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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (55126)	11/11/2008 9:07:46 AM
From: jrhana	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224649

That's calling it like it is.

To: TideGlider who wrote (55126)	11/11/2008 7:08:07 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 224649

Unfortunately, that article's premise is off the mark. The Republican failure was not that they failed to fight on the cultural and moral fronts. On the contrary, I think they fight on those fronts very effectively. The real failure of the Republican party is that they failed to recognize that in times of peace and economic prosperity, cultural and moral issues are top priorities. But in true keeping with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, when you are worried about where your bread and water's going to come from, then you don't have time for self-actualization. This country's priorities are the economy, the economy, and the economy. Big government, big deficits, big debt, big bailouts, and $750B spent on Iraq are simply not endearing any of us to the Republicans. Again, I'll say, we ABSOLUTELY need a vibrant Republican party in this country to balance out the Democrats. Hell, I'd love to see 3 or more vibrant parties, so that we don't get party monopolies in Congress and the White House. However, if the Republicans want to make a comback, they need to regroup around things we care about: money. Don't tell me how to live my cultural and moral life. I'll figure that out for myself. But if you start to take my money from me or contribute to the economic malaise, you'll lose my vote every time.