Troy Rasmussen, thank you for understanding, and explaining my rushed post.

We lost a lot of the conservative message when our messenger Newt left office. Later, the War and communicable greed of Washington put the rest on the back shelf. While I agree that we need to get back to our conservative roots I feel that election of ’06′ was too drastic a measure served up by the moderates, and the cut-and-run conservatives. It was too much like throwing out the baby with the bath water, and we Americans will now suffer from their ill conceived actions.

Has anyone noticed the outcry from the liberals, and the msm over Chavez’s words? Their silence is deafening!

Since the Repubicans are now the minority, our voice in the Capital has significantly diminished. — Troy Rasmussen

…I think that it shows that the Republicans never really were our voice in the first place. That party resembles its opponents. The Democrats, to be clear, are not only the opponents of the Repubicans politically but of *US*, the American majority, not only politically but socially, morally, and in most other issues. Where we and the Republicans differ — or, if speaking only for myself, where the Republicans and I differ — is in their willingness to cooperate with their own destruction (the Democrats), and their seeming willness to go belly-up rather than defend their point of view.

Chafee (until recently, I suppose), Snow, Graham of SC, and others being Republicans shows me that there’re Republicans and then there’re conservatives. I place myself under the latter umbrella. The Republicans are useful to the extent that they do as they are told, and no more. When their base speaks, they should listen. The simply haven’t been listening in quite some time.

Conservatism held bipartisan relations with the Republicans, which the Republicans repudiated with their push for Medicare Drug benefits, squandering our taxes at a rate which would stun even a Democrat, and compromising on vital social issues with the Left…in the name of bipartisanship, which is expediency by another name.

It’s time for conservatives to call it off with the Party of Lincoln, and *INSIST* on being wooed by whichever party will behave itself. If it is a realigned Republican Party, so much the better. Still…no guarentees.

We all count, even the Chamberlain-Moonbat-Defeatocrat Left, in this great nation of ours. We who see so clearly what is coming, that now is a time to be cherished before a period of tribulation, should always stay in the game and never give up.

The Chamberlain Left will do unto themselves for the electorate to see them for what they really are – and the weakness they bring with them in a time of peril.

I believe we to the right of the Chamberlain Left should take advantage of this time to show good manners, clear thinking, and fight the good fight to give the electorate an alternative when they will become disatisfied all too quickly with the choice they have made in this last election.

Your comments were spot on, but a few days late as Americans have made our views irrelevant as of last Tuesday. — DannoJyd

…I can’t speak for you, but my views are *NEVER* irrelevant.

…not, I believe, are the views of a *LOT* of the folks I’ve seen post here. This, in microcosm, is America: a bunch of grumbly conservatives and a few strident, ill-informed Leftists. Notice the proportions.

…so, conservatism wasn’t made “irrelevant”…the late election will only go to show the nation how relevant it is…given time…about two years should do it.

Puritan1648 on November 11, 2006 at 1:53 PM

Your comments were spot on, but a few days late as Americans have made our views irrelevant as of last Tuesday. I hope that those who stayed home, or voted for the left wing extremist party choke on it.

When, When, When will the United States Government recognize that a greater degree of national unity is essential in these times of peril and a requisite to win ANY war?

…it’ll be a hard slog.

We’ve had, since the ’60′s certainly, a generation of teachers and academics raised on the “conventional wisdom” that America is a deeply flawed, unjust and racist nation. Suspicion of any and all authority, especially law enforcement officers in the various local to state to federal agencies, have been portrayed in popular culture as goons or corrupt tyrants. The “corrupt cop” on the take is a vaudevillian villain akin to the “Snidely Whiplash” character twirling his mustachios, as is the fat, sweatty Southern sheriff and the government suit on the take.

The military is getting some grudging props from the culturistas, but the media’ll see that this changes. They’ll under-report the heroism of the many and slam home the perfidity of the few, as in the endless squaking about Abu Ghraib and Kerry’s assertions of “terrorizing in the middle of the night”.

The US is being sold to many on campuses and other venues as an ignoble place. There are entire college departments dedicated to honing grievance to a fine edge. I don’t see unity coming from among the educated or the chattering classes.

The majority of folks, however, could be mustered, but spokesmen championing our history, culture, and legacy of justice and sacrifice are thin on the ground, and many are not very clever. Some only speak to fixed, almost hermetically sealed audiences, reinforcing what these folks already know. That keeps the troops fired up, but new troops are needed.

National unity on anything needs a short, sharp shock. Hard as it is to say, I’m sure that the allies of our new Democratic overlords might — if they can overcome their own Keystone Kop-ianisms — provide just such a shock. They obliged on 9/11, and continue their Lilliputian threats. Now, emboldened by the Democratic victory, with oil money from the Saudis and Venezuela, and the Dems holding to keys to national security, they may try something again.

Let’s hope not. We don’t need national unity that badly.

We on the Right need to shake off this “conventional wisdom” of national relativism. To do that, we need to be organized…and leave off the whole “who’s a *real* conservative” blather until the Left is revealed for what it is: a viper in the national bosom.

Within days of 9/11, the bolder among the Leftist relativists began to howl…and we began to hear talk of “religion of peace” and the closing of Leftist ranks. It took ‘em five years to organize, but they did. Time to meet them with *our* numbers and beat them back into their dark little holes.

The Left used to be the fringe in this country, wacky and angry and generally laughed at. I’m for them returning to their rightful place. Their input, beyond comic relief, is unnecessary to a healthy national dialogue.

Great – Castro’s Mini-me strikes again! — Emmett J

…I *LOVE* that!

The problem: Hugo Chavez
The solution: Give him more cocaine — Savage

…better:

Problem: Hugo Chavez. Solution: 150-grain boattail to the brain housing group.

When, When, When will the United States Government recognize that a greater degree of national unity is essential in these times of peril and a requisite to win ANY war?

When, When, When will the United States Government recognize sedition exists, clearly define the line between political opposition and sedition, and act to protect the National Interest?

When, When, When will the United States Government enforce laws that prohibit Treason?

The Answer: After national disaster such as Pearl Harbor, 9/11, ? and ? bring the clarity that comes with national unity, and the committment to our nation that only the patriot and nationalism can provide. Don’t expect this national unity and clarity to happen with the Chamberlain Left so dominant in our MSM and politics until after ? and ?.

Sad, but unavoidable.

At one time, I even wanted to stop buying all saudi oil and buy only from Chaves and Russia.

/Nancy P.

The problem: Hugo Chavez
The solution: Give him more cocaine

WHATEVER drug it is that Hugo is taking, it’s not enough.