The need for new blood is apparent, but if this new blood is not “principled” new blood, then you will see this party continue to self-destruct.
We need people who understand our first principles, and can articulate them, and are prepared to defend and advance them. Anyone other than that will simply preside over the marginalization of the party. If you don’t know what you stand for, then getting you elected doesn’t really make a hill of beans worth of difference.
You and me, marron, we're the new blood the GOP needs in leadership. ;)
Seriously, give me a year of absolute dictatorial power over the GOP's decision making processes, and I'd have us winning in 2010, guaranteed.
And then I'd resign and go back to the farm.