Comments on: The Leadership Struggle Ahead http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:27:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dwarfmama http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-124 dwarfmama Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:01:01 +0000 #comment-124 <p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447225,00.html">here</a></p> here

]]> By: Robert_L_Mayo http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-123 Robert_L_Mayo Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:36:18 +0000 #comment-123 <p>Scope, when you say "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am ashamed of my country!", I sincerely hope you are joking.</p> <p>Let's be blunt about this. The American people didn't screw up, <em>we did</em>.</p> <p>When I was 19 and cast my first vote for Ronald Reagan, I was so proud to be a conservative Republican. I'm still proud to be a conservative but the last few years, not so proud of being a Republican.</p> <p>We have to admit we [expletive deleted]ed up before we can begin to set things right.</p> Scope, when you say “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am ashamed of my country!”, I sincerely hope you are joking.

Let’s be blunt about this. The American people didn’t screw up, we did.

When I was 19 and cast my first vote for Ronald Reagan, I was so proud to be a conservative Republican. I’m still proud to be a conservative but the last few years, not so proud of being a Republican.

We have to admit we [expletive deleted]ed up before we can begin to set things right.

]]> By: Doug_n_TX http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-122 Doug_n_TX Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:37:19 +0000 #comment-122 <p>No, I'm not "Ace". And I'm not Herbert.</p> No, I’m not “Ace”. And I’m not Herbert.

]]> By: E_Pluribus_Unum http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-121 E_Pluribus_Unum Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:32:23 +0000 #comment-121 <p>You know how Rush always says <i>Conservatism works every time it's tried<i/>. So right, so right....</p> You know how Rush always says Conservatism works every time it’s tried. So right, so right….

]]> By: Herodotus http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-120 Herodotus Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:30:56 +0000 #comment-120 <p>DeMint, Kyle, and Coburn have my votes in the Senate.</p> <p>Flake, Lamborn, Hensarling, Pence, Broun, or Shadegg would all make fine leaders in he house. </p> DeMint, Kyle, and Coburn have my votes in the Senate.

Flake, Lamborn, Hensarling, Pence, Broun, or Shadegg would all make fine leaders in he house.

]]> By: c17wife http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-119 c17wife Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:09:08 +0000 #comment-119 <p>This election has left me devastated emotionally on several fronts. I really want to just roll over and suck on the gubmint teet like the rest of 'em. But that doesn't leave a future for my kids.</p> <p>As I was driving my kids to various activities this afternoon, I was talking to them about what God does to the lukewarm. They got the picture. <br /> Let the purge begin. </p> This election has left me devastated emotionally on several fronts. I really want to just roll over and suck on the gubmint teet like the rest of ‘em. But that doesn’t leave a future for my kids.

As I was driving my kids to various activities this afternoon, I was talking to them about what God does to the lukewarm. They got the picture.
Let the purge begin.

]]> By: antisocial http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-118 antisocial Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:53:01 +0000 #comment-118 <p>Please don't get into that remorse mode. Voters bought whatever was more appealing to them. Republicans failed to sell their brand of policies. Don't blame your consumer. Remember free market???</p> <p>Tell me when was the last time somebody from the GOP leadership defended the war in Iraq? Ask any 10 folks randomly and I bet you will hear the Iraq war was a blunder. When did republicans tie the mortgage meltdown to Jimmy carter and Clintons? Ask any 10 folks randomly and I am willing to bet most will blame President Bush. Do you expect President to defend himself??? Really? If the party can't defend their President then they deserve to lose(either its indefensible or communication is poor). </p> <p>And somebody please drive this through... bipartisanship is NOT good. You do whatever is right irrespective of the support. I am tired of this word. Seems more like compromise and backroom deals.</p> Please don’t get into that remorse mode. Voters bought whatever was more appealing to them. Republicans failed to sell their brand of policies. Don’t blame your consumer. Remember free market???

Tell me when was the last time somebody from the GOP leadership defended the war in Iraq? Ask any 10 folks randomly and I bet you will hear the Iraq war was a blunder. When did republicans tie the mortgage meltdown to Jimmy carter and Clintons? Ask any 10 folks randomly and I am willing to bet most will blame President Bush. Do you expect President to defend himself??? Really? If the party can’t defend their President then they deserve to lose(either its indefensible or communication is poor).

And somebody please drive this through… bipartisanship is NOT good. You do whatever is right irrespective of the support. I am tired of this word. Seems more like compromise and backroom deals.

]]> By: scrapiron http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-117 scrapiron Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:42:07 +0000 #comment-117 <p>52 years old and I think it is long past time to either ask or, if we have to, push these old "reach across the isle" dinosaurs out of the way.</p> <p>Look at who had the most trouble getting elected. Right her in Minnesota Norm Coleman hasn't won against Al Franken.</p> <p>I want to see people like Gov. Palen, Rep. Bachmann and Rep. Kline in there, both of them won big in their districts, even after national news went after Bachmann, she still won by 5%. This is in liberal Minnesota.</p> <p>For the sake of the party, we need good articulate, principled, telegenic, candidates. We should be concentrating on getting 435 candidates to run for congress and 100 good candidates for Senate and start grooming them now.</p> 52 years old and I think it is long past time to either ask or, if we have to, push these old “reach across the isle” dinosaurs out of the way.

Look at who had the most trouble getting elected. Right her in Minnesota Norm Coleman hasn’t won against Al Franken.

I want to see people like Gov. Palen, Rep. Bachmann and Rep. Kline in there, both of them won big in their districts, even after national news went after Bachmann, she still won by 5%. This is in liberal Minnesota.

For the sake of the party, we need good articulate, principled, telegenic, candidates. We should be concentrating on getting 435 candidates to run for congress and 100 good candidates for Senate and start grooming them now.

]]> By: E_Pluribus_Unum http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-116 E_Pluribus_Unum Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:38:08 +0000 #comment-116 <p>There's more to it than that -- but the comity, compromise, and surrender model has failed for the last time.</p> <h1>No more compromise.</h1> <p>I've promised not to write my feelings in much detail until I consult more with absentee, but let me preview for you guys: in the wake if this epic disaster, <b>there better be a new wind blowing at RedState</b>, or this place will dry up like a raisin while the conservative opposition coalesces and marches into the war to save our nation without you.</p> There’s more to it than that — but the comity, compromise, and surrender model has failed for the last time.

No more compromise.

I’ve promised not to write my feelings in much detail until I consult more with absentee, but let me preview for you guys: in the wake if this epic disaster, there better be a new wind blowing at RedState, or this place will dry up like a raisin while the conservative opposition coalesces and marches into the war to save our nation without you.

]]> By: jdripper http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-115 jdripper Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:29:50 +0000 #comment-115 <p>The first pick is who will be the Chairman of the Republican party. My choice is New Gingrich he has more gravitas then anyone the Dims can put up and he will attack.</p> The first pick is who will be the Chairman of the Republican party. My choice is New Gingrich he has more gravitas then anyone the Dims can put up and he will attack.

]]> By: PaRep http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-114 PaRep Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:22:06 +0000 #comment-114 <p>Thaddeus McCotter has to be in there somewhere too</p> Thaddeus McCotter has to be in there somewhere too

]]> By: Tim_Schieferecke http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-113 Tim_Schieferecke Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:09:56 +0000 #comment-113 <p>"Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires", (John Madison- Federalist Papers #10). Bi-partisanship merely for the sake of bi-partisanship is a masochistic and painful fetish. It must be excised from our elected Republicans' psyches. The Democrats always insist on us being bi-partisan, but they seldom ever practice it themselves. Having differences and fighting for unwatered down conservative causes is GOOD. Being proud and unapologetic for being conservative is what most of our leaders have seemed to lose. We will win again if we elect leaders that understand this or force the ones that are there to have a comin' to Jesus moment. If we can't accomplish this, we'll wonder in the desert for 40 more years.</p> “Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires”, (John Madison- Federalist Papers #10). Bi-partisanship merely for the sake of bi-partisanship is a masochistic and painful fetish. It must be excised from our elected Republicans’ psyches. The Democrats always insist on us being bi-partisan, but they seldom ever practice it themselves. Having differences and fighting for unwatered down conservative causes is GOOD. Being proud and unapologetic for being conservative is what most of our leaders have seemed to lose. We will win again if we elect leaders that understand this or force the ones that are there to have a comin’ to Jesus moment. If we can’t accomplish this, we’ll wonder in the desert for 40 more years.

]]> By: PaRep http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-112 PaRep Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:56:47 +0000 #comment-112 <p>This Party needs a ANEMA Badly</p> <p>With have to purge the inside the Beltway Blue Blood go along to get along Reps.</p> This Party needs a ANEMA Badly

With have to purge the inside the Beltway Blue Blood go along to get along Reps.

]]> By: liberalrepublican http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-111 liberalrepublican Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:24:13 +0000 #comment-111 <p>For R's to compete in the future and win, we have to do a better job of attracting Latino and African American voters. </p> <p>Ironically, one of the outcomes of the Obama victory may be that there is a feeling of the battle being won on the racial front and there may be an opportunity to appeal to people on an ideological basis - not just a racial basis. </p> <p>95% of the African American community voted for Obama & 2/3's of the Latino community - I simply don't believe the percentages are anywhere near those levels on a ideological basis. </p> For R’s to compete in the future and win, we have to do a better job of attracting Latino and African American voters.

Ironically, one of the outcomes of the Obama victory may be that there is a feeling of the battle being won on the racial front and there may be an opportunity to appeal to people on an ideological basis – not just a racial basis.

95% of the African American community voted for Obama & 2/3′s of the Latino community – I simply don’t believe the percentages are anywhere near those levels on a ideological basis.

]]> By: GrizzlyAdam http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-110 GrizzlyAdam Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:21:47 +0000 #comment-110 <p>Jason Chaffetz (UT) should be a good new voice in the party. He won his first term last night. I have already written him, pleading him to stand up for conservative principles while in congress. I have every reason to believe he will do so.</p> Jason Chaffetz (UT) should be a good new voice in the party. He won his first term last night. I have already written him, pleading him to stand up for conservative principles while in congress. I have every reason to believe he will do so.

]]> By: Jaded http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-109 Jaded Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:08:37 +0000 #comment-109 <p>nt</p> nt

]]> By: dwarfmama http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-108 dwarfmama Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:56:19 +0000 #comment-108 <p>I second the nomination of Jeff Sessions. Shelby is a pretty solid conservative, but Sessions is stronger and more willing to speak out. </p> <p>Sessions was just re-elected, so he has the longer-term prospect, too (not that it has made any noticeable difference in his stand on issues).</p> I second the nomination of Jeff Sessions. Shelby is a pretty solid conservative, but Sessions is stronger and more willing to speak out.

Sessions was just re-elected, so he has the longer-term prospect, too (not that it has made any noticeable difference in his stand on issues).

]]> By: dwarfmama http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-107 dwarfmama Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:49:33 +0000 #comment-107 <p>I was impressed. The man enunciated conservative principles, clearly and succinctly. He was a bright spot in an otherwise (mostly) dismal night.</p> <p>We need more like him.</p> I was impressed. The man enunciated conservative principles, clearly and succinctly. He was a bright spot in an otherwise (mostly) dismal night.

We need more like him.

]]> By: BigGator5 http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-106 BigGator5 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:43:47 +0000 #comment-106 <p>(n/t)</p> (n/t)

]]> By: alexmiller http://www.redstate.com/the_directors/2008/11/05/leadership-struggle-ahead/#comment-105 alexmiller Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:36:57 +0000 #comment-105 <p>Perfect statement!</p> Perfect statement!

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