1. NewTone™, the number one cause of our current situation has to be done away with NOW.
2. We need leadership that understands that Democrats are NOT just good, patriotic Americans who view the role of government a little differently. (Thank you GWB)
3. To paraphrase Harry Truman, why should voters vote for a part time Democrat when they can get a full time Democrat. Bottom line, the Republican Party needs to get back to the foundation that government must be downsized, programs and departments need to be eliminated not controlled. The number of non-defense government employees should be cut by at least 25%.
4. There should be no place in the leadership of the party for people like Mel Martinez. Or Liddy Dole, or Tom Cole, or a laundry list of the folks who brought us here.
5. All vestiges of “Compassionate Conservatism” need to be tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
6. The GOP needs to adopt a short, simple list of priorities that clearly explains what we stand for. See Contract With America. EVERY CongressCritter and Senator needs to sign on or lose their committee seniority.
7. The idiots who run the NRSC and NRHC need to be shot (See Mel Martinez & Tom Cole). They need to be replaced by full time people who will approach the job just like Gen. Petraeus approached Baghdad. The fund raising function needs to be separated away from the actual running of the organization. The top priority for the leaders should be recruitment of new candidates in EVERY Congressional District and people who will work full time with the various state & local committees to find and groom new people.
8. Anybody who says things like “bipartisanship” or “working with the Democrats for the good of the country” should be buried alive in an ant hill. And somebody should be specifically charged with the job of making sure GWB is not seen or heard from in the next ten years.
9. The Party needs to hire some media advisers who recognize and understand that a-the media is not our friend and will never be friendly; b-we MUST have a talking point memo on at least a weekly basis that is adhered to by every Republican on major points; c-the “new media” will be helpful in organizing the base; d-the “old media” can be counted on only to obfuscate and lie about positions and front openly for BO; and will develop a media plan to be consistent on major issues and constantly in the “old media’s” face in a confrontational way.
10. The term “moderate” should now be a “bad word” (see 3).

Bottom line, Ronald Reagan didn’t win by “appealing to moderates”, that’s a lie that keeps getting repeated but it will never be true. Reagan won because Reagan pushed specific conservative values across the board on issues. He made his positions broad, but narrow enough to be applied to specifics. He made his positions simple and easy to understand. Example: the solution isn’t more government, the problem IS government; “Mr. President how do you see the Cold War?” Ans: “We win.” Reagan could be counted on. Our current crop of moderates can only be counted on to act like Democrats when the rubber meets the road.

So, you want to be alienated, have at it. You’ve (moderates) had your shot in both Bush Administrations and your policies and approach have failed miserably. You can go now. Vote Republican or not, I could care less, you qualify as “fair weather friends” just like Ron Paul (who can also go waste away in the desert). Now is the time to get back to basics and the Christie Todd Whitman crowd needs to have absolutely no say. A simple, consistent, conservative message will win. Moderation will give us another 40 years in the wilderness doing nothing more than trying (and failing) to block liberal initiatives.

Until we have a message, and understand how desperately people want compromise on some issues, we are doomed to keep losing.

All those people with great family values, who attend church and pay their taxes and work hard and voted for Obama can tell you why you we lost this election. I know bunches of them, and I was shocked that they went for Obama.

This was the only way to get our attention.

Your name says it all.

1. Smart- Understand policy and be able to decide which legislation to take a stand on, as well as, day to day tactics to further our agenda and prospects.

2. Leadership- Must be able to herd cats that don’t want to be herded. We will need all 42-44 votes on a number of occasions.

3. Tough- Be able to handle the inevitable attacks from Shumer, Durbin, Boxer et al.

4. Articulate- Be able to take the case to the American people when the inevitable press cries of obstruction materialize.

We got anybody like that?

Honor demands both the leaders go bye-bye. Period. Cantor as Whip is perfect for now. And all I ‘will’ say is if he moderates try for picking a candidate, the conservatives should make sure that guy goes down in flames “regardless” of how unpalatable the conservative choice might otherwise be. We ‘need’ ideological contrasts more than anything right now. If they seem a bit prickly…well all the better. After all, the left isn’t supposed to need us to govern. No reason for us to help them do it.

Look, it started in 1980 when Reagan put Bush on the ticket. That’s when we got saddled with this dynasty of incompetent, semi-articulate buffoons.

No more Bush. No more Skull and Bones. No more Illuminist secret societies. No more Big Government conservatives.

I’m all for understanding that Susan Collins can’t win with the same message as James Inhofe. But the Dems have this figured out. They’re OK with Tim Walz (D-MN 1, my CD) have an A rating from the NRA because he’s with them on every other left wing vote. Hunting is big here in Southern MN so they let him wander off the lefty plantation on that. But they don’t let his gun policy become their gun policy and they expect him to support them on the ‘big’ issues which is why he got an F from the National Taxpayers Union.

Our problem is that we let the ’squishes’ define our party’s stances, which, by definition, is no definition at all.

The smart thing is to get the most conservative members in the upper leadership positions, and the moderates in the lower positions. Susan Collins would make a great Campaign Committee Chair because she has broad appeal and would probably be a great fundraiser. Of course, if Sarah Palin ends up in the Senate, that wouldn’t be a bad spot for her either.

I think the more stark the differences in the parties the better. Far left loons and conservatives need to rumble.

He also said he was going to name names of those elite-inside-the-beltway types that are destroying the Republican party. Not sure if he will start naming names today, but can’t wait for the cleansing process to start!!