“Kick out the scum in the GOP, and revive it.”
What you don’t seem to realize is that the scum have always run the GOP. It was only during the Reagan/Gingrich interlude that conservatives got energized and had some influence (not enough imo) in the party.
Over the years, I have had many arguments with party regulars over liberty and free enterprise, as well as the current use of eminent domain as a violation of the Fifth Amendment. I know how they think.
They have pretty much succeeded in re-marginalizing conservativesin the party as an infuence. The nomination of McCain was the coup de grace.
Locally, York, PA, the party regulars ceded the city to the Democrats back in the 1980’s, and have actively undermined any Republicans running for city offices. Apparently they forgot to tell the Democrats about this arrangement, because the Dems actively attempt to gain county positions and sometimes succeed. Our Republican congressman, Todd Platts, has openly supported, and lent his troops to, the current Democratic mayor, as had the last crop of Republican county commissioners.
The only glimmer of hope is the GOP controlled state senate, holding firm against Fast Eddie Rendell’s plan to boost spending and taxes, but I fear that this dance will end as soon as the right pork goes to the right counties, and the taxpayers will once again be required to drop our pants and touch our toes.
GOP=Grand Old putzes
“What you don’t seem to realize is that the scum have always run the GOP. It was only during the Reagan/Gingrich interlude that conservatives got energized and had some influence (not enough imo) in the party.”
Yeah, but the Rinos were always more prevalent on the east coast.
Reagan rose to power when we elected a left wing defeatist
who didn’t believe in American free enterprise. Ring a bell today?? The time is ripe for a positive candidate to defeat Obama’s Marxist defeatism.