Last Monday, in a post titled “Elephants vs. RINOs“, I discussed the need for the GOP to abandon the “Republicans In Name Only” and get back to the core values of the Republican Party. Ostensibly, the GOP promotes conservative values, and limited government. Unfortunately, the actions of some party representatives have led many Republicans to the conclusion that the GOP has lost touch with its base. It’s one thing for Republicans to call for internal reform, but without enumerating these “core values” there is little hope for progress and no rubric to measure the response of congressional leadership.
From the monthly archives:
October 2009
Reviving the GOP
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Elephants vs. RINOs
For the past several years, the Republican Party has been told the only way they can achieve electoral success is to move towards the left. If this were true, then John McCain–the ultimate RINO–would have won the 2008 Presidential election in a landslide. Instead, many true Conservatives sat out last November, and 73% think the GOP has lost touch with its base, numbers Rasmussen says have remained virtually unchanged since April1. A quick look at New York reveals that some party leaders haven’t gotten the message. The Party officially backed Dede Scozzafava, a woman who is so far left that calling her a RINO is almost a compliment. She reportedly supports the stimulus, cap-and-trade, increased taxes, card check, and Health Care “Reform,” and Republicans in the twenty-third district are calling for her to drop out of the race. Meanwhile, I have yet to hear an explanation from the moderates for her plummeting poll numbers.
- Rasmussen Reports. “73% of GOP Voters Say Congressional Republicans have Lost Touch with Their Base.” http://bit.ly/4tdbwO. ↩
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Should Non-Citizens be Counted?
Congressional Democrats are attempting to block a bill that would add one simple question to the Census: “are you a United States citizen?” They defend their position on precedent, claiming that counting everyone, citizen or non-citizen, has been the convention for decades. But, just because we’ve been making a mistake doesn’t mean we should allow it to continue.
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ACORN Update: PA Office Director Caught in Lie
You may recognize the above woman from an ACORN Housing video released via YouTube, and as of press time, still available on the ACORN Housing Homepage. In the video, Katherine Conway Russel, the Office Director for ACORN Housing Corporation in Philadelphia, PA recounts her version of Mr. O’Keefe’s visit. She claims her office only spoke with him for a few minutes, he never mentioned his supposed girlfriend would be working as a prostitute, and they were quickly booted out the door. She even goes so far as to claim, “I’m sure he won’t show this video on his website.”
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