Posted by
BentOuttaRound on Monday, November 13, 2006 1:33:37 AM
...Or so.
I guess that's how long until the course Conservatives are going to take will be demonstrated again. However that course is already in the process of being determined, is it not? The Republican party lost a lot of races (duh!). Everywhere I turn for information, or more specifically, direction on where to next turn, I am only able to find professional wound-lickers applying a too-runny salve on themselves. I want to see and take action.
Instead that course already seems to be slipping and slogging toward a mushy middle. The president has seemingly tucked his tail and met with the speaker-elect, hat in hand. This does not bode well for the future of the party. It seems that those who might aspire to or who have already attained some degree of power have been frightened from tough stances after this election cycle. And it seems these individuals are going to back off these tough and principled stances.
I live in John T. Doolittle's district. He seems like a nice enough fellow. He seems to have flown relatively low on the radar screen. And because he's a Republican, I think I'm glad he won his race. You haven't heard of him? Well, if his opponent's accusations of investigations are true, you will.
I think Charlie Brown's accusations were cheap shots. And I don't think accusations alone should preclude one from seeking, attaining, or retaining office. However, there was that old and familiar ring of truth. Hindsight is said to be 20/20. Republicans lost Congress. I sure hope Doolittle did not stay in office and win reelection, only to become the latest Republican who goes down in the flames of another corruption scandal. Are men and women like these the best either party has to offer for these positions?
This is only one poorly thought-out example. I'm sure there are several congressmen who won their elections ignoring a cloud of suspicion that loomed over them. And there is also a certain number of them who are guilty -- and will be found out.
This election presents itself as a great Etch-A-Sketch moment for Conservatism. Things have been shaken up. Now there is nothing to lose. The Republican party has limped like a lame duck since the last election. Look what that accomplished!
Unless the Lord returns, I will be around suffering the continual consequences of gimpy goose Republicans for about 50 more years. I am not optimistic how a nation, let alone a party, led by weak-kneed, Brylcreemed Baby Boomers will turn out. So I stand ready for action.
I ask any who has vision and willpower -- where should we turn next? Where can we find individuals with passion, vision, and zeal necessary to press toward a higher mark of excellence that generations before us strove for? I look at current politicians and am struck dumb with the fact that none of them has the dignity, fearlessness, or love of country that the men David McCullough wrote about in his book 1776. Today's politicians do not measure up to the shadows cast by the pinkies of some of those men. (Proof - George Allen and George Washington are both Virginians? The Commonwealth must be so proud of both!)
By the way, the electorate hasn't changed; only the elected have. And they must be changed again.