Where are the republicans? Why they are under their desks, as usual. Selling out the US and the American public, lest the NY Times reveal which congressional page they were fondling yesterday afternoon, or which female was seen with then at dinner—one who doesn’t even slightly resemble that upstanding politicians wife—or which grandsons company benefitted from the last 35 million dollar earmark...well, you get the picture.
Oh, I certainly do.
“Where are the republicans? Why they are under their desks, as usual. Selling out the US and the American public, lest the NY Times reveal which congressional page they were fondling yesterday afternoon, or which female was seen with then at dinner—one who doesn’t even slightly resemble that upstanding politicians wife—or which grandsons company benefitted from the last 35 million dollar earmark...well, you get the picture.”
The Republicans, and this country, is what we decide it will be. It’s way past time to clean house, and like 1994 and 1980, it can be done. Wendell Phillips said, “Eternal vigilence is the price of liberty.” The condition this nation is in, the condition the Republican party is in, is due to our own lack of vigilence. We must correct this in ourselves now and then spread that vigilence far and wide across the land.
But the question remains, how do we best do this? I say we conduct a full frontal assault with units attacking from outside and inside the party. I say we need to support independent and 3rd party conservatives at a state level - because *there* we can take ground that way. But, for the near to middle term future, we also need to remake the national Republican party using the Conservative wing of the party to do so. Whatever the national Republican party will end up being (Conservative Republicans or what have you), and even if such an assault splits that party in two (fine if one half are RINOs and pretenders), that is where we need to start. By supporting conservatives everywhere, in every way, we’ll put much more pressure on all things political nationally.
By completely ignoring the Conservative political wing of the Republican party - we will consign ourselves to the 3rd party junk heap in history - especially if you acknowledge the historical and political realities of the US. In the history of the United States, not a single third party has come close to winning the presidency, only 7 3rd parties have even won a single states electoral votes and only 5 third parties have won even 10% of the vote. These are facts.
The Republicans, and this country, is what we decide it will be.