Lilly writes, “Will somebody please tell me what is wrong with the Republican Party? Even Fox News can’t seem to put a positive spin on any of this CIA fiasco and the resulting barrage of attacks from the liberal left. Have they changed the political rules of engagement? Why aren’t the GOP’s vocal political leaders speaking up, initiating some form of determined defense, and, dare I say, cross over into the bare-knuckle offensive posture? Who was it who said, “The best defense is an offense”?
We, as a country, fought back when we were attacked on 9/11. Why can’t the GOP take lessons from their own history of determined resolve and enter into this bloodless, political Civil War that is ripping away at their own conservative foundation? How long will the Republicans allow the Democratic leaders like Harry Reed, call the shots?
Truth be told, Reed’s party, with the help of the liberal medias bias, has already convicted, tried, and condemned practically all the members of the Bush Administration, including the President, himself! Where is the outrage? The GOP needs to get over their personal agendas, come together, and face off this liberal bully, which, up to this point in time, is delivering a fair amount of political black eyes, and feeling very good about it! If you’re wrong, take your medicine, but don’t go down silently, without a fight and allow our country to become fertile political ground for an aspiring President Hillary Clinton!”
Jack’s reply: Somebody once said, “When you lose your partisanship it’s like losing your virginity, you can’t get it back.” The GOP is suffering from a division amongst it’s partisan’s for sure; so I hope this saying isn’t a prediction! Actually, I think things can still be mended before the democrats gain the advantage, but time is not on our side and Bush and the GOP have to get tough and make some decisive moves…now!
Among the key issues confronting Bush and the GOP is a failure to address pork barrel spending and Bush’s apparent disconnect with the American people over illegal aliens and the border problems with Mexico. Iraq would be the next problem and the views on this are many and varied, but I might sum it saying, Bush just appears weak and ineffective. Worse, he appears weak on the world stage. He was duped by Russia’s Putin, who turns out to be a hardliner and more recently he’s failed to respond to the slams by Venezuelan Presidente’ Hugo Chvez, a crackpot leftist, despite Bush’s advantage as a spanish speaking American President looking for trade deals with South American partners. On domestic issues, he’s seen as kissing up to the left, much to the consternation of his rightwing base. Too often conservatives have had to ask, “What is he thinking?” as Bush pandered to the left for no identifiable reason.
As to the GOP; when they accomplish their most immediate goals the party appears to suffer from a lack of identity or should I say, an inability to define itself beyond the last mission? That’s where the GOP is right now and it better come up with a good plan because the democratic party is nipping at its heels and they are all about identity! Their identity is a party of demographics. They are best known for representing black, Hispanic and women issues. Their voters seem oblivious to the fact that many of these DNC issues were resolved decades back. The fact that such issues are not relevant has not stopped the DNC from using them to fan the fires of racial division for political gain, this ties in with the DNC’s rhetoric wrapped around Bush hating. {Which seems to be approaching near hysterical proportions.) Sadly, all this comes at a time when this rabid hatred and open political divisions serve the destructive goals of Islamofacists even better than the democrat’s objectives for power.
How does the GOP rehabilitate it’s tarnished reputation for strong leadership? It may be as simple as fulfilling campaign promises. They were all elected (including Bush) because voters liked their “talk” but when they made it to office, they fell short on the “walk,” if you get me?
The GOP needs to re-energized itself and it’s voter base and the only way they can do that is to take on the most difficult problems now troubling America and prove they are worthy of their office! They do that by doing what they promised and controlling the border, reducing the size of big government, controlling spending, eliminating the deficit and keeping America safe and secure. These are subjects near and dear to the majority of American’s hearts and places where the Democratic Party fears to tread.
By the way Lilly, the quote was “The best defense is a good offense.”