Why blame Palin?
The election is now history and the Republican base has earned it’s place in history as well. We have got everything we asked for. So now comes the blaming of Sarah.
As I voted for McCain I realized that I voted for a party not of conviction or desire for the candidate. I did however vote for Palin. The reason to vote at all was one out of scripture to take a stand on a platform regardless of outcomes out of my control. I didn’t vote for fiscal gain or welfare. My welfare and fiscal blessing comes from above, not from Washington. If Washington could control the economics no president would have it fly south on his or her watch. The Clinton prosperity years came form an Internet boom of new technology and commerce not from his presidency. Unless you believe that Gore invented the internet. The Internet boom also collapsed on the Clinton watch. Bush inherited that.
Regardless, The Republican base as well as the Christian conservative base has dropped the ball big time. Christian conservatives and there leaders voted for most candidates they have no business being associated with during the primaries. We finally settled for a "maverick”. All well and fine except he was not a true Republican and we all knew it eyes wide open. Working with Kennedy and Dianne Feinstein on a bill that for all intent screwed him as far as campaign funds were concerned, and with Joe Lieberman at his constant side during the election. Working working accross the isle is one thing, but not at the expense of the party. Reagan knew this well. No mistake Lieberman is a good ex-pat Democrat but an Independent at best, not a Republican. In fact McCain would have been sunk way back in time if Palin was not shored up beside him to give the Obama camp the shivers. She was the only Republican running. Most of the languid Christian base decided they would support her. They could not muster supporting McCain. Now the McCain camp is trying to blame her. Insane…
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. and GOPAC Chairman Michael Steele said Republicans need to get back to the basics and focus on the issues that made them popular during the Reagan years. "I think Reagan spoke very clearly to that which is why he was able to make conservatism cool. It was a cool thing to be a conservative and I think that is something we kind of lost sight of. We loaded it up with all kinds of things that probably weighed us down, and people didn't want to carry as baggage," he said. "No one wants to be judged by a political party."
Steele said Palin, former White House budget chief Rob Portman, 52, and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, 48, will help the party move forward.
Palin demurred when asked if she will be up next in 2012, saying it was too far off to start thinking about it and that she is just "anxious" to get back to the job of Alaska's governor.
The election is now history and the Republican base has earned it’s place in history as well. We have got everything we asked for. So now comes the blaming of Sarah.
As I voted for McCain I realized that I voted for a party not of conviction or desire for the candidate. I did however vote for Palin. The reason to vote at all was one out of scripture to take a stand on a platform regardless of outcomes out of my control. I didn’t vote for fiscal gain or welfare. My welfare and fiscal blessing comes from above, not from Washington. If Washington could control the economics no president would have it fly south on his or her watch. The Clinton prosperity years came form an Internet boom of new technology and commerce not from his presidency. Unless you believe that Gore invented the internet. The Internet boom also collapsed on the Clinton watch. Bush inherited that.
Regardless, The Republican base as well as the Christian conservative base has dropped the ball big time. Christian conservatives and there leaders voted for most candidates they have no business being associated with during the primaries. We finally settled for a "maverick”. All well and fine except he was not a true Republican and we all knew it eyes wide open. Working with Kennedy and Dianne Feinstein on a bill that for all intent screwed him as far as campaign funds were concerned, and with Joe Lieberman at his constant side during the election. Working working accross the isle is one thing, but not at the expense of the party. Reagan knew this well. No mistake Lieberman is a good ex-pat Democrat but an Independent at best, not a Republican. In fact McCain would have been sunk way back in time if Palin was not shored up beside him to give the Obama camp the shivers. She was the only Republican running. Most of the languid Christian base decided they would support her. They could not muster supporting McCain. Now the McCain camp is trying to blame her. Insane…
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. and GOPAC Chairman Michael Steele said Republicans need to get back to the basics and focus on the issues that made them popular during the Reagan years. "I think Reagan spoke very clearly to that which is why he was able to make conservatism cool. It was a cool thing to be a conservative and I think that is something we kind of lost sight of. We loaded it up with all kinds of things that probably weighed us down, and people didn't want to carry as baggage," he said. "No one wants to be judged by a political party."
Steele said Palin, former White House budget chief Rob Portman, 52, and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, 48, will help the party move forward.
Palin demurred when asked if she will be up next in 2012, saying it was too far off to start thinking about it and that she is just "anxious" to get back to the job of Alaska's governor.
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