To be truthful, I don’t understand how ANYONE can have any faith in the National GOP, or its cheerleaders. The GOP is to blame for everything that has happened in this country since 2004. Their crippling fear of the media, and being branded “racists” allowed the the Left to have their way with America. I mean, where do you think Obama got the b*lls to nominate Kagan? She is not qualified to watch my kids, yet she will probably join Sotomayor in the dismantling of the Document.
When the GOP was in complete control after 2002, the Democrats still had them by the short and curlies. When the GOP retakes congress this year it will be more of the same. The Democrats (who have been down this road before) will claim it is now to “time to heal” and “reach out across the aisle”, and just like 2002, the GOP will fall for it.
Well said.
Believe me, I understand your frustration. The GOP is rife with wishy-washy careerists who will advance just as much of the liberal cause as they think they can get away with. When they first tasted power in in Congress during the Reagan era, they were shell-shocked embarrassments after all their years under Democrat thuggery. They came in more strongly in ‘94, then fizzled again. Clearly they need to be shaken up again.
But this is what I don’t get: in Palin we’ve got someone with a demonstrated willingness to effect reform within her own party. Someone who speaks more effectively for conservatism than anyone we’ve had since Reagan, and someone who has galvinized the base like few other. Yet, she’s clearly a political natural (I’d say genius) who is doing a masterful job of maintaining and building her political viability without selling out. She’s someone who is actually likely to get the nomination and win in 2012, rather than excite the purists who comprise 1% of the electorate.
What more do you or could you want in a political leader? No, she’s not perfect—but no human being is.