Once again, sickoflibs, you nailed it. I notice that your aliterations and overall writing have become sharper and terser. Always glad to hear from you.
I think more and more conservative folks are seeing things our way. In any case, Bush has been gone long enough that what he may have or have not done is becoming irrelevant. The Marxist Onada pretty much owns the economy now and that is borne out in his declining polling numbers.
I am a bit nonplussed about Rush L. The other day he was railing against third parties. Among other things he challenged someone to tell him when a third party won or, for that matter, advanced conservatism.
He wants us all to stick with the GOP and take it back. There are two things wrong with what he said. First, since when has voting for a RINO ever advanced conservatism? Second, he assumes the GOP will allow itself to be taken back.
I’ve had this same discussion with FRs. When I ask them how exactly do conservatives take back the GOP, the response is no response—or name calling. If Rush thinks people like me are ever gonna vote for a RINO again he’s out of touch.
I’m hoping that Palin will have the star and horsepower to force the GOP to support her for president. Particularly after the GOP got its butt kicked in NY 23. Absent that, I’m hoping she can put together enough of a coalition of conservatives and indies to make a credible run for the presidency. There is no one else out there who commands the attention she gets—almost without even trying.
The Huckabee criminal sentence commutation, IMHO, has taken him out of the presidential picture. I was never very excited about the man anyway. Romney is a true blue RINO. Ron Paul seems to have a cult-like following. But I don’t think he can swing others his way. Other names that have popped up like flares have fizzled out quickly.
Thanks. #201 was one of my better analogies. It’s addresses one of those crazy ideas floating around here I have been dying to respond to. That “George Soro’s killed the world economy to make Bush look bad, or so Obama would win” , jeeze. Then why wouldnt Soro’s now jump start the economy to save O?
After 8 or more years of republicans creating a bad name, we dont need a majority of the wrong republicans again. We do need a revival of the party, with a new mission. 1993-1995 was such a hopeful time. The useless R party had suddenly been replaced with real conservatives wanting real reform, and reduction of government. Yes, they hit bumps in the road. But we still could feel that they were like us (especially the house.) And they accomplished some great stuff even with Clinton as president (which is why he looks good) .
If we cant get that in the near term, we need enough seats to block democrats.
I think we due need to take the GOP back.
Third parties just take votes from the GOP and help the democrats win.
RINOs act just like democrats, get unpopular and lose the next election to the democrats.
Both of those paths lead to the same disaster.
A conservative GOP is the only realistic scenario for advancing good government in my option.