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May 29, 2009

The GOP Debate

I have stayed on the sidelines of the great debate on what the Republican Party should be following the election of The One. The principle reason is that I'm not a Republican, so I really don't have a place in the discussion.

I was a registered Republican for a while. I was what would have been called a Reagan libertarian. Though I confess I rather like the epithet hurled at me once over at Reason Magazine's Hit & Run: Conservatarian.

But since the primary role the GOP should be filling now is fighting the spread of socialism I am compelled to express my opinion of what I wish the Republican Party would be.

I wish they would be fearless.

I wish they would be fearless in the face of political correctness and call out The One for his socialist agenda.

I wish they would not fear being labeled as racists merely for disagreeing with The One.

I wish they were fearless enough to shake their fists and shout "THIS IS WRONG."

I wish they had the courage to stand for the founding principles of this nation, principles of liberty, justice and the rule of law, and declare that they would rather lose an election than see the American people suffer further loss of liberty.

I wish they would stand for something - anything - other than watching what they say and how they say it so as not offend.

But fearlessness and courage do not seem to be qualities we value in our representatives, and they certainly do not seem to be prevalent among the go along get along Republicans.

There are a few who will lay it on the line and not back down. Rush Limbaugh was taken to task by both sides of the aisle when he said he hopes Obama fails. Obama's goal, clearly demonstrated by his policies and his actions, is to create a socialist America with total federal government control over every aspect of our lives. I want him to fail to achieve that goal.

I want him to fail in his quest to appoint a Supreme Court Justice who believes that policy should be set from the judge's bench and that it can done better by a Hispanic woman than by a white man.

The only organization in any sort of position to effect that failure is the Republican Party.

I wish they were fearless enough to do it.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 09:38 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment

1 I heard rumors, many years ago, that I had another brother who had been put up for adoption. lol

Posted by: T F Stern at May 30, 2009 06:35 AM (Ruh11)

2 Good points; I think it can all be summed up by: I wish they would just return to their roots. All of the classic Republicans were great, but the neocons really ruined the brand. It is time to bring back the Goldwater days.

Posted by: Miraj Patel at June 01, 2009 09:16 PM (DVmzV)

3 The problem is that with the exception of Reagan, the Republicans have been as much about expanding government as the Democrats. I think the biggest complaint the current GOP would probably have about The One is that he's going too fast.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at June 01, 2009 09:46 PM (R7LgM)

4 Those big government Republicans are the neocons, but I think the last eight years has almost everyone agreeing that they have failed. The GOP is looking for a new direction and it is now, more than ever that we small government advocates really need to make our voices heard. I think a change back to the old days is possible, but we really need to act now and convince people that that is what is best for this nation.

Posted by: Miraj Patel at June 03, 2009 12:18 AM (DVmzV)

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