Open Letter To Elected Republicans

Big Dog's Weblog ^ | November 8, 2006 | Big Dog

[2ndDivisionVet]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I hope that the carnage experienced last night leaves a very bitter taste in your mouths and that you awaken this morning wiser than when you went to bed. The American people have spoken and they have chosen a new direction not because the Democrats offer anything better but because you failed to offer leadership. People crave leadership and if they do not get it they will latch on to the first person or group they think offers it. Germans craved leadership so badly they elected Hitler to lead them because there was no one who stood up to provide an alternative. I hope you also realize that the power of incumbency is diminished and that people will vote to replace you if you do not demonstrate that you can lead. Americans saw that Democrats offered no leadership in 1994 and turned to you for guidance and leadership. You started strong and then fell into the trap of complacency and greed. Yesterday, Americans doubted your ability to lead and turned to others. It should be humbling to know your leadership was so ineffective that you were beaten by people who had no platform. When a party that terrorists endorse wins, you have lost your grip on leadership.

It is not the mark of a leader to listen to lobbyists and ignore the people who vote for you and who you are supposed to represent.

[sageb1]

"We want candidates who will secure this country. We will only support candidates who are dedicated to winning the war in Iraq. We will only support candidates who are dedicated to broadening and winning the war on terror. We will only support candidates who will give us Constitutionalist judges. We will only support candidates who will secure our borders without amnesty and without exception. We will only support candidates who represent strong moral values. And we will only support candidates who will reduce spending and balance the budget. Your failure to do these things resulted in a resounding defeat. Here is your fair warning, if you do not espouse these qualities through word and deed you need not apply."

Well said.

[W. W. SMITH]

I got a phone call tonight from the RNC asking for money. The caller heard essentially the same but much shorter.

[stop supporting rinos and start acting like conservatives and I might kick in some money goodby]

[Concentrate]

Problem is, we forgot about PR. Not only that, but we let corrupt politicians ride on our tails. And we forgot that each new generation is more and more liberal, because the education establishment is so. We've made inroads, but that's all we've done. Keep fighting it. My 2 cents.

[sageb1]

"And we forgot that each new generation is more and more liberal, because the education establishment is so."

I don't think we've forgotten that. That was my problem with the RNC choice today. We need young conservatives to repudiate the growing number of young libs.

[Outland]

I wholeheartedly agree with the bulk of Big Dog's message, especially where real conservatives are needed instead of moderates and RINOs. However, I disagree that the election was lost solely on this point.

Other solid factors included:

• An uncontrolled growing number of socialist-leaning voters churned out by our educational institutions.
• Poor utilization of media by conservatives. The left has long mastered the media. Conservatives fall way short of using it to an effective advantage, especially failing to reach the mass of voters under 25 who vote for whoever their favorite celebrity or DJ tells them to.
• The myth that Hispanics usually vote for conservatives. Many do not. Most Hispanics that I know left their conservative ways on the south side of the border. Most believe in unions and the unions will tell them how to vote.
• Failure on the part of conservatives to repeatedly drive home the point that socialist ideals are destructive. NEVER vote for a leftist candidate.

Until we can turn the tables on these points, the battle will be long and hard if not fruitless.

[Cyrano Jones]

2DV, Thanks for posting this. For a while on 11/8, I thought I was on the outside looking in.

I hope you won't mind if I place a link to your blog on mine. Apparently we're of a mind on the failure of the party to maintain it's momentum.

"...Familiarity, as they say, breeds contempt or at least diminishes our sense of awe and wonder. We quickly forget the anguish of denial and become complacent and comfortable with our gains.

So it has been with the Republicans--and with us. In 1994, after being consigned to the minority for 40 years, they figured out the recipe with the Contract with America and the Gingrich Revolution....

Fast forward 12 short years. Republicans who campaigned on balanced budgets and term limits are now lying sideways in the public trough. With control of two branches of government and increased leverage in the third, the great life has become too easy. The revolution has stalled."

(excerpt) read more at http://discerniblyturgid.blogspot.com/

cj

[2ndDivisionVet]

I'm not "Big Dog", so I can't say one way or another. He has quite a few good points, IMHO. Have a good night!