Clearly, you missed my point entirely. You must have missed the context or who I was referring to.
Please reread the whole exchange between JR and myself if you want to understand what I said.
Clearly, you missed my point entirely. You must have missed the context or who I was referring to. Please reread the whole exchange between JR and myself if you want to understand what I said.
Sorry. Seems to me you specifically stated that the Republicans would not accomplish any of the RLC's goals. In rebuttal, I gave an example of an exemplar of the RLC who is also one of the most vocal Republican Congressmen today. He's the lone voice of the Constitution now, but there are more coming thanks to the RLC's growing influence among patriotic voters who until now have had no voice and no leverage in the latter-day Republican party. The RLC's effectiveness in electing liberty-minded individuals at all levels is detailed in several other examples in
this thread. It's exciting stuff!
The key thing to realize is that we are not working to "convert" the RINOs but to wrench the Party towards its foundational small-government, Constitution-respecting original principles by attracting and giving a voice to disaffected voters who are sitting out elections or escaping to third parties. Because when they do so, they either impotently toss their vote away or--worse--elect a Clinton (as in 1992) or give the Senate to a Daschle by squeaking socialists into office by the narrowest of margins (as happened in Washington and New Mexico in 2000).
Meanwhile, RINOs are the way they are because they crave political success. They will adapt as "our side" gains its voice. I hold out little hope that some of the politicians you reference will suddenly sprout credible Constitutional credentials, but they're smart enough to sing along as we steer the chorus.
Frankly, I think you and I agree on at least 90% of the issues. What we seem to not agree-on is the viability of the GOP as a vehicle for liberty-minded candidates who respect the Constitution and foundational principles of the nation. I say emphatically
yes to the idea of molding the GOP back to its little-l libertarian roots, and in the thread I just referenced there's abundant evidence supporting that position.