Sounds like a plan. But can a true conservative beat back the liberals right now?
"But can a true conservative beat back the liberals right now?"
They're the only ones who can. Squishy Republicans sure can't.
When its advanced, conservatism always triumphs over liberalism. Reagan didn't have a GOP Congress, yet he changed the direction of American politics and set a conservative governing course for America. Newt Gingrich came along and won a huge victory for conservatism and the GOP. Yes, it can be done.
Obviously, the course that PresBush and the GOP Congress has set for the future of the federal government is not a direction that will lead to sound decisions and fiscal responsibility. The federal government is headed down a path of increased welfare entitlement spending, a larger federal bureaucracy and of course, continued open borders and some form of amnesty for criminal immigrants.
While the liberals and their media cohorts make a lot of noise, they have no power. The GOP controls the whole show in WashDC, however, they haven't used that power to craft a conservative government. The GOP has basically wasted an historic opportunity to reshape American politics.
That's a heck of a good question, despite Reagan Man's excellent description of leadership. The problem is that, in the eyes of swing voters, Bush's ineptitude (or worse) has tarred conservatism with a bad name, no matter that he isn't conservative at all. I think his harm to the conservative movement is much deeper than most realize, and a true conservative will carry that baggage.