Why conservatives failed in this presidential primary is something that has to be looked at. It seems like none of us expected so much of the "conservative" media to be working against us, e.g. Drudge, Coulter, radio hosts like Medved and Hewitt, most of the FOX analysts, National Review, etc. Names need to be named and lists need to be made. We need to remember who we can trust and who we can't.
We also had no way of combatting the false advertising blitz by Mitt Romney. I'm not sure how you do that unless you raise that kind of money on your own and run your own ads. If the Tea Party is nothing but a splintered group of disorganized local groups, they'll never have that kind of power. There should be a stronger, national, central Tea Party structure. Not one that dictates to the local factions, but one that follows their lead. It might be unlikely, but short of something like that I don't see how we play on the big, national level.
Of course, we have some Tea Party people endorsing Romney or Paul. But at least the few larger straw polls done by Tea Parties went for one of the good candidates.
You always have something valuable to offer JJ. As I said I don’t have the answers. I do, however, tend to lean in your direction. I think that a very large grassroots movement (Tea Party) can effect change within the Republican Party. IT NEEDS TO STAY INDEPENDENT THOUGH! We can’t let it be corrupted by the Republican establishment.
Instead of Rush saying I don't have to do anything in life I don't want to, he needs to realize that he is maybe the only one who could do this, finance it, make it happen. He needs to be the godfather of a true conservative TV network, either cable or whatever. But I am not sure Rush is really conservative enough, and I don't think Mark Levin has the money. and I doubt that any of them are really interested. It would take the heart of a patriot. And willingness to leave their comfort zone.