We need a total revamping of the Republican Party.
The GOP continues to listen to the left when it tells them that the only way they can succeed is to move toward the middle. That is what the New York GOP has done. They nominated (without a primary) a far left Democrat hiding under the name “Republican”. She had to leave…but her parting shot was to endorse the far left Democrat who would have been her opponent. Meanwhile, the people spoke. The REAL Republican had to run under the Conservative Party heading. He would have won if the original nominee’s name had been removed from the ballot. DeDe won 5% of the vote…just enough to defeat the conservative. This, in effect, was a victory for conservatives. And the entire tale will be retold in 2010 when a real election is held in district 23.
The message is clear. When the Republican Party puts up a candidate who is truly conservative, it WILL win. In a recent Gallop Poll, 40% of the respondents identified themselves as conservatives while only 20% identified themselves as liberals. Thirty-six percent identified themselves as independents. It will not help the GOP to move left. It will help them to identify themselves with the core values of the party. Strict adherence to the Constitution. Adherence to conservative social and economic values. Believe in something higher and more powerful than us. Belief in the strength and resiliency of the human being. And a belief in keeping government out of our lives except for those few key areas where government power is granted by the Constitution.
If the Republican Party learns anything from 2009, it is that it needs to stop back peddling on what is right. It needs to stand up and take the risk of acknowledging the truth. That truth is that
Stand up, Republicans. You are the hope for this country. If you falter now, we are doomed.
