Republicans

    CO-4: A Microcosm of the 2008 Election Results

    By: NightTwister (Diary)  |  November 21st at 04:16 PM  | 

    The results from Colorado’s U.S. House District 4 are representative of the nation as a whole in many ways. The voter demographic is approximately 1/3 each Democrat, Independent, and Republican. The less-populated rural areas voted for Republicans, while the heavily-populated urban areas voted for Democrats. An unpopular incumbent was replaced by someone from the opposing party, even though (s)he was quite liberal. At first glance, | Read More »

    Life’s Not Fair, Get Used To It

    By: NightTwister (Diary)  |  November 8th at 12:01 PM  | 

    From the time my children were little, I’ve worked hard to get them to understand this concept. I’ve repeated it so many times that I know they now cringe any time they say “That’s not fair!”, because they know what’s coming as soon as those words leave their mouth. It’s something that I believe we’ve forgotten as a party, and need to embed in our | Read More »

    We Need To Find Our Voice

    By: NightTwister (Diary)  |  November 5th at 01:27 PM  | 

    Few conservatives will disagree that we have lost our voice in the public arena. This all began when we elected George W. Bush in 1999. President Bush promised a New Tone™ in Washington. He had worked successfully with both parties as the Governor of Texas, and would continue to do the same as the leader of our nation. He would eliminate the partisan bickering that | Read More »