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We should not allow past disappointments to cloud our judgment about the future.

The GOP should do well in 2010 because mid term elections tend to produce major gains for the party out of power. Independents already seem to be a turning away from the Democrats over excessive spending and impending tax increases.

Even as the economy comes out of recession through late 2009 to mid 2010, unemployment will remain painfully high through 2012. Obama and the Democrats may well find the public in a surly mood.

With these considerations in mind, the best chances for increased conservative influence is within a recovering GOP. The fool's choice is to back a rump third party with little constituency except for those nursing grudges from the last time Republicans ran Washington.

“With these considerations in mind, the best chances for increased conservative influence is within a recovering GOP. The fool’s choice is to back a rump third party with little constituency except for those nursing grudges from the last time Republicans ran Washington.”

You do not address the growing non-identity of the R party. What good will it be to have a ‘recovering GOP’ - if the GOP stands for nothing? I’ve argue we oppose RINOs everywhere in the primaries, but support conservative Republicans in the primaries and generals. We’ll see how well the AIP (et al) does on this count. They have been supporting Conservative Republicans to date. That should be our strategy. Conservatives must and will regain a more of a footing in 2010.

Let’s roll with the Tea Parties and local activism!

There are already hundreds of Tea Parties planned for July 4th - as well as the weekend before and after the 4th!:

http://teapartypatriots.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=eventlist&Itemid=2

http://www.teapartyday.com/Locations.aspx - 629 cities with July 4th Tea Parties

http://www.teapartyrevolution.com/#schedule - another list of Tea Parties

http://www.reteaparty.com/teaparties/ - another list of tea parties

Look. Every time the GOP gets the majority, they reach across the isle and go all squishy because they don;t have conservative core principles. So, nothing happens. The Dems just got power and crammed 80 years of smoldering Communism up our *sses in 100 days. Get it? Have power and USE it. But, our RINO friends just can't do it. SO, we need a core party of true believers who will hive these pink butted RINOs a taste of power but ONLY if they vote the way we tell them to. They can't be trusted otherwise. Politics is hardball and most Republicans are “conservative” back in the district and power hungry whores in D.C.