To quote Rush, “words mean things”. There is a “Progressive Republicans” movement:
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Open Letter to My Fellow Republicans…
We, the Undersigned, as long-time, loyal Republicans, supporters of the Party’s candidates and its core values of smaller, more efficient government, individual liberty and personal freedom condemn in the strongest possible fashion the circumstances and actions of so-called “conservatives” who have driven Senator Arlen Specter and many of our best and brightest from our Party. We also call on every member of the Party to take action to bring our Party back from the brink of irrelevancy.
We call for the RNC leadership to take this opportunity to begin an honest, frank, open and, most importantly inclusive “soul-searching” exercise, to determine what has been driving individuals out of the Party and to create a comprehensive strategy to reverse this trend.
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Signed,
Travis G. Johnson (Reston,VA - Founder, Progressive Republicans)
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http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/gopfuture/
You overlooked something.
(Hint: this letter isn’t about Palin.)