Posted on 09/14/2009 5:01:13 PM PDT by seanmerc
Glenn Beck sees the Republican party has become just the other Washington party, and he is right.
The only way for the GOP to redeem itself is for it to find its purpose again. That may be happening now.
Congressional Republicans need a grand gesture to signal that conservatism is once again their guiding principle.
I believe that gesture would be elevating Mike Pence to Republican Leader in the House.
There is just no way that John Boehner should still be the Leader after two consecutive historic losses at the polls.
The American people were giving the Republicans under the leadership of Biehner a vote of no confidence, but the Congressional Republicans were too stupid or too much in denial to interpret it correctly.
I believe this is the major source of discontent with the GOP. Boehner has to go.
Uhm, not only no, but HELL NO. This is our country, and it's our Republican party. It's time to take BOTH of them back.
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I agree!
Reagan didn’t just go to the people. He did indeed compromise on policy when he had to, and furthermore he refrained from alienating anyone he didn’t have to. His administration was quite eclectic besides.
I will not vote for another RINO. If Palin is not the GOP nominee in 2012, I’m voting 3rd party, or staying home.
I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils anymore. Deal with it, Republicans.
What? The GOP nomination of McCain, and the selling out of the GOP by the Bushes, is the reason Obama is our president. Further, the second runner up, McRomney from Massachusetts, did to his state as governor what Obama is doing to the USA.....socialized health care.
Work to promote a conservative candidate in the primary. Get enough voters to vote for that candidate.
Because if she won’t or can’t do that, she isn’t going to win the election, and if she does you still haven’t won anything.
citisen palin for president! there, fixed that for you ;)
No, you are wrong, corporatism is what has been the economic model BEFORE Obama and is what the Republican elite embrace. You’re just confused because Rush calls it “capitalism” when Repubicans do it. Taking over 1/6th of economy, taking over GM/Chrysler, and firing the CEO is the very definition Marxist.
BEAUTIFULLY SAID!
McCain almost pulled it off actually. Palins pick was brilliant politics. The Republicans were soaring for several weeks.
The financial meltdown was the decisive factor, it ended all their momentum. It didn’t help that McCain handled his response to it very badly.
True of the national leadership, and not necessarily true of the state GOPs, and certainly not true of the ideological party, which remains a conservative party.
This is what concerns me about Glenn Beck. His whole pox on both their houses schtick presupposes a third party. Instead of saying the Republicans lost their way, he treats the DemoRAT and Republican parties as though they are the same...they are not.
It took until your post 24 to mention President Ross Perot--
Oh, that's right--Clinton got in with less than 50% THANKS to Ross Perot.
We the conservative heart and soul of the Republican Party are now in the position to go Patton on its effete leadership--
Holding it by its throat; kicking it where its nuts WOULD be.
It's OUR Republican Party.
It's our America, too.
This is probably true, and it just proves that the country has no real choices - except those funded by Saudi money. If you don't vote for the Rapist, then they will elect the Gay Rapist.
A third party helps the Democrats every single time. That’s how we ended up with Pelosi — all the holier-than-thou Republicans sitting home saying that no one was good enough. Well, how did THAT work out??
Like it or not, and I do NOT like it, most of us only have the choice between a RINO and a pure, 100% Democrat. That is it. That’s the reality. What does someone in a John McCain state do when we know he has that Senate seat for as long as he wants it? There has yet to be a viable conservative oppose him in the primaries. So, do I vote for McCain or sit back and let a Democrat take yet another Senate seat?
I admit it’s an ugly mess and we should continue to fight and support the conservatives that are out there, demand the GOP support the conservatives that run, but staying home and not voting is *one* of the reasons we are in our current situation.
Flame away. I’m ready. LOL
That's the PROBLEM.
The GOP stands for nothing.
Then we have the McPain in the arse types that are mindblgglingly eager to COMPROMISE ON PRINCIPAL. CONSTANTLY!
It is Right and Wrong, Truth vs Corruption. and how the hell do we stand by the Lindsey Grahams, McCain, Snowe, Collins etc, they all make me want to puke, I am done with them. Yes I know they are RINO's but they are sucking all the air out of the room and the RNC is more like them than they are like Pence.
As far as Rush today, he wants to be the Republican Party Reptile, knock your socks off El-Rushbo.
Some things are not worth fixing....
Years ago a Shelby Cobra was crushed, flattened like a pancake by a Crane Boom that fell on it on a movie set. Like this Cobra, Rush doesn't get somethings are just not worth fixing....
How is your turd party doing??
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