I have pointed out that I am not in favor of Rhinos. In fact the criticism was about calling anyone who doesn’t agree with your brand of conservatism a Rhino. One might wish to read how many versions of Conservatives we have had over the years.

You come up with a definitive definition and then add to your list folks who don’t meet your own criteria.

I am as discussed as anyone about our three Senators who voted for the Stimulus. I finally won back some respect for my senator Graham and he blows it again in less then a week on talking about nationalizing the banking system. I have been one of his critics for years.

Now that Mr. Steele is our chairman. Lets do what WE can to help develop a winning strategy for a win in 2010. Now if you want to have everyone agree completely with you stand on every issue, prepare for another loss.

Like I said, If we major in the minors we will lose more in the house and senate. Do we really want a Filibuster proof Senate?

I have heard about my way as a loser. Anyone who has done any statistical research in demographics know that we need more then just a Defensive, Social, Fiscal conservative group to win an election. You have to have a message that has wider appeal. Educate your new voters and help them along. But don’t negate folks because they are not educated as well as you in politics.

I enjoy Red State, but my message has often been shot down because of a spelling error. Is that the platform you want to use to pull in potential new Republicans? Folks who use tose tactics don’t hurt me, they disgust me.

One word about the, “Hurt Police” I didn’t post to have us all sing Kumbaya and push away discourse that may be difficult. I posted because I simply said defend your candidate rather then attack another. Was anyone awake the last election. You can scream Ayers, Corruption, etc. at the top of your lungs all you want, but if you don’t have a positive message and a plan to show the electorate why conservatism is the best way for America, you lose.

Thankfully we have a New Deal, Great society, socialist president Who will make our job easier. If we continue with the finger pointing and not spread the word.This guy could win again. You want that?

Al

That’s what I said. That’s what I’ve been advocating. But some people (and I thought you) were saying that we shouldn’t even run them in NY.

The details are here.

Not that this correction makes a huge difference in the overall decision as to whether or not o support Steele, which for the record I do not.

All you need to see here is the number $20k. That’s a ridiculously unimpressive number from a PAC. You want to go from that to running the RNC?

In Connecticut in 2008 there was a Presidential election and 5 congressional races. Here are the results:

D+23
D+45
D+32
D+57
D+3
D+20

Geez, guess which one was Chris Shays. In a Democratic wave year, in an overwhelmingly liberal state, he lost by…3 points.

“and you’re actually arguing here that the rest of the party should export the NE Campaign Model to the rest of the party?”

NO! Have you been even reading what I’ve been writing?! I DON’T want to export the NE model to anywhere that isn’t as overwhelmingly liberal as the NE. But I DO want an RNC Chairman who understands that we need a different strategy in the NE than we need in, say, Florida or Texas.

Steele has been criticized for his association with moderate Republicans, but I think that coming from Maryland, he understands when and where we need to run moderates or liberals, and that’s one of the things that will help us retake the majority. Sorry if that wasn’t clear before.

Of course it can be gamed with two paragraph bill titles, but there are limits and if you have a single subject rule or better statute, you can have a whole bill thrown out by a court if they get too cute.

It has been well said that we should care not a whit what the MSM thinks of us, there will be no love from that quarter no matter what.

It’s time to man-up.

I was very impressed by Ken Blackwell yesterday in the debate. Many had some great answers, but his best answers were superior to any others.

Hang in there Ace, and keep up the good fight!

I don’t remember thew wording of the Texas Plank but I’m sure it left wiggle room on specific issues and definitely didn’t deserve the squeals of stuck pigs that arose from the preposition!

A Party rule that if you run or serve with an R behind your name, you WILL vote with the Republican leadership on ALL procedural matters. You can cut them loose to reflect their district on the substantive vote, but if they join the Ds on any procedural vote, they are subject to Party discipline up to and including removal from the caucuse and refusal to endorse their candidacy as a Republican.

We need to tend to our business and clean out the barn and let the press do what they’re going to do and not worry about it. Pandering to the Wa Po and the NY Times is what got us in the pile of do do you’re talking about!

With regards to RNC Chairmanship…. I love to hear Fred Thompson or Newt Gingrich taking that seat.

I’m with you whole heartedly there…though Gingrich has made some moves lately that are beyond me.

(Of course given how much the base hates the guy now, It doesn’t seem very likely that will happen. He should have run for the Senate in the first place, before he started to burn bridges.)

That’s the problem with your idea of getting all the candidates to sign a pledge that they will support the party’s platform at all times: Susan Collins can support the party platform at all times and lose, or she can continue to win, aid us in our count to 51 (and beyond), and vote with us 60 or so percent of the time. I know which one I’d rather have, but you don’t seem to agree with me.

If the candidate wasn’t running in a conservative district…he/she wouldn’t have to live up to the pledge…where the platform is concerned since their constituency would return them to office despite the party…the point of doing that was to return the Platform to the position of prominence and respect that it deserves.

I don’t know if you’ve participated in conventions at all…but the main focus of the convention process is working on the platform…at least for the majority of Delegates…it’s the only voice we have in the party….the platform is a statement of principles and should be respected at least…right now it’s not…our leadership go to the conversions…make a show of participating in the process…and walk awy thumbing their noses at us and taking a dump on the platform we all worked so hard to shape!