Will Republicans Get It?
The chairman of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman, said he was disappointed on a number of counts, following the democrat (they aren't democratic) victories in key House and Senate races. I was discouraged by his comments.
Mehlman said in a FoxNews interview:
"I think the American people clearly sent a message, and it's a message we need to understand and we need to listen to, and we as Republicans need to follow." Sounds good doesn't it. Well, Ken Mehlman said there are three thing Republicans must do:
1. First and foremost, rededicating themselves to their "conservative, reform principles."
I totally agree with this BUT why did they leave them in the first place? We elected them because they ran on conservative issues. Issues we believe were important enough to entrust with our votes.
2. He said Republicans must "try to work where we can on a bipartisan basis with Democrats," while maintaining conservative principles.
This is something I don't get. We didn't elect conservatives to work with democrats, Independents, Libertarians or any other party. They were elected to do the job they said they would do. It's totally up to the other parties to work with us or not. I believe many are willing to do the right thing.
3. He said Republicans must lose the taint of corruption: "We need to remember, people who serve...at any level are people that ought to be about public policy and public service."
Republicans and Conservatives are always going to be held with our feet to the fire. democrats and liberals can get away with corruption because it's expected of them. They're the party of corruption, immorality and deception. Republicans and Conservatives are held to a higher standard.
"there's no reason why Republicans and Democrats can't work together on national security (the threat posed by "that religion of peace") immigration reform and health care reform."
democrats have never been in favor of reform unless reform meant doing what they want. democrats will not work with Conservatives. Their leaders demand every member to march in lock step with their tenets. It's their way or the highway. It's always been that way and it always will be. We could learn from the democrats.
Remember: Democratic is a process. democrats are what they are.
3 comments:
The republicans got beat because of Immigration, a prolonged war with no real plan to win (while holding the technilogical advantage necessary to win it in 6 months with a minimum of us casualities), Newt-Haggard-Foley-DeLay-Hastert etal., continuing to expand government, poor communication, worrying about what the mainstream media says about them, and in general by having no backbone.
I agree with you. The war was necessary but we fought it politcally correct.
1. Get rid of the embedded reporters. They have no business being there.
2. Take off the gloves and wipe out any suspected enemy area with B-52 carpet bombing.
3. Carpet bomb any area that US troops are killed or injured.
I never thought of it that way. I guess the object is to win even if it means killing the enemy.
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