionate. Now, it’s up to Conserva-tarians to rise to the occasion, accept the challenge facing them, and move the party in the direction of limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, greater economic opportunity, and respect for this nation and its heritage.

[rabscuttle385]

Before Republicans begin their assault on the castle to douse the progressive Democrats’ power grab, the party’s conservatives and libertarians, i.e., Conserva-tarians, must come out from under the spell and cast out the treacherous progressive element from the positions of power in their own ranks.

*Ping!*

[MEGoody]

Are “Conserv-atarians” also socially conservative? If so, I’m on board. But I’ve avoided the Libertarian party because they tend to be socially liberal.

[djsherin]

Paleoping

[djsherin]

They tend to be against the federal government getting involved in things that aren’t in the Constitution. This would leave social issues mostly to the states.

[rabscuttle385]

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— Ronald Reagan, 1964

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[mosaicwolf]

The shortest road to the objective is for the Republicans to regain their soul. The long road is the third party option. Either way it must and will happen.

[TheBattman]

Limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, greater economic opportunity, and respect for this nation and its heritage.

It takes the CANADA FREE PRESS to tell US what is needed? Now that is a sad statement!

Limited government - dead
Individual liberty - dead
Personal Responsibility - dead
greater economic opportunity - through oppressive taxation? - nope
Respect of this nation and its heritage? - Died when God was kicked out of public schools. Now, Millions of children are indoctrinated to respect what the liberalize/Marxist view of this country is -

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[WellyP]

I have posted on this before. A lot of you don't like it but please understand the realities of today's political climate before unloading.

In today's political climate ECONOMIC CONSEVERATIVES can and will get elected in 2010. The rest of the Conservative agenda can not be sold to a voting majority, as witnessed in the last election. FIRST you have to get elected and then maybe you can change minds!

[djsherin]

***Republicans lost their way and spent the next 12 years trying to convince the electorate that their compromises were smart, courageous, and compassionate.***

Oh they spent alright.
Now they have no credibility in the fight against the Marxist.

[djsherin]

I agree. The economic message needs to be articulated and sold to the public. And we can’t just rely on tax cuts; we need to throw spending cuts and sound monetary policy in there too. Right now all I hear is *that* the free market is good, not *why* it is good.

[WayneS]

Before Republicans begin their assault on the castle to douse the progressive Democrats’ power grab, the party’s conservatives and libertarians, i.e., Conserva-tarians, must come out from under the spell and cast out the treacherous progressive element from the positions of power in their own ranks.

Unfortunately, I think the treacherous "progressive" republicrats might have us outnumbered.

[WayneS]

Have you looked into the Constitution Party?

[EternalVigilance]

For those who are willing to ACT, not just talk:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212701/posts

[Jack of all Trades]

Conservatives actually showing up in large numbers to vote for GOP candidates would help too. Not stabbing the GOP President and candidates in the backs because there not Santa Claus wouldn’t hurt either.

[rabscuttle385]

Thanks for the heads up. I might throw a contribution her way later today.

[EternalVigilance]

A ping of your list to that thread would be helpful as well.

Thanks!

[toomuchcoffee]

Conserva-tarian... is that pronounced the same way planetarium is pronounced at South Park? I’m having a problem reading it any other way.

[rockinqsranch]

The author has hit the nail on the head IMO. Every point I've argued since I've been at FR. I think this a read for everybody.

A couple of adjustments IMO though...

"Republicans lost their way focus and spent the next 12 years trying to convince the electorate that their compromises were smart, courageous, and compassionate."

"For more than a decade, the far-left progressive movement has been advancing its socialist ideas and positions through an all-out war against conservative and libertarian principles the United States Constitution."

It is a war. It is a war that must be recognized as a war, and must be fought with great vigor. We are going to lose our country unless we recognize we are at war with internal enemies supported by international non State entities that have been fighting their war against our Nation whom doesn't appear to realize there is a war.