GOP Mired in Anger and Vituperation
By Robert Shrum, The WeekRobert Shrum
Ronald Reagan was a prophet of the conservative faith, not its grand inquisitor. That truth is lost on the Palinized Republicans who whacked their own moderate nominee in New York’s 23rd Congressional District in favor of a hard-shell, third-party conservative. Newt Gingrich is right (a sentence I don’t often write): "If we get into a cycle [like this]," he said of the fratricide, "we’ll make Pelosi Speaker for life and guarantee Obama’s reelection." Win or lose on Tuesday, Republicans lose.The true believers claim they’re Reagan conservatives, but their politics are a betrayal of the leader they ritually canonize -- a betrayal not just in strategy, but in spirit. Ronald Reagan didn’t just tolerate moderates in his party; he valued them. Reagan knew that to be a governing party, rather than an ideological faction, the GOP needed to run and win outside conservative strongholds. So... (Read Full Article)
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Nov 03, 08:25 AM |
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Quite an accurate description of those who stood their ground at Lexington and Concord...
And New York, Trenton, Monmouth, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Kings Mountain, and Saratoga, etc.
All of these tragic economic programs, although costly, can be undone. The only true risk to liberty, freedom, and opportunity would be the establishment of a domestic security force - filling its ranks with SEIU members, Acorn activists, and misguided students who have not yet entered the real world and earned a paycheck or made a payroll.
If push comes to shove, the true domestic power to restore the republic rests in the hands of the military and the police forces. The vast majority serving in such capacity are centrists and conservatives. Those are the citizens that have in their character the inclination to stand their ground, protect, and serve.
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Nov 03, 11:56 AM |
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