The design is just so lame, but it’s probably me, as I am used to flashy web designs.

And yes, I agree with you, the slogan “Regaining America’s Trust Begins in the House” is lame. I am not a creative person, but I think it should have said, “Fighting the Right Way in the House” is probably better than the former slogan, wouldn’t you say so?

And as for video clips….how come there is no closed-captioning available on them? I’m a deaf person, does everybody expect me to be proficient in reading lips?! I’d like to know what top Republican leaders are saying on video clips. The Democratic Party’s website provides closed-captioning on most video clips, whiy can’t GOP do that as well? This is a minor issue to most people, and I understand that, but it’s a major one to me.

The slogan presents a poor image. How long will the the party continue to apologize and act the part laid out by the liberals? Instead of this constant willingness to play the part the liberals have used for talking points for the Pres. Bush years, someone should be figuring out a way to polish the standard conservative values and fight back.

This slogan must have been developed by a liberal sympathizer on staff because I cannot see any way a conservative would sign off on something like this.

Why not just simple say; We don’t know what to do, but we need your money!

Come on people, you can do better than this…

After all, as you admitted, the House GOP DID, in fact, play a significant role in destroying the trust the American people held for the Republican Party. The first step towards breaking any addiction is admitting that you have a problem, and I think it shows maturity and humility (qualities desperately lacking in DC these days) to be so forthright about it. Does it have the zing of “Morning in America”? No. But voters don’t want to hear the same old platitudes; they want something fresh, honest, and conservative.

Also, I believe “Regaining America’s Trust Begins In The House” sets the proper tone and attitude that the Republican Party adopt. There is no finger pointing, no shifting the blame to the majority, the Senate GOP, or President Bush, no high flung “Horatius at the Bridge” rhetoric. If REAL change is going to happen, then we have to do it ourselves, and not merely whine and browbeat others in our party to make it happen. Also, the tone of humility is a first step toward reminding ourselves and those who have forgotten that politicians are the servants, not the rulers, of the people. If I do a bad job at work, or make a mistake, or arrive late, I IMMEDIATELY apologize to my supervisor, explain myself as I am best able, and resolve not to let it happen again. This is the way the real world works; for the House GOP to hold itself to the standards of regular Americans lies at the heart of what our movement is about.

I am the eCampaign Director for the NRCC and want first thank everyone for checking out the new site and know we are listening to your thoughts. This site is only the beginning, as we are going to be adding new features (such as a talk back option) and evolving our messages.

Thanks again,
John

the one with the guy who goes into a dealership and is *shocked* at what he sees and the people working there are like “yea, we get that a lot…”

What it says is “we know we suck, we know we’ve always sucked, that we have a reputation for sucking, but give us another chance! We don’t suck NEARLY as much as we used to!”

The new RNC. Now with fifty percent less squishiness!

Vote for us and we’ll do our best not to screw you over again!

The RNC.. disponible en espanol ahora!

‘Begins’ is not future tense, and I think the process of regaining America’s trust started in the House when EVERY GOP member voted against the Pelosi Socialist Conversion Bill. It also hasn’t finished, and they will need to keep it up in the future.

One of the keys for the site going forward has to be keeping the site updated. A week or two ago a very liberal colleague of mine was looking at the site and commenting on how sad it was that the site was still proclaiming Republican prosperity in the worst economic crisis we’ve had since the Great Depression ended.

The site design is fine. It isn’t great, but it will do. It is missing an element that makes people want to come back. That’s critical to have. There has to be a newsfeeed or commentary, or something that i can’t get any where else.

Before they can regain the trust of the American people as a whole, they need to rebuild trust with their base in fact…if they are prostrating themselves and begging our forgiveness I think it’s the right position to be in at the moment…trust does begin in the house since it’s the people’s house and they’re not asking every day Americans to give money right now, they’re asking the very base they’ve pissed on for at least six to eight years to send money…I don’t trust them enough to send them anything right now because they’ve been so arrogant and condescending for so long…a little humility on their part is a welcome thing from my perspective and goes a long way to softening my hard line with them!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson