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I love Ronald Reagan, but it has been a long time since he was president. The GOP is in danger of becoming like the Democrats were in the 70’s and 80’s

Okay I'm a Reagan fan as well but our party (Republican/Conservative) needs to be more than just Ronald Reagan. I was a paleo conservative long before Ronald Reagan. We need to have a Republican Party with a firm commitment to conservative principles. Yes we need a larger tent and we also need to bring in the economic conservatives. Many of these people have more in common with the conservatives than with the liberals. They should vote Republican.

We have to bring in these people or we will lose elections. This is controversial. Many don't like people who have even one view not consistent with their own. We have to FACE THE FACT that demographics is not on our side in this struggle. If someone is 80-90% Conservative, that should be adequate. Let's not scare some of the Libertarians away. We can fight the Abortion battle as a cultural war instead of a political war. If we win the culture war, we will de facto win the political war.

Many have attacked me on this. But ask yourself a question: In the years Ronald Reagan was president, what was actually done to curtain abortion? The answer regrettably is not much.

You forget that it is the Constitution which “Unites” us; and the LEFT through the the judicary are the one’s who started the “culture war” (politically as well as culturally), WE NEED to fight the social issues becuase WE need to get back to the constituton, and reign in the courts (this includes overturning such rulings as Roe v. Wade, and “marriage” activism on the part of gays/lesbians.

THEY ARE THE BIG GOV (Expansion of Gov. Power here) advocates, not Conservatives- Cultural Conservatism and Libertarian/Economic Conservativism ARE NOT in conflict!

We can fight the Abortion battle as a cultural war instead of a political war. If we win the culture war, we will de facto win the political war.

I'm vehemently pro-life, and I've said for a very long time now that we cannot win the abortion battle politically. It just isn't going to happen that way.

Abortion is a matter of the HEART. Only when we win the hearts of the majority on this issue, will things change.

First their hearts, then their minds. Finally their politics.

I don't see your post as being very far from my own thoughts on this issue, correct me if I'm wrong.