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Aside from Obamania, the second biggest topic in the blogosphere this week seems to be how the Republican party and conservatives in general can regroup from their losses in 2006 and 2008.
As it stands now, the Democrats have gained 5 Senate and 19 house seats to their existing majorities, plus the White House.
If you’re a Republican, you might be upset abo
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11.07.08
You call Obama qualified??? He's had 2 years in the senate. Of those 2 years, 1 1/2 of them were spent campaigning and he didn't vote on anything. How does that make him qualified to be Commander In Chief? I'm by no means saying that George Bush was qualified, don't get me wrong. But Obama is very under qualified for the job as well. Just because he's intelligent and a good speaker (when he has prepared material) doesn't mean he's going to be a great president.
11.07.08
I was a Democrat at one time and now a Republican. As an American voter, I am not satisfied with the choices and policies of either party. I don't think I'm alone with this sentiment but will change what's possible and make due with what's available.
The whole business with Ted Stevens doesn't reaffirm my faith in our political process. Maybe I just don't get it (or I'm not following it closely enough or I don't know all the facts) but a decision on whether or not he stays in office is dragging out way too long in my opinion.
11.07.08
Anynomous- you're the second person who's commented on one of my posts to say that Obama has only been in the Senate for 2 years. This is not true. Barack Obama got his Senate seat on the election of November 2, 2004. I know this because I voted for him. Get your facts straight.
Mark- my Stevens comment was really a joke. What I can't understand is how Alaska re-elected him after he was convicted. I think once the Senate is back in session he will probably be ousted from his seat. Problem is that Palin gets to choose his replacement. Eek.
11.07.08
Like most things, people tend to pine for the past, and remember "the good ol' days", without really remembering, you know, how bad they were. They look back at Regean and see a glorious time, but don't remember the AID epidemic, the S&L scandals and subsequent crash, covert wars in central america, and so on. If Republicans truly wanted to move forward and re-establish themselves, they need to (a) ditch the neo-cons, (b) tell the religious right to get lost and start their own party, and (c) as you said, look forward towards finding the proper balance of free market economics and regulations.
but they'll probably just continue to preach hate and xenophobia, wrapped up in an American flag.
11.07.08
@ Norcross- I have written before about just how much Reagan's legacy is tinted by rosy memories. I think the post was called Reagan Sucked.
Anyway, I think you're onto a few things for the GOP to get back on track, but all 3 examples you give represent the 3 huge divisions within the party. During the primaries it became very clear what these factions were:
1. National security conservatives who largely backed McCain and still support the War.
2. The religoius right that handed Bush victory in 2004 largely over the issue of gay marriage. They backed Mike Huckabee for the most part.
3. The free marketeers who backed Mitt Romney.
The first and third factions have been pretty thoroughly discredited. If they ditch the religious right they know that they will never win high office in America again. I do really think that conservatives need to find a new party.
11.07.08
@Tim - you've hit the nail on the head: the GOP has become such a collection of different (and conflicting) ideas, that they'll be continuously looking to balance each of them to move forward. And they'll probably fail. It happened to the Dems in the 80's after Carter.
11.07.08
"All hope is not lost- gay marriage bans in several states were approved by large margins. This shows that large portions of America are still very strong conservatives on social issues."
Yay for stripping away fundamental rights!
11.07.08
Mike- if it was a court who had ordered the ban it'd be one thing, but the voters upheld the ban in all 3 states. That's democracy. You can't blame it on a judge or an unfair system. The people had their fair choice.
11.07.08
Tim,
I agree with many of your viewpoints and the Republicans need a fresh new face to reach out to the changing demographics of voters. I lived in Louisiana for 2 years and was nothing but impressed with Bobby Jindal. He is exactly the type of republican candidate we need going into the 2012 election. He is young, grounded in his values and not the typical look of the past republican candidates.
JINDAL IN 2012!
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