What's wrong with the Republican Party

Townhall.com ^ | July 28, 2006 | Mark M. Alexander

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With Republican majorities in the House and Senate, and a Republican in the White House, the GOP should have picked up where Ronald Reagan left off -- leading the nation as constitutional constructionists. Unfortunately, a cadre of constitutional obstructionists has split the Republican Party, diminished party loyalty and taken public support for the President and Congress to historic lows.

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This article focuses on the Tennessee Senate race and how that mirrors national problems within the Party.

[Rosemont]

"What's wrong with the Republican Party"


RINO Carlito Hagel, RINO Chafee

[Jabba the Nutt]

With few exceptions, elected Republicans are cowards. Start from there to figure out what's wrong with the GOP.

[King Moonracer]

Either spina bifida or scoliosis; either way they have a weak spine.

[Cobra64]

"What's wrong with the Republican Party?"

[Quark606]

"What's wrong with the Republican Party"

Actually, not a whole lot.

[EDINVA]

"With few exceptions, elected Republicans are cowards."

That IS the start of it ... I think many egos are so hugh they believe they were elected because THEY were so wonderful, not because the voting public anticipated they would lead as Republicans.

[AdvisorB]

There is nothing wrong with the Republican that my election to the POTUS couldn't fix.

[Popman]

"What's wrong with the Republican Party"

It's filled with politicians rather than Conservatives

[proxy_user]

This is not surprising - kind of like putting all the men in the US into the army, and then discovering half the army is below average in intelligence.

Naturally, if the GOP starts to be such a large majority it includes nearly everyone who is not a left-wing kook, this is going to start happening.

[MaineVoter2002]

RINO Carlito Hagel, RINO Chafee

Doesn't say much for Frist's leadership.

[tkathy]

The republican party and all it's elected officials has the entire MSM against it, continually cheap shotting it and back stabbing it. This is a huge problem, and it is important to realize it.

[grapeape]

They are not doing what we elected them to do. The more power the republican party gets the less conservatism has. It is quite a mess we have.

[trek]

"It's filled with politicians rather than Conservatives"

This man speaks the truth!

[Reagan Man]

What's wrong with the Republican Party

It would rather advance the liberal agenda of the Democratic Party ---- more government, more bureaucracy, more welfare state and amnesty for freeloaders.

Sure don't sound like Ronald Reagan's conservative GOP and for good reason.

[TommyDale]

Too many RINOs: McCain, Giuliani...

[em2vn]

The leader of the party is a Rockefellar Republican. He isn't a conservative. That's what's wrong.

[GeronL]

Unfortunately, a cadre of constitutional obstructionists has split the Republican Party, diminished party loyalty and taken public support for the President and Congress to historic lows

Whoa, are they blaming conservatives?? Say what??

Townhall went lefty??

[uncbob]

With few exceptions, elected Republicans are cowards.

Well yeah but so are most politicians

Problem is the media dumps on the GOP and gives the DEMs a free ride otherwise their yellow spines would be glowing

Politicians are whores

[DesScorp]

There's not nearly as much wrong as whiners are saying, but there are problems. RINO's are a huge problem...but since we're in a war, I don't want to hear crap about the budget...wars cost money, you can't fight them on the cheap. I'm not saying that there isn't rediculous spending elsewhere...there certainly is (look at Alaska's bridge to nowhere)...but some of this is petty whining because things aren't going just right for some activists.