Posted by
Shane Driscoll on Monday, December 22, 2008 4:20:21 PM
The title of this blog says it all, doesn't it? The GOP has had a consistent message for as long as I can remember. Less government, lower taxes, and taking personal responsibility have been staples of the message for years. The problem is that these things are easy to say, but something supernatural must happen when the folks (who are supposed to embody and practice these principles) go to Washington D.C. Somehow their words become just that - words. There is minimal, if any (2000-2006) adherence to conservative principles once GOP representation gets to Washington.
There are a lot people wondering why. Most of them are voters who have given the GOP their trust (and funds). These folks deserve answers. Why aren't we hearing them? Is there anyone in the GOP willing to be accountable for the impotency of the Party?
I would submit that while the answers to these questions would be nice, they are less important than the solution. Action. We are at a point where talk is cheap and unless the principles of the GOP start to be aggressively represented in Washington, not much the GOP stands for will matter anyway.
It is time for new blood, a new vision, and action to go along with the GOP message. Incumbent Republican politicians need to start paying attention. The future threat to their job security will not only be coming from the left. In the immortal words of the greatest US President of the 20th century - "When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." - Ronald Reagan