During the primaries were constantly told by the powers that be (except Rush) that we needed to put aside our wants and desires for a true conservative and elect someone that would appeal to the masses. We were told that if we elected a moderate Republican or RINO we would then be able to hold their feet to the fire and get the conservative agenda moving. We were told that the American people didn't want conservatism. The GOP response was John McCain. Many of us held our noses as we voted because of his stance on immigration, global warming and off shore drilling among others.
If we had elected a Huckabee or Romney would we have lost any worse? Now the culmination of voting for a liberal Republican has come to pass with Benedict Arlen. Him and Olympia Snow among a few others continue to call themselves Republicans but often vote like Democrats. Do we need them in the party? Doesn't Spectors defection show that when push comes to shove a liberal Republican will do what's best for him and not the party.
Being inclusive does not mean having no standards. It means standing by those standards and articulating to the masses why it is in their best interest to vote Republican. Instill the feelings of opportunity, loyalty, honesty and the American dream. This resonates with all races and genders. Inclusive does not mean looking the other way on higher taxes or abortion. It means telling the blacks that more of their babies are killed through abortion than any other race. It means explaining to the Hispanics that higher taxes means fewer jobs and less opportunity for their kids. We need another Newt revolution and quit lowering our standards to please some RINO or news outlet.
It may take time to get the message out but I for one am tired of bending over to try to please someone who isn't going to vote Republican anyway. Stick to your convictions and stand up for conservatism. If you don't who will?
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I agree with you...what's tough now though is that there is absolutely nothing the repubs can do stop Obama once Franken is in. Not that there was much they could do before.
ReplyDeleteThe media has potrayed the republican decline due to them not being liberal enough for the times. I think it's the other way around as you mention. Get some strong conservatives in there and we'll take back some seats in 2010.
Update 5/15
ReplyDeleteAccording to a recent Gallup pole, more Americans consider themselves pro life than pro-choice. This is the first time this has happened since Gallup started asking this question in 1995.
There is no need to lower our standards to attract voters. The conservative message resonates with people. Just stay on track and don't let the media sway the message.